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FTC targets spam

The Federal Trade Commission is taking a hard look at the next generation of spam and what companies can do to fight the impact of malicious emails and phishing. In a new report called "The Next... Read more...

Finding applications for RFID

All the talk was around RFID at this week's RFID World in Boston where a lot of the focus was on using second-generation active and passive radio frequency identification tags to provide security and... Read more...

Best Web 2.0 business products

The five best products for businesses at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last week are:

  • Vidoop: The Vidoop authentication engine replaces passwords with a visual image... Read more...

Layered security unplugged

Organizations offering online services face an increased pressure to defend against a variety of fraud-related attacks. There are many security options that can help thwart fraud, including... Read more...

Protecting Bluetooth-enabled devices

The amount of wireless technology routinely used by employees is growing by leaps and bounds and shows no signs of slowing down. But managing this wireless technology, especially, Bluetooth... Read more...

Real-time data monitoring takes off

Network security is hot and one of the hottest solutions in that space is real-time data monitoring, which monitors content, users and devices. Real-time data monitoring is gaining steam because... Read more...

The next frontier for identity management

Federation, a burgeoning technology that makes identity and entitlements portable, is a major step in the progress of identity management. These advances should make extending authentication... Read more...

Oracle's Patch Tuesday is a doozy

Oracle's first-ever Patch Tuesday event included 51 security fixes for vulnerabilities in both the vendor's application server and database product lines. Of the total, just about two dozen are... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Patches available for fixing Adobe Reader flaw; How national security agency helped with Vista development; and muc

> Patches available for Adobe Reader flaw. Article > How the national security agency helped with Vista... Read more...

For hackers, it's all about the database

One of the biggest security targets in today's enterprises is the database. Gartner Research says hackers are aiming straight for databases and in response companies need to shore up... Read more...