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Unmanaged firewall rules can trigger auditor's interest
The more firewalls a company deploys, the more confusing and potentially insecure the firewall rule set becomes.
Are your network managers a threat to your network?
The good news: The security pros already know it.
New class of cyber attacks sidesteps existing defenses, says security vendor
Hackers are using "Advanced Evasion Techniques" (AETs) to probe servers or network devices for weak points without tripping firewalls or intrusion prevention systems, says security firm Stonesoft.
3Com to unify network and security management
After years of ignoring the enterprise, 3Com has decided to jump back into enterprise networking. Working to integrate security into its network offerings, the company announced yesterday that it
Twitter ripe for attack
We report this week on the growing popularity of Twitter and the inevitable fallout from it's growth. As Twitter gets more popular, it is more prone to hack attacks and phishing. That is the downside
Are you ready for IPv6?
Veteran ISP executive John Curran is the new president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, a coordinating body that allocates IP addresses and related autonomous system numbers to
Ex-Goldman Sachs exec arrested for stealing code
A former Goldman Sachs executive dipped into the company's data base and allegedly stole quite a few secrets. He allegedly took propriety computer programs that the financial giant uses to make rapid
Can your former workers be trusted?
The numbers are quite disturbing, and should be sobering for CIOs whose operations have been hit hard by the economic downturn. A recent survey by the Ponemon Institute found an alarming degree of
Computer criminals get creative
Wherever you look these days, there is always a computer threat. And this week, we report on a very serious one. While hackers have been attacking big companies for the biggest rewards, they are now
IRS failed to look out for hack attackers
The Internal Revenue Service let its guard down in a big way. It failed to save and review records adequately that could indicate if hackers were trying to break into the agency's systems. That
