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Microsoft Tool 'Hardens' Mission Critical Apps
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| The new Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 is designed to head off potential security threats.
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Virtualization: Is It Safe?
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| That was the chief question on the minds of attendees at this year's VMworld. Not surprisingly, VMware and its partners had much to say on the subject.
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Microsoft Issues 'Fix It' for DLL Flaw
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| Following the revelation of a flaw that put hundreds of Windows applications at risk, Microsoft issues an automated "Fix It" tool to address the vulnerability.
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Twitter Link-Shortening Raises Privacy Concerns
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| Amid a wider rollout of new security and third-party app authentication enhancements, one feature has some Twitter users worried.
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IT Security Pros Fall for 'Friendly' Ruse
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| A unique study by security software vendor BitDefender discovered that IT professionals, particularly security folks, are the most likely to share secrets on social networks.
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CA Adds ID Management Firm Arcot Systems
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| The business software developer continues its massive cloud-computing shopping spree with $200 million cash purchase of Arcot Systems.
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Financial Services Focus on Security: Survey
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| After years of slashing IT budgets in a down economy, most financial services firms are now investing in identity management and other security applications.
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Researcher Warns of New 64-Bit Windows Rootkit
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| Security research firm Prevx warns that a new iteration of a familiar rootkit, TDL3, is now in the wild and threatens to compromise 64-bit Windows systems.
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Most SMBs Still Fall Short on Security: Survey
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| Small and midsized businesses know the risks and ramifications of failing to secure their data networks, but for a variety of reasons most still aren't doing what it takes to lock them down.
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Latest Malware Trap: Bogus Celebrity Deaths
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| After mastering the art of rigging search engine results to spread malware when breaking news and celebrity gossip is trending hot, hackers have decided to just cut out the middleman.
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Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes
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| Why develop for Android, the battle over 3PAR heats up, the U.S.'s cybersecurity shortcomings, and more.
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Applicants Alerted to UConn Data Breach
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| More than 10,000 people who applied to the University of Connecticut between 2004 and 2010 are learning that a stolen laptop has exposed their contact information and Social Security numbers.
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Details Surface on Major U.S. Military PC Breach
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| A foreign spy, sensitive military data on Iraq and Afghanistan operations... and a flash drive. That was all it took for U.S. secrets to wind up in the hands of a rival country, and a senior defense official shares the lessons learned.
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More Security Holes in Software, Fewer Patches
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| According to IBM's X-Force security research group, vulnerabilities are proliferating, and while companies are getting better about reporting those flaws, the number of unpatched problems continues to rise.
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Security, EMRs Top Healthcare IT Priorities
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| With new government regulations placing even more responsibility and scrutiny on the healthcare industry, IT administrators are struggling to deliver both efficiency and security.
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Novell Touts Access Security for the Cloud
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| Enterprises could benefit from extending the types of identity and access controls they use in their data centers to workloads in the cloud, Novell says.
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Microsoft Moves to Close Windows DLL Vulnerability
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| Though a workaround is making its debut just this week, a researcher says he warned Microsoft about the problem a year ago.
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Facebook Touts Places Privacy Controls
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| Responding to early criticism about the privacy settings of its new location-based service Places, Facebook takes pains to point out the various ways that people can control their information.
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For Intel, McAfee Buy Not Just Business As Usual
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| Industry experts see a diversification play as the smart move in a quickly shifting IT landscape.
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Google Nabs 11 Chrome Vulnerabilities
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| The company shuts down a number of potentials security holes while paying out more than $10,000 to third-party researchers who discovered the flaws.
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