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Are virtual firewalls a solution for VM security? One of the hot topics on the VMware Forums lately has been about the advisability of using virtual firewalls within the VMware Virtual Infrastructure. The main question is whether it's a good idea.The general an Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Kaspersky virtual keyboard defends against keylogging malware The new version of Kaspersky's security suite, Internet Security 2009, features a novel but simple defense against keylogging malware: a virtual keyboard.Full details have yet to be confirmed, but it is understo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Securing XML Web Services: XML Firewalls and XML VPNs Discuss XML and Web services-specific security challenges and presents the limitations of an SSL or sole XML Firewall solution. Outlines the attributes of an ideal Web services security solution. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CodeProject |
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Long-Promised, Voice Commands Are Finally Going Mainstream Speech technology has long languished in the no-man's land between sci-fi fantasy ("Computer, engage warp drive!") and disappointing reality ("For further assistance, please say or press 1 ..."). But that's about to change, as advances in computing power make voice recognition th Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Long-Promised, Voice Commands Are Finally Going Mainstream Speech technology has long languished in the no-man's land between sci-fi fantasy ("Computer, engage warp drive!") and disappointing reality ("For further assistance, please say or press 1 ..."). But that's about to change, as advances in computing power make voice recognition th Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Are VM Environments Open to Attack? LinuxInsider: "Another potential security pothole lies in some virtual machines' ability to "hide" from security departments since they are not always on. Thus, security network scans often miss insecure virtual servers since they must be up and running during the scan in order to be noticed. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Are IT security requirements changing? Sanity checking the basics Reg Tech Panel It used to be that IT security discussions were all about the basics – firewalls, anti-virus, content filtering, etc – but vendors and the media have now moved on, with much more focus on higher level stuff like policy management and the "hu Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Catbird Launches Virtual Security Service HypervisorShield, a new service of Catbird’s V-Security suite, extends security protections to the hypervisor layer in a virtual environment. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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'Highly critical' security bug bites HP Virtual Rooms More ActiveX insecurity A security researcher has uncovered a serious security bug in a Hewlett-Packard website used to host virtual meetings that could allow an attacker to remotely run malicious code on the machines of people who use the service.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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How the feds are locking down their networks The federal government is locking down its networks through an ambitious and fast-paced effort to eliminate connections to the Internet that are vulnerable to attack.In the past nine months, the feds have reduce Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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U.S. says "virtual fence" on border ready for use WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech "virtual fence" on part of the U.S. border with Mexico is finally ready for service and the technology can fight illegal crossings all along the frontier, the Homeland Security chief said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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U.S. says "virtual fence" on border ready for use WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech "virtual fence" on part of the U.S. border with Mexico is finally ready for service and the technology can fight illegal crossings all along the frontier, the Homeland Security chief said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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US gov now says Eye-o-Sauronâ„¢ border masts are crap Plan to buy new, better Eye-o-Sauronâ„¢ 2.0 After revealing last week that a pilot installation of controversial, buggy border-security scanner towers had finally been accepted into service, the US government has now admitted that the project is a technical failure. Plans to build a so-called Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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ActiveX, QuickTime are buggiest browser plug-ins ActiveX controls accounted for an overwhelming majority of all browser plug-in vulnerabilities in the second half of 2007, Symantec said this week in its semi-annual Web security report.Microsoft's technology, p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Insider Data Thieves Are the Worst Datamation: "While crime fighters are buzzing about malware, SQL injections, phishing and other similarly fascinating acts by cybercriminals, the really bad guys are within the corporate firewalls." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Companies are most vulnerable to insider threats The recent scandal at French bank Société Générale has again highlighted how vulnerable companies are against insider threats, speakers said Tuesday at the European Computer Audit Control and Security Conference in Stockholm. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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SSDs are hot, but not without security risks Solid-state drives are fast becoming popular replacements for hard drives, especially in laptops, but experts caution that SSDs aren't as secure as commonly thought.SSDs may offer better data security than tradi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Open Virtual Machine Format Specification (OVF) Submitted to DMTF Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, VMware, and XenSource have submitted the Open Virtual Machine Format Specification (OVF) to DMTF industry standardization. OVF describes an open, secure, portable, efficient and extensible format for packaging and distribution of collections of virtual machines. OVF uses ex Home > Rss Directory > Technology > XML Cover Pages |
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'Virtual strip search' arrives at JFK and LAX Public exposed to electronic heavy patting The US Transport Security Administration (TSA) has celebrated the successful trial of 'see through clothes' scanners by ordering 30 more of the millimeter wave devices for Los Angeles and JFK International airports this spring.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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UK elections vulnerable to fraud - e-voting no solution Postal votes, electoral rolls open to abuse An investigation into the UK's electoral system has found serious failings with security ahead of London's Mayoral elections on Thursday.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |