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Homeland Security Helps Reduce Open Source Flaws internetnews.com: "Nearly two and a half years ago, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a multi-year grant to help improve open source code quality. It appears that the DHS investment has paid off..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Homeland Security Helps Reduce Open Source Flaws Two years into the effort, new report sheds light on how effective your tax dollars have been at improving open source security. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Open-source software a security risk, study claims Open-source software is a significant security risk for corporations that use it because in many cases, the open source community fails to adhere to minimal security best practices, according a study released Monday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Android puts out call to mobile security gurus Developers of Android, the Linux mobile platform spearheaded by Google, are asking security experts for input.The latest software development kit for Android was released earlier this week and plans are for the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Legal flap over Defcon talk exposes divide on security flaws A court order put a stop to a planned presentation at the Defcon hackers convention by three MIT students who found security flaws in the electronic ticketing system used by the mass transit authority in Boston. But the ruling reopened the schism in the IT security co Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft security maturing fast One year ago, Microsoft was defending the quality of its products, battling with the world's largest security vendors over features in its next-generation platforms, and pitching the company's nascent promise as a provider of IT systems-defense tools at the annual RSA Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Startups take on network security, management Interop inspires industry veterans and newcomers alike to put on display their most innovative products, hoping to catch the eye of network managers with IT problems to solve.While established vendors splurge on Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Google gives away free Web app security scanner Google has released for free one of its internal tools used for testing the security of Web-based applications.Ratproxy, released under an Apache 2.0 software license, looks for a variety of coding problems in W Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases massive set of security updates Microsoft released 11 security updates Tuesday to fix critical flaws in its products, including a publicly known ActiveX bug that affects users of the Visual FoxPro database.In total, 17 individual software fla Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Red Hat open-sources security framework Red Hat has open-sourced its identity-management and security system to promote its assertion that open-source software provides the most secure infrastructure.The Linux vendor said Wednesday it has released the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Apple issues mega-monster security update Apple Tuesday issued a record-breaking security update that patched nearly 90 vulnerabilities in both its own code and the third-party applications it bundles with its Tiger and Leopard operating systems.Securit Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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IBM digs into security management IBM is aggressively expanding its security portfolio in hopes of becoming the de facto source of advice and technology for businesses looking to adopt high-level IT governance and risk management strategies -- a transformation among customers that officials at Big Blu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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7 dirty secrets of the security industry Corporate IT executives need to beware the seven dirty secrets of the security industry that can undermine the safety of business networks, a security expert told attendees at Interop Las Vegas."It's best to hav Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft fixes critical Web bugs with security updates Microsoft released two security updates for its Windows operating system Tuesday to patch flaws that could give attackers new ways to install malicious software on a victim's computer.The MS08-069 update fixes c Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel's green buy helps image as well as environment Intel, the world's top chipmaker, and Nokia, the No. 1 mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.While Nokia has joined the World Wildlif Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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VCs still hot on security Venture capitalists continue to pour money into the IT security segment as emerging attacks and compliance demands pave the road for future spending among customers.Market watchers, including the Computing Techn Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Defending security in a weak economy With the current state of the U.S. economy, many IT project managers understand that their budgets may be trimmed in the coming months as companies look to adjust their spending.By pitching the continued importa Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft fixes IE, Office in big month of security updates Microsoft released patches to fix 19 critical vulnerabilities in its software Tuesday, including five flaws in its Internet Explorer browser that security experts advise IT administrators to patch immediately.Th Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Security researcher reveals iPhone design flaws Apple's iPhone has two design flaws that could pose potential security problems, according to a researcher.The first one concerns the iPhone's e-mail application, which automatically downloads images within an e Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Untangle turns ordinary PC into security box Open source vendor Untangle has come up with a new version of its gateway that can turn any Windows XP PC into a fully-featured security appliance.Basically a scaled-down version of the company's Linux-based Unt Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |