Search Security Asia RSS

Healthcare security could be better

jccgutierrez — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:32 +0800

According to a new survey of IT executives, IT security spending in the healthcare industry remains low, despite federal incentives to convert patient information to electronic healthcare records (EHR), and the security provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).

Microsoft addresses Office flaws

jccgutierrez — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:02:10 +0800

Microsoft on Thursday said it plans to release six bulletins next week, including three critical bulletins, addressing flaws in Windows and Microsoft Office products.

Is cloud computing really secure?

jccgutierrez — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:52:39 +0800

EMC Corp. wants you to trust them when it comes to cloud computing data security. The data storage vendor recently released a paper via its RSA security division substantiating that enterprises give up some control over data when systems are outsourced to the cloud.

SSL vulnerability may not be such a big deal

jccgutierrez — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:09 +0800

Two security researchers are calling for an industry-wide response to fix a serious vulnerability they discovered in the SSL protocol, used widely on the Internet for secure data transfers. But a noted network security researcher says the vulnerability has very little impact on most users and will not result in data loss.

Microsoft issues fix for Internet Explorer

jccgutierrez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:38:25 +0800

Microsoft issued a security update addressing a problem with a previous patch for Internet Explorer, which resulted in causing some Web pages to display improperly.

M86 acquires Web security gateway vendor

jccgutierrez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:32:25 +0800

Email and Web security vendor M86 Security Inc. has acquired Web security gateway product vendor Finjan Inc., which recently began offering Web Software as a Service (SaaS).

Security salaries amidst recession

jccgutierrez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:26:00 +0800

Despite an especially volatile market for IT skills and certification pay in Q3 2009, pay figures for IT security certifications continued their steady climb.

Web-based attacks increase in frequency

jccgutierrez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:20:11 +0800

Web-based attacks are continuing to become a popular method for spreading malware, creating zombie computers and harvesting account credentials, according to two new security reports. The spam that lures victims to malicious websites is also increasing, helping fuel the trend.

Microsoft releases Security Intelligence Report

jccgutierrez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:15:18 +0800

Microsoft today released its biannual Security Intelligence Report which demonstrates some surprising conclusions about the threat landscape impacting enterprise networks. For example, the number of rogue security software infections, a high-profile scourge earlier this year, were down as were the number of Trojan and downloader infections.

Chip, PIN technology should take the spotlight

jccgutierrez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:15 +0800

First Data Corp. and RSA, the security division of EMC Corp., are the latest major companies working together to encrypt credit card data at the point-of-sale device. This early encryption approach, also offered by other vendors, including ProPay Inc.