Security


Unraveling Common VPN Flaws

Chances are your VPN is vulnerable

Understanding Mixed and Native Domain Functional Levels

Understanding the three domain functional levels of Windows Active Directory is key to taking advantage of its advanced features

Buyer Beware: Putting Intrusion Protection to the Test

A new report examines IPS products in rigid performance, security, and usability tests.

Scale is Everything for Pentagon’s Digital Security

The Department of Defense adopts new certification verification processes

Microsoft Update Onslaught Targets Spyware, Viruses

Experts say Microsoft could be leading the charge for antivirus and anti-spyware software that runs from a single interface

Locking Down Laptops

Keeping hard drive data encrypted is more important than ever

Case Study: Virtual Patches Defend Web Applications

Web-application firewalls protect against unknown attacks



Q&A: Preventing “Applications Gone Wild”

Software can establish a baseline of "normal" application activity, then sound the alarm when an app behaves erratically

Careers: Are You a Security Conservative, Gloryhound, or Gambler?

The security solution you choose has important implications for your company and your career.

In Brief

CSOs concerned by malware and regulations; top IM security predictions; Eudora vulnerability

Control Systems Leave Manufacturers Vulnerable

Manufacturers' inability to patch their computers against every newly discovered virus and worm leaves their systems highly exposed

Putting Next-Generation Smart Cards to Work

Two trends are driving the growth of digital signatures for sign-off and revisions of digital documents

In Brief

Security hiring growth slow but steady; end-users blame ISPs and product vendors for spam

Defection to More-Secure Browsers? Don't Bet On It

With more-secure browser alternatives now available, will IE go by the boards?

Top 10 Data Center Dangers

Many organizations skimp on maintaining health data centers, putting security at risk

Top 5 GPO Trouble-Causing Settings

Group Policy settings control almost every aspect of a computer from a central location, but incorrect settings can cause serious problems for clients and servers within the domain. We explain how to avoid problems from these error-prone settings.

In Brief

2005 security growth areas, tricking code to reveal its flaws, and a mobile-phone virus gets legs

In Brief

Automated bots crawl Internet for spyware, and the NSA talks about securing Mac OS X installations

Case Study: Adopting Inverted Firewalls

How to safeguard an educational network when its users face few rules and resources don’t exist to police them closely

Security Spending Trends for 2005

What's hot in security spending this year