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I'm heading to RSA 2008 in San Francisco where Microsoft is going unveil "Forefront Stirling". Though we were asked not to discuss this in public, I wasn't surprised to see the following headline starting last week : "The world's largest security conference will kick off next week in San Francisco with the public unveiling of Microsoft's next-generation of security software, code-named Stirling . Over the past few months, Microsoft has quietly shown the software to...
I admit finding this item on Maariv first, but this is crazy anyway you turn it around: " To the long list of objects vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, add the human heart. The threat seems largely theoretical. But a team of computer security researchers plans to report Wednesday that it had been able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker. They were able to reprogram it to shut down and to deliver jolts of electricity that would potentially be fatal...
Bruce Schneier , One of my favorite bloggers has recently posted this : "We know what we don't like about buying consolidated product suites: one great product and a bunch of mediocre ones. And we know what we don't like about buying best-of-breed: multiple vendors, multiple interfaces, and multiple products that don't work well together. The security industry has gone back and forth between the two.. The real problem is that neither solution really works, and we continually fool...
A recent Internet Security Outlook Report issued by CA warns that social networks and Web 2.0 are among the top potential targets for online attacks in 2008. Here are the top 3 predicted trends: 1. Bots will dominate 2008: The number of computers infected by botnets will increase sharply in 2008. 2. Smarter malware: There are new levels of sophistication in malware. Malware will target virtualized computers and increasingly use obfuscation techniques to hide in plain sight. 3. Social networking sites...