William Jackson | Signs of progress
Cyberye'commentary: The cat-and-mouse game of IT security continues, but the odds may be shifting in our favor.
Sun debuts Java Card 3.0
Sun Microsystems and the Java Card Forum have released version 3.0 of the Java Card smartcard specification.
Shibboleth authentication tool upgraded
Open-source suite for federated identity management gets improved security, easier management.
IDS/IPS software gets Common Criteria certification
Third Brigade Deep Security, an intrusion detection and prevention system, is the first IDS/IPS to get Evaluation Assurance Level 3+ certification.
William Jackson | Information security paradox
Cybereye'commentary: Information security is all well and good, but don't expect people to inconvenience themselves.
Microsoft reports access bug
New zero-day bug vulnerability in Microsoft operating and server systems has potential to allow users to increase their access privileges under specific conditions.
NIST seeks comments on revision of risk management framework
NIST calls Special Publication 800-39 the flagship publication in the standards and guidelines it is developing under the Federal Information Security Management Act.
XML database server up for Common Criteria certification
Mark Logic Corp. has submitted its Extensible Markup Language database server for Common Criteria certification.
Products on the cutting edge
Solid-state drives and green computing dominated winner's list at FOSE 2008.
States poised to adopt digital IDs
Case study: Some states have begun issuing IDs compatible with federal Personal Identity Verification cards to emergency responders, and one state has cross-certified with the federal PKI bridge for authenticating digital certificates.
Needed: A 'Turing machine' for security
Intelligent, autonomous security would free security managers to concentrate on encouraging innovation rather than constraining progress.
NSA to offer a secure platform
Agency prepares to certify its first high-assurance system for outside use.
New wrinkles for authenticating users
Vendors at this year's RSA Security conference displayed techniques and technologies to help administrators replace or augment commonly used password schemes.
Dark physics and processor power
GCN Tech brief: Researchers propose to fit more circuits on a processor by refining a of dark physics.
Lessons from Cyber Storm II
In a fast-breaking cyber epidemic, communication and information sharing are key, according to participants in the recent exercise.
Virtualization: History repeats itself with a search for security
The benefits of virtualization go hand in hadn with a whole new set of security concerns.
Self-encrypting data center drives
Seagate Technology has plans for a new line of self-encrypting drives that could secure critical data through the life cycle of the data-center hardware on which it resides.
Congress to industry: 'We need your help'
A lack of information and expertise on the part of legislators can hamper effective cyber security legislation, says one House lawmaker.
Garcia sees 'sense of common purpose' emerging in security community
DHS cybersecurity chief says cyber security has gone from a silo industry sector to a business enabler and a critical element of national security.
Verizon Business expands managed security services
Data loss prevention offering is an addition to the company's managed security services portfolio.
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