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Security Product of the Year — Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition

Answer: Yaha, Klez, Lovegate, Bugbear and Backdoor. Question: What are five reasons Datamation readers selected Symantec AntiVirus...

Open Source: The New Security Problem Child?

Move over Microsoft, there's a new security punching bag in town: open source software. Security consultants at Aberdeen Group...

Flaw Found in Popular Unix, Linux GUI

The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) this week issued an advisory regarding a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Common Desktop...

Security Flaw Found In Symantec Firewalls

A number of Symantec firewalls, including popular Raptor models, have a security flaw that renders networks protected by the...

IT Pros Wary Of Cyber Attack On U.S. Government

IT professionals are worried about the prospect of a cyber attack against the U.S. government, with many considering such...

CERT Warns Of DHCP Threat

The CERT Coordination Center is warning of a vulnerability in Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers that could enable...

Report Casts Pall On Security Industry (But Don’t Fret Yet)

"Network security's days in the limelight are over," according to a recent report from the ICA Syndicate, the publishing...

Free IBM Tool Helps Users Address Privacy Policies

IBM on Thursday announced a free tool intended to help companies define and implement privacy policies that address the...

3Com To Deliver NIC-based Firewalls

3Com Corp. is making a push to extend security to server, desktop and, eventually, mobile computing devices with the...

SNMP Vulnerability A ‘Triple Threat’

Vulnerabilities in the software used to manage the bulk of the routers, switches and other devices that comprise corporate...