Intrusion Detection
259 Stories
India's SMBs to spend US$289M on security
News Indian small and midsize companies are increasingly proactive toward information security management, reveals a new study.
Tags: Security, PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, India, Information Security, Midsize Business, Small And Medium Business, intrusion detection
Yoggie Pico Pro
Reviews YoggieÂ’s Pico Pro offers a hassle-free approach to notebook security by running 13 security applications from a USB-stick-based Linux appliance.
From 'Phiber Optik' to security guru
Insight newsmaker The activities of Mark Abene aka "Phiber Optik" and his hacker friends, made him a media darling and inspired a book, but now he spends his time protecting computer networks.
Tags: Data security, Hacking, Security Management, Security, motivation, Password, Digital Equipment Corp., computer, phone, CompuServe
Report: Hackers broke into US air traffic control systems
News Breaches exposed sensitive employee data, forced the shutdown of part of a network, and could have allowed hackers to disrupt the agency's mission-support network, a government report says.
Tags: Hacking, FAA, Security, Report, Air Traffic Control, Password, intrusion detection, Web Application, computer, commercial software
Texas University launches security tech incubator
News Institute for Cyber Security's incubator at University of Texas at San Antonio to initially help start-ups focused on protecting companies from Web application attacks and threats with using online mashups.
Tags: Security, Start-up, intrusion detection, venture capital, social networking, University of Texas, mashup, security technology, Washington D.C., Texas
SanDisk offers secure USB storage for Macs
News The company has introduced a Mac-friendly version of its Cruzer Enterprise USB storage device, with encryption and other security protection.
Tags: Personal storage, PC security, Viruses and worms, SanDisk Corp., Apple Inc., PGP Corp., Security, Apple Mac OS X, Storage, USB
Shell warns employees of suspected data loss
News A vendor has lost its contract with Shell in the United States following the alleged misappropriation of employee social-security numbers.
Tags: Security, Employee, Database, Storage, removable storage, oil company, intrusion detection, digital-rights management, network, monitor
Symantec tool calculates your data's value to thieves
News Norton Online Risk Calculator figures out how much a person's online information is worth on the black market and offers a risk rating.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Norton Co., Security, Tool, antivirus, social networking, Symantec Corp., identity fraud, asset
Get started with security tool OSSEC
Techguide Of the many open source security tools out there, Vincent Danen singles out OSSEC as a solid, cross-platform tool for intrusion detection.
Tags: Open source, Network security, Data Management, Security Management, Configuration, Rootkit, Tool, security tool, OSSEC, Server
Experts: US Homeland Security needs fresh ideas on cybersecurity
News A successful public-private partnership to combat cyberthreats will require more trust and forward-looking ideas, policy experts say referring to Homeland Security.
Tags: Hacking, Firewalls, Web 2.0, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, cyberthreats, accountability, DHS Cybersecurity Initiative, Marc Rotenberg
Understanding layered security and defense in depth
Techguide Understanding "layered security" and "defense in depth" and how they can be used to improve your own security is important for any system or network administrator.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Risk Management, Security, Threat, Defense, Norton Internet Security, Tool, security strategy
CA security system vulnerable to DoS attacks
News Flaw in Computer Associates' eTrust Intrusion Detection System could make it susceptible to denial-of-service attacks.
Tags: Network security, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems)
Stormwatch: Intrusion detection becomes intrusion protection
Insight Learn about Stormwatch, a new type of intrusion detection and prevention technology. The product is a software-signatureless host- and network-based solution.
Software makers to send out network patrols
News Symantec gets set to launch new intrusion detection software, as rival McAfee adds Linux support to its own corporate product.
Tags: IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems)
S'pore: Sun taps Symantec for intrusion-detection
News in brief Sun Microsystems has teamed up with security software maker Symantec to launch a new intrusion-detection system in Singapore.
Tags: IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security applications/tools
