WASHINGTON DC - It's easy to criticize government failures. But as the U.S. Congress is learning in the case of the executive branch's cybersecurity efforts, fixing problems and crafting improvements is a little more difficult. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity arm has been under fire practically since its inception, flunking tests by outside
REDMOND - Reduced IT budgets often means less spending on even the most important elements of technology, including security. However, Microsoft offered several tips on how to keep security up even in a down economy. Even with smaller budgets, security is still a necessity, and it's perhaps even more important in a down economy as
MINNEAPOLIS - The campaign of Republican Norm Coleman, who is engaged in a fierce legal battle to keep his Senate seat from Democrat Al Franken, has warned supporters that their credit card numbers may have been exposed on the Internet. His campaign manager, Cullen Sheehan, said the office became aware of a possible security breach
MOUNTAIN VIEW - The authors of the latest variant of the Conficker worm are upping the ante against security vendors who are working to stop the spread and threat of the persistent program. Conficker.C shuts down security services, blocks computers from connecting to security Web sites, and downloads a Trojan, CNET News.Com reported. It also
REDMOND, WA. - On Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for a hole in Windows 2000 and Server 2003 and 2008 that could allow an attacker to redirect network traffic to a malicious site that has been set to serve as a proxy. The vulnerability, rated important by Microsoft, allows IT managers to set a Windows
SAN FRANCISCO - Security experts warned on Monday of a new insidious e-mail scam that features false information about a bomb explosion in the recipient's hometown and leads to a malicious Web site. The subject lines include "Take Care!" and "Are you and your friends in good health?" The e-mail includes a link to what
SANTA CLARA - WhiteHat Security, a provider of website security solutions, has announced the launch of its global partner program that will introduce two levels of partnership in order to deliver the WhiteHat Sentinel product family to the customers of consultants, resellers and managed security service providers. The WhiteHat Security partner program gives organizations a
SAN JOSE - Cisco Systems has announced the Unified Computing System, which the networking vendor sees as the future of the datacenter and how it will evolve through virtualization and cloud computing. According to Cisco, the Unified Computing System (UCS), which it has worked on with several industry partners (including VMware), will change business models
SAN JOSE - IDC's special report, "Data Protection in United States SMBs: Opportunity and Analysis," has noted that Small to Medium-Sized businesses are increasingly adopting technologies like replication or disk-to-disk-to-tape backup that have only been previously seen in enterprise datacenters. "Mid-sized businesses are increasingly facing some of the same challenges that larger firms face and
TROY - Walsh College is delivering on its promise to offer students practical experience as part of its curriculum. This semester, graduate business information technology students have been tackling projects that have practical applications - they meet a real need in their jobs. Projects include creating web sites, computer applications, research papers and more. Master