Stories by Bill Brenner

Windows XP SP2: Don't fear the reaper

An open letter to those who are distraught over the impending retirement of Windows XP SP2:

By Bill Brenner | 30 June, 2010 04:40

Tags: Microsoft, operating systems, support, Windows

FireEye vows to expose 'truth' behind modern malware

In his interview with CSO last week, FireEye Chief Security Architect Marc Maiffret lamented what he sees as the inability of security vendors to keep up with the malware innovations made in the pursuit of attacks against the likes of Adobe and Apple.

By Bill Brenner | 06 May, 2010 04:38

Tags: FireEye, kaspersky, malware, security

Your BlackBerry's dirty little security secret

Tyler Shields, senior member of the Veracode Research Lab, spends a lot of time picking apart those BlackBerry devices that are ubiquitous across the enterprise. What he's found may disappoint those who thought they were secure.

By Bill Brenner | 20 April, 2010 02:39

Tags: Blackberry, exploits, hacking, security, spyware, vulnerabilities

SaaS, Security and the Cloud: It's All About the Contract

The term Software as a Service (SaaS) has been around a long time. The term cloud is still relatively new for many. Putting them together has meant a world of hurt for many enterprises, especially when trying to integrate security into the mix.

By Bill Brenner | 08 April, 2010 04:53

Tags: cloud, SaaS, security

Why 41 Percent of You Would Fail a PCI Audit

Security vendors are launching a gazillion products this week at RSA Conference 2010, but hidden in all of those press releases are a few nuggets that illustrate the big picture trends.

By Bill Brenner | 02 March, 2010 04:05

Tags: pci dss, Ponemon Institute

What Researchers Are Learning About DDoS Tactics

A corporate security specialist on motives and tactics Jerry Mangiarelli has gained a lot of private-sector perspective on the DDoS threat over the years through his own personal research into botnets.

By Bill Brenner | 21 January, 2010 02:25

Tags: ddos, security

Schmidt tapped as White House cybersecurity coordinator

Seven months after he announced the creation of a White House cybersecurity coordinator, President Obama has selected industry veteran Howard Schmidt for the job, an administration official confirmed Monday night.

By Bill Brenner | 22 December, 2009 16:48

Tags: cybersecurity

Does Social Networking Require User Policy Changes?

IT security administrators have had a fairly easy case to make against such social networking sites as Myspace in the past. Myspace in particular tends to be a place for the mostly personal, and some profiles are simply front companies for online mobsters and malware pushers.

By Bill Brenner | 16 April, 2009 10:28

Tags: policy, security, social networking

Five Ways To Survive a Data Breach Investigation

Security experts say it all the time: If a company thinks it has suffered a data security breach, the key to getting at the truth unscathed is to have a response plan in place for what needs to be done and who needs to be in charge of certain tasks. And, as SANS Institute instructor Lenny Zeltser advised in CSOonline's recent How to Respond to an Unexpected IT Security Incident article, "ask lots and lots of questions" before making rash decisions.

By Bill Brenner | 16 April, 2009 09:11

Tags: data breach, investigation, security

Botnets: 4 Reasons It's Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them

The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly surprising when one considers just how easy it is for the bad guys to hijack computers without tipping off the users.

By Bill Brenner | 16 April, 2009 09:20

Tags: botnets, social engineering, social networking

Security Vendor Breaches: Fallout Justified

Kaspersky Lab and F-Secure were up-front in acknowledging recent hacks against them, but the negative fallout is still justified.

By Bill Brenner | 19 February, 2009 09:53

Tags: Breach Security, f-secure, kaspersky labs

International Challenges in PCI Security

In a country that's seen many regulatory compliance challenges this decade, the headaches of PCI security tend to be analyzed from a largely American perspective.

By Bill Brenner | 20 November, 2008 09:15

Tags: pci standard

Anonymous proxy servers: Necessary or evil?

If there is truly a gray zone in the struggle between online good and evil, anonymous proxy servers live there.

By Bill Brenner | 15 October, 2008 08:13

Tags: access control

Twitter Feed

  • rohan_p RT @Techworld_AU: Gear and gadgets at @CeBITAUS 2012, Sydney http://t.co/J1Sch1sX #cebit2012
    1 day, 2 hours
  • Techworld_AU Gear and gadgets at @CeBITAUS 2012, Sydney http://t.co/J1Sch1sX #cebit2012
    1 day, 2 hours
  • HamishBarwick CeBIT 2012: Will NBN speed up freight delivery times? http://t.co/gaZyjOlH #cw #cio #tw #CeBIT2012 #nbn
    1 day, 22 hours
  • HamishBarwick CeBIT 2012: NAB calls for mobile app security overhaul http://t.co/3Z3ZPUPq #cw #cio #tw #CeBIT2012 #infosec
    2 days, 1 hour
  • rohan_p RT @Techworld_AU: BigPond Games Arena, Games Shop hit by hackers http://t.co/OXNPeDfL #bigpond #infosec #security
    2 days, 4 hours

Whitepapers

- + c

Latest News

- + c
more