Identity management technologies are beginning to weave together the application and network layers of corporate networks, significantly improving access control, easing management burdens and helping users meet stringent compliance and security mandates.

Human factor a key threat

John Dix - October 26, 2006

If security is a people, process and technology problem, the weakest link in the chain are the people and the number one target in companies today is the help desk, which has access to critical systems information.

Trojan installs antivirus scanner to kill rivals

Matthew Broersma - October 24, 2006

Security experts have discovered new spambot software that installs its own antivirus scanner to eliminate competition, alongside a number of other sophisticated features.

If IT security is your priority, watch these 10 trends

Sumner Lemon - October 18, 2006

In a keynote speech that was webcast at last month's Hack in the Box Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of U.S.-based managed security services provider Counterpane Internet Security Inc., identified 10 trends affecting information security.

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Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) Part 2

MohammadMoein Shafi and Arash Habibi Lashkari - March 5, 2024

This second article of the Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) series delves into Microsoft's Windows Phone, a mobile OS that has undergone significant changes...