Security

Enterasys to unveil distributed intrusion prevention package

Distributed IPS will extend IPS capabilities to LAN edge and WLAN 802.11 frequencies to detect threats and mitigate or stop attacks

HP’s security plans right on track

Since it has re-branded many of its security products and services as Secure Advantage, HP has seen strong growth in its security business

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes

At the Black Hat conference, two researchers showed how encryption on a GSM mobile phone call can be broken using cheap off-the-shelf equipment

Daily news beat for March 28, 2008

How a whitelist can save personal computing

Vontu chief touts Symantec deal

Vontu's founder says the DLP company's acquisition by Symantec has not stunted its growth and innovation thanks to merger preconditions

Google: Web sites slow to fix serious Flash flaws

At CanSecWest, Google security engineer reveals that hundreds of thousands of Web pages serve up buggy Shockwave Flash files, which could be exploited by hackers

Microsoft vs. Apple: Who patches zero-days faster?

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have found that Apple lags behind Microsoft when it comes to patching zero-day flaws

Ethical hacker group to counter ‘black PR’

GNU Citizens antiblack PR project rivals its work on security research, spokesperson says

Professor: Computers plus people equals risk

Ian O. Angell says to expect uncertainty and be careful while crunching data