::PepperTech:: Security Management News Blog: 06/01/2005

W3C updates XKMS

The XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) 2.0 brings PKI (public key infrastructure) technology into the realm of Web services

The ID Cards Bill: the battle moves on

The UK Government won the vote on the second reading of the ID Cards Bill by a majority of 31.

The Corporate Anti-Spyware Market Installed Base Expected to Exceed 540 Million Seats by 2009

The latest study by The Radicati Group, "Corporate Anti-Spyware Market, 2005-2009," provides an in-depth analysis of the desktop and gateway-based corporate anti-spyware market, including revenue and installed base market share data and four-year market forecasts.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based bridging mechanism to the international aerospace and defense (A&D) community

The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman Charter Customers for CertiPath; CertiPath to Provide the First Commercially Managed PKI Bridge.

MarkMonitor Accredited as First US Registrar for .EU

Highly Anticipated Domain Expected to Launch in Last Quarter of This Year.

SAFE-BioPharma Association Announces Hiring of CEO

SAFE Commences Operations and Selects CEO.

Up to 40m credit cards 'hacked'

MasterCard International said the breach was traced to a company in Atlanta which processes transactions for banks and merchants.

Microsoft warns of critical flaws

The software giant has warned that three loopholes affecting Windows and Internet Explorer allow an attacker to take control of a personal computer.

Sun Microsystems Addresses SOA Governance With Sun Service Registry

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the early access availability of the Sun Service Registry for customers who need to track and manage increasing numbers of web services.

Microsoft censors Chinese blogs

Chinese bloggers posting their thoughts via Microsoft's net service face restrictions on what they can write.

Liberty Alliance Gathers Forces for All-out Attack on Identity Theft

"Nine percent of US online consumers -- or an estimated 6 million online households -- have experienced identity theft. Only 21% of these consumers think their credit cards are secure online," noted Kate Delhagen, principal analyst in Forrester Research's Retail Group. "Because of this security skepticism, retailers must go above and beyond the normal security practices to build trust and increase their interest in purchasing online." See details.

Centralised security management makes policies easier to define and deploy

An article promoting CA and RSA.

Adobe and RSA Security Release Results of New Survey on Security and Privacy Policy

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) and RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS) today announced the results of a survey of 400 Washington-based opinion leaders at a privacy and security policy event in Washington, D.C.

ZoneAlarm Antivirus by Zone Labs Wins 2005 World Class Award From PC World

Referred to by reviewers as a "premier firewall," ZoneAlarm Antivirus integrates Zone Labs' award-winning firewall technology with superior antivirus technology from Computer Associates.

NetIQ MailMarshal SMTP Awarded VARBusiness Magazine's Midmarket 'Product of the Year'

NetIQ MailMarshal SMTP is an enterprise scalable, fully integrated and managed e-mail content security solution for spam detection and virus/threat protection. Details here.

Disruptive Technologies Create Continuing IT Security Challenges

“Each wave of technology obliterates the security architecture appropriate for its predecessor,” Victor S. Wheatman, Gartner

Texan Bank awarded for IAM implementation

The majority of Amegy Bank's business change is now securely managed by users and administrators of the HP identity management solution, a move which can significantly reduce the cost of IT maintenance and improve overall efficiency

Oracle, IBM update identity management packages

Oracle and IBM on Tuesday both re-enforced their identity management software offerings with new features and functions

M-Tech pilots innovative single sign-on product

M-Tech Information Technology has announced an expansion of its identity management suite, with the introduction of a new single sign-on solution, P-Synch/SSO.

Biometrics: getting back to business

"Within 30 seconds, we had identified probably 80 percent of people's passwords". Details here.

TCS` next gen smart cards to hit market soon

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is coming out with the next-generation smart cards at an initial design cost of $1 million.

Spoofing flaw resurfaces in Mozilla browsers

A 7-year-old flaw that could let an attacker place malicious content on trusted Web sites has resurfaced in the most recent Firefox browser, Secunia has warned.

CA's eTrust IAM Toolkit Lets Developers Leverage Common Access Controls to Secure Applications

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) today announced its eTrust Identity and Access Management Toolkit (eTrust IAM Toolkit), a solution that enables developers to build strong, consistent and more manageable identity-based security into their business applications.

Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida

Beginning June 21, the Orlando airport will let travelers pay $80 a year for a card that guarantees an exclusive security line and the promise of no random secondary pat-down.

The roadmap to identity management

An article in SC Mag by Stuart Okin.

McAfee acquires Wireless Security

McAfee Thursday announced it has acquired startup Wireless Security for an undisclosed sum, with the intent of making managed wireless security services a McAfee offering in the future.

Entrust Delivers Broad End-User Strong Authentication and Encryption for Identity Theft

Latest Entrust TruePass(TM) Release Expands User Platform Support to Include Windows(R), Macintosh(R) and Linux(R) Operating Systems.

Fedora Directory Server Now Available to the Open Source Community

DEtails here.

Sun to buy StorageTek for $4.1 billion

Sun Microsystems is acquiring storage specialist Storage Technology, better known as StorageTek, in a deal worth $4.1 billion, the companies said Thursday.

Authenticated RFID Model Tries To Protect Against Counterfeit Drugs

Texas Instruments and VeriSign, Inc. introduced Wednesday an authenticated radio frequency identification model (RFID), in an effort to secure chain-of-custody control for pharmaceutical markets.

Bagle virus peril in empty e-mail

Another variant of the computer virus, Bagle, has quickly been making its way across the net, say security experts.

Domain system creator honoured

The man largely responsible for developing the system which turns addresses on the web into numbers has received a prestigious award.

Cell phone crypto aims to baffle eavesdroppers

An Australian company last week launched a security tool for GSM mobile phones that encrypts transmissions to avoid eavesdroppers.

BT tackles rogue diallers head on

Telecoms giant BT took action against so-called rogue diallers following complaints from more than 80,000 of its customers.

::PepperTech:: Security Management News Blog

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

W3C updates XKMS

The ID Cards Bill: the battle moves on

The Corporate Anti-Spyware Market Installed Base Expected to Exceed 540 Million Seats by 2009

Monday, June 27, 2005

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based bridging mechanism to the international aerospace and defense (A&D) community

MarkMonitor Accredited as First US Registrar for .EU

SAFE-BioPharma Association Announces Hiring of CEO

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Up to 40m credit cards 'hacked'

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Microsoft warns of critical flaws

Sun Microsystems Addresses SOA Governance With Sun Service Registry

Microsoft censors Chinese blogs

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Liberty Alliance Gathers Forces for All-out Attack on Identity Theft

Centralised security management makes policies easier to define and deploy

Friday, June 10, 2005

Adobe and RSA Security Release Results of New Survey on Security and Privacy Policy

Thursday, June 09, 2005

ZoneAlarm Antivirus by Zone Labs Wins 2005 World Class Award From PC World

NetIQ MailMarshal SMTP Awarded VARBusiness Magazine's Midmarket 'Product of the Year'

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Disruptive Technologies Create Continuing IT Security Challenges

Texan Bank awarded for IAM implementation

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Oracle, IBM update identity management packages

M-Tech pilots innovative single sign-on product

Biometrics: getting back to business

TCS` next gen smart cards to hit market soon

Monday, June 06, 2005

Spoofing flaw resurfaces in Mozilla browsers

CA's eTrust IAM Toolkit Lets Developers Leverage Common Access Controls to Secure Applications

Friday, June 03, 2005

Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida

The roadmap to identity management

Thursday, June 02, 2005

McAfee acquires Wireless Security

Entrust Delivers Broad End-User Strong Authentication and Encryption for Identity Theft

Fedora Directory Server Now Available to the Open Source Community

Sun to buy StorageTek for $4.1 billion

Authenticated RFID Model Tries To Protect Against Counterfeit Drugs

Bagle virus peril in empty e-mail

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Domain system creator honoured

Cell phone crypto aims to baffle eavesdroppers

BT tackles rogue diallers head on

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