Bad security products thrive on confusion
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High-drama obscures real risks, warns Schneier The information security market is riddled with mediocre products because buyers are often sold on a story rather than having enough information to make a rational choice, a security expert has said.â¦
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The MacSweeper site purports to scan Macs for security issues, then sell users a software fix--but researchers have their doubts.
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Restrictive hardware and convoluted rights management crimp consumer choices.
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A tremendous amount of confusion has arisen in recent days over whether security firm Symantec actually discovered a new vulnerability in Microsoft Word three days ago, or simply uncovered a new exploit of an existing problem that Microsoft already acknowledged. In what appears to be an effort at backtracking, Symantec today appears to be saying both simultaneously.
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Hoping this release will solve all your security headaches? Think again, say the experts.
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News of holes in security appliances come a few days after company patches operating system bugs.
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Blog: The logic behind the recent purchases in the security industry is simple--if you can't build security in, then at least layer it on.
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ZDNet UK: Encryption circles are buzzing with news that mathematical functions embedded in common security applications have previously unknown weaknesses.
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Trust with hardware vendors for open source systems is becoming a one-way street, where in exchange for support they offer a closed source binary solution with no provision to audit security.
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Most users think their computer is safe from adware and spyware--but they're wrong.
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The plethora of security technologies on the market is enough to overwhelm even the most knowledgeable IT managers, but in sorting through all of the options, it may be helpful to look at what is not needed.
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Be afraid: There's no such thing as a secure network.
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Researcher finds two flaws that under unusual circumstances could let a malicious program read private data or render a phone unusable.
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The facts of web servers don't necessarily match the myths when it comes to security.
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The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.Image: A 'maybe pirate'
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Windows, Linux and Java each fail some basic integrity rules.
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Organisations are risking seeing sensitive information ending up in the wrong hands, because they are failing to ensure that their unwanted PCs are properly datawiped.