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Loading ...Novell gets in on endpoint market, buys Senforce
It’ll be interesting to see in a year from now how many standalone endpoint security firms are left. Novell’s acquisition of Senforce on Monday shouldn’t come as a surprise, nor should the acquistion of any other company that helps customers protect networks from data that gets exposed on handheld devices.
Novell isn’t really known as a security firm, but it is a systems management firm, and endpoint security and systems management are really starting to go hand in hand. If the introduction of iPhones or other devices in the enterprise becomes really problematic IT managers may want to rely more on Symantec and its Hamlet project, but if you’re already a Novell shop it’s pretty handy to have some security tools rolled in.
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(1 votes, average: 8 out of 10) Loading ...Don’t tell RIM the 8820 is an at-risk device
Last week we published a story on ITWorldCanada.com about RIM’s latest dual-mode device and as usual, RIM was pretty silent about it, other than issuing a press release on the subject. All that changed, however, once our reporter talked to industry analysts who raised some concerns about the security of the 8820.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The pen is not mightier than the encryption software
Everyone in the security sector seems to be worried about endpoint security, including Symantec. I was at one of their events a few months ago where an executive held up a pen drive and warned about the amount of data that could get left behind. This tutorial offers some practical advice on how to use a tool called TrueCrypt to lock down such devices before they fall into the wrong hands. Pretty useful.
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(2 votes, average: 4 out of 10) Loading ...Hacked: One iPhone
Well, that didn’t take long. While the rest of us were enjoying the warmer weather on Sunday, a group of researchers in the U.S. were busy trying to prove for once and for all that the iPhone is not a very safe device. Their next step: extortion.
According to the story published on IDG today, the flaw that allows hackers to steal any data from the device or even to turn it into a remote surveillance tool. Apple has not only been notified of the problem. The researchers have given the company less than two weeks to fix the bug before it is presented at the Black Hat conference on Aug. 2. Read the rest of this entry »
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(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10) Loading ...Wireless LAN security vs. convenience - walking the tightrope
By Joaquim P. Menezes -
“Security vs. ease of use” – is a conundrum a lot of network managers face when it comes to wireless LANs.
In some companies, IT managers have refused to deploy wireless LANs because of the risks they pose.
Others have allowed their (legitimate) concerns for security to obscure other equally important requirements.
There are many deployments today that exemplify the notion of: “more security, less usability.”
One commentator, for instance, has vividly described his frustrating experience at an event where wireless LAN access was provided - but with complete disregard for user convenience.
And yet, as wireless LANs become ubiquitous – partly due the proliferation of wireless “hotspots” – the very real “security” risks inherent in this technology cannot be overstated.
For one, users cannot determine whether they’re connecting to legitimate or “rogue” access points. Read the rest of this entry »
