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Yes, Trust In The PKI Is Broken

The trust in digital certificates relies on the fact that the certificate authority issuing the certificate has validated the identity of the person or company making the request and that the digital certificates cant be forged. New research from ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  30 Dec 2008

Yes, Trust In The PKI Is Broken

The trust in digital certificates relies on the fact that the authority issuing the certificate has validated the identity of the person or company making the request and that the digital certificate can't be forged. New research presented at the 25th ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  30 Dec 2008

NMAP Network Scanning: A Must Have Addition To Your Library

NMAP, the open source network mapping tool, should be in any network or security administrator's toolbox. It's a feature-rich network scanner that goes far beyond port scanning such as service and OS detection, stealth and evasion modes, and sports an ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  29 Dec 2008

NMAP Network Scanning: A Must-Have Addition To Your Library

NMAP, the open source network mapping tool, should be in any network or security administrator's toolbox. It's a feature-rich network scanner that goes far beyond port scanning such as service and OS detection, stealth and evasion modes, and sports an ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  29 Dec 2008

Security Threats Aren't Mitigated By Details

Good security programs start with asking the right questions. All too often, security and network engineers sweat the details of some security technology or other and dont examine the most likely sources of attack. I recently overhead the question How ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  18 Dec 2008

What Is The Next Step In The War On Spam?

We all know that spammers will do what ever it takes to find a way to send their advertisements and scams to potential victims. Spammers are circumventing methods services like Gmail, HotMail, and Yahoo! use to stop automated spam to the point that ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  8 Dec 2008

ISP Funded Group Claims Google Isn't Paying Its Fair Share

Every once in a while, I come across some really bad conclusions based on some really bad research. The A First-Ever Research Study: Estimating Googles U.S. Consumer Internet Usage & Cost -- 2007-2010, from netCompetition.org is one such document. ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  7 Dec 2008

Alcatel-Lucents Big Plans

Alcatel-Lucent recently announced a sweeping set of enhancements across many of their switch and unified communications product lines. ALU, better known on the service provider space, wants to send the message that they can compete with the likes of ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  1 Dec 2008

CSI 2008: You Want Standards, You Have To Demand Them

This morning's Trusted Computing Group summit focused on the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), NAC, and the TNC. The event was well-attended and covered a range of topics from what the TPM is and what it is used for to the TNC's role in NAC and NAC ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  18 Nov 2008

Green Hills Software Integrity: A Secure OS At Last

Green Hills Software Integrity 178B operating system is the first, and only, certified Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 6+ operating system on the market. Green Hills Software uses Integrity as the basis for a secure PC operating system ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  18 Nov 2008

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