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McAfee's hackersafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!: McAfee's HackerSafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!It doesn't surprise me.McAfee and all the security companies are failing miserably at times to keep up with the cracker community. Simply put, they don't have 1 thousandth the required resources to mitigate the cracker community, and that is assuming they actually...; Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
More bad news for McAfee, hackersafe certification: More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certificationSpeaking of Payment Card Industry...Do you know that [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=941]PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs[/url]? :)This is similar to problems...with financial auditors be paid by the company they are auditing. The auditors don't like issuing qualified opinions on financial statements prepared by the company signing...; Tags: Quality, Financial accounting, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe, certification, almighty; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
More bad news for McAfee, hackersafe certification: Dan Godin posted a great article that was picked up by The Register a couple days ago about continued challenges for McAfee's newly purchased HackerSafe division. I find the article interesting as HackerSafe uses a scanning tool that probes for web application security flaws... of course, tools are limited in...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Certification, Vulnerability, XSS, HackerSafe, Godin, Goodin, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-01

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News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
McAfee's hackersafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!: Not to beat a dead horse, that's already been beaten to death time and time again, but... Update 05/12/08: Russ McRee has actually just posted a story about "Why PCI DSS is Doomed". Came across this page on McAfee's site about their "McAfee Secure", "McAfee...; Tags: Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-12

News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...; Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Four questions for the week ahead in security: Here's what I'm pondering for the week ahead. 1. When are those Mac patches coming? We have Macworld next week and while everyone is looking at those cool ultra portable notebooks don't be surprised if Apple launches a software update. With any luck Apple can address the latest QuickTime...; Tags: Card, Oracle Corp., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Fraud, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-11
35,000 Ron Paul supporters demonstrate trust: There is nothing as fly-by-night as a political campaign. By this time next year the RonPaul2008 campaign will be history. Yet yesterday, in a bizarre commemoration of the terrorist Guy Fawkes, Ron Paul's campaign raised over $3.8 million in contributions through this online form. ...; Tags: Campaign, Phishing, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sales, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2007-11-06