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TOP VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT STORIES
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Government enterprise: Peering into your network [December 12, 2003]
A network without adequate security is a liability. From the ever-present threat of worms and viruses that can compromise
network hosts to the potential for data leaks, the risk is far greater than the savings in resources and workhours saved by
not protecting the network.
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AppScan’s proactive app security [November 07, 2003]
Sanctum's AppScan is a tool for testing a Web application's security. Read the product documentation, and it's difficult to
avoid the impression that AppScan is a sort of "automated hacker." That’s true in at least one sense: AppScan applies the
same type of techniques as a hacker would use to infiltrate your site. Fortunately, AppScan is a benign mechanism, not a malevolent
person, because it does its job very well.
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Security vendors unleash silver bullet [October 20, 2003]
Security vendors are gearing up to offer centrally managed products to enterprise customers, who are increasingly eschewing
the stand-alone approach.
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Security suit against Microsoft could turn huge [October 02, 2003]
A 50-year-old Los Angeles mother of two who fell victim to hackers has sued Microsoft Corp. seeking damages and an order requiring
the vendor to improve its security notification system.
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Microsoft ponders automatic patching [August 22, 2003]
In the wake of a widespread Internet worm, Microsoft Corp. is weighing options to get more users to secure their computers,
including automatically applying security patches to PCs remotely, the company said Thursday.
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Microsoft warns of critical flaws in Internet Explorer [August 21, 2003]
Microsoft Corp. released a patch for a number of flaws in its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser Wednesday, including two
it rated critical for some versions of the browser, which could enable an attacker to take control of a user's computer.
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SAS, eSecurity join security forces [August 18, 2003]
SAS and eSecurity unveiled a technology partnership on Monday designed to apply historical trending and correlation to security
events, and help enterprises deal with large volumes of security data.
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Sun promotes new OS as secure alternative to Microsoft [August 14, 2003]
Seizing the opportunity to criticize a competitor and promote its own operating system, Sun Microsystems on Wednesday opened
up early registration for its Project Mad Hatter.
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Cybersecurity eyes data-sharing improvements [July 28, 2003]
Vendors are stepping up security management in an effort to help organizations better share information and respond more effectively
to computer attacks.
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SPI Dynamics untangles Web app security with remote assessment tool [July 18, 2003]
With the increased use of Web applications, businesses have had to peel back a layer in their perimeter defenses and give
public network traffic access to internal applications. The result is a rise in network security problems, and an increase
in the need to audit and thoroughly check publicly facing code for potential security vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, security
expertise is in short supply.
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One lump or two? [June 20, 2003]
In Dan Morton’s recent review of several enterprise antivirus packages, use of multiple anti-virus engines was something he
considered an important characteristic. In fact, the anti-virus solution with the best score, GFI's MailSecurity, can use
multiple anti-virus engines to beef up virus scans. While working on a companion piece for Dan's article, I noticed that the
anti-virus market leaders, Symantec and Network Associates, didn't follow this practice. They used one engine for their e-mail
server products -- their own.
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Core Impact hammers on vulnerabilities [June 20, 2003]
If you don’t know where your enterprise’s security holes lie, chances are someone else does. Finding and securing those vulnerabilities
is one of the best ways to boost infrastructure security.
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Battle-tested tech [May 30, 2003]
Imagine you wanted to devise a stress test for a new supply-chain-management solution. Perhaps you'd start with a harsh desert
terrain. Then you'd add some mind-boggling requirements such as the ability to deliver real-time information from diverse
points to track the overseas distribution of everything from 7 million sandbags, to 337 million gallons of bulk fuel, to 40
million packaged meals. Sound like the ideal lab environment? It was the actual battlefield of the recent Iraqi war, as you
probably guessed from these Department of Defense figures.
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Microsoft looks to tie SUS, frameworks [April 28, 2003]
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Security services served up at RSA [April 15, 2003]
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