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  • Free Web tool consolidates data on code vulnerabilities

    Enterprise coders can now use an <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/opensource/">open source</a> Web application that lets them consolidate software vulnerability data from a range of scanning and test tools. With a centralized view, and reporting and management tools, ThreadFix speeds the work needed to fix software bugs and vulnerabilities, including those in proliferating mobile apps.

  • Trustwave admits issuing man-in-the-middle digital certificate, Mozilla debates punishment

    Digital Certificate Authority (CA) Trustwave revealed that it has issued a digital certificate that enabled an unnamed private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network, an action that prompted the Mozilla community to debate whether the CA's root certificate should be removed from Firefox.

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    FTC warns makers of background checking apps

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.

  • FTC warns background screening mobile apps may be unlawful

    The Federal Trade Commission this week said it sent letters to six unidentified <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020712-mobile-webstats-255804.html">mobile</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html">applications</a> makers warning them that their <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/us-supreme-court-says-nasa-background-securit">background screening apps</a> may be violating federal statutes.

  • Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report

    Both the number and volume of distributed denial-of-service attacks are increasing, according to new reports from DDoS mitigation companies Prolexic and Arbor Networks.

  • Data breach? Blame your third party's remote access systems

    An in-depth study of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011712-zappos-data-breach-254971.html">data-breach</a> problems last year where hackers infiltrated 312 businesses to grab gobs of mainly customer payment-card information found the primary way they got in was through third-party vendor remote-access <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html">applications</a> or VPN for systems maintenance.

  • Adobe launches sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, hopes for fewer exploits

    Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture.

  • Small business lags on computer security

    Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.

  • Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks

    A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.

  • 10 questions for Total Defense CFO Marcus Smith

    Name: Marcus Smith

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