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Safari Flaws Fixed in Monster Mac OS X Update

Apple has shipped a monster security patch for Mac OS X to fix 34 flaws in the operating system and bundled third-party utilities. The 17MB...

Guardium Tackles ID Theft Prevention

Guardium is working to ward off identity thieves with a new set of software modules designed to help payment card companies comply with PCI,...

FBI Solicits Bids for New Data Management System

A select group of about 45 IT companies received a request for proposal from the FBI last week to deploy Sentinel, the bureaus next-generation...

NIST Unveils National Vulnerability Database

The National Institute of Standards and Technology launched a database of network vulnerabilities last week to give IT security professionals a clearinghouse to keep...

Security: The Right to Know

Lets say theres a security vulnerability in the software you are using. Do you have a right to know about it? If so, when...

Optimism on Horizon at Cisco

Following Cisco Systems Inc.s fourth-quarter earnings call, Cisco Chief Development Officer Charlie Giancarlo spoke with eWEEK Senior Editor Paula Musich about Ciscos initiatives, acquisition...

Health Care Pros Find Rx for Secure Portal

Sue Merk keeps an Excel spreadsheet of compliments. As they come in, she appends them to the file. "I absolutely LOVE the fact that...

Symantec Repackages Security, Storage Wares

Symantec Corp. took a step toward integrating its security software with storage technology it acquired from Veritas Global Software Corp., announcing the Email Security...

Vegas.com Plays It Safe

Unencrypted credit card numbers were a gamble that Vegas.com was unwilling to take. Security implemented to protect credit card data in Microsoft Corp. SQL Server...

Gateway Boosts Security

Gateway Inc. is locking down its business PC line.The Irvine, Calif., PC maker has fitted TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules), chips that help secure data,...