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LANDesk wins client management shootout

2008-02-04 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473748 in Network World on Security
 
In this Network World Clear Choice Test of client management product we review products for a myriad of traditional desktop management capabilities such as asset inventory, client configuration and software distribution and metering. We also tested new client security management capabilities. Among the six vendors participating Aagon, Kace,...
 
Tags: landesk, client management product, client configuration, review products, choice test, software distribution, network world, asset inventory, top due
 
 
 
 
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Thin Client Security: Wise up!

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2008-04-18 23:36:44 by Craig Balding in Cloud Security
Thin Clients are an obvious choice for connecting users to the Cloud. In theory its a minimal attack surface. Amongst other things, diskless clients nicely sidestep the data at rest protection issues So why do some thin clients vendors just not get these 3 things Security people expect you to provide a secure, vendor independent method for...
 
Tags: thin client, thin clients, thin clients vendors, secure, api, secure loses, security people expect, rest protection issues, minimal attack surface
 
 
 
 
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Q1 2008 - Client OS Vulnerability Scorecard

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2008-05-14 23:04:00 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
This paper is a compilation of vulnerability data for client operating systems for the first 3 month, January through March, of 2008. Vulnerabilities and fixes for the following products are discussed Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (V. 4 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS...
 
Tags: severity vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, microsoft windows vista, mac, apple mac, microsoft windows, users, windows vista users, client
 
 
 
 
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DIY Fake MSN Client Stealing Passwords

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2008-01-17 10:06:24 by HASH0x8b6b58c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
This tool deserves our attention mostly because of its do-it-yourself (DIY) nature , just like the many other related ones I discussed before. Custom error messages, two options for to kill or restore MSN after the password is obtained, and custom FTP settings to upload the accounting data. Why did they choose FTP compared to email as the leak...
 
Tags: msn, percent, restore msn, malware, data, msn messenger, email, email account, publicly obtainable stats
 
 
 
 
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Client Security Podcast

2008-02-21 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Source: CDW) Part of the CDW Signature Podcast Series! Learn more about client security and how to protect your business against the latest security threats- anti-virus, anti-spyware, data encryption, network access control and more
 
Tags: client security, network access control, security threats- anti-virus, data encryption, source, cdw, protect, anti-spyware, business
 
 
 
 
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Trillian IM client at risk from attacks

2008-05-22 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Security researchers are warning users of the popular Trillian instant messaging client that the app contains three critical vulnerabilities that could be used to hijack their Windows PCs
 
Tags: popular trillian instant, client, windows pcs, security researchers, critical vulnerabilities, app, users, hijack
 
 
 
 
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Trillian IM client at risk from attacks

2008-05-22 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b58548 in Network World on Security
 
Security researchers Thursday warned users of the popular Trillian instant messaging client that the software harbors three critical vulnerabilities that could be used to hijack their Windows PCs
 
Tags: popular trillian instant, security researchers thursday, windows pcs, software harbors, client, critical vulnerabilities, users, hijack
 
 
 
 
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E-discovery error leads to loss of attorney-client privilege

2008-06-09 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b161d0 in Network World on Security
 
A federal judge in Maryland ruled late last month that a company being sued for copyright infringement waived attorney-client privilege for 165 documents accidentally disclosed to opposing counsel during the e-discovery process
 
Tags: attorney-client privilege, copyright infringement, maryland ruled, e-discovery process, federal judge, sued, documents, month, counsel
 
 
 
 
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Remote Client Authentication

2008-07-31 13:30:21 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
The effectiveness of remote client-authentication schemes varies significantly in relation to today's security challenges, which include phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and malicious software. A survey of remote authentication methods shows how each measures up and includes recommendations for solution developers and consumers
 
Tags: remote, remote authentication methods, schemes varies significantly, solution developers, malicious software, includes recommendations, security challenges, attacks, include
 
 
 
 
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Popular BitTorrent Client Quietly Patched An Old Zero-Day Vulnerability