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Observations on Software - Markets, Technology, and Companies
Monday, February 25, 2002Vulnerability Reporting Standard In The Works
Efforts to develop an RFC meet with predictable conflicts.
Group wants bug alerts under control. Software makers and security companies are huddling to set up a group that that will lay down guidelines for bug alerts. The leader of the pack? Microsoft, of course. [ZDNet Tech News]
Wireless Viruses Next Threat?
Combine a lax attitude on the part of users, poor security practices on the LAN, and an OS with more security holes than a block of swiss cheese, and you've got a recipe for a mess.
Are wireless viruses looming?. (IDG) -- Last year's wave of new virus attacks could be duplicated this year -- on wireless ... [CNN - Computing]
Biometric Passports On The Way
Although trials of biometrics have offered mixed results, the UK is reportedly considering including the technology in passports.
United Kingdom considers biometric passports. (IDG) -- The British government is considering incorporating biometric cards into passports within ... [CNN - Computing]
Selling Security
Security solutions are increasingly becoming the province of the Chief Security Officer.
Impact Player. More serious threats and legal responsibilities have many businesses boosting the security chief to executive status [TechWeb]
For His Next Trick...
Tim Berners-Lee has already developed the web and XML - now he's working on giving the net a brain of its own.
The Next Web. By 2005, Tim Berners-Lee aims to replace the World Wide Web with the Semantic Web, which will understand human language [Business Week: Technology]
Barn Door, Part 2
Product introductions for both GPRS and 802.11b will no doubt be well received, but an observer raises the point that while all of this is just swell, the products just reinforce the habit of plugging gaps that should not exist in the first place.
Mobile security must change with GPRS. A line-up of new products from security vendors at this week's 3GSM World Congress is tackling the issue of security architecture in mobile networks. [ElectricNews.Net]
Closing The Barn Door?
Interesting...and probably useful...applications. A possible risk is that organizations will simply look to applications like this to spot problems, rather than trying to fix the poor security in the first place.
Hackers Sneak Through Open Doors In Applications. Businesses turn to new class of software to block intruders [TechWeb]