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] 

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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] 

12:48:03 PM   

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] 

12:35:54 PM   

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] 

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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] 

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