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Schneier suspicious of Microsoft's security vision
Speaking at the RSA conference in San Francisco this week, a senior Microsoft executive sang the praises of the software giant's emerging vision for 'trust' based security, prompting one industry figurehead to label the strategy as "anti-competitive". Read more »
Microsoft joins Kerberos single ID consortium
The MIT Kerberos Consortium, a security authentication and authorisation group, announced on Monday that Microsoft has joined its shindig. Read more »
Australians want what's bad for them: Biometrics
Australians would prefer to use voice biometrics rather than PIN and password verification to prove their identity — but security experts warn biometrics exposes consumers to even greater risk. Read more »
Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans
Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts. Read more »
Web 2.0 potential unmet?
Despite the explosion of new Web services, a number of hurdles stand in the way of consumer- and business-oriented social-networking applications, experts at the Web 2.0 Summit said Tuesday in the US. Read more »
Tokens no silver bullet for security: banks
Authentication tokens used for online transactions will not stop identity theft, banks have warned as they search for other measures to secure customer accounts. Read more »
Cyota gives RSA token-less authentication
RSA Security's proposed acquisition of privately held Cyota will allow the company to offer a relatively cheap two factor, non token-based authentication system for its banking customers. Read more »
RSA to test new Web authentication service
Looking for a way to get its security gadgets into the hands of average consumers, RSA Security plans to test a new Web authentication service. Read more »
Microsoft to embed Live services in Windows
Microsoft's Live-branded online services don't end at the Web browser. They extend deep into Windows. Read more »
Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster
Microsoft has issued an update to Windows Vista that's intended to stop a piracy monster. Read more »
Features (123)
Authentication caching with nscd
Distributed authentication is increasingly popular as home networks add more computers and business networks continue to expand. Using a central authentication system such as LDAP or NIS with other technologies like Kerberos has become somewhat of a standard in large networks. Read more »
Passwords: poor excuse for security
Cut costs. Save money. Maintain the status quo. With that mantra in mind, many network managers figure they've got authentication covered. As long as there's a password policy in place, who needs to spend money on authentication tools? Read more »
How to build secure ASP.NET applications
ASP.NET provides several ways to protect your Web-based app from attack. Here's an overview of authentication, authorisation, and role-based security. Read more »
Kerberos vulnerability hits Linux/UNIX versions
The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/UNIX. Read more »
Keeping the door open...and shut
A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like? Read more »
Secure connections to PostgreSQL
The PostgreSQL database server is arguably one of the best SQL servers available, but it's not as easy for beginners to get a handle on it as with other SQL databases, such as MySQL. Read more »
Master simple forms authentication in .NET
Using forms authentication, you can quickly build a simple, secure Web app. This walk-through shows you how to apply the strategy in your apps. Read more »
Integrate Passport into ASP.NET apps
If you are looking for a secure means to transfer sensitive information in an ASP.NET application, try integrating Microsoft's Passport service. Read more »
Cookieless data persistence is possible
Cookies are a common way to store retrievable user information, such as authentication data. But what if you need a non-cookie solution? Read more »
Authenticate clients and e-transactions with SSL certificate authority
Secure Sockets Layer technology ensures that transactions are encrypted and safe from outside influences. Get the basics of setting up SSL Certificates of Authentication. Read more »
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RSA 2008: Microsoft outlines Internet security strategy
At the RSA 2008 conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie describes a new plan for Internet security that includes the creation of a trusted stack. Each element can be authenticated, from the operating system to applications, people, and data. Read more »
Charney: Customers the biggest hole in Microsoft's security
Microsoft customers need to better authenticate applications they install on their PCs, so the next challenge for Microsoft is to figure out how to provide that information, according to Scott Charney, the VP of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group. Read more »
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XO to run XP
-- When Bill Gates says that everything in the world should be a computer, what he means is that everything in the world should be running Windows. Read more »
Assumption-based Hacking 101
-- High-level thinking leads to assumptions, and assumptions are the mother of all mistakes -- consequently the best place to find a security hole is in a place where the programmer has made an incorrect assumption. Read more »
One ID to rule them all
-- OpenID is an open-source mechanism enabling you to use a single online identity to log-in to different websites that support OpenID. Read more »
Get Vista and Samba to work
-- By default Windows Vista won't authenticate Samba share folders. Here is the quick fix you'll need to do to get the two to talk. Read more »
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When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »
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Club Builder: Space, Ubiquity and Microsoft Tri-Soapbox
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