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Microsoft is planning to push out six patches on Tuesday, presumably including one for a critically flawed ActiveX control in Visual Studio 2005. Verizon website programmers have potentially put millions of customers personal data at risk. Symantec warned a flaw in Veritas Backup Exec for Windows and NetWare servers that could allow an attacker to gain remote access to a backup server. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert about a flaw in a Veritas Software data backup product, which it says is being actively exploited. Intrusion prevention might take over where detection fails, but it doesn’t mean that IPS is a magic bullet, says Marcia Savage Why has HIPAA failed to achieve the same level of success as SoX, asks Ben Rothke Trend Micro is reviewing its development processes after releasing an antivirus update that caused customers' systems to slow down or in some cases lockup over the weekend. More organizations are turning to remote access to boost productivity, but this makes them more vulnerable to malicious attacks. Check Point’s Niall Moynihan looks at how to go about protecting your web services Working to strict deadlines and under financial constraints, website developers are often forced to place security near the bottom of the list of requirements. Marcia Savage looks at the inevitable consequences Reports from the Crypto 2004 conference have demonstrated potential attacks against MD5 and SHA hashing algorithms. It is increasingly disturbing to me that individuals of a certain prominence use their vexing ability to understand complex computations to scare the living heck out of the rest of us humble folks. Jon Tullett explains how wireless security standards are being left behind, but why the effort required to understand and use them properly will cut costs, improve productivity and help your organization soar Gone are the days when a careless user would infect their machine with a rogue floppy disk, and we’d all look on in dismay as the data disappeared and the monitor went blank.

Many small businesses are adopting wireless as a means of providing network and internet access to customers and their own mobile workforce. But in doing so can open up their own networks to attack. The RideWay Station WLAN Plus provides a way around the current flaws in wireless protocols to ensure secure access from wireless networks. 

Advancement in the use of technology is unfortunately not confined to the law-abiding citizens and organizations of the world. Microsoft calls it "information anarchy." It’s not uncommon to hear wisdom such as “if an attacker has physical access to a PC, you’ve lost the battle,” or, “if a Trojan makes it past the defenses, it’s all over.” Is your company data an asset or a threat? Illena Armstrong discovers that the use of traditional passwords could be giving many organizations a false sense of security. Security, physical, cyber, and otherwise, is on everyone’s mind these days.