Stories about: Stanford University

Online scams that lure online banking and e-commerce customers to phony Web sites and trick them into giving up sensitive account information have been a mainstay of online criminals for years. However, the increase in so-called spear-phishing attacks is new, as is the increasing sophistication of the software they use to penetrate enterprise networks.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a US$1.24 million three-year grant to Stanford University and software vendors Coverity and Symantec. The grant will fund daily security audits and analysis of more than 40 open-source projects including Apache, Linux, Mozilla, MySQL and PostgreSQL.

CSOs and CIOs need to examine options for authenticating users - or risk their companies becoming the latest data theft headline.

Chasing cybercrooks is one thing; successfully bringing them to court and punishing them is another matter entirely.

The best thing about the modern computer network is also its chief liability: Everything's connected, with on-ramps conveniently located everywhere.

An unchecked lust for IT security, surveillance and identity management by enterprises and governments could create bigger headaches than the ones they solve, former Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton warned delegates at the 2004 AusCert Conference.

A poorly handled employee termination can create a slew of security risks. That's why CIOs and CSOs need a process for letting workers go.