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- Symantec Uses Rootkit Technology, But Can't Seem to Detect Them?
- While we all thought 2005 was the year of the rootkit, apparently it is bleeding over into 2006.Sony is not alone in the use of rootkit technology to hide its activities, Symantec, for relatively benign reasons supposedly has been using the same techniques to hide some of its directories for...
- Tags: legal issues, licensing, rootkit, rootkits, secureplay, security, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-13
- Not Just Sony to Blame - Security Companies' Catastrophic Failure
- Not Just Sony to Blame - Security Companies' Catastrophic FailureWhile it is easy and valid to blame Sony for this problem, where were our beloved, and well-paid security companies?Rootkits are an old, well-known attack - why didn't Zone Alarm, Symantec, MacAffee, Computer Associates, or any of the others pick this...
- Tags: digital media, digital rights management, drm, secureplay, security, SECURITY COMPANIES, Sony Corp., ZoneAlarm
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
- The Security Game & Game Security
- The Security Game & Game Securityblog rootDesign Discussion of the Sony DRM RootkitThe Sony XCP DRM rootkit should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone implementing security technology. The first and most obvious observation was that no one at Sony considered what could happen if the rootkit was ever identified....
- Tags: Rootkits, secureplay, Sony Corp., security, rootkit, external Website
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
Additional Resources
- Certificates
- Why is it advisable to have a stand-alone computer for a RA?The "weakest link" (well, one of the weakest links) in a Public Key System is the initial registration process. It is important to remember that the basic model in a public key system is to trust anyone with a...
- Tags: SECURITY
- Q&A 2006-01-04
- Remote Access
- I have an document db, which holds .doc and .pdf files. The server is "reachable" and "searchable" from any computer on the internet, however the only way to view the documents is if the request is made by any computer from our LAN restriction by ipaddress. Management will not change...
- Tags: computer, doc, exNN, firewall, Internet, remote access, RRAS, security, server, VPN
- Q&A 2005-11-28
- Sender ID's fading message
- Sender ID's fading messagearticle rootSender ID's fading messageAs online scams increase, confidence in e-mail falls. If legitimate businesses don't sign up for Sender ID or similar technologies, that trend could continue and undermine e-mail's usefulness. Currently, quite a few of the technology's adopters are spammers, trying to get their messages...
- Tags: anti-spam, authentication, e-mail, email, Email Authentication, security, Sender ID, Sonja Thompson, spam, SPF
- Discussion threads 2005-08-09
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