Security

by Paul F Roberts

I'm an experienced writer with a decade of work as a reporter and industry analyst covering IT security, cyber security and hacking. Prior to donning the reporter's cap, I spent close to a decade in the technology field, providing technical communications, product training and marketing and communications services to firms including Cisco Systems, Logica and SteelPoint Technologies (now part of Autonomy Corp. PLC). More recently, I served as editor of the computer security blog Threatpost.com. My writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, Salon.com, Fortune Small Business, as well as ZDNet, Computerworld, InfoWorld, eWeek, CIO , CSO , ITworld as well as long format analysis for The 451 Group. I have provided expert commentary on cyber security and emerging threats for leading news outlets including NPR's Marketplace TechReport. Finally 'yes,' I was a guest on The Oprah Show — but it’s a long story.

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Five more holes reported in Java

Posted Mar 04, 2013 - 05:35 pm

A security researcher claims to have found five, new vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java technology that could allow a malicious hacker to bypass safety features in the latest version of the Java technology.
Security
Cyber's Strangelovian moment?

Posted Feb 25, 2013 - 10:03 pm

A steady drumbeat of news about sophisticated cyber attacks against our government and leading institutions has attendees at this year's RSA conference in a fever. And that may be bad for security.
Security, apt, cybersecurity
Antivirus's star fades, letting new technologies shine

Posted Feb 25, 2013 - 02:54 pm

As if you didn't know it already: antivirus software isn't doing its job, even though it sucks up around 30% of IT security budgets. But where can companies turn next? Two firms think they have an answer.
Security
Security stories to watch: Security firm Bit9 hacked. Also: Microsoft megapatch and identity management

Posted Feb 11, 2013 - 04:20 pm

The hack of security firm Bit9 reminds us that application whitelists work great at stopping malware ... until they don't. And: Microsoft prepares a mystery 'double patch' of the Internet Explorer web browser, fueling speculation.
Security
The security week ahead: Hacking the media, Plus: more encryption woes

Posted Feb 04, 2013 - 01:25 pm

Last week's revelations about hacks of prominent media outlets continues. Plus: new questions about the security of encrypted communications will dominate the news this week.
Security
The security week ahead: Let the Cyber Cold War begin!

Posted Jan 28, 2013 - 01:43 pm

D.C. wonks warm up to a new Cold War: this one fought with computers. Plus: Death of Aaron Swartz inspires Anonymous back to action.
Security
The security week ahead: Mega's mind, and when stuff attacks!

Posted Jan 21, 2013 - 01:58 pm

Plan on hearing a lot more about the world's most famous (and audacious) Internet tycoon: Kim Dotcom this week, following the launch of his new cloud-based storage service: Mega. And: more stories about the computer security threat posed by things you didn't even know were computers.
Security
Holes in common component could leave office printers open to attack

Posted Jan 21, 2013 - 12:55 pm

Forget "PC LOAD LETTER," a vulnerability in a standard component of modern office printers may make hardware from a wide range of vendors vulnerable to denial of service attacks and data theft, according to a researcher for security firm ViaForensics.
Security
Security stories to watch: Patches for Java, IE, and SCADA-pocalypse!

Posted Jan 15, 2013 - 11:55 am

The patches are out for both Java and Internet Explorer, but this is hardly the end of the story - or the hand wringing. Also: a SCADA-pocalypse!
Security, Internet Explorer, java
Five ways the cool stuff at CES will ruin your life

Posted Jan 14, 2013 - 02:24 pm

There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical of a future in which smart devices of every shape and size do our thinking for us. Here are five good reasons the Internet of Things might just make our lives worse.
Consumerization of IT

June is...
IPv6 Month

BY THE NUMBERS: IPv6: The big switch

ANALYSIS: Recent signals point to escalating jitters for IPv4 market

OPINION: A phased approach to IPv6 that's so easy, you'll almost think you're still ignoring it

PRIMER: Getting started with IPv6

HOW-TO: Planning a secure migration to IPv6

The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology

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Snowden's big truth: We are all less free

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Has the Xbox One already lost the next gen console war?

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An end to awkward Netflix questions: Streaming Profiles coming soon

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Unix: Rewriting history

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