Security

Middleware maker BEA Systems Inc. continued to build its security profile on Monday with the announcement of a new distributed security architecture, BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security, or WLES.

Multiple holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, combined with slow response times on the part of the software giant, make the surfing experience of most Web users "unsafe," according to a plethora of security experts.

The European Parliament approved a proposal this week to set up a European cybersecurity agency with the aim of forming a common approach to network and information security.

Check Point, which has traditionally sold security software, has released its first all-in-one security appliance, which offers both VPN and firewall functionality.

Governments aren't the only institutions that engage in spying and espionage: companies try to ferret out their rivals' strategic data, often under the euphemism of "strategic intelligence," in various legal and illegal ways. Of course, these days, that data is all stored digitally, which makes it all the easier to copy and transmit. These links will help you see what's happening beneath the surface of the corporate world. Find out if you're a victim of a high-tech hacker attack or a good old fashioned bugging. You should also familiarize yourself with the law on espionage - to make sure that you stay on the right side of it.

Are you being surreptitiously watched? This checklist can serve as a reality check to help you decide if you're being paranoid - or if they really are all out to get you.

The biggest threats to your organization may lie inside your firewall. In this article, one security expert discusses the dangers that your own employees might pose - particularly in regards to corporate espionage. (Free registration required to access site.)

There's been an unexpected rise in DNS server traffic worldwide - and that could mean that a new Trojan is on the loose, according to antivirus firm Symantec. Admins should stay alert and informed.

Malicious software packages like worms and viruses have garnered most of the attention in the computer security world of late. But according to one computer security expert, spyware - software that surreptitiously sends information about your computer and its use to a third party - is the "phenomenon of the year," and not enough users know how to combat it.

Protecting graphical or other content posted on the Web is a tricky process: anyone with a Web browser can obtain a perfect copy of your work with just a simple right-click, and then reuse it as they please. One way to fight such piracy is to insert a watermark - a (usually invisible) code - into your photo or sound file, which can be used to prove that a file has been improperly copied. Watermarking can be a good first step to keeping your content under control.

In this archived usenet discussion thread, a Webmaster for a museum tackles an all-to-common problem: images from the museum's Website are being used by unscrupulous data thieves. Several of his fellow pros chime in with help on how to implement watermarking.