Authentication and encryption : Tech news from CNET News.com

Security perimeter? What security perimeter?

January 31, 2008 12:00 PM PST

In the fight against security breaches, PGP Chief Executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer.

If you thought 'Security '07' was hairy, just wait

January 3, 2008 12:00 PM PST

Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace.

U.K. government's lost data 'worth billions to criminals'

November 29, 2007 10:13 PM PST

Politician attacks government over failure to use encryption technology to prevent breach that could impact millions of people.

HP launches key-management appliance

October 30, 2007 7:29 PM PDT

Company releases a key-management product aimed at helping companies manage encrypted systems more efficiently.

U.K. commissioner blames CEOs for data breaches

July 11, 2007 4:08 PM PDT

"How can laptops holding details of customer accounts be used away from the office without strong encryption?" Richard Thomas scolds.

Gartner: Businesses struggling with ID management

July 11, 2007 3:31 PM PDT

Analyst says multiple types of software, business controls and processes are key to successful identity and access management.

Saving e-mail: It's all about trust

July 4, 2007 10:43 PM PDT

perspective Sendmail inventor Eric Allman says a new Internet standard promises to restore trust to e-mail.

Locking down laptops before it's too late

June 20, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says the flaw with current legislation is that it does not specify how to encrypt data.

EMC acquires security company Verid

June 4, 2007 7:06 PM PDT

Acquisition of consumer-authentication specialist designed to augment services offered by EMC's security division, RSA.

Intel, PGP cooperate on selling encryption products

May 11, 2007 1:32 PM PDT

As part of the deal, PGP's products will be marketed through the chip giant's resellers and distributors.

PKWare releases free version of SecureZIP

April 23, 2007 9:23 PM PDT

Software aims to secure e-mails, attachments and information stored on hard drives.

Seagate ships hard drives with encryption

March 12, 2007 1:30 PM PDT

ASI will be the first to sell a laptop with Seagate's hard drive with built-in encryption technology.

Adobe eyes fraud-busting tools for Photoshop

July 31, 2007 5:28 PM PDT

If Adobe goes through with its plans, finding photo fraud will be far simpler.

Bug may expose encrypted e-mail

March 8, 2007 2:08 PM PST

Weakness in open-source GnuPG cryptography technology could let miscreants tamper with digitally signed, "secure" messages.

RSA: Standalone security firms are doomed

February 8, 2007 3:19 PM PST

Security vendors have been 'too self-righteous and smug,' says RSA president Art Coviello.

Securing the data, not the perimeter

February 9, 2007 9:17 PM PST

RSA President Art Coviello's words may have fallen on deaf ears before, but this year he believes people are finally listening.

Open-source identity projects connect with Microsoft

January 29, 2007 2:57 PM PST

The Higgins and Bandit projects claim a milestone with technology that links their open-source identity technology with Microsoft's new Windows CardSpace system.

10 things to know about info security in '07

January 5, 2007 2:47 PM PST

Jon Oltsik offers his take on the top trends destined to affect the information security business this year.

What threats does Skype face?

January 2, 2007 7:25 PM PST

The Internet phone company's security chief takes stock of IM worms, encryption and other matters.

Boeing employee fired after laptop stolen

December 18, 2006 4:00 PM PST

Company cites breech of policy requiring use of encryption software when sensitive information is downloaded.