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  • Brief: Sourcefire addresses Snort flaw

    Sourcefire has issued an updated version of Snort to address a flaw that could allow malicious packets to damage Snort-protected computers.  Article | 07 Jun 2006

  • Security Bytes: Major spammer offers an allocution

    Meanwhile, McAfee acquires Preventsys; a new Snort fix is released; Microsoft launches Web-based security services; and a group forms to tackle health industry flaws.  Article | 06 Jun 2006

  • Security Bytes: Snort systems vulnerable to attack

    Updated with a link to a third-party patch. Also: IBM rectifies a critical Kerberos flaw and Symantec's effort to battle against OneCare may have to wait.  Article | 01 Jun 2006

  • Okopipi leaps in where Blue Security left off

    The new user group is building an open source P2P application that sends spammers automated "unsubscribe" messages. Some call it feasible, but others believe counterattack strategies are doomed to fail.  Article | 25 May 2006

  • Nmap 4.01 improves upon past releases

    Product review: Nmap 4.01's core port-scanning engine is mature, robust and capable of scanning both IPv4 and IPv6 hosts, independent of whether or not they are protected by firewalls.  Article | 03 May 2006

  • With intrusion defense vendors, one size doesn't fit all

    In the final installment of our special series, Intruder Alert, a majority of IT shops say they rely on Cisco and Symantec for intrusion defense, but others say they're just as happy using free open source tools.  Article | 27 Apr 2006

  • Sourcefire's Roesch pledges long, open source life for Snort

    SAN JOSE, Calif. -- You might not expect it, but one of the security industry's most successful executives shares a house with his mother-in-law.

    In fact, Martin Roesch, founder and chief technology officer of Sourcefire Inc., and inventor of th...  Interview | 24 Feb 2006

  • Review: Safend Protector provides strong data protection

    Safend Protector lets you define who can use USB ports, what those ports can be used for and who can use wireless connections.  Article | 10 Feb 2006

  • Snort update fixes security hole

    Attackers could exploit a flaw in the open source IDS to gain unauthorized network access, security firms warn. But a fix is available.  Article | 18 Oct 2005

  • Snort users fear future under Check Point

    With Check Point acquiring Sourcefire and its Snort open source IDS, users fear it may be the beginning of the end for one of the industry's most popular security tools.  Article | 13 Oct 2005

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