Information Protection and Security

Verizon on Monday introduced a security suite for Internet service customers who use Apple's MacOS X. The company claims that it is the first major US ISP to offer its customers Mac security software.

EDUCAUSE and VeriSign announced today the initiation of a project to enhance Internet reliability and stability. By the end of March 2010, the project will deploy a security system known as Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) within the .edu portion of the Internet, which EDUCAUSE manages under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. When the project is completed, institutions whose domain names end in .edu will be able to incorporate a digital signature into those names to limit a variety of security vulnerabilities.

The Internal Revenue Service showed mixed results in its effort to reduce security risks associated with laptops and a system that processes individual income tax returns, according to the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.
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Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch and QuickTime 7.6.4 to address vulnerabilities in previous versions.
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A monthly Microsoft newsletter for IT professionals and developers—bringing security news, bulletins, guidance, updates, and community resources.
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A monthly Microsoft newsletter for IT professionals and developers—bringing security news, bulletins, guidance, updates, and community resources.
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Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its 

Attackers are using the old standby SQL injection en masse -- a look at the attack and how to protect your applications from it.

News Analysis: Although Mac OS X is considered by many to be the most secure operating system available to end users, it does suffer from security issues. Perhaps the new malware detector in Apple's new Mac OS X Snow Leopard release will help prove that.
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