09/21/2007 - The Software Vulnerability Guide was written to help software developers acquire the methods necessary to write secure code and find existing problems in current software.
09/21/2007 - Metrics can be created for virtually every security effort, the authors show. For the purposes of this book, they divide security metrics management into administrative security, physical security, and operations security.
09/21/2007 - The book is intended to serve as a guide to help security professionals develop a security audit plan, perform the audit, and implement the resulting recommendations.
09/20/2007 - Can regulatory compliance be reducing security? Plus, guidelines on media sanitization, more devious virus attacks, and quarantining mobile devices.
09/19/2007 - Protect Your Computers from Malicious Internet Invaders, a new book from Preston Gralla, shows how to trap these invaders in a protective web that keeps your computer running smoothly and your personal information safe.
09/19/2007 - Threats to your computer can range from gnatlike annoyances such as pop-up ads to the pointed hooks of pernicious phishers. PC Pest Patrol: Protect Your Computers from Malicious Internet Invaders, a new book from Preston Gralla, shows how to trap these invaders in a protective web that keeps your computer running smoothly and your personal information safe. The book is available at the O'Reilly Web site for $24.95. A sample chapter from the book is available via SM Online.
09/19/2007 - The National Electric Manufacturing Association has released a standard that aims to make fire panels, or annunciators, more useful by making real-time information clearer and more quickly available. In part, it standardizes symbols for conditions, such as biochemical hazards, and the location of smoke vents and elevators. It also establishes equipment specifications concerning wireless and remote applications. @ Read the standard on SM Online.