Paul F. Roberts

Some H&R Block customers who received free copies of the companys TaxCut software also had their Social Security numbers exposed, according to a company spokesperson. H&R Block sent a letter to customers in late December saying that a tracking number used on packages containing TaxCut contained the customers Social Security number as part of a […]

When RSA Security Inc. teamed with Microsoft Corp. in February 2004 to announce SecurID for Windows, RSA CEO Art Coviello hailed it as a major breakthrough in computer security. By integrating SecurID tokens more tightly with Windows, the two companies would make it easy to replace weak, static passwords with strong, two-factor authentication, Coviello said […]

Whale Communications is partnering with Microsoft to combine Microsofts Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Whales Intelligent Application Gateway. The deal, which is the first of its kind for Microsoft, will combine Whales SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN technology with Microsofts IP Security VPN and put the ISA Server technology on a secure hardware appliance, […]

RSA Security Inc. president and CEO Art Coviello is cruising the company cafeteria on his scooter on a late December morning, looking like a kid on the hunt for a good game of marbles. The scooter is a lighthearted touch for Coviello, who has earned a reputation as a tough competitor with a sharp intellect […]

Malicious hackers are targeting CEOs of U.S. credit unions with phishing e-mails that try to take advantage of a recently patched Internet Explorer hole to compromise systems used by the credit unions, according to the Credit Union Information Security Professionals Association, a group of IT professionals who work at credit unions. The attacks use e-mail […]

Internet users are being warned about a new virus that poses as a leaked pre-release version of the MSN Messenger instant messenger program. Unsuspecting Windows users who install the phony MSN Messenger Version 8 “beta” actually install an IM worm that spreads to their IM contacts, and connects their computer to a remote control “bot” […]

When RSA Security Inc. teamed with Microsoft Corp. in February 2004 to announce SecurID for Windows, RSA CEO Art Coviello hailed it as a major breakthrough in computer security. By integrating SecurID tokens more tightly with Windows, the two companies would make it easy to replace weak, static passwords with strong, two-factor authentication, he said […]

A feature expected in the next version of Windows that will allow users to tag documents and other files with “metadata” could lead to embarrassing information disclosures if companies are not careful, according to research from Gartner Inc. New features in beta releases of the next version of Microsoft Corp.s Windows make it easy to […]

Networking equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc. is taking legal action against ten unknown defendants that posted comments critical of the company to online message boards. In a complaint filed in California state court in Santa Clara, Calif. on Dec. 14, Juniper accused the individuals of committing libel by posting messages to Light Reading Inc. bulletin […]

RSA Security Inc. President and CEO Art Coviello cruises the company cafeteria on his scooter on a late December morning, looking like a kid on the hunt for a good game of marbles. The scooter is a light-hearted touch for Coviello, who has earned a reputation as a tough competitor with a sharp intellect and […]