Stories by Mike Rothman

EMC + RSA = New force in data security

It's always interesting to see the public response to a game-changing acquisition, namely EMC buying RSA Security. This deal changes the security landscape, so I need to come up with a new name for EMC. How about EMCecurity (pronounced E-M-See-curity)? I kind of like that.

Mike Rothman | 18 Jul | Read more

Corralling the zombies

Zombies are the No. 1 problem facing network and security professionals today. No, this is not a bad horror movie. Basically, compromised consumer PCs provide the malicious engine behind every major attack we see today. Whether the attack vector is e-mail, instant messaging, DNS poisoning or denial of service, you can bet a zombie network is being used to launch the attack.

Mike Rothman | 06 Jun | Read more