The year of the guru

Bruce Schneier When it comes to information security Bruce Schneier is perhaps one of the biggest names in the industry and has been referred to as a security guru. He spoke to Henry Tucker about security legislation, new threats and the latest IS concerns.

In terms of enterprise security, what would you say are the major concerns for 2008?

Crime. Crime has been the most serious threat for years now, and it continues to be so. That’s a constant; what changes are the tactics and the mechanisms. I expect to see more Trojan-based identity theft as two-factor authentication becomes more common, and IP telephony-based attacks as that becomes more common.

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“Browser virtualization” sandboxes OS, consititutes new category of products, Says the Firewall Gaint Check Point Technologies

The name “Browser Virtualization” isn’t as catchy as “firewall.” But Check Point Technologies says “Browser Virtualization” could be the next hot security technology for the consumer market.

Check Point, which helped popularize the firewall a decade ago, yesterday introduced ZoneAlarm Forcefield, a browser tool and service that creates a mirror environment — sometimes called a “sandbox” –where users can surf safely without fear that their systems will be permanently damaged by hackers or malware.

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