SUBODH MISHRA - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/125625.xml SUBODH MISHRA - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Multiple Layers Of Security Will Help Prevent Exploit Of New Flaw, Says Security Methods Inc. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb208132.htm Security Methods Inc., a leading information security provider based in Virginia’s Dulles technology corridor, is urging Microsoft Word and Excel users to shore-up security to ensure that they are not affected by recently discovered encryption flaws. A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way Microsoft’s encryption tool handles Word and Excel files, according to a January 28 report in the TechRepublic. The flaw could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the files, warned the academic. “Even basic cryptography skills won’t be required when exploit tools are developed,” said Carson Sweet, Principal Director at Security Methods. “Point-and-click exploit tools tend to appear rapidly after an issue like this is exposed.” (PRWeb Feb 13, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb208132.htm Security Methods Launches Managed Security Services, As Smaller Companies Face Specter of Sarbanes-Oxley http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb198977.htm Security Methods Inc., a leading provider of information security services, is launching SMi Managed Security Services in a bid to help smaller companies meet forthcoming Sarbanes-Oxley Act reporting requirements. Under section 404 of the Act, companies with revenue under $75 million must comply with provisions that call for the establishment of internal financial controls, including information security, by July 15, 2005.But unlike their larger counterparts, smaller firms are having trouble absorbing the costs of compliance, according to analysts and industry observers. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2005)

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