When everyone in the security world has something to sell, it’s harder than ever to get straight answers about genuine threats. A client called me a few weeks back cursing like Joe Pesci with Tourette’s Syndrome. He had found himself defending against a maelstrom of security issues that had “become unmanageable” as he put it. This was right at the time that we were dealing with yet another round of e-mail-borne worms and viruses, while simultaneously drowning in urgent doomsday warnings about the ASN.1 issue — presented as the “Oh my Lord in Heaven” vulnerability by everyone and their grandmother. Full Story