nCipher Announces Embedded Cryptographic Hardware Security Modules

By Brian Turner

nCipher plc has announced the immediate availability of the miniHSM – the world’s first embedded hardware security module (HSM).
MiniHSM provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with an easy to integrate, secure solution for data encryption, digital signing and strong authentication. The product enables the integration of pre-validated cryptographic security into a diverse range of products including [...]

HP Tightens Security on HP-UX Operating System

By Brian Turner

HP has upgraded security on its HP-UX 11i operating system with new encrypted volume and file system support for “data-at-rest,” which describes an embedded-trusted computing chip for HP’s Integrity servers.
The new encryption is included in HP-UX11i v2 tie in with HP’s Integrity servers which use the Intel Itanium processor. Itanium allows HP-UX 11i to do [...]

Centennial Software Launches Security.Advisor

By Brian Turner

Centennial Software, a leading developer of IT asset discovery and security management solutions, has launched Security.Advisor, which helps identify the software and firmware vulnerabilities hidden across the entire network.
In conjunction with Centennial’s Discovery asset management solution, Security.Advisor searches the network for vulnerabilities in software and hardware and directs users to the right patches and remedial [...]

Leading Financial Organisations Give Evidence on Internet Security

By Brian Turner

A House of Lords committee investigating internet security has listened to evidence from the UK payments association (APACS), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Visa.
The organisations reported on the level of online threat to consumers, the types of security attacks being carried out and how financial services organisations are working with international law-enforcement groups to [...]

USB Switchblade Malware Detected

By Brian Turner

Centennial Software, a developer of IT asset discovery and security management solutions, has issued a security alert about new endpoint malware, named USB Switchblade.
The malware targets Windows systems and steals corporate information such as passwords, IP data, browser history and auto-fill data, including data used for online banking and other payment systems.
The malware allows hackers [...]

Vista Hardware Security Approved by PC Makers

By Brian Turner

Microsoft has secured an agreement with PC manufacturers to add a change at the BIOS level to improve security in Windows Vista.
Microsoft’s Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature could make automated, large-scale attacks significantly more difficult.
ASLR relies on Data Execution Prevention (DEP), another new Vista security feature, in order to function fully. DEP is also [...]

Yoggie Gatekeeper Provides High-level Security for Laptops

By Brian Turner

Yoggie Security Systems, an Israeli start-up, has developed an innovative device to provide high-level security to laptops when users access the Internet via hotspots, airports, and hotel rooms.
The Yoggie Gatekeeper, which is about the size of a credit-card, is a miniature computer which connects to laptop and provides remote workers with the same level of [...]

nCipher Trials Biometric Security System at Heathrow

By Brian Turner

Heathrow Airport is trialling a biometric security system from nCipher that offers heightened levels of security.
Travellers at the airport can enrol in a trial of the biometric security solution, known as miSense, which utilises iris and face recognition technology. The system is expected to speed up airport check in and boarding.
The system will be available [...]

Collax Enhances Security Gateway Bandwidth Management

By Brian Turner

Collax has announced expanded bandwidth management of the Collax Security Gateway, a Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution providing Web, email and network security.
The UTM solution in Version 4.0.10 prioritizes and guarantees bandwidths in Virtual Private Networks giving Voice-over-IP (VoIP), and other business applications including ERP systems, priority in the VPN tunnel.
The Collax Security Gateway 4.0.10 [...]

Seagate Provides New Hardware-Based Encryption Technology

By Brian Turner

Seagate’s new ‘DriveTrust Technology’, an effective means of preventing the theft of data from stolen or lost laptops, could become standard in a few years.
While most encryption technologies reside in a separate application or as part of the operating system, DriveTrust technology integrates encryption directly into the drive itself. Although the technology had been available [...]

Prevx Offers Free PC Security Packs To SMBs

By Brian Turner

Prevx, a UK developer of anti-malware software, is offering free Prevx1 Business Starter packs to companies with 25-250 employees. This group is considered the most vulnerable to PC security attacks because smaller businesses often lack fundamental security on their PCs and networks.
Companies interested in the offer can visit http://www.prevx.com/startnow to receive a year’s protection for [...]

IBM Introduces New Telecom Security System

By Brian Turner

IBM has announced security hardware, software and services to address the security needs of the user, enterprise systems and the core of large-scale Internet Protocol (IP) carrier networks. The Telecom Core Infrastructure Security Solution monitors and manages the health of both the network and the traffic itself.
The system addresses security needs generated by the increase [...]

Symantec Introduces Windows Vista Security Products

By Brian Turner

Symantec is launching AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2, a security and backup system for the newly available Windows Vista operating system.
Symantec has already unveiled Backup Exec 11d, which has been under beta since early this year. Backup Exec 11d targets early adopters of the Windows Vista operating system and 64-bit computing and expands the capabilities of [...]

McAfee Announces 2007 Vista Compatible Security Products

By Brian Turner

McAfee has announced McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5 and McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise 8.5 products which are compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista.
The products provide protection from viruses, worms, spyware, adware, rootkits, hacker attacks and exploits. The updated products use advanced technology to protect computers from both known and unknown threats. The technology goes further than simply [...]

Symantec releases Norton 360 security beta

By Brian Turner

Symantec has released Norton 360, which combines PC security and tune-up technologies with automated backup and online transaction security abilities, as a public beta.
Norton 360 is designed to protect users from viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware, adware, hackers and online scams. It provides security during banking and shopping online through identity theft protection. It also [...]