Napatech announces WinPCAP support
by NapatechNapatech recently released WinPCAP support on its intelligent real-time network adapters. WinPCAP is an additional feature to the previously released Windows driver, believed to be the world’s fastest Windows driver for Ethernet applications. The same packet capture feature set and high performance can now be supported across Windows, Linux and FreeBSD. WinPCAP is Windows support for PCAP, the popular open source packet capture interface. Napatech’s implementation supports Windows 2003/2008 and ...
CREDANT Technologies Reports Strongest Quarter Ever
by CREDANT TechnologiesCREDANT Technologies, the market leader in endpoint data protection solutions today announced their best quarterly revenue bookings in the history of the company. CREDANT enjoyed great success across the board in achieving these numbers, and particular success internationally, where they recorded 577% growth compared with the same quarter last year. CREDANT also signed a multi-million dollar deal, their biggest ever to date, with one of the world’s largest ...
356 big reasons for UK CIOs to switch to encrypted drives revealed
by Origin StorageReports that UK chief information officers reported a whacking 356 data loss incidents in the last 12 months - approaching double that of the year previous - should sent shivers down the spine of any self- respecting IT security professional, says Andy Cordial, managing director of Origin Storage, the storage systems integration specialist. "If you research into the figures, which were released by the Information Commissioners Office under the Freedom of ...
Finjan says controlled access Web portals now prime target of cybercriminals
by FinjanAs news of the Guardian web site hack broke on Sunday, Finjan, the business Internet security specialist, said that identity information on consumers and companies continues to be a prime target for criminal hackers. "As we identified back in May of last year (http://preview.tinyurl.com/ykml7ef) - when our researchers discovered a Crimeserver containing more than 1.4 gigs of data on individual and business credentials - data that can be assembled for ...
Finjan warns companies as China prepares for cyber-espionage
by FinjanA report commissioned by a US Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trading with China has warned that China has started spying on the US government and major companies. And, says Finjan, the business Internet security specialist, now is the time for companies to start beefing up their IT security defences to stop them falling victim to what appears to be a rash of impending cyber-espionage from the ...
CREDANT Technologies Gains Two Recognitions
by CREDANT TechnologiesCREDANT Technologies, the market leader in endpoint data protection solutions, today announced it has been ranked number 93 on Technology Fast 500™, and is a finalist in GSN: Government Security News Homeland Security Awards competition. Technology Fast 500 is Deloitte LLP’s ranking of 500 of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the ...
Survey: Employees spend work time shopping
by ISACAEmployees plan to spend nearly two full working days (14.4 hours) on average shopping online from a work computer this holiday season, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ISACA, a nonprofit association of 86,000 information technology (IT) professionals. One in 10 plans to spend at least 30 hours shopping online at work. Convenience (34%) and boredom (23%) are the biggest motivators, according to those polled. Despite an economy expected ...
SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise Flash Drives Earn Certification
by Security NewsSanDisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that the SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise FIPS edition secure USB flash drive has received Common Criteria EAL2 certification, making it the only USB flash drive to earn both Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 certification and Common Criteria certification. The Common Criteria is an internationally recognized ISO standard (ISO/IEC 15408) used by governments and other organizations to assess ...
Check Point Adds Windows 7 OS Support To Endpoint Security
by Security NewsCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Windows 7 Microsoft operating system support for Check Point Endpoint Security, the first and only single agent that combines all the critical components for total security on the endpoint. Businesses with a mixed environment of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 based desktops and laptops gain through Endpoint Security a single, common centrally managed solution. Check Point ...
SwissDisk cloud has more holes than the cheese says Origin Storage
by Origin StorageReports that SwissDisk, the US cloud storage service provider has been hit by a data access outage, indicates that - even with a high level of service uptime - cloud data storage options have yet to reach the maturity of more conventional technology, says Origin Storage. "In the wake of its cloud storage outage, SwissDisk has rolled out the big guns and, after outsourcing to a major company, claims it can ...
October 20, 2009
Fortify warns new WiFi Standard could pose major security threat
by Fortify SoftwareFortify Software, the application security vulnerability specialist, has warned that the proposed WiFi Direct standard - which will allow WD-enabled WiFi devices to link with each other on an ad-hoc basis - poses a potentially serious security threat to companies with WiFi networks. Richard Kirk, Fortify's European director, said that, whilst most companies have now installed defences against attacks and unauthorized accesses to their wireless networks, these defences normally centre on the ...
October 19, 2009
Businesses beat the postal strike with secure online collaboration
by Cyber - ArkThe impending postal strike is causing headaches in companies large and small across the UK, but the strike could actually do firms a favour by accelerating their move away from the paper trail that binds our businesses to the Royal Mail. Google has the right approach with its Google Wave offering which is billed as the collaborative successor to electronic mail. But many businesses - anxious to comply with the upcoming ...
ISACA to Host Its First Virtual Conference on 3 November
by ISACAISACA—a global association serving more than 86,000 IT governance professionals—will host its first virtual conference on Tuesday, 3 November 2009. The event, which will be held in partnership with SearchCompliance.com, is titled GRC and IT: Frameworks, Controls and Implementations, and registration is free. The conference sessions will discuss how to create and optimize GRC strategies and will offer unique perspectives on the future of risk management. They will also cover ...
Former Home Secretary voices support for Identity theft prevention best practice proposals
by Infosecurity EuropeThe Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has published a ground-breaking white paper that sets out guidelines and best practice in the identity assurance space, helping to encourage a better understanding of the need for organisations to verify the identity of their customers. The not-for-profit, international professional organisation of information security professionals and practitioners has enlisted the support of the Right Honourable David Blunkett MP, who said, “There is the most enormous ...
October 13, 2009
First 1TB Portable Hardware Encrypted Drive launched
by Origin StorageOrigin Storage, a leading manufacturer and distributor of IT storage solutions, has today announced the launch of their 1TB and 750GB Data Locker. The new capacities will be in addition to the 320GB and 500GB which are already available. The Data Locker Secure Drive gives users peace of mind in the event that that their data storage device is lost or stolen. The data is secured by AES hardware ...
Tier-3 joins McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA)
by Tier-3Australian security software developer Tier-3 has joined the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance™ (SIA). The alliance allows McAfee customers to enhance their investment in McAfee products by adding a range of interoperable and highly complementary capabilities offered by Tier-3’s HUNTSMAN. ‘We designed HUNTSMAN to provide higher security intelligence with improved threat visibility, greater context and superior protection for the entire IT environment,’ said Peter Woollacott, Tier-3’s CEO: ‘For McAfee to welcome us ...
October 8, 2009
The largest IT companies in the world use Storage Expo to showcase their latest products
by Storage ExpoStorage Expo taking place on the 14th – 15th October at Olympia in London is established as the event where new technology is launched for the data storage and information management markets. The 2009 event continues this precedent with many of the largest IT companies in the world using the event as a showcase for their latest products. www.storage-expo.com According to Natalie Booth, Event Director, “This year Storage Expo ...
ISACA Conference in Amsterdam to Feature Top Global Web Fraud and Security Experts
by ISACAISACA, the not-for profit IT security, governance and assurance association with more than 86,000 constituents worldwide, is hosting key global security and web fraud experts at a three-day conference in Amsterdam from 9-11 November 2009. ISACA’s Information Security and Risk Management Conference (ISRMC) Europe will take place in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and will feature industry luminaries including Eugene Schultz, CTO of Emagined Security, who will look at next-generational intrusion detection ...
Aster Data increases compression, lowers costs
by Aster DataAster Data, a proven leader dedicated to providing the best data analytics and management platform for ‘Big Data’ applications, today announced that Aster nCluster and nCluster Cloud Editions offer an intelligent software approach to compression which enables information lifecycle management (ILM). Aster nCluster Smart Compression reduces costs while increasing flexibility by allowing enterprises to store vast quantities of data for the lowest possible cost on commodity hardware, without sacrificing query ...
October 7, 2009
Automation Is the Only Way to Cut Risks
by Security NewsEnterprises that do not have automated methods for finding network vulnerabilities and tracking risks are gambling with their corporate data and reputation. This was a key message from the recent Security Risk & Compliance Forum in London, organised by Skybox Security and BT. The Forum brought together 40 senior IT and infosecurity staff from leading companies, to discuss the issues of risk and compliance management in complex, decentralized networks. ...