August 6, 2008
Nominum DNS Protects 120 Million From New Risk
By Grant Draper
Nominum have announced that their latest Nominum DNS software, which was used in part of a mass upgrade for carrier and Internet Service Provider customers, protected over 120 million customers worldwide from a new DNS vulnerability.
The recent announcement stamps Nominum as a big player in the internet security related software market, and as a result [...]
August 5, 2008
Secure Computing Introduces Secure Web Reporter
By Grant Draper
Secure Computing Corporation, who generally specialize in the enterprise gateway security sector, have recently announced the launch, and now the current availability of the Secure Web Reporter.
The Secure Web Reporter will provide its users with an instant outline of Web activity, although the product will focus on security as well as compliance monitoring and performance [...]
August 1, 2008
Meru attempts to stop wardriving/parking lot attacks
By Alan Harten
Meru Networks has introduced RF Barrier, the first IEEE 802.11-based technology for proactively defending wireless networks against eavesdroppers and so called “parking lot” attackers, who attempt to record and observe network traffic from outside a building’s perimeter in order to steal sensitive and valuable information.
What many individuals and business’s do not appreciate is that a [...]
July 18, 2008
Bloxx to join Internet Watch Foundation
By Alan Harten
Bloxx, the web filtering specialist, today announced that it has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), joining around 80 members from a diverse range of organisations in their battle against illegal online content.
Eighteen months ago IWF released statistics regarding their activities, that revealed that they receive around 1,000 reports each month, which [...]
July 16, 2008
Webroot’s New Secure Online and Local Backup
By Alan Harten
Webroot, provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets, today announced the availability of Webroot® Secure Backup, a new data backup solution for home PC users which protects digital photos, music and any other files from damage or loss.
Possibly the most popular service available at the moment is from Mozy who [...]
July 16, 2008
Finjan says cybercrime now more profitable
By Alan Harten
Finjan Inc., manufacturer of secure web gateway products, today announced the latest findings by its Malicious Code Research Centre (MCRC).
In its latest trends report for Q2 2008, the MCRC identifies and analyzes the latest Crimeware business operations, and provides an insider’s look at the organizational structure of Cybercrime organizations.
The report seems to indicate [...]
July 10, 2008
Arxan To Assist Federation Against Software Theft
By Alan Harten
Arxan Technologies, a provider of application hardening solutions designed to protect software from tampering and theft, has joined the Federation Against Software Theft as it extends its reach into the European market.
The Federation was the world’s first anti-piracy organisation working to protect the intellectual property of software publishers.
It was formed in 1984 and its [...]
July 8, 2008
Cyberoam Security’s Options For Emerging Threats
By Alan Harten
Cyberoam, which is part of Elitecore Technologies, and is a provider of Identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances, has announced the launch of the latest version of its Cyberoam firmware.
Cyberoam’s partnerships include OEM alliances with vendors like Kaspersky Lab, CommTouch, and The GreenBow.
Cyberoam Central Console enables enforcement of global policies for firewall, intrusion prevention [...]
July 7, 2008
Tier-3 Announces European Managing Director
By Rohan Parker
Australian security software company, Tier-3, has elected Steven Standring to fill the newly created position of Managing Director for their new European contingent.
Standring is to promote Tier-3’s Huntsman™ software solution in the region, with the aim of becoming Europe’s number one security software provider.
Tier-3 made a big splash in the market when they created [...]
July 4, 2008
194.8.75.x on big blog spam run
By Brian Turner
Various IP’s in the C class (/24) IP block 194.8.75.214 are running like the clappers with blog spam today.
The blog spam is being posted in high volume, and the spam all links to pages on free webhosting accounts, advertising typical high-paying affiliate keyword links.
Unusually for this sort of activity, the IP addresses used are from [...]
July 3, 2008
WatchGuard sees Extensible Network Security changes
By Alan Harten
WatchGuard Technologies, network security solutions provider, today announced what it calls its ‘vision’ of taking unified threat management (UTM) to the ‘next level’ of performance, scalability, high security, investment protection and end-user choice, with the company’s threat management (XTM) and connectivity solutions.
Four years ago analyst IDC came up with the term UTM as a description [...]
June 30, 2008
New Online Community for Security Industry
By Grant Draper
It seems the team responsible for the Infosecurity Europe show, that’s held in London, won’t rest until everyone is fully clued up on the topic, with their latest project being the InfoSecurity online community.
The website includes advice, forums, blogs, career path, ask the experts, Q&A and other resources, and much much more, answering all your [...]
June 26, 2008
Data loss and latop theft increase
By Grant Draper
Absolute Software, a laptop tracking and recovery firm, has offered its advice on security as the number of cases relating to data loss, and laptop theft, increase.
The fact that laptops continue to fall in price for a basic model is irrelevant, as the data stored on them becomes ever more valuable, with the average laptop [...]
June 26, 2008
Joy Global Shielded From Web 2.0 Hazards
By Rohan Parker
The announcement was made this month by Secure Computing Corporation that the gateway security company would be providing Secure Web(tm) to Joy Global Inc., the mining equipment manufacturer and distributor.
Secure Web, previously known as Webwasher, will allow Joy Global to protect against threats designed with Web 2.0 in mind.
Web 2.0 is the phase [...]
June 24, 2008
8e6 Technologies R3000 Internet filter
By Grant Draper
8e6 Technologies has released details on its R3000 Internet filter applications, which will be improvised to block streaming media applications, mainly sports related.
The 8e6 application will allow related IT companies to possess the ability to put streaming media applications into categories, and by monitoring the application, the company can then identify whether blocking is the [...]
June 24, 2008
Secerno warns about PCI Standard update
By Alan Harten
Secerno, a global technology data security company, today issued a warning to retailers and consumers alike regarding section 6.6 of the PCI standard that takes effect on June 30th.
The measures that the update requires - either installing firewalls around Internet-facing applications or having all customer application code reviewed for common vulnerabilities - are undoubtedly [...]
June 23, 2008
Brian Czarny joins Webroot
By Alan Harten
Webroot, provider of security software for consumers, enterprise and SME markets, today announced the appointment of Brian Czarny as Vice President of Solutions Marketing.
Czarny will be involved in advancing Webroot’s innovations in the security software as a service (SaaS) market by leading product management and product marketing.
“With malware threats growing 500% year over [...]
June 20, 2008
10 Gig Threat Management System From Arbor
By Alan Harten
Arbor Networks, Inc., provider of secure service control solutions for global business networks, announced today the industry’s first 10 Gig distributed denial of service (DDoS) detection and mitigation system that enables application-layer attack protection.
The Threat Management System 3100 (TMS) delivers deep packet inspection (DPI) of more than 80 critical IP services and applications running [...]
June 13, 2008
Absolute’s Computrace Mobile protects wireless devices
By Alan Harten
Absolute Software, a provider of patented computer theft recovery, data protection and Secure Asset Tracking solutions has launched Computrace Mobile.
Based on the Computrace desktop and laptop management solution from Absolute, Computrace Mobile, is the only solution on the market for the management of all remote computers and handhelds owned by an organisation.
Computrace Mobile [...]
June 12, 2008
Small businesses and electronic crime
By Grant Draper
A You Gov survey has revealed that the cause of stress and anxiety in the work place comes from technology not working, difficult suppliers and clients, heavy workloads, tight deadlines and long hours.
Businesses were also questioned about their views on work based crime, fear of theft, or loss of confidential data for instance.
Amazingly, the reality [...]