Skybox Security Announces Introduction of Skybox 4000 Appliance
by Security NewsSkybox Security, the leader in automated security risk and compliance management, today announced availability of the Skybox 4000 appliance, combining the award-winning Skybox View software platform with a pre-installed and hardened server. The release of Skybox 4000 provides enterprise customers with an alternative method of deploying Skybox security risk and compliance management solutions on a reliable, branded hardware platform that further reduces the total cost of ownership. The Skybox ...
February 17, 2010
Skybox Security Unveils New Partner Strategy
by Security NewsSkybox Security, the leader in automated security risk and compliance management, announced the introduction of a new worldwide partner strategy that responds to the growing need for effective firewall assurance solutions in the mid-market. Elements of the new partner strategy include the recently announced Skybox CertiFire firewall assurance product for mid-size enterprises, program enhancements for partner profitability, and investment in co-marketing activities to accelerate new customer acquisition. This ...
October 30, 2009
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 8, 2009
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 ...
September 7, 2009
Check Point IPS Solutions
by Security NewsCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point IPS solutions shield customers against exploits associated with the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this unpatched vulnerability could allow hackers to take over an affected company’s systems. Although no Microsoft patch is currently available for this vulnerability, Check Point Security Gateway R70 customers using the IPS Software Blade ...
June 11, 2009
Vaserv crippled by hackers
by Alan HartenVaserv.com, a very popular UK ISP, has suffered a large cyber attack that has caused over 100,000 websites that relied on a virtualization manager solution known as HyperVM to lose data. The virus attacked the HyperVM software in particular, which is located in LXL Labs, through a small vulnerability built into the software, destroying data left and right and also stealing credit card numbers from the servers. Rus Foster, the director of ...
March 24, 2009
CRYPTOCard wins managed services award
by David MastersTwo-factor authentication (2FA) provider CRYPTOCard has been awarded the accolade of Managed Services Provider of the Year 2009 by IT magazine Network Publishing. The award is based on reader votes, and recognises CRYPTOCard's managed authentication service, CRYPTO-MAS. CRYPTOCard CEO Neil Hollister said: "We are incredibly proud of this achievement." CRYPTO-MAS is an affordable cloud-based 2FA solution used to identify individuals before giving them access to applications, data and networks. It requires no hardware or ...
March 23, 2009
Secerno launches products in Africa
by David MastersUK-based data security firm Secerno has teamed up with South Africa-based Secersa to distribute its products in sub Saharan Africa. Together, the two companies plan to fight cybercrime across southern Africa, taking advantage of the South Africa's superb IT infrastructure. The partnership will enable Secersa to offer Secerno's database policy enforcement and database activity monitoring to its customers and reseller network. Secerno's products include the DataWall, available as both a hardware and virtual ...
March 18, 2009
Internet criminals hide behind fast-flux DNS
by David MastersFast-flux DNS linking is being used to anonymously distribute child pornography on the Internet, according to Infosecurity Adviser. The online security website said fast-flux DNS links are being used to anonymise connections to hosting servers. The anonymised connections link up to hidden encrypted partitions on the hosting servers, where child pornography is stored. Andrew Yeomans, and advisory board member for Infosecurity Europe, said that from a technical perspective, the process is 'ingenious' as ...
November 12, 2008
Capacity Planning is a key factor for managing Data Centers
by NeptunyNeptuny today announced that a poll carried out at the Gartner Data Center Summit in Amsterdam found that 93% of companies are interested in implementing Capacity management for Cloud Computing or Virtualization. “The growing importance for managing Data Centers in a more effective and efficient way is driving demand for Capacity Management”, comments Neptuny’s Business Development Manager, Giuseppe Nardiello. “Indeed, Capacity Management tools are recognized as essential for enabling IT ...
October 27, 2008
Finjan’s Vital Security Appliances Receive Excellent Reviews from Three Leading Industry Magazines
by FinjanFinjan announced that its three product lines, the Vital Security NG-5000, NG6000 and NG8000 series, received excellent reviews and high accolades by three leading industry magazines: IT PRO UK, Network Computing and SC Magazine. IT PRO UK reviewed Finjan’s Vital Security Web Appliance NG-5000S for businesses and NG-6000S for mid-large organizations and gave both appliances five stars as well as the “editor’s choice” distinction, stating particularly about the NG-6000S that for ...
August 13, 2008
Clustered Storage vs. Storage Virtualisation
by Storage ExpoBy Philip Crocker, Director of EMEA Marketing, Isilon Systems. Many organisations are facing a tremendous increase in the amounts of data needed to conduct everyday business. The growth of unstructured data such as video, audio, image, research data, and other large digital files is pushing the bounds of traditional storage systems. Into the breach come Clustered Storage and Storage Virtualisation to potentially offer solutions to help meet the challenge of larger ...
April 28, 2008
Microsoft warns web-hosting providers of zero-day flaw
by Janine de BloisThe vulnerability affects Windows XP Service Pack 2 as well as all supported versions and editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. It allows for elevation of privilege from authenticated user to LocalSystem. An attack is possible through authenticated user provided code. Internet Information Services (IIS) and SQL Server are affected. As yet, no known attacks have exploited this vulnerability. Microsoft is working ...
April 20, 2008
Google Apps hit by session-stealing assault
by Dave NixonA security researcher has exposed a grave flaw in Google Spreadsheets, which could give an attacker access to all of a user's Google services. While the bug, a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw, has now been fixed by Google, it is a sign of the dangers that can go together with the growing popularity of Software as a Service (SaaS), according to researcher Billy Rios, who uncovered the problem. Due ...
April 8, 2008
IBM plans new security for virtual servers
by Dave NixonIBM researchers are developing new attack deterrence technology for the company's virtualisation products. The company is set to specify the new project, codenamed Phantom, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Phantom is a combined effort between IBM's X-Force threat analysis team and the company's research division. It aims to lock down the hypervisor software that IBM systems use to manage virtual machines. "What we're doing through Phantom is ...
March 31, 2008
IFRAME SEO attack spreads to over a million search queries
by Janine de BloisThe IFRAME Search engine optimization (SEO) which began last week has spread and has infected an increasing number of important sites. The latest high profile sites found to have the IFRAMES redirecting browsers to fake security software and Zlob malware variants are: USAToday.com ABCNews.com News.com Target.com Packard Bell.com Walmart.com Rediff.com MiamiHerald.com Bloomingdales.com PatentStorm.us WebShots.com Sears.com Forbes.com Ugo.com Bartleby.com Linkedwords.com Circuitcity.com Allwords.com Blogdigger.com Epinions.com Buyersindex.com Jcpenney.com Nakido.com Uvm.edu hobbes.nmsu.edu jurist.law.pitt.edu boisestate.edu The hackers have been searching for popular keywords on sites and then adding a HTML command to the ...
March 28, 2008
Finjan discovers website offering volume purchase of stolen credit cards
by Janine de Blois"If further proof were needed that there is a very serious problem facing the card acceptance and processing industry, this is it," said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer at Finjan. "Prices are segmented depending on whether a card is a Classic Visa or MasterCard, a premium account such as a Gold, Platinum or Business/Corporate card and its country of issue. Prices typically range from $38 per set of ...
March 26, 2008
New telecommuting system for home and remote workers will reduce CO2 emmissions
by Janine de BloisAruba Networks and Avaya have teamed up to pave the way for the future by producing an IP-based voice and data access system for teleworkers. More and more people are working from home or small remote offices and require an easy to use system to keep in touch as though they were at the office. Combining the need of flexibility for businesses and workers with the need to reduce ...
March 21, 2008
Highly critical patches released for Kerberos 5-multiple vulnerabilities
by Janine de BloisKerberos credits Jeff Altman of Secure Endpoints, and Red Hat Security Response Team for discovering critical vulnerabilities in various versions of Kerberos 5. The bugs may cause DoS (Denial of Service), or otherwise compromise vulnerable systems. The first problem is the Key Distribution Center (KDC). Incoming krb4 requests can be exploited to crash an affected server with the potential of executing arbitrary code, or disclosing sensitive memory. ...
Sophos combines NAC with endpoint security in free upgrade
by Janine de BloisEndpoint Security and Control 8.0., released Tuesday, integrates anti-virus, anti-spyware, host intrusion prevention, application control, firewall and NAC to block viruses and spyware as well as ensure that computers are running authorised up-to-date software and adhere to company policies. Sophos research indicates two out of three corporate computers have out of date anti-virus, missing security patches or a disabled firewall. "Historically it's been difficult for IT managers to know whether ...