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 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
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 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 [...]
May 20, 2008
NinjaProbe To Be Upgraded With Snort IDS
By Rohan Parker
Leader in network monitoring software, Endace Limited, announced today that NinjaProbe is to be upgraded with a new applied watch command center and data mining agent, Snort.
The addition of the Snort IDS (intrusion detection system) will not only mean Endace’s product portfolio will have been reinforced, but so will one of the chief passive [...]
May 16, 2008
Cellcrypt hypes ultra-secure mobile calls
By Dave Nixon
UK stealth modemarket entrant, Cellcrypt, has begun touting an innovative encryption system that attempts to resolve a security dilemma most companies would rather avoid – insecure mobile phone calls.
Cellcrypt claim that governments and large companies in the financial sector have become progressively more anxious about the possibility of snooping on mobile phone calls of a [...]
May 9, 2008
PineApp Release App To Battle Zombie Networks
By Rohan Parker
According to a statement released by PineApp, the company has created a new application, titled ZombiCop, which will combat the increasing amount of spam delivered from zombie computers.
This new method of spam has proved almost immune to the current anti-virus and anti-botnet software, however ISPs should now stand a better chance with the creation [...]
March 26, 2008
US agency issues USB devices to employees in attempt to control security
By Janine de Blois
Workers at Washington’s Division of Child Support have begun issuing SanDisk Cruzer drives which provide 256-bit AES encryption and are password-protected.
They are replacing all the privately owned devices which many workers were using to store clients personal data.
The personal data ranges from Social Security numbers, tax and employment records, to criminal [...]
March 26, 2008
New telecommuting system for home and remote workers will reduce CO2 emmissions
By Janine de Blois
Aruba 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. [...]
March 26, 2008
Microsoft aquires Komoku-leading edge rootkit detection provider
By Janine de Blois
Microsoft has aquired Komoku, a Maryland based, veteran owned and operated small business in high technology. Microsoft will be utilizing this technology in upcoming versions of its Forefront line of security products and Windows Live OneCare. Ryan Hamlin, general manager, Access and Security Division, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft said, “Komoku has [...]
March 21, 2008
Sophos combines NAC with endpoint security in free upgrade
By Janine de Blois
Endpoint 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 [...]
March 21, 2008
Australian phion brings their network security to UK
By Janine de Blois
Founded in Australia in 2000 by three physicists, phion has already expanded into Germany, Switzerland, Cental Europe and Italy. Having gained trust in the financial and manufacturing sectors, it boast such customers as European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) and the German Post Office. Last year phion was listed on the Vienna stock [...]
March 20, 2008
New industry standards reached with release of AirDefense Enterprise 7.3
By Janine de Blois
Wireless security experts, AirDefense, has launched “AirDefense Enterprise 7.3”, featuring the industry’s first software only Spectrum Analysis. Used to examine 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies, it gives IT administrators a cost effective remote means of monitoring trouble spots by identifying possible non-802.11 sources of interference. It also features an updated Advanced Forensics tool that [...]
March 14, 2008
Smash - IBM’s secure mashup tool
By Isabelle Chaize
IBM have released a newly developed mashup tool.
Smash is designed to create mashups securely, which IBM hope will make mashups available to the wider enterprise market by sorting out security issues, one of their chief problems.
Mashups enable the creation of customised applications by users who do not have extensive technical coding knowledge.
Rod Smith, IBM [...]
March 14, 2008
Sun and NSA team up for new version of OpenSolaris
By Isabelle Chaize
Sun Microsystem’s OpenSolaris operating system is to be enhanced by a deal between Sun and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
The merge will integrate Flask (Flux Advanced Security Kernel), the NSA’s security architecture for operating systems, into OpenSolaris in a move which will create mandatory access controls in OpenSolaris.
This will enable admins of [...]
March 9, 2008
Microsoft snaps up U-Prove
By Isabelle Chaize
Credentica’s U-Prove technology has been bought by Microsoft for an undisclosed sum. All the underlying patents are included in the deal.
U-Prove is an online security technology developed by Stefan Brands for Credentica, which helps fight privacy violations by assisting users to make sure that they are only revealing the minimum amount of personal data they [...]
March 9, 2008
East-Tec Eraser 2008 released
By Isabelle Chaize
East-Tec Eraser 2008, a program designed to permanently wipe data from your computer, has been released.
It can be used to completely delete sensitive data from your system or information stored on your machine without your knowledge. This is often difficult as even once the recycling bin has been emptied, content remains on the hard [...]
March 9, 2008
Four new updates for Office to be released next week
By Isabelle Chaize
Microsoft is preparing at least four security updates for release next week on 11th March - this months ‘Patch Tuesday’.
All the patches are aimed at fixing four different weaknesses in Microsoft Office, which have been classified as ‘critical’, Microsoft’s highest level of alert.
Microsoft did not go into detail about the nature of the weak [...]
March 4, 2008
Anti-virus scam aimed at unsuspecting users
By Dave Nixon
A Trojan named ‘MonaRonaDona’ is being leveraged to trade fake anti-virus software, security company Kaspersky has warned.
In contrast to the majority of viruses and Trojans which try to go about their evil task as imperceptibly as possible, the MonaDonaRona Trojan displays a broadly visibly message in front of the prey, said Kaspersky Lab researcher [...]
March 4, 2008
Criminals make routine security tests
By Dave Nixon
Cyber-criminals are beginning to bear a resemblance to the legal software industry to such a degree that they even pre-test malware applications for effectiveness before releasing them.
That is in accordance with PandaLabs, which has identified forums on which criminals connect with one another to progress with development of applications which can be used to [...]