Web Security Breaking News

Webroot woos SMBs with online security
SMBs are finally being offered a way to buy desktop security that doesn't come on a CD. U.S. vendor Webroot has formally launched a suite of security applications delivered as an online service. More..

Google adds Web security, remote worker protection to Google Apps
Google is adding security for Web surfing and remote workers to its Google Apps set of office tools. More..

McAfee, Yahoo team on Web security
McAfee and Yahoo today announced a partnership on Web security in which Yahoo's search engine is making freely available to users the warnings about unwanted or malicious code on Web sites as determined through McAfee's security technology. More..

How one site dealt with SQL injection attack
U.K.-based car-marketing site Autoweb was one of many Web sites hit in the Internet wave of SQL injection attacks first noticed Friday April 25. AutoWeb was smashed up, but its CIO tells how the site was repaired and got running again. More..

Scan ScanSafe's annual report for heuristic experience
Recently, ScanSafe released its 25-page 'Annual Global Threat Report: Trends for January 2007-December 2007.' The report was written by Senior Security Researcher Mary Landesman. Here are some of the highlights of the report. More..

Cisco business unit targets bots
IronPort Systems Wednesday said it has improved its S-Series family of Web security appliances by adding filters for preventing corporate Web surfers from being victimized by botnets. More..

Webroot, Email Systems team for new e-mail security service
Webroot announced this week that it will team up with Email Systems, a software-as-a-service security provider, to deliver e-mail security services to enterprise users.  More..

WebSense to offer security inside and out
Having made two acquisitions within the last year, Web security vendor WebSense is expanding rapidly into e-mail security and data-leak prevention. More..

Web 2.0 threats catch enterprises unprepared: survey
Web 2.0 technologies are sucking up corporate bandwidth and presenting a host of security challenges enterprises are simply unprepared for, a new survey has found.  More..

Secure Web gateways: slamming the door on malware
The Web has become the new security battle front, surpassing even e-mail as the leading source of malware infections. In a recent study, Google found that one in 10 Web sites that it crawled contained a malicious payload. And Gartner Group estimates that 75% of enterprises will be infected this year with targeted malware that evades their traditional defenses. Why? While more than 80% of enterprises have some form of URL filtering in place, less than 15% have any form of deep inspection on Web payloads, resulting in a Web security gap.  More..

Cisco playing network defense
Cisco is fleshing out its Self-Defending Network strategy for securing converged networks.  More..

Web monitoring software resized
Web monitoring product split into three packages to better suit organizations’ needs. More..

ESoft releases Web security gateway
Security company eSoft launched a Web filtering appliance that also scans for threats to a company’s Web infrastructure and applications, and controls instant messaging and peer-to-peer traffic. More..

McAfee readies enterprise e-mail, Web appliances
McAfee plans to deliver more scalable versions of its e-mail and Web security appliances, designed for enterprise users. More..

McAfee focuses on SMB security market
McAfee Monday pledged a renewed focus on the small-and-midsize business market, where the security firm said it’s beefing up its product line and sales support. More..

Watchfire takes aim at Web application security problems
Watchfire is upgrading its AppScan software to help customers reduce the amount of time it takes to certify Web application security.  More..

SurfControl adds managed services to security suite
Security vendor SurfControl today announced a pair of managed services for Web and e-mail security, taking advantage of technology it acquired with its purchase of BlackSpider Technologies earlier this year. More..

Websense to integrate PortAuthority’s information leak-prevention technology
Web security company Websense on Wednesday announced plans to integrate PortAuthority Technologies’ information leak- prevention technology into its product line. More..

Trend Micro unveils multipurpose security appliance
Trend Micro last week unveiled the InterScan Web Security Appliance, gateway-based hardware for letting corporate users perform URL filtering, virus and spyware detection and eradication. More..

IronPort appliance blocks Web-based threats, including spyware, viruses, keyloggers and phishing
IronPort Monday announced a new appliance designed to keep Web-based threats, including spyware, viruses, keyloggers, and phishing, from entering an organization. More..

Start-up takes aim at online prevention
Business Signatures last week unveiled software aimed at helping financial institutions curb online fraud. More..

After theft, bank tightens online security
Days after confirming that information on approximately 60,000 customers had been stolen by an identity-theft ring, Bank of America last Thursday announced plans to tighten security. More..

Extortion via DDoS on the rise
Criminals are increasingly targeting corporations with distributed denial-of-service attacks designed not to disrupt business networks but to extort thousands of dollars from the companies. More..

Financial firms bolster authentication
Financial institutions are strengthening their defenses against online fraud by adding security mechanisms that are better suited to prove the identity of customers than are simple, reusable passwords. More..

Paris Hilton may be victim of T-Mobile Web holes
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's mobile phone account and those of other T-Mobile customers may have fallen victim to hackers who took advantage of a gaping hole in the company's Web site to steal information, according to security experts and those familiar with the incident. More..