Protecting bombs and commercial software, too?; IBM announces its speediest IPS yet

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May 21, 20072 mins

Latest security news.

If it can protect bombs, why not commercial software, too?, 05/21/07:  A technology used by the U.S. Department of Defense to protect software from piracy and tampering has been released to the commercial sector to help software companies avoid loss of intellectual property, the makers of the product announced Monday. Click here for more.

IBM ISS announces its speediest IPS model, 05/21/07:  IBM’s Internet Security System division has announced its highest-speed intrusion-prevention system, with a top throughput of 15Gbps. Click here for more.

Guidance touts gadget for cell-phone forensics, 05/18/07:  Guidance Software, which makes the EnCase computer-forensics software product, has announced Neutrino, a 6-inch-square hardware device that can be used to acquire evidence from cell phones for investigative purposes. Click here for more.

IE7 goes into the ditch on some PCs, 05/17/07:  Some users aren’t able to use Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) after installing this month’s six-bug patch, the Microsoft security team acknowledged late Wednesday as it published a work-around for the problem. Click here for more.

Spending priorities shift from security to consolidation, virtualization: survey, 05/18/07:  IT executives in the next 12 months will be focusing their budget dollars on projects such as server consolidation and network upgrades, as previously high priorities such as security, risk management and compliance fall off their Top 10 lists. Click here for more.