Latest security news.
CipherTrust appliance protects corporate resources, 11/14/05
Messaging security vendor CipherTrust this week is expected to announce an initiative to extend its outbound communication protection beyond e-mail.
Good puts security management on the air, 11/14/05
The handheld devices used in enterprises traditionally have been like an executive’s company car, leased and maintained by the employee, though paid for by the boss. But in some cases they’re evolving into a corporate asset tightly controlled by the …
Sniffer gets enterprise-scale upgrade, 11/14/05
Network General last week uncrated product enhancements that make it possible to centrally manage distributed copies of its popular Sniffer protocol-analysis tools.
More on Sony’s rootkit, 11/14/05
If Sony BMG isn’t held accountable, worse assaults on consumers by not only Hollywood but any content or software publisher who pleases will quickly follow.
Start-ups look to horn in on net control, 11/14/05
LAN security appliances enforce policies at access switches.
Conference to put spotlight on compliance, 11/14/05
As compliance responsibilities fall more in the laps of security professionals, vendors are responding with products and services designed to make understanding and reporting on risk and compliance more accessible.
Primera’s DS360 CD/DVD Shredder, 11/14/05
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Selling old storage tapes can lead to data risk, 11/14/05
You’re looking to upgrade to new storage tapes or disks and figure you might try to defray costs by getting a few bucks back for your old tapes. But those who have bought or sold used tapes warn that doing so can put your confidential data at risk.
CA users to eyeball Unicenter upgrade, 11/14/05
Computer Associates this week is set to share management and security product plans with customers eager to hear which products the vendor will develop and which it may leave behind.
NetIQ adds monitoring, auditing to directory tools, 11/14/05
NetIQ last week released software that tracks changes in Active Directory. The tool is intended to provide corporate users with another weapon for handling compliance regulations.
Office systems undergoing big changes, 11/14/05
Hacking copiers, software focus raised at document management conference
Broadwing beefs up managed security, 11/14/05
Broadwing this week plans to extend its new managed security portfolio with a service designed to mitigate viruses and spam.
Vendor upgrades mail-filtering software, 11/14/05
BorderWare is adding new filters to its MXtreme Mail Firewall to help customers better block spam, viruses and network flooding attacks.
Atempo adds encryption to data manager, 11/14/05
Atempo last week introduced software that lets customers encrypt data on storage devices and protect it from tampering and eavesdropping.
Microsoft renames anti-spyware product, 11/14/05
Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when the finished version becomes available next year, a …
Survey: Security concerns over IP convergence, 11/14/05
As viruses and malicious software bloom, senior executives across a range of industries see security as their top concern in implementing converged IP networks, according to a joint study released Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit and AT&T.
Cognitive radio enhances WLANs, 11/14/05
Integrated software and silicon solutions enable cognitive radio to be built into enterprise-class wireless LAN access points to boost security and optimize performance.
VoIP security is going to be a nightmare, 11/14/05
If your company is planning to exploit the incredible power, flexibility and cost savings offered by VoIP, there are two things you need to know: VoIP people don’t think like IP people; security is going to be a nightmare.
Sony’s anti-piracy arrogance, 11/14/05
The arrogance of companies that secretly install software when the customer uses a product as it is intended to be used is quite amazing.
Don’t lose control with outsourcing, 11/14/05
Be sure that security is considered when you’re planning outsourcing or trying to bring an already-outsourced environment back under control.
