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USRobotics offers free upgrade to IPSec VPN support for wireless MAXg gateways
USRobotics announced the addition of IPSec-based Virtual Private Network support to the company’s Wireless MAXg ADSL2+ Gateway. This new feature is contained within …
Virus writers launch large scale encrypted attachment strategy to evade capture
Virus writers are attempting to evade the capture of their malicious code by sending it as either an encrypted email or within a password protected zip file attachment, …
Web 2.0 Threats and Risks for Financial Services
Web 2.0 technologies are gaining momentum worldwide, penetrating in all industries as enterprise 2.0 applications. Financial services are no exception to this trend. One of …
Weekly report on viruses and intruders
Ridnu.C is certainly among the more romantic examples of malware detected by PandaLabs. Its main function is to write affectionate notes in Notepad whenever the application is …
PandaLabs warns of a new combined Spamta attack
A new combined attack is being widely distributed, according to PandaLabs. This attack has accounted for up to 88% of the reports of malware in circulation received per hour …
Free online portable storage device scanner
GFI Software announced the release of EndPointScan, an industry-first, free online service that allows you to check what devices are or have been connected to computers on …
Websense to acquire SurfControl
Websense, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Websense SC Operations Limited, has made a pre-conditional cash offer to acquire all of the issued and to-be-issued ordinary …
Web Application Security Risk Report details 15 months of vulnerability assessment data
WhiteHat Security released the second installment of its Web Application Security Risk Report, which details 15 months of vulnerability assessment data across a variety of …
Open source vulnerability reporting solution launched
Palamida announced that it has extended the reach of its extensive compliance library and launched a new service, the Vulnerability Reporting Solution (VRS). VRS works …
New desktop lockdown controls for Mac OS X via Microsoft Group Policy
Centrify announced the availability of extended desktop lockdown security and configuration control for Mac OS X using Microsoft Group Policy. Centrify DirectControl for Mac …
CSIA endorses recommendations of Identity Theft Task Force report but notes key deficiency
Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) offered its reaction on the release of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force report, “Combating Identity Theft: A …
New WLAN solution easing deployment of secure wired and wireless networks
ExtremeNetworks announced a new series of its high performance SummitWireless Mobility products, a modular Wireless LAN platform that boasts unified security and management …
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