Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, today announced financial results for the year ended 31st March 2001. Highlights: – Turnover increased 54% to £22.6 million, from £14.7 million the previous year – Profit before tax grew 65% to £7.8 million (2000: £4.7 million) Recent research from IDC¹ suggests that the anti-virus industry average growth rate was 24% in 1999-2000, yet the latest results from Sophos show more than double this growth rate, which … More →

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 1, 2001– Developer of Market Leading Anti-Virus And Security Solutions Delivers Protection for SharePoint Portal Server’s Document Management and Publishing Components Sybari Software, Inc., the premier developers of Antigen, a comprehensive anti-virus, content-management, and e-mail security solution for Microsoft Exchange today introduced Antigen 1.0 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (Antigen 1.0). This new release of Antigen brings market leading anti-virus and security technology to deployments of the new Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. … More →

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 1, 2001– BindView’s bv-Control Solution Suite Can Detect All Security Vulnerabilities on SANS’ 2001 Priority One List BindView Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW), a leading provider of IT administration and security management solutions, today announced that its bv-Control solution suite detects all of the security vulnerabilities identified in the System Administration, Networking and Security (SANS) Institute’s 2001 Priority One List, or Top 20 List, of security threats. The SANS Priority One List is recognized industry-wide … More →

Entercept Offers Protection for Over 90% of Web Servers on the Market SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Entercept(TM) Security Technologies, developer of security technology necessary for system, application and data protection, today announced an expansion to their award-winning server protection, offering Web server shielding and HTTP protection for the iPlanet(TM) Web Server (formerly known as Netscape Enterprise Server). The advanced solution will provide iPlanet users with unique protection against intrusions, Web site defacement, … More →

This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses as compiled by Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection. For September 2001, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one: 1. W32/Nimda-A (Nimda) 71.1% 2. W32/Sircam-A (Sircam) 11.4% 3. W32/Magistr-A (Magistr) 3.6% 4. W32/Magistr-B (Magistr variant) 3% 5. W32/Hybris-B (Hybris variant) 1.5% 6. W32/Apology-B (Apology variant) 0.7% 7= VBS/Kakworm … More →

U.S. Department of Justice SHELDON J. SPERLING United States Attorney Eastern District of Oklahoma (918) 684-5100 ­For Release: September 24, 2001 For further information contact: Jeffrey A. Gallant, Assistant U.S. Attorney MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – BRIAN KEITH WEST, age 24, of Stigler, Oklahoma, pled guilty today to intentionally accessing and obtaining information from a protected computer without authorization through the use of an interstate communication in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030(a)(2)(C). United … More →

ATLANTA, GA. – September 28, 2001 – GuardedNet, developer of the most advanced threat management and information security operations software, announced today its acceptance into Check Point Software Technologies’ (NASDAQ: CHKP) OPSEC(TM) [Open Platform for Security] Alliance program. Through the OPSEC Alliance program, GuardedNet is working towards OPSEC certification of its recently announced NeuSecure(TM) solution to seamlessly interoperate with Check Point’s industry-leading VPN-1(TM)/FireWall-1(TM) software. GuardedNet’s recently announced NeuSecure is first to deliver mission-critical, security threat … More →

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: CODECON 2002 http://www.codecon.org/ CodeCon 2002, scheduled for February 15, 16, and 17 in San Francisco, California, is the premier event in 2002 for the P2P, cypherpunk, and network/security application developer community. It is a workshop for developers of real-world applications that support individual liberties. During the first two days, our policy is “bring your own code”; while those not demonstrating software are welcome to attend, the focus is primarily on developer discussion. … More →

eSafe proactive content security solution automatically protects organizations CHICAGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq: ALDN) today announced its eSafe content security solution provides automatic protection against a new Win32.Vote virus designed to draw on the worldwide fear of terrorism. “The ‘Vote’ virus inflicts the same type of damage that we see with common viruses,” said Ofer Elzam, senior security expert at Aladdin Knowledge Systems. “However, this virus is particularly noteworthy because its … More →

WatchGuard to Offer McAfee ASaP’s VirusScan Managed Service to Ensure Protection Against the Latest Vulnerabilities SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ — McAfee, a division of Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA), today announced that WatchGuard Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: WGRD) will offer McAfee ASaP’s Web-based managed virus scanning service for desktops. VirusScan ASaP provides 24/7 protection against the latest vulnerabilities in an online delivery model that requires no internal resources from the channel partner or customer. WatchGuard … More →

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — September 24, 2001 — PatchLink Corporation, a global leader in providing the IT community with intelligent patch detection and deployment software and services, today announced that it is shipping PatchLink Update 3.0. Especially suited for IT administrators responsible for managing cross-platform computer environments, PatchLink Update 3.0 provides a fast and efficient method for detecting software-related security vulnerabilities and correcting them across all platforms and enterprise boundaries. PatchLink Update 3.0 also incorporates a … More →