CERT releases Dranzer, a new tool to reduce ActiveX vulnerabilities
The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC announced the release of Dranzer, an open source tool that software developers can use to test code for certain kinds of ActiveX …
New release of RSA Data Loss Prevention Suite
RSA announced enhancements to the RSA Data Loss Prevention Suite, its suite of data security products that are engineered to discover, monitor and protect sensitive data from …
Security solution for enterprise-wide application data protection
CipherOptics announced the CipherEngine Services Platform – a global security solution for enterprise-wide application data protection, that allows companies to …
Mobile and wireless threat detection and management system
AirPatrol launched the AirPatrol Wireless Locator System 3.0 (WLS). WLS 3.0 is the only wireless intrusion detection system which allows security administrators to manage both …
GFI gives away full-featured GFI LANguard for free
As more and more businesses bear the brunt of the economic downturn and budgets are drastically cut, security is often the first area to suffer. With cybercrime on the …
NCP engineering streamlines complex, distributed VPNs
NCP engineering announced a new version of the NCP Secure Enterprise Management (SEM) System, designed specifically for companies with large, complex VPN environments. The …
New book: “SQL and Relational Theory”
SQL is ubiquitous, but it’s hard to use. “It’s complicated, confusing, and error prone—much more so, I venture to suggest, than its apologists would have …
The environmental impact of spam
McAfee announced new research findings that reveal spam e-mail is not only a nuisance, but is damaging to the environment and substantially contributes to green house gas …
Verizon study finds significant rise in targeted attacks
More electronic records were breached in 2008 than the previous four years combined, fueled by a targeting of the financial services industry and a strong involvement of …
New OS for securing corporate information on enterprise networks from Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent announced a new operating system including an advanced set of features that enable IT departments to quickly and easily secure their network and unify access …
Threat report finds malicious activity continues to grow at a record pace
Symantec announced that malicious code activity continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2008, primarily targeting confidential information of computer users. According …
Gartner: Phishing attacks on U.S. consumers increased 40 percent in 2008
More than 5 million U.S. consumers lost money to phishing attacks in the 12 months ending in September 2008, a 39.8 percent increase over the number of victims a year earlier, …