New bank card security system to support EMV2000 specifications
Prime Factors’ new Bank Card Security System (BCSS) version 3.0 now supports the latest EMV2000 specifications for smart cards. The name EMV comes from the initial …
Open Source Database Survey: strong PostgreSQL adoption in enterprises
EnterpriseDB announced the results of the company’s 2008 Open Source Database Survey, which collected the opinions of 500 corporate IT leaders on topics related to …
.ORG is the first generic TLD to start DNSSEC implementation
A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by the …
Managed web security appliance strengthens policy compliance
Sophos announced new key features to its managed WS1000 web security appliance. Offered as a free and automatic upgrade, the new features include multi-layer protection …
PGP delivers a new endpoint protection solution
PGP Corporation today announced general availability of PGP Endpoint, a centrally managed data loss prevention solution that provides integrated data encryption and device …
Disaster recovery protection for Citrix XenServer virtual machines
SteelEye Technology announced general availability of SteelEye Protection Suite, a comprehensive solution that provides disaster protection of virtual machines running on …
Antivirus2008Pro adware and spammer trojan
This week’s PandaLabs report provides information about the Sinowal.VPB and Spammer.AIT Trojans and the Antivirus2008Pro adware.Sinowal.VPB uses the Windows API to …
Spammers steal free e-mail providers’ reputations
Roaring Penguin Software Inc. analyzed three weeks worth of data collected via its RPTN data-collection system and revealed a worrying trend: Spammers are increasingly using …
WordPress logins made more secure than most online bank accounts
Positive Networks announced that PhoneFactor, its phone-based authentication technology, is available as a free plug-in to WordPress, the largest self-hosted blogging tool in …
Malware up 278% in first half of 2008
ScanSafe found that en masse compromises of legitimate websites exploded in June, accounting for 66 percent of all malware it blocked and contributing to a 278 percent …
Convenient security for ASUS ultra mobile portable PCs
AuthenTec’s small form factor AES1610 fingerprint sensor is now integrated as a standard feature on two new ASUS ultra mobile portable PCs (UMPCs). These new UMPCs are …
Increasing threat of confidential information loss
A national security and privacy survey sponsored by CA showed that security threats from within an organization now are a bigger problem than attacks from external sources. At …
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