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Restricted budgets and information security
With the unraveling of the global financial system in 2008, analysts are confidently predicting that the real economy will experience a significant recession in 2009 and …
McAfee offers guidance to improve critical infrastructure security
Recent reports that the US electrical grid has been penetrated by spies from China and Russia has prompted security experts from McAfee to issue a warning and advice to …
Seagate hard drives for digital video surveillance systems
Seagate introduced its Seagate SV35.5 Series hard drives, designed for optimal performance in digital video surveillance systems. The Seagate SV35.5 hard drive is built for …
IT executives view technology innovation as a necessity in challenging economy
Recent research from Unisys shows that IT executives view driving technology innovation as an imperative for them to help their businesses flourish in a global marketplace …
Nessus 4 has been released
Tenable released version 4 of the Nessus vulnerability scanner. Nessus is the world-leader in active scanners, featuring high speed discovery, configuration auditing, asset …
USB 2.0 mini fingerprint scanner from Futronic
Futronic released the FS90 USB 2.0 mini fingerprint scanner which uses a specially designed optic system to deliver high quality image in a very small form factor. It’s …
Open source NAC system PacketFence 1.8.2 is out
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. PacketFence is actively maintained and has been deployed in numerous large-scale institutions over …
Common access card authentication solution from Ricoh
Ricoh announced the availability of its Common Access Card (CAC) Authentication Solution for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). As part of Homeland Security Presidential …
New variant of Conficker
Trend Micro discovered a new file sourced by a known Conficker P2P IP node – a new variant of Conficker now known as WORM_DOWNAD.E, indicating that creators behind the …
Security policies should include Twitter?
Business should review their security policies to include Twitter, according to a guide released today by Network Box. The guide includes this advice for companies: User …
Free Web browsing security for the iPhone and iPod touch
Trend Smart Surfing is a free secure browser application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers another layer of protection against Web threats by blocking access to malicious …
Acceptable security controls a rarity
Amid tightening budgets and streamlining operations, most companies are still relying on antiquated security procedures that don’t take the actuality of widespread …
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