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Latest spam statistics
Spam continues to plague computer users, with Sophos research revealing that 92.3 percent of all email was spam during the first quarter of 2008. Millions of new messages are …
Hacked sites pose greatest risk to IT security
From January to the end of March 2008, Sophos identified an average of more than 15,000 newly infected webpages each day. Most worrying for computer users, is the fact …
VPN Analyzer helps with understanding and exploring VPN policies
AlgoSec unveiled the AlgoSec VPN Analyzer. For the first time, enterprises now can easily and automatically explore and understand their VPN policies to improve overall …
Two supplements to the PCI Data Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council announced the availability of two Information Supplements providing further clarification for PCI DSS requirement 11.3, regarding …
Free Mac data loss prevention tool kit
Paragon Software released the free Rescue Kit for Mac OS X – Lite which allows users to recover quickly and easily from system problems by rescuing important data and …
First security mini-computer inside a computer
Yoggie Security Systems released the world’s first laptop embedded mini-computer, designed to provide the most comprehensive Internet security. The Gatekeeper Card Pro …
World’s fastest network security suite from McAfee
McAfee announced McAfee Total Protection for Network, a new suite designed to end the “appliance and product fatigue” associated with deploying, maintaining and …
U.S. now hosts more malware than any other country
Research into which countries host the most infected webpages shows some interesting changes since the 2007 Sophos Security Threat Report. The United States in particular …
Enterprise encryption trends in the UK
PGP Corporation announced the results from a second annual study by The Ponemon Institute identifying key areas of focus in enterprise encryption usage, planning strategies, …
Worries over corporate reputation make infosec top priority
Avoiding reputation damage to the organisation was viewed as the top priority for security programs by three quarters (71 percent globally, 75 percent in Europe, Middle East …
Safe business collaboration in a Web 2.0 world
Jericho Forum is launching today a practical blueprint geared to showing organisations how to architect for safe business collaboration. The Collaboration Oriented …
Subscription based security service for testing outsourced code development
Veracode is launching its portfolio of subscription-based services to provide organisations with a completely independent view of the risks posed to them by their …