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Secure360 conference to focus on key security issues
Security professionals in the Upper Midwest can learn what’s new in “Evolving Security Threats and Practical Solutions” at the 2008 Secure 360 Conference on …
Microsoft acquires rootkit detection provider
Microsoft Corp. announced it has acquired Maryland-based Komoku Inc., a provider of advanced rootkit security detection solutions. Microsoft expects to add Komoku’s …
Don’t sign your refund check over to malware writers
With tax season coming down to the wire, most American households are preparing to fire up their web browsers in order to use one of the main online tax preparation software …
Weekly report on viruses and intruders
Among the thousands of malicious codes that have appeared this week, the present PandaLabs report focuses on the Bankolimb.AF Trojan and the Autorun.RS worm. When it is run, …
VeriSign introduces security upgrades to its Project Titan
VeriSign announced an expansion of its Project Titan initiative to include additional security upgrades aimed at strengthening its global Internet infrastructure. When it …
Malware prevention for Skype
FaceTime Communications announced enhancements to its Greynet Enterprise Manager including detection of malicious URLs entering the enterprise network via Skype instant …
Howard A. Schmidt named (ISC)2 Security Strategist
(ISC)2 announced that information security industry veteran Prof. Howard A. Schmidt, CISSP, has been named (ISC)2 Security Strategist by the board of directors, a role that …
Red Hat Certificate System source code released
Red Hat has just released all of the source code to Red Hat Certificate System. Much of the technology in Red Hat Certificate System was already open source, including the …
Man admits to writing anime trojan horse
Masato Nakatsuji, the 24-year-old who in January became the first ever virus writer to be arrested in Japan, admitted in Kyoto District Court that he created a Trojan horse …
New Firewall Analyzer product suite
AlgoSec announced the availability of the AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer (AFA) product suite. The new suite, which improves the overall security and efficiency of enterprise …
New product: Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0
Sophos announced Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0, incorporating Network Access Control technology to go beyond reactive and proactive anti-virus – offering …
New version of BullGuard Backup
BullGuard released BullGuard Backup 8.0, the second version of its stand-alone backup offering. New features include improved encryption and compression options, a larger …