March 2009 threat forecast: from coupons to World Cup
A new MX Logic Threat Forecast was just released and here are the highlights. Coupon caution Given the ongoing economic climate and some recent, successful spam campaigns by …
Fast, easy things to do with the Trusted Platform Module
Most enterprises today can easily determine exactly who is on their networks, prevent data loss and manage passwords using widely available tools and at little initial cost or …
New cloud technology: Real-Time Application Mobility
IBM and SAP previewed a technology that enables the live migration of SAP applications across remote IBM POWER6 systems via cloud computing. The technology, developed as a …
Web 2.0 application controls from Aladdin
Aladdin Knowledge Systems announced that Aladdin eSafe is the industry’s first Web security solution that offers advanced Web 2.0 application controls for popular social …
Logical access control solution extends physical access infrastructure
HID Global announced the launch of HID on the Desktop, a set of logical access control solutions that can extend the reach of an organization’s existing physical access …
Web application firewall models for enterprises
Barracuda Networks launched the Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 and 960 which can service up to 150 backend servers and up to 600 Mbps of inbound Web traffic. The …
First NAS-linked online backup and disaster recovery
Netgear announced ReadyNAS Vault, an online backup service built right into all ReadyNAS systems. Consumers can regularly and securely copy data to a storage facility and can …
AVG launches new protection against identity theft, boosts free product protection
AVG Technologies introduced AVG Identity Protection (IDP), which gives computer users an additional layer of protection on top of their existing security software. IDP uses …
Web-based remote support enables computer troubleshooting
Symantec announced the pilot release of Project Guru, a secure Web-based service that enables tech savvy individuals to provide remote support. The Project Guru pilot provides …
Top 5 information security challenges for US government agencies
Cloakware identified the top five challenges facing federal agencies that expose them to critical security breaches. The list, compiled from in-depth conversations with …
Free smart search-engine for log data
Prism Microsystems unveiled EventTracker PULSE, a smart search-engine for log data that provides system administrators with network-wide insight for optimizing IT performance, …
New version of OSSEC host based IDS
Last week, a new version of OSSEC open source Host-based Intrusion Detection System was released. New 2.0 version is the first one with support for agentless monitoring and …