EMC products earn Common Criteria certification
EMC Corporation announced that a broad portfolio of their products have been awarded Common Criteria certification for meeting the security requirements defined by the Common …
PrivacyWatcher – a new rogue anti malware tool
On his blog, Alex Eckelberry wrote about yet another new rogue anti malware application. PrivacyWatcher is a typical highly deceptive rogue security product. Fake scans …
Hackontest aims to enhance software
Hackontest is a 24 hour programming competition between teams of three open source software projects. The event will take place at OpenExpo on September 24/25, 2008 in Zurich, …
Medium businesses in the US to invest US$7.8B on storage and security
Medium-sized businesses (MBs or companies with 100-999 employees) in the United States are on track to invest up to US$7.8 billion on data storage and security this year, …
eBay applauds arrest of a Romanian cyber-criminal
eBay today publicly thanked the Romanian General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DGCCOA), in cooperation with the United States Secret Service and the Federal …
The security content of Safari 3.1.1
Apple released Safari 3.1.1 that contains several security fixes. Issues affect Mac OS X, Windows XP and Vista. A maliciously crafted website may control the contents of the …
Virtualized “concrete bunker” to prevent identity theft and cyber crime
Authentium’s SafeCentral is a convenient Web service that lets anyone surf the Internet in complete privacy and safety, even if their computer is already infected with …
Former federal agents open identity theft protection company
iSekurity, a full-service identity theft protection and detection company comprised of more than 100 former federal agents, officially opened for business today. …
Smart Card Alliance spearheads new agenda for CTST 2008 conference
The Smart Card Alliance is bringing its industry knowledge and experience to the conference program of the premier event in the payments and security industry for the …
New book: “Vulnerability Management For Dummies”
Qualys has teamed up with John Wiley & Sons to publish the first “Vulnerability Management For Dummies”. This is the first accessible, easy-to-read guide to …
Roaming workers up to no good on the web
In data released today, ScanSafe has confirmed the long held belief that employees are engaging in risky web surfing when working outside the office. The company found that …
Global Security Challenge offers $500K in grants
Global Security Challenge (GSC), the largest international security innovation competition, is open for entries, offering security start-ups worldwide the opportunity to …