New Firefox release fixes 8 security vulnerabilities
New version of the Firefox web browser was released a couple of days ago. Firefox 2.0.0.8 fixes a couple of known security vulnerabilities:
Stanford offers Advanced Computer Security certificate online
Stanford University now offers the Advanced Computer Security certificate program completely online – a frontline defense against the changing landscape of Internet …
Code analysis goes further with Fortify SCA 5.0
Fortify Software has introduced Fortify SCA 5.0, the fifth generation of its award-winning source code analysis software. Fortify SCA is the industry’s most powerful …
Book contest: 5 security titles that rock – Winners announced!
The lucky winners in our “5 security titles that rock!” contest are: 1) Karl H. – “Virtual Honeypots” 2) Derrius M. – “Fuzzing” …
Two FREE CSI 2007 three-day conference passes for HNS readers – Winners announced!
Our randomizer picked two winners of complimentary CSI 2007 access passes. They are: 1) Ryan T. 2) Carl M. Information regarding the passes will be sent over e-mail. …
New technology removes 40-bit Adobe PDF encryption in minutes
ElcomSoft has released v. 4.0 of the Enterprise version of its award-winning Advanced PDF Password Recovery software. This program makes it easy to remove both password …
Honeynet Project results and trends
Honeynet Project released their status report for 2007 fiscal year (July 2006 – June 2007). This annual report covers the activities of the overall organization and …
Secure USB flash drive with a self-destruct sequence
IronKey recently launched Enterprise Special Edition of their secure flash drive designed for use on sensitive government, military and enterprise networks. The IronKey: …
MP3 spam – the new kid on the block
Spammers are back with a new trick, this time round sending messages with MP3 attachments that contain the latest pump-and-dump stock scams.  One sample identified this …
IBM DB2 gets database encryption capabilities
Vormetric partnered with IBM to deliver database encryption capabilities for DB2 on Windows, Linux and Unix. IBM will offer Vormetric’s highly acclaimed data security …
Secure printing of sensitive documents with new HP appliance
HP introduced an automated, comprehensive solution that enables the secure printing of sensitive documents in corporate and government networks. HP Secure Print Advantage is …
New e-mail malware firewall for SMTP Edge Server
Clearswift introduced the new MIMEsweeper for SMTP Edge Server, an email firewall that protects business critical infrastructures from spam, viruses and malware. This new …
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