Brian Prince

Microsoft has fixed a patch update problem that was preventing some users from deploying the latest round of patches. According to Microsoft, a bug in Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr) kept users from deploying the latest round of patches to SMS (Systems Management Services) 2003 clients. At the heart of the matter was the June 10 […]

In a manner of speaking, Trend Micro has kept its head in the cloud when it comes to security. During the past year, the company has made several moves around software-as-a-service (SAAS), pushing Web reputation and other security technologies into the cloud. In a press conference Wednesday in New York, CEO Eva Chen unveiled a […]

It’s no secret that Sophos has started to make headway against bigger players in the security space. While Symantec and McAfee still loom large in the market, Sophos CEO Steve Munford said his company is banking on consumer frustration with the large vendors to take Sophos to the next level. The 28 percent growth in […]

With the new version of Apple’s iPhone on the way, enterprises need to be ready to deal with the security implications of employees’ smart phones. Whether IT organizations are ready or not, smart phones are a reality for enterprises. Gartner analysts predicted in a January report that smart-phone sales will reach about 173 million in […]

As Symantec plots its future course, attestation and authentication technology may be on the horizon. “One of the other areas that we are looking at we think is going to be very important is how do you evolve identity in the digital world,” said CTO Mark Bregman during an interview with eWEEK at Symantec’s Vision […]

Symantec is launching a new assault on the challenges surrounding enterprise IT risk management. The company is planning a new version of its Control Compliance Suite with a number of new features designed to help enterprises automate the compliance process and make IT risk assessment more scalable for Symantec customers. “We’re also introducing new capabilities, […]

Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday has arrived with three “critical” bulletins in tow. Microsoft issued a total of seven bulletins June 10, with the three rated critical affecting Internet Explorer, DirectX and Bluetooth. All three address vulnerabilities that permit hackers to execute code remotely. The IE bulletin addresses two vulnerabilities, one of which has already been […]

Apple has released a new version of QuickTime to fix five security issues that could allow hackers to take control of a system via malicious movie or image files. The QuickTime 7.5 update comes roughly two months after Apple released Version 7.45 to plug 11 security holes in the application. This time around, the update […]

In the 1970s, Don Haderle and a team of researchers at IBM began a project that would change the face of the company’s database business forever. The fruits of their labor would come to be known as DB2, and would hit the market in 1983 to become a force for IBM among relational databases. “The […]

CA is unveiling the next phase of its identity and access management strategy with new releases designed to strengthen certification and compliance reporting for enterprises. The company June 9 announced plans for three products-CA Identity Manager, CA Access Control and CA Security Compliance Manager-as part of the CA Identity Access Manager release 12. The three […]

Opera has beefed up security in its upcoming Web browser as it looks to challenge Firefox and Internet Explorer in the area of Web security. Putting a bull’s-eye on Web-based threats, Opera has formed a partnership with Haute Secure, a security vendor founded in 2006, to protect users from rogue sites known to distribute malware […]

Performance and connectivity to data sources are key issues when it comes to selecting extract, transform and load tools. However, enterprises should keep an eye towards metadata management before they buy. Metadata has more than a tiny role to play in data migration projects. Metadata is, simply put, data about data, and provides context for […]