Brian Prince

Microsoft is prepping a security update for the June 10 Patch Tuesday with seven bulletins, including three rated “critical” for issues affecting Internet Explorer, DirectX and Bluetooth. Microsoft did not release any details of the security issues in its monthly notification, but all three bulletins address vulnerabilities that allow for remote code execution. The IE […]

EnterpriseDB has named former executive Ed Boyajian as president and chief executive officer. Effective June 9, Boyajian will replace Andy Astor, who will stay with the company as executive vice president of business development. Boyajian, 45, spent the last six years at Red Hat, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of North […]

To Art Coviello, president of EMC‘s RSAsecurity division, security is inextricably linked to innovation in the business world. Innovation requires understanding risk, and for security initiatives to support business instead of acting as digital stop signs for business initiatives. Saying all that is the easy part; getting there can be more difficult. A recent report […]

Webroot continued its march down the road of security software as a service with a new online service designed to protect organizations from Web-borne threats. The launch of Webroot Web Security Software as a Service comes in conjunction with the release of an enhanced version of Webroot E-mail Security SAAS, which includes tools for monitoring […]

Oracle released a new version of its free Oracle SQL Developer tool with an eye toward fending off third-party database development and migration tool vendors. Oracle SQL Developer Release 1.5 includes a number of enhancements around developing and debugging SQL and PL/SQL code. “We have worked closely with the database developer community to better understand […]

Officials at Sourcefire turned down an unsolicited acquisition attempt by Barracuda Networks May 30, calling the bid too low. Barracuda, which makes e-mail and Web security appliances, proposed to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock for $7.50 per share in cash, a 13 percent premium above the company’s May 23 closing price. The price […]

A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is touting a new method of cutting the costs associated with quantum key distribution. In a soon-to-be-published paper, researchers at NIST outline a technique that simplifies the structure of a QKD system, slashing its costs by reducing the number of single photon detectors […]

Apple released a major security update May 28 that included a patch for vulnerabilities in its iCal calendar application that were disclosed last week. The iCal bugs were discovered by Core Security Technologies and made public last week after months of back and forth with Apple. The flaws can be exploited to crash iCal or […]

After further analysis, researchers at Symantec have determined a patch issued by Adobe to address a bug in Flash Player is effective across all platforms. Researchers there initially thought the patch did not work on the standalone Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124.0 on Linux because it displayed behavior researchers thought was suspect. Adobe issued a […]

Officials at Adobe are investigating a reported bug in Flash Player that hackers have used to compromise thousands of Web sites. This kind of issue is becoming more prevalent as enterprise customers use browser plug-ins and other online applications. According to Symantec, the bug being exploited is the patched CVE 2007-0071, a flaw that can […]

Hewlett-Packard is taking a software-as-a-service approach to security in its latest push to help organizations secure their Web applications. The company has plans to launch a service it calls the HP Assessment Management Platform in August to help customers centralize all of their Web application security analysis programs into a complete solution maintained and managed […]

Passlogix is pushing single sign-on into the cloud with an on-demand version of its v-GOSign-On Platform. v-GO On Demand is aimed at easing the deployment of single-sign technology for remote workers by allowing it to be distributed online or pre-loaded on USB memory sticks for employees using multiple PCs or those who need temporary access, […]