Brian Prince

IBM is keeping an eye towards helping customers migrate business critical applications to Service Oriented Architectures with the upcoming release of Information Management System 10, the latest version of the companys hierarchical database management and transaction system. IMS 10, the latest edition of a database with a history that stretches back to the early mainframe […]

GridApp Systems is touting new model-centric automation features in the latest version of its Clarity product line that officials claim will save time and energy for database administrators. The New York-based company has thrown some new out-of-the-box automation into the mix that GridApp officials said eliminates the need for database administrators to write and maintain […]

McAfee took a big step into the encryption market Oct. 8 when the Santa Clara, Calif., security vendor announced plans to purchase SafeBoot B.V. for $350 million in cash. SafeBoot is an enterprise security software vendor heavily involved in the market for encryption and access control. In one swift stroke, McAfee officials said, they hope […]

If nothing else, spammers are good at following the news. Symantecs October State of Spam report found spammers were using homeowners concerns about the real estate market as part of recent spam campaigns. The idea, researchers said, was to steal victims personal information by tricking them into believing they were being evaluated for an equity […]

Security firm Blue Coat Systems dropped a different sort of net in the e-mail water, hoping to snag phishing attacks with a Web filter that relies on an opt-in, not opt-out database strategy. Unlike other anti-phishing tools that check a users Web URL requests against a database of known phishing sites, Blue Coats Real-Time Anti-Phishing […]

CA took another step into the IT risk and compliance market Oct. 4 by unveiling two products—one still in beta—aimed at helping organizations meet business-critical governance, risk and compliance objectives. CA Security Vulnerability Manager, now in beta, is the companys bid at ensuring organizations can identify vulnerabilities in software and configuration settings as part of […]

FireScope customers are getting a new set of binoculars to use to get a clearer view into their security. The company, which specializes in business management software and competes with BSM tool vendors such as Managed Objects, has included a new Web monitoring feature in its FS2000 and FS3000 appliances and is planning a general […]

It seems to be in the news about once a month-another laptop disappears containing thousands of pieces of corporate or personal data. Now the legal department wants to know whether IT can confirm that some or all of the data was encrypted so the company can determine both its risk and what to do next. […]

Symantec has a message for bot herders: Beware. The security vendor is expanding its managed security service to provide protection against bots through its Global Intelligence Network. By integrating new bot intelligence into its security services, Symantec officials said they can provide additional insight into bot networks and other unauthorized communications with rogue servers. The […]

E-mail security provider Red Condor hopes its new technology will serve as a stop sign for “fast-flux” e-mail spam campaigns and will beat spammers at their own game. The company announced the technology, which it calls Zombie Harvester Robot, Oct. 3. The robot does more than simply look at URLs embedded inside e-mails to determine […]

Websense closed its acquisition of SurfControl Oct. 3, opening a new phase for the company. The roughly $416 million acquisition represents a major milestone in an 18-month journey since Gene Hodges took the helm as CEO of Websense, in San Diego. It is the companys second major acquisition to close in 2007. The first, PortAuthority […]

McAfee is bringing a new licensing strategy, enhanced features and a security-as-a-service model to the latest versions of its security software. In a move it dubbed a “triple play,” the security vendor announced Oct. 1 that it is taking security for PCs, mobile devices and on the Web a step further with updates to McAfee […]