Brian Prince

Analysts at Forrester Research predict that the market for security information management tools will continue to grow, with demand reaching $1.18 billion by 2011. In a new report, Forrester wrote that the SIM market is currently growing at a rate of 50 percent, and will see faster adoption by SMBs (small to midsize businesses) during […]

Officials at Monster.com confirmed that they had identified and shut down a rogue server accessing contact information through the unauthorized use of compromised legitimate employer/client log-in credentials. The server contains names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Monster.com is currently analyzing the number of job seeker contacts impacted by the situation and will be communicating […]

The Storm worm continues to sweep through the Internet, this time via a new series of spam e-mails that use login account confirmation details as bait to get recipients to visit malicious Web sites. The TRACE (Marshal Threat Research and Content Engineering) team reported the spam e-mails appear to come from a legitimate organization and […]

Trend Micro has patched several vulnerabilities in its ServerProtect, Anti-Spyware and PC-cillin products that could be exploited remotely to allow hackers to execute arbitrary code. Several vulnerabilities affected ServerProtect, which provides anti-virus protection for Microsoft Windows and Novell NetWare servers. According to researchers at iDefense Labs, in Sterling, Va., an integer overflow exists within the […]

When it comes to securing a wireless workforce, enterprises may have their hands full, according to a study performed by the research firm InsightExpress, based in Stamford, Conn. Their research found that 73 percent of mobile users admitted they are not always cognizant of security threats and best practices. More than 25 percent also conceded […]

U.S.-based Web sites hosting malware are responsible for the majority of malware distributed on the Internet, according to a report by security company Cyveillance. (PDF) The companys “Online Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Report” found that Web surfers visiting sites based in the United States are more at risk from malware attacks and online identity […]

Sourcefire has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-virus and anti-malware project, in the companys first purchase since it went public in March. Officials at Columbia, Md.-based Sourcefire state ClamAV will extend the companys Enterprise Threat Management network security portfolio. With nearly 1 million unique IP addresses downloading ClamAV malware updates daily, the anti-virus engine has […]

SecureWorks researchers have uncovered a cache of stolen data from 46,000 victims of a variant of the Prg Trojan that has been used to swipe personal information from unsuspecting visitors to job sites. Experts at the Atlanta-based security company said the information includes bank and credit card account numbers, social security numbers and passwords. The […]

Oracle Database 11g, roughly a month after a well-attended public launch event, hit the streets for the Linux platform. Oracle made three versions of Oracle Database 11g available for Linux x86: Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition and Standard Edition One. Pricing for Oracle Database 11g editions and existing options remains unchanged from the cost of 10g. […]

Novell has acquired endpoint security management vendor Senforce Technologies in a play to extend Novells policy-management offerings. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In July, Novell and Senforce, based in Waltham, Mass., announced a OEM partnership and gave birth to a new product, ZENworks Endpoint Security Management, which is available today as a […]

It seems round two of the Untangle Anti-Virus Fight Club has begun. McAfee officials and others are taking issue with the methodology of a live test that pitted proprietary anti-virus products from vendors such as McAfee and SonicWALL against the open source project ClamAV at LinuxWorld. The test was the brainchild of Untangle Chief Technology […]

Database software remains the bread and butter of Sybase, which enjoyed growth in the number of new licenses last year after the release of its Adaptive Server Enterprise 15 product. With the OLTP (online transaction processing) database market arguably already decided, Sybase CEO John Chen said in an interview with eWEEK Aug. 7 at the […]