Brian Prince

When it comes to regulatory and industry compliance, SMBs (small and midsized businesses) face the challenge of meeting the same burdens as enterprises but with less of a workforce and budget. Meeting that challenge means SMBs may have to consider both their internal data management and security policies as well as using managed services, analysts […]

The rivalry between Oracle and SAP took a new turn March 22 when Oracle sued SAP for allegedly stealing copyrighted software using customers online access codes. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Oracle accuses SAP of gaining repeated and unauthorized access to its password-protected customer support Web site and compiling […]

Online players of the video game Omerta have more than the rival gangsters in the computer game to worry about. According to anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt Software, of Clearwater, Fla., cyber-thieves have been spreading spyware disguised as software from Omerta Game Ltd. Sunbelt Software President Alex Eckelberry warned users to be wary of any software for […]

In some ways, computers were once the bane of Kelly Hoods professional existence. In the office at Parrish Services, a Manassas, Va., plumbing, electrical, and heat and air-conditioning outfit, she was the first stop for employees with tech complaints, typically of the unanswerable variety—a computer kept locking up, a program wasnt running correctly, a worker […]

Spectra Logic announced March 20 the eight-frame Spectra T950—an enterprise-class library that expands as data grows and is capable of handling up to 16.08 petabytes of compressed data. Large federal data centers can use the product to partition and integrate any combination of tape, VTL and encryption, implementing the AES-256 algorithm and compression through its […]

Network Appliance announced the availability March 20 of the QLogic SANbox 9000 Core and SANbox 5600 Stackable Series of switches. Combined with NetApp FAS systems and QLogic host bus adapters, these newly supported switches enable customers to maintain application performance and uptime, and cost-effectively scale their networks, NetApp officials said. “QLogic is dedicated to providing […]

Database managed service provider dbaDIRECT has announced a new version of ONguard, an automated process for managing data infrastructure for enterprises. The ONguard 2.0 platform enables dbaDIRECT to provide data infrastructure management remotely to customers in a repeatable, standardized manner, company officials said. “With ONguard 2.0, a customers request will be instantly routed to the […]

Trust Digital is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to offer new enterprise-level security software for smart phones. The mobile security provider is releasing Version 7 of Trust Digital Enterprise Smartphone Security, which automates enforcement of on-device security and network access and will now allow for Web-based console management. For businesses, this means the ability to […]

FullArmor is offering corporate networks a shield against threats with a new release that automates the deployment and enforcement of security policies on endpoint devices with temporary network access. FullArmor Endpoint Policy Manager assesses endpoint compliance prior to granting access to the network or application, and deploys security policies and device settings contained in the […]

Imperva today announced the release of SecureSphere ADC Change Management Module, a tool allowing users to track changes to external database objects. SecureSphere automates the processes required to produce compliance reports, perform change control audits and maintain secure database configurations. All changes made to a databases contents, tables and columns, as well as underlying infrastructure […]

RSA, the security division of EMC, is launching a new service in April to protect companies from malware attacks. RSA FraudActionSM Anti-Trojan service is designed to help companies secure their organizations from session-hijacking Trojans, keyloggers and malware used by criminals to steal personal and financial information from consumers. A survey commissioned by RSA in December […]

Microsoft is investigating a new flaw uncovered in Internet Explorer 7 that opens users up to phishing attacks. The vulnerability was discovered by noted Israel-based security researcher Aviv Raff. Using a cross-site scripting attack, an attacker can exploit a design flaw in IE 7, he wrote on his Web site. He said an attacker can […]