Brian Prince

An unencrypted CD containing personal information of 75,000 customers of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been recovered. The CD was apparently lost in transit earlier this year when Health Data Management Services—a subcontractor to Magellan Behavioral Solutions of Avon, Conn.—sent it to Magellan via UPS. The disc contained medical and personal information, including […]

Apple issued a security update late Tuesday to plug dozens of security holes in both the client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4.9. The patches address both vulnerabilities in Apples own software and a number of third-party components. Among the most potentially serious vulnerabilities lies in the processing disk images that could allow […]

Several analysts with an eye on the security information management market are forecasting increased consolidation between vendors as SIM providers look to address their customers needs. “I reckon the stand-alone SIM market will get sucked up by the larger systems management players-either that or SIM vendors will start to develop and acquire more systems management […]

Database automation software provider GridApp Systems has released a new product aimed at reducing errors and bringing consistency to database processes for IT professionals. Clarity 3.5 features enhanced patch management, an extensible CMDB (configuration management database), actionable reports, customized workflow management and broader support for newer database versions. Clarity automates tasks such as auditing, patching, […]

Symantec announced plans for its storage management products to support the newest version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. Symantec officials said their Veritas Storage Foundation, Veritas Cluster Server and Veritas NetBackup products will be fully supported on the newly released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 within 90 days. In hopes of helping […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against three Indian nationals indicted in the hacking of online brokerage accounts to manipulate the prices of at least 14 securities. The civil charges were filed against Jaisankar Marimuthu, Chockalingam Ramanathan and Thirugnanam Ramanathan and seek civil penalties, the yielding of all illegal proceeds from […]

Security vendor Arbor Networks has upgraded its Peakflow SP platform with new features to help ISPs detect and mitigate threats to their networks. Included in the new Peakflow SP 3.6 are Flow Sensor and Threat Management System products that company officials said combine to provide cost-effective visibility across many routers and router interfaces in a […]

Officials at Proofpoint introduced a new product March 12 that uses message tracing and e-mail log analysis to address compliance and security issues affecting enterprises. Proofpoint Smart Search features enterprise-class log search and message tracing features and is powered by IT search technology licensed from Splunk. The new release works in conjunction with the Proofpoint […]

dbaDIRECT, a provider of managed services for data infrastructure, has enhanced its Web-based client portal to simplify their customers ability to submit work requests and monitor dbaDIRECTs services. Through the clientDIRECT 2.0 portal, dbaDIRECT customers can scan the status of tickets in the queue quickly for instant management updates, provide instant links or attachments into […]

A shared branching network controlled by credit unions from around the globe has forged a partnership with two security vendors in the name of data protection. The FSCC (Financial Service Centers Cooperative), which has more than 1,000 branches, is working with GlobalCerts and Websense to enhance network security measures for the FSCC. Throughout 2006, the […]

Millions of NCAA college basketball fans have experienced it—the agony of watching a carefully chosen bracket disintegrate. But college educators Jay Coleman and Allen Lynch have found a way to minimize that type of frustration by combining basketball knowledge with modern technology. Using business intelligence software from SAS, the duo have created a “Score Card” […]

Verizon Business has expanded its presence in the managed security space with a new set of services targeted at enterprises. Verizon Business, based in Basking Ridge, N.J., is a unit of Verizon Communications. The company launched its Managed Web Content Service today, offering large businesses a way to detect Web-based threats such as spyware and […]