Brian Prince

“The security really needs to follow the data.” That axiom came from Dennis Hoffman, an executive in EMCs RSA security division, as he discussed the direction his company will take in 2007 with eWEEK at the RSA Conference Feb. 8. It seems like common sense—data needs to be protected as it travels from place to […]

SAN FRANCISCO—With the number of employees using smart phones and other mobile devices, corporations must start to focus their security on more than just their network perimeter, according to security analysts and specialists attending the RSA Conference here. Research done by the Business Forum Management Program in 2006 found that roughly 49 percent of the […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Early one morning several years ago, the police knocked on Robert Maynards door and told him he was under arrest for fraud. There was just one problem: The Robert Maynard the police were looking for did not actually exist. Maynard was the victim of identity theft. Today, he is co-founder and chief operating officer […]

It could be as simple as a smart phone dropping out of a CEOs pocket. From there, countless pieces of data fall from a pants pocket into the wrong hands. With that in mind, companies need to secure network access and have the proper procedures in place to secure their mobile workforce, industry insiders said […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The word “rootkit” often send chills up the spines of IT security professionals. But not all rootkits are launched by cyber-criminals bent on stealing personal information, industry experts said at a panel discussion at the RSA Conference here Feb. 6. Stealthy technology at the kernel level has moved from being the turf of cyber-criminals […]

Researchers at IBM have created a new shield for personal information to help prevent identity theft online. Code-named Identity Mixer—or Idemix for short—the software was crafted by IBM researchers at the companys laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, and will let customers buy goods and services online without revealing their personal information. To Jan Camenisch, the projects […]

Members of Trusted Computing Group, a 170-member organization dedicated to developing trusted computing standards, touted Trusted Platform Modules, to an attentive, if sometimes skeptical, audience at the RSA Conference on Feb. 5. Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates and author of a white paper titled “Trusted Computing is Real and Its Here,” sought to […]

Verizon Business is launching a network-based custom firewall to allow customers to adjust the security settings across their global IP networks on their own. Verizons Secure Gateway Firewall services can be used with all four Verizon Business networks—Private IP, vBNS+, Frame Relay and ATM—allowing customers to extend their communications reach by securely exchanging traffic between […]

The Cyber Security Industry Alliance in its latest annual report (PDF), released Jan. 31, is pressing for the federal government to be more aggressive in its efforts to protect sensitive information in cyberspace. In its 2007 Agenda for U.S. Government Action, contained in the annual report, CSIA officials call for Congress and the Bush Administration […]

Eight leading data security companies have joined forces to create an organization to educate the business community on the value of global security standards that protect credit and debit card numbers. The newly formed Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance will assist the PCI Security Standards Council—an organization composed of merchants, banks and point-of-sale vendors—in […]

Trend Micro, a leader in anti-virus and Internet content security, is making the latest version of its trademark all-in-one defense against Web-based threats available Jan. 29. Trend Micro Client Server Messaging Security 3.5 is aimed specifically at meeting the security needs of SMBs (small and midsize businesses), company officials said. Offering protection against spyware, rootkits […]

Zimbra, a maker of open-source collaboration and messaging software, Jan. 29 announced the launch of Zimbra Collaboration Suite 4.5. “We are excited to see broad interest in Zimbra from small businesses, universities, enterprises, business hosting providers and ISPs,” Satish Dharmaraj, CEO of Zimbra, said in a statement. “The 4.5 release is dedicated to providing more […]