Brian Prince

Webroot Software broke into security SAAS (software as a service) when it merged with Email Systems in November 2007, and now the company is looking to extend that same SAAS approach to the world of Web security as it targets the midmarket. Specific plans include expanding from e-mail security into full-fledged Web security during the […]

Sun Microsystems plans to leverage a combination of partnerships and technology to make headway in the governance, risk and compliance space. As part of the company’s strategy, Sun officials said it will launch a number of identity management offerings in the next 12 months. A key element of the strategy is Sun Role Manager, a […]

Sybase has enhanced the encryption capabilities of its Afaria mobile security technology to improve performance and ease the strain on battery life. Afaria is the security component of Sybase’s Information Anywhere mobile management suite. Aiming to help customers balance their desires for encryption and solid performance, the company rearchitected Afaria’s encryption capabilities to work at […]

GridApp Systems wants to reduce the complexity of upgrading a database to a simple click of the mouse and a few strokes of the keyboard. In its Clarity 4.5 release, GridApp has included technology that company officials said can automate any type of database activity through a feature called Clarity Actions. Clarity Actions creates a […]

Symantec is challenging its security rivals on the encryption front with a new suite of products for laptops, desktops and removable storage devices. Symantec Endpoint Encryption 6.0, launching March 3, is based on technology licensed from GuardianEdge and is divided into two products: the full-disk edition and removable storage edition, which can be purchased separately […]

Officials at VMware said the new VMsafe program is just one of many security initiatives coming from the company in the months ahead. The VMsafe technology, announced Feb. 27, provides a set of APIs for security vendors to use to tap into information in the hypervisor about a virtual machine, and for it to handle […]

The release of SQL Server 2008 may be months away, but that hasn’t stopped database administrators and developers from keying in on their favorite features. For Todd Snyder, a database administrator for Cybersavvy.BIZ’s software development services, the inclusion of IntelliSense in SQL Server Management Studio and collapsible code functionality are a productivity boon for DBAs. […]

Researchers at Finjan have uncovered a database of more than 8,700 stolen FTP server credentials, including passwords, user names and server addresses. The San Jose, Calif-based company revealed the findings in a report released today. The FTP credentials could allow a hacker to compromise servers. According to the company, 2,621 of the stolen accounts are […]

Reconnex has spun out some of its data loss prevention technology into a new product meant to help IT administrators analyze the flow of data and assess their own security policies more quickly. The product, Data Loss Profiler, is a turnkey appliance that indexes all content leaving the network, providing the basis for creating and […]

A vulnerability uncovered by security researchers at CoreLabs does not prove that virtual environments are no longer viable testing grounds for malicious code, according to officials at VMware. Experts at CoreLabs, the research arm of Boston-based Core Security Technologies, have discovered an exploit targeting VMware’s desktop software that could allow attackers to break out of […]