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Storm worm – two words that continue to brew up agita among IT professionals as it stalked vulnerable computers across the Internet. Now officials at Secure Computing have created a special section on their Web-based research portal dedicated to providing the public with up-to-date information on it. Dubbed Storm Tracker, the section offers a real-time […]

Oracle has released its first critical patch update of 2008 with 26 new security fixes. The update included a total of eight fixes for Oracle database products, seven new security fixes for the Oracle E-Business Suite, six for Oracle Application Server, four for Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools and one patch for a flaw affecting Oracle […]

Oracle puts out its share of security patches for its software. However, for many database administrators and IT professionals, the amount of manual labor involved and the threat of downtime can seem as troublesome as the vulnerability itself. According to research by database security company Sentrigo, many Oracle DBAs are opting to put patches on […]

Roughly six months after SonicWall snapped up Aventail, the newly merged network security company launched another entry into the SSL VPN space as it prepares to pursue a more comprehensive network security strategy. “When we were Aventail, we were just an SSL [Secure Sockets Layer] VPN provider,” said Chris Witeck, director of product management at […]

The update is scheduled to be released Tuesday, Jan. 15. Though the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company did not reveal the precise nature of any of the vulnerabilities in its advisory, the most serious security hole belongs to Oracle Application Server, which has more than one vulnerability with a CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) score of […]

Microsoft is banking on more than functionality to make SQL Server 2008 stand out when it hits the scene-the company is also relying on pricing. Slated to be launched at a public event in February and be released in the second quarter of 2008, SQL Server 2008 will enter the market with a pricing strategy […]

It’s a football fan’s nightmare—you are on the road, listening to your favorite team line up for the play that will bring the Super Bowl trophy to your hometown. And then … static. The radio station you are listening to is out of range. For those of you about to scream, remain calm. SpatialPoint has […]

For software developers, choosing the right embedded database can make all the difference when it comes to performance and reliability. As the embedded database market continues to grow, vendors are planning to leverage a combination of technology and partnerships to expand their offerings. Key users of embedded databases-database systems that are part of an application-are […]

If application security has to be baked into the development process, source code analysis tools are the technological equivalent of oven mitts—making their providers natural targets for acquisition, some analysts predicted. “Theres a lot of interest in this space because of [the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard],” said Nick Selby, an analyst with The […]

Fidelis Security Systems has unveiled a new data leak prevention product with support for Internet Protocol Version 6; however, analysts are not convinced customers outside the federal government will bite on the functionality. Fidelis is hoping the talk around the federal government’s transition to IPv6 will spur adoption by other customers. The company released Version […]