Dennis Fisher

Not wanting to be left behind by rivals IBM, Novell Inc. and others in the security game, Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire TruLogica Inc., a small identity management vendor. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. TruLogica, based in Dallas, is known in the industry for taking an […]

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released its monthly batch of patches, including a fix for a flaw in Outlook that allows attackers to run their own code. The company also published patches for a vulnerability in Windows and another in the MSN Messenger software. But the weakness in Outlook 2002 is the most serious of the […]

Cisco Systems Inc., facing strong competition in both its core router and switch business and its growing security business, greatly expanded its security portfolio with the introduction of several new security devices as well as a new firewall and some security upgrades for its IOS software. The new additions to Ciscos product line come less […]

In the wake of what will likely go down as one of the worst weeks in the history of Internet viruses, security specialists say that the focus on user education is failing and that pressure must now be put on vendors to make their products safer. The tack toward the vendors comes after a week […]

The year 2003 was an interesting one for Network Associates Inc., to say the least. NAI began by making two major acquisitions, of Entercept Security Technologies Inc. and IntruVert Networks Inc., then endured months of uncertainty, shareholder lawsuits and bad press surrounding the continued investigations by the federal government into the companys accounting practices. CEO […]

A new worm purporting to contain a patch to defend against MyDoom is attacking Windows machines throughout Europe and parts of North America. Sober.D appeared Sunday and began spreading in Germany and the United Kingdom. The worm arrives in an e-mail message with a subject line of “Microsoft Alert: Please Read!” and carries a sending […]

AirMagnet Inc. on Monday released a new version of its WLAN security solution, which now is capable of detecting, tracing and blocking rogue access points in real time to help protect the integrity of corporate wireless networks. AirMagnet Distributed 4.0 comprises a set of remote sensors throughout the customers network, along with a central server. […]

Sanctum Inc., one of the pioneers of the application security market, next week plans to release the latest version of its flagship AppScan tool, which will include privacy control testing, regulatory compliance testing and the ability to assign unique identifiers to each test for tracking purposes. AppScan 4.5 QA and Audit Edition has several other […]

Another day, another variant—or two—of Bagle. Late Tuesday evening, anti-virus researchers discovered the existence of Bagle.J, the tenth variant of the worm to hit the Internet. Officials at Network Associates Inc. have rated the worm as a medium risk and said they saw 50 unique samples of Bagle.J in a 90-minute period last night. Bagle.I […]

After a decade of focusing nearly exclusively on defending the perimeter, security vendors have begun to divert more of their attention to the last frontier of digital security: the soft, chewy center of corporate networks. The problem for these vendors isnt so much about keeping attackers out; they leave that to the firewall and IDS […]

Microsoft Corp.s plan to add a slew of new security features and functionalities to Windows and other products is drawing a mix of public praise and criticism in the security community, even as many experts express private concerns about the companys motives and tactics. The additions, which Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates […]

Maybe its the weirdness of having 29 days in February or some misplaced glee that spring is coming, but for whatever reason virus writers went on a rampage during the last week, unleashing more than a half-dozen new viruses. Since Friday, five new versions of the Bagle virus have appeared, not to mention a couple […]