Dennis Fisher

Looking to solidify the companys place at the top of the security heap, Symantec Corp. executives are considering a new pricing model in which enterprises using Symantecs managed services would pay a single price for all the products and services they purchase from the company. The pricing plan, which has been under consideration since before […]

While chief security officers and CIOs have a broad range of issues to concern themselves with in todays climate—regulatory compliance, threat management, user education, budget constraints—few among them have the mind-bending number of challenges that Eric Litt faces as the chief information security officer at General Motors Corp. With nearly 325,000 employees working in 32 […]

The $13.5 billion merger of Symantec Corp. and Veritas Software Corp. not only creates a dynamic new presence in enterprise software but also could signal a major shift in the way customers buy software and handle their relationships with vendors. Executives from both companies said the main driver behind the merger is a desire to […]

An extensive review of the Linux kernel using a source-code analysis tool found that the core components of the operating system contain far fewer security vulnerabilities than a typical commercial software package. The review, begun in 2000, was done by Coverity Inc., a company that sells a source-code auditing tool and has been working with […]

The consolidation continues in the intrusion prevention system market, as 3Com Corp. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire IPS vendor TippingPoint Technologies Inc. for $430 million in cash. The purchase positions 3Com to remain competitive with rivals such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc., both of which have made IPS acquisitions […]

NEW YORK—The uncertainty surrounding the change in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security has thrown the search for a permanent director of the National Cyber Security Division into flux, and it now appears likely that the division will continue for the time being under interim Director Andy Purdy. President Bush this week named former […]

NEW YORK—The phishing epidemic that has overwhelmed the financial services industry is getting worse by the day, and security teams at banks and other financial institutions are in a daily battle to keep their customers data safe from an increasingly sophisticated enemy that is constantly changing tactics and honing its craft, security experts say. Security […]

A vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.s Windows first identified in May—but only now receiving widespread attention—has reopened the contentious debate between security researchers and software vendors over the proper method and time frame for disclosing security flaws. Few topics cause as much hand-wringing and heartburn as full disclosure. Simply mentioning the subject in some circles can […]

In the year since Microsoft Corp. made its controversial decision to begin releasing patches on a monthly basis, the policy has had a profound effect on enterprise security—changing forever the way companies deploy updates and helping to hasten the end of the manual patching process. Administrators say the predictable patch cycle afforded to them by […]

The landmark contract that the U.S. Air Force signed with Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. recently not only will make that organizations systems more secure but also will make it easier for other federal agencies to lock down their own networks. Under the terms of the multiyear deal, the two companies will deliver thousands of […]

Numerous and prolific, phishing scammers continue to claim victims, recently damaging the reputation of the most promising technology deployed to thwart them. In a week that saw analysts declare a 500 percent increase in global phishing activity over the previous quarter, experts are warning of new attacks that not only circumvent the fledgling DomainKeys system […]

Citrix Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced that it is acquiring a small SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN provider, a move that company officials hope will position Citrix as a major player in the remote-access market. The purchase of Net6 Inc. for $50 million puts Citrix smack in the middle of a rapidly expanding and fiercely […]