Matt Hines

As Microsoft prepares to launch its next-generation Vista operating system in late November, industry watchers are predicting that the products onboard security features will help further commoditize the already crowded anti-virus applications business. Hoping to find new avenues for expanding their companies as Vista emerges and anti-virus technologies become available from an ever-growing number of […]

SPI Dynamics launched the newest iteration of its DevInspect Web applications vulnerability testing software on Nov. 6, adding support for programs written in Java and Microsofts flavor of AJAX. The Atlanta-based software maker introduced several new add-ons to DevInspect 3.0, which promises to help Web applications designers locate potential flaws in their work using so-called […]

Smart-card technology vendors are betting that the passing of the U.S. governments latest worker identification deadline on Oct. 27 will help push their products further into the commercial sector and beyond. The HSPD (Homeland Security Presidential Directive)-12 mandate requires that all federal agencies distribute certified PIV (Personal Identity Verification) smart cards to their employees. The […]

Watchfire released an updated version of its Web applications security software on Nov. 6, adding new features that promise increased automation for bug hunting and new tools to improve communication among workers when chasing down problems. Dubbed AppScan 7.0, the Web site and applications testing package boasts improved software vulnerability scanning capabilities along with a […]

Webroot Software announced on Nov. 6 that it has moved Peter Watkins, a former executive at anti-virus maker McAfee, into the job of chief executive. Watkins, who has been serving on Webroots board of directors since 2004, takes over the CEO role from current chief executive David Moll, who will remain on the Boulder, Colo., […]

The spam epidemic keeps on trucking along, according to researchers, with a seemingly never-ending variety of attacks helping to serve up more unwanted e-mail to users than ever. Researchers at security software maker McAfee are highlighting a new trend in spam delivery, which the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has labeled “island hopping,” that involves the […]

Security software market leader Symantec rolled out its latest package of anti-virus applications for Windows-based mobile devices on Nov. 1. Dubbed Mobile AntiVirus 4.0 for Windows Mobile, the product promises to help protect data stored on smart phones running the Microsoft operating system, including offering the ability to wipe out data present on lost or […]

Websense introduced its latest malware detection technology on Oct. 31, rolling out its ThreatSeeker application that will serve as the technological foundation for all of the companys security software products. As Web-based threats have shifted away from traditional attacks focused on software vulnerabilities to so-called zero day exploits aimed at previously unidentified flaws, traditional anti-virus […]

Cenzic rolled out its maiden product aimed at helping companies address the issue of Web applications security through finding online software systems that may exist unknown to IT administrators. Labeled as Hailstorm Enterprise Application Risk Controller, the software package launched on Oct. 30 promises to automatically locate, list and scan Web applications to provide companies […]

PortAuthority Technologies introduced an update to its information security appliance lineup on Oct. 30, rolling out the newest version of its flagship device for protecting sensitive corporate data. Dubbed PortAuthority 5.0, the security appliance boasts more extensive protection for proprietary data, whether the information is stored on an endpoint device, being used in a messaging […]

Smart card technology vendors are betting that the passing of the United States governments latest worker identification deadline on Oct. 27 will help push use of their products further into the commercial sector and beyond. The governments Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 mandate requires that all federal agencies distribute certified PIV (personal identity verification) smart cards […]

A new research report contends that by failing to offer onboard encryption for e-mail files stored on Windows Mobile devices, Microsoft may be putting itself at a competitive disadvantage and leaving users vulnerable to data loss. According to the latest report published by J. Gold Associates, a Northborough, Mass.-based wireless research firm, Microsofts decision not […]