Matt Hines

Microsoft officials say they are unhappy that security software maker Authentium has decided to bypass the controversial PatchGuard kernel protection feature in its next-generation Vista operating system, and said that the tactic could lead to eventual problems for users of the companys software. Responding to Authentiums move to circumvent PatchGuard in its products, company officials […]

Security software maker Authentium says that it has created a new version of its flagship product that circumvents the PatchGuard kernel protection technology being added to Microsofts next-generation Vista operating system. The company, based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., maintains that it has built a version of its Authentium ESP Enterprise Platform that can bypass […]

Aiming to help companies maintain a constant state of awareness regarding their compliance with government regulatory requirements and internal security policies, Brabeion Software on Oct. 24 introduced its latest software package. The product, Compliance Manager, promises to help companies simplify and automate the process of monitoring and measuring compliance issues throughout their enterprise IT networks. […]

McAfee on Oct. 16 launched a new corporate strategy aiming to help companies integrate their IT defenses for fighting external attacks and for managing internal compliance. Part of that expanded effort is a $20 million buyout of data leak prevention software maker Onigma. The purchase was announced the same day as McAfees strategy launch. Officials […]

Cryptolex introduced its new Mobio systems authentication device Oct. 23 with the aim of convincing enterprises to replace and unify their existing password sign-on technologies with the handheld biometric gadget. Roughly the size of a pager, yet thin enough to fit into traditional ID badge holders, the Mobio carries a thumb-print reader and LED screen […]

With criminals stalking their operations and customers, Wells Fargo and SVB Silicon Valley Bank cant afford to fool around with online security. Just as riflemen rode shotgun on Wells Fargo stagecoaches in the 19th century, today, Wells Fargo and SVB Silicon Valley Bank executives are relying on whatever weapons they can get their hands on […]

Experts concede that phishing schemes remain an extremely troubling threat, specifically for financial services companies, as the attempts to dupe users into sharing their personal information continue to proliferate and increasingly target online banks. /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here to read about new authentication tools financial institutions are using to protect online banking customers. According to the latest […]

Leaks of sensitive customer information and other corporate data are costing companies in the United States substantially more in related financial and business losses in 2006, according to a new study published by the Ponemon Institute. Based on the findings of the Ponemon Data Breach Study, to be published on Oct. 23, information losses cost […]

Microsoft will meet with representatives from its largest security partners on Oct. 19 to provide those companies with more information about the software programming interfaces it is creating to allow for more interaction with the kernel of its 64-bit Vista operating system. Spokespeople for the Redmond, Wash., software maker said that Microsoft is holding discussions […]

Apple Computer has reported that a small number of its popular video iPods were infected with a virus that targets Windows PCs before they were sold to consumers. According to a statement issued by the hardware maker on Oct. 17, roughly 1 percent of the iPod Video devices it has shipped since Sept. 12 were […]

According to the latest figures from Forrester Research, some 40 percent of all enterprises in North America will have some form of Network Admission Control in place by the end of 2006, as businesses seek more effective ways to identify devices connecting to their networks and to enforce IT security policies. The systems are available […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Speaking to a packed auditorium of graduate students here at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Sloan School of Management, former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina told the group of future business leaders that issues of ethics will be among the hardest they tackle during the course of their careers. On tour to promote her […]