Matt Hines

Microsoft may have agreed to provide security vendors with additional software interfaces for its next-generation Vista operating system, but analysts maintain that any delay on the part of the software giant to distribute the code, or to repair its damaged relationship with partners, could lead to future headaches. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker promised to […]

Operators of the Spamhaus block list project will appeal an Illinois courts ruling that could shutter the effort if upheld, while other researchers contend that unwanted e-mail campaigns reached an all time high during the third quarter of 2006. In a document filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by […]

Remote workers continue to expose their employers to a wide range of IT threats by using poor laptop etiquette and connecting to corporate systems using nontrusted wireless links, according to a report sponsored by Cisco Systems. In a study conducted for Cisco by InsightExpress, market researchers interviewed 1,000 remote workers in 10 countries and found […]

McAfee launched a new corporate strategy on Oct. 16 aimed at helping companies integrate IT defenses used to fight external attacks and manage internal compliance, announcing a $20 million buyout of data leak prevention software maker Onigma as part of the expanded effort. Officials with McAfee, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said customers are increasingly […]

McAfee, largely recognized at the worlds No. 2 maker of security applications, announced on Oct. 11 that it has fired its president, Kevin Weiss, and that its chairman and chief executive, George Samenuk, will resign as a result of an investigation into stock options reporting procedures employed by the company. Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee, which […]

Microsoft was unable to offer immediate access to its monthly collection of security patches as a result of a procedural issue in distributing the content to users Oct. 10. While the company appears to have remedied the situation, at the time that the security fixes were first released the software giant was forced to inform […]

Microsoft released 10 individual security patches on Oct. 10, addressing a handful of critical problems in Office programs along with several equally serious issues in its Windows operating system. In all, the software maker issued patches for six critical flaws, one important problem, two moderate glitches and one low-priority issue. The “critical” designation represents the […]

Hosted security applications provider Qualys and RedSeal Systems announced a new product integration pact Oct. 10 through which they will offer RedSeals risk management analysis capabilities on top of Qualys vulnerability protection and policy compliance tools. According to company executives, enterprises are seeking new methods for determining what security tasks they must address next, as […]

Symantec took the wraps off a series of new products and services on Oct. 10, as the security software market leader outlined its latest approach to helping enterprises juggle the litany of technologies necessary to protect themselves from IT-based attacks. At a meeting with customers and analysts in New York, Symantec Chief Executive John Thompson […]

3Coms TippingPoint security division released an open-source anti-phishing technology to other security software developers on Oct. 9, citing industry collaboration as a key to reducing the continued threat of fraudulent Web sites. Known as Monkeyspaw, the software code is used specifically to validate the legitimacy of individual sites and to report potentially fraudulent sites back […]

Juniper Networks on Oct. 2 added three new unified threat management tools to its Secure Services Gateway appliance lineup in an effort to market the gateway devices to remote business locations. The products promise more comprehensive filtering capabilities to help block malware and other threats from corporate networks. The devices offer a built-in firewall and […]

As rivals complain ever louder over Microsofts move into the security applications space, antitrust analysts predict that the company may soon be defending its business practices to government regulators once again. European regulators have already begun to warn Microsoft against trying to thin competition in the security market via the addition of security measures in […]