Matt Hines

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 non-trusted wireless connections, according to a new report sponsored by Cisco Systems. In a study conducted for Cisco by InsightExpress, based in Stamford, Conn., researchers interviewed 1,000 remote workers in […]

Responding to demand from its customers for more hardware-based systems, Trend Micro introduced its new integrated messaging security appliance on Oct. 9, the final piece of the companys strategy to build devices to host each of its software products. Dubbed the InterScan Messaging Security Appliance, the device promises to help companies protect their e-mail networks […]

Microsoft contends that its partners should embrace the security features being added to its Vista operating system instead of complaining about them, but software makers including Symantec and McAfee said that the companys mandate for new product innovation only benefits its own interests. At the crux of the dispute is Microsofts contention that controversial security […]

Microsoft reported on Oct. 5 that it will release a total of 10 updates for its Windows operating system and Office productivity suite as part of its monthly security bulletin for October. Due out on Oct. 10 are six security updates meant to patch issues identified in Windows, with an additional four updates aimed at […]

McAfee announced on Oct. 3 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Citadel Security Software, which specializes in applications used to mitigate risks posed by software vulnerabilities and monitor IT systems for policy compliance. Under the terms of the deal, McAfee will pay $56 million in cash for Citadel, which is based in Dallas, […]

With rivals complaints over Microsofts move into the security applications space growing louder nearly every day, antitrust analysts said it appears likely that the software giant may soon again be locked in a battle to defend its business practices to government regulators. In Europe, where Microsoft continues to battle with legislators over the terms of […]

Officials at security specialist McAfee said that Microsoft has flatly rejected a series of proposals meant to help ease integration between third-party software applications and the companys next-generation Windows Vista operating system. High-ranking officials with McAfee, a provider of security applications and longtime partner of Microsofts, said that the software giant refused its suggestions for […]

Juniper Networks introduced three new security appliances on Oct. 2, adding unified threat management tools to its existing hardware in an effort to market the gateway devices to branch offices and other remote enterprise operations. The three new products, added to Junipers SSG (Secure Services Gateway) appliance lineup, specifically promise to offer more comprehensive filtering […]

The U.S. Commerce Department on Sept. 21 said that more than 1,100 of its laptop computers were either lost or stolen over the last five years, with at least 249 of those machines confirmed to have held sensitive data. Could an arsenal of thin clients have prevented those mishaps? Proponents of thin-client computing say its […]

Microsofts maiden entry into the anti-phishing space outperforms similar technologies offered by more established security applications providers, according to a new report commissioned by the software company and conducted by researchers 3Sharp. Based on a comparative study sponsored by Microsoft that tested anti-phishing applications from eight different software vendors and online specialists, the malicious Web […]

Malware researcher H.D. Moore, co-founder of the Metasploit Framework, has published software exploit code meant to prove that a vulnerability in Microsofts Internet Explorer browser that he first publicized in July remains unpatched and capable of being attacked. According to Moore, and other security researchers including Copenhagen, Denmark-based Secunia, the IE-borne vulnerability has been confirmed […]

Microsoft made a beta release of its Forefront Security for SharePoint software available on Sept 28, introducing a new version of the security applications built to defend the enterprise content being incorporated into its next generation of Office. The set of anti-virus and content filtering technologies is being pitched by the software giant as a […]