Matt Hines

Security software maker Sophos announced Sept. 27 that it is adding a number of so-called application-control features to its flagship anti-virus package in an effort to give IT administrators greater ability to limit access to potentially troublesome programs. The features being injected into Sophos Anti-Virus Version 6, which was first released in June, include tools […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Amazon.coms far-ranging online retail business will continue to serve as its primary money-maker for the foreseeable future, but a collection of Web services applications piggybacked on the infrastructure supporting its consumer sales will become a growing source of income and technical development expertise in years to come, according to Jeff Bezos, the firms founder […]

Cybertrust launched a new program on Sept. 26 that aims to help companies improve their network and applications security by further testing the electronic systems they share with business partners. Labeled Cybertrusts Partner Security Program, the array of software and services provided via the offering are being touted by the vendor as a comprehensive manner […]

The U.S. Commerce Department released a statement on Sept. 21 admitting 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. With the litany of security issues facing Windows-based desktops and laptops, and other […]

Attacks that capitalize on vulnerabilities in popular Web browsing software and targeted malware and phishing efforts dominated the first six months of 2006, according to Symantecs latest Internet Security Threat Report. Published on September 25, the twice-yearly analysis highlights continued growth of the browser vulnerability issue, finding that 69 percent of all the new threats […]

Microsoft has added another high-profile IT threat researcher to its growing security team by luring Jimmy Kuo, a former research fellow at anti-virus software maker McAfees AVERT Labs. According to multiple sources, Kuo, who has been working in McAfees Anti-Virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team Labs since the outfit was started in 1995, will reportedly […]

Attacks that capitalize on vulnerabilities in popular Web browsing software, targeted malware and phishing efforts dominated the first half of 2006, according to Symantecs latest Internet Security Threat Report. Published on Sept. 25, the twice-yearly analysis highlighted continued growth of browser vulnerability, finding that 69 percent of all new threats unearthed by the company between […]

Networking market leader Cisco Systems announced a new partnership with Assa Abloy, a company specializing in physical security technologies, to help companies pull together their IT and operational defense systems. Under the terms of the deal, Cisco will work to integrate its network authentication and IT security tools with Assa Abloys physical security products, which […]

Cisco Systems has addressed three sets of software vulnerabilities in its networking and security products that could leave its customers open to outside attacks including cross-site-scripting and denial-of-service attempts. The San Jose, Calif.-based firm said in a security bulletin posted to its Web site that a software vulnerability present in its Cisco Guard appliance, which […]

Despite the implied submission of personal privacy, most workers at U.S.-based companies believe that their employers should be allowed to monitor electronic communications to help protect against misuse of sensitive data. According to a report published by researchers from Iowa State University and network security software maker Palisade Systems, 100 percent of the workers the […]

A litany of new security applications and services were among the many new products rolled out in connection with the ongoing Interop New York conference, being held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Sept. 18-22. Among the security industry players introducing new software at the conference was StillSecure, a software maker in the NAC (network […]

Microsoft has added another high-profile IT threat researcher to its growing security team, this time luring Jimmy Kuo, a research fellow at anti-virus software maker McAfees AVERT Labs. According to multiple sources within the anti-virus community, Kuo has resigned from his longtime position at the anti-virus software maker to take on a new job at […]