Matt Hines

Web applications security specialists Watchfire and code inspection experts Fortify Software on Aug. 14 launched a new partnership aimed at cashing in on growing concerns over online business security. Enterprise customers are increasingly looking for integrated products to help improve security throughout the Web applications development and maintenance process, the companies said. The new partners […]

Core Security Technologies released an update to its penetration-testing automation software on Aug. 14, promising to help companies more effectively test their networks for potential security loopholes. Dubbed Core Impact 6.0, the product boasts a completely retrenched applications framework that the vendor claims will greatly improve the efficacy and ease of use of its tools. […]

Security software makers SecureWave and PatchLink announced a new partnership on Aug. 14 through which they will offer a single enterprise product meant to help ease companies work in delivering updates to endpoint devices. As companies struggle to ensure that all of their PCs and other systems have been patched with the latest security updates […]

With the rising concern among consumers over the risk of identity fraud related to online banking, security software makers have identified a new avenue for providing applications to users by signing-on the financial services companies as their channel partners. Banks have become frustrated in their attempts to encourage more customers to embrace online services as […]

Researchers at Symantec are questioning whether security modifications added to the kernel of Microsofts Vista operating system could prevent the anti-virus company, and other third-party software makers, from enjoying the same level of integration theyve enjoyed with previous Windows operating systems. As part of a research effort examining the next-generation operating systems kernel, the softwares […]

AOLs internal mistake that led it to release detailed keyword search data for roughly 658,000 of its users is being highlighted by at least one Washington legislator as a chance to inject new interest into a consumer privacy bill before Congress. Massachusetts Rep. Edward J. Markey, the senior Democrat on the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee […]

Novell has introduced its first update to the security event management products gained via its recent acquisition of e-Security, touting new compliance monitoring and reporting capabilities in the package. In addition to expanding security event tracking functions, Novell said it has also integrated the technology with all of its software platforms, including its SUSE Linux […]

Anti-virus market leader Symantec has published its third and final report in a series of studies meant to examine the security improvements being made by Microsoft in early versions of its Vista operating system; while lauding the software makers efforts to lock down the kernel of the next-generation Windows OS, the security company did find […]

Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins on Aug. 8 in an effort to patch a variety of security issues affecting Windows and Office, including nine critical vulnerabilities present in popular applications such as Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and PowerPoint. Ten of the dozen security bulletins addressed issued by the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker include patches […]

Businesses that use gateway security appliances to protect Research In Motions BlackBerry communications servers could be subject to attacks based on the planned release of exploit code by a high-profile malware researcher. According to a warning released by network security applications and device provider Secure Computing, organizations with their BlackBerry servers installed behind their gateway […]

Storage giant EMC is jumping into the market for enterprise digital rights management software by introducing a pair of products that promise to place data security more squarely at the center of its information lifecycle management vision. Utilizing technology gained via the companys March 2006 acquisition of Authentica, EMC launched Documentum Information Rights Management—or IRM—Services […]

Its the call that no it manager wants to receive: An employees laptop computer has been stolen, and it may contain sensitive data. As a spate of recent incidents makes clear, laptop computer thefts and related data exposure is a serious issue, with organizations ranging from the U.S. Navy to financial services company Fidelity Investments […]