Matt Hines

When federal law enforcement officials arrested two individuals June 7 for running a scam in which they allegedly sold discount voice-over-IP services delivered secretly over other companies networks, experts who have been sounding the alarm over growing VOIP security issues finally got the proof theyve been waiting for. According to charges filed in the United […]

From the nations largest financial services institutions to the local YMCA, legal and privacy experts maintain that organizations that inadvertently or secretly expose their customers data will increasingly face legal action. On June 6, the Department of Veterans Affairs was hit with two class action lawsuits related to the theft of an employees laptop computer. […]

Sophos announced the availability of a new package of integrated computer defense tools on June 7 touted by the company as its most comprehensive array of so-called endpoint security applications released to date. Aimed at providing the full gamut of security applications needed to protect endpoints, or corporate desktops, laptops and servers, the suite includes […]

Microsofts impending move into the business PC security market is accelerating the development and adoption of so-called single agent desktop defense applications, according to many industry watchers. While the launch of the software giants OneCare PC management service during the last week in May 2006 has already pushed rival security software makers to create their […]

Security applications maker McAfee announced June 6 that it has acquired risk management and compliance software vendor Preventsys for an undisclosed sum. McAfee said it plans to blend Preventsys security risk management and automated compliance reporting tools with its existing enterprise products, with the aim of allowing larger customers to simplify management of their IT […]

The YMCA is the latest high-profile organization forced to inform its customers of a computer theft that may place individuals personal data at risk of identity fraud. According to the group, a laptop containing the customer records of approximately 65,000 individuals, including debit card, credit card and social security data, was stolen from the YMCAs […]

Hotels.com and auditors at Ernst & Young are warning consumers of an incident that may have exposed the personal data of roughly 243,000 customers of the online travel site. According to the two companies, an Ernst & Young auditor working with the Hotels.com customer information had stolen from his car a laptop computer that was […]

Finjan Software, which makes security applications and appliances aimed at fighting viruses and other forms of malicious code, has filed a lawsuit against rival Secure Computing and the companys CyberGuard and Webwasher subsidiaries. Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against Secure Computing, CyberGuard […]

A range of security technology providers used Gartners ongoing IT Security Summit in Washington to introduce new products on June 5. Among the firms launching products at the 12th annual security gathering hosted by the market analyst group were Arbor Networks, CipherOptics, Crossbeam, NetForensics, NitroSecurity, Postini, SPI Dynamics and Secure Computing. Arbor Networks introduced its […]

Computer Associates will release updated versions of its mainframe identity and access management applications on June 5, promising stronger tools for locking down big iron systems and cleaning out expired user privileges. The Islandia, N.Y., business software maker introduced three new packages for mainframes, with two products aimed squarely at allowing companies to update their […]

Security researchers at anti-virus software maker Kaspersky Lab have isolated a new virus aimed at Sun Microsystems StarOffice productivity software and the open-source version of the programs, OpenOffice. Labeled “Stardust” by Kaspersky, based in Woburn, Mass., the virus exists only as a proof-of-concept attack at this point, according to the company, which said it has […]

Core Security Technologies released a revamped version of its vulnerability testing software, promising to help companies find loopholes in their IT networks by targeting attacks that are distributed in nature or hidden behind encryption programs. The primary addition to the new Core Impact network penetration testing package, which is used by firms to look for […]