Matt Hines

After two years of reductions, the United States was unable to further lower the amount of unsolicited e-mail, or spam, generated by computers within its borders during the first three months of 2006. Based on the latest figures released by anti-virus software maker Sophos, the United States remains perched atop the list of the so-called […]

Computer viruses lead the list of IT threats costing U.S. companies millions of dollars in lost revenue and stolen intellectual property, according to a new report conducted in coordination with the FBI. The Computer Crime and Security Survey contends that viruses continue to be the leading source of financial losses among businesses, followed by schemes […]

Cisco Systems released a security update meant to close three vulnerabilities in one of its network monitoring products. The San Jose, Calif.-based company released an advisory to its customers warning of the flaws in its CS-MARS (Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System) and is offering clients a patch update that promises to close the […]

Much as in their battle against unsolicited spam e-mail, enterprises are having success in reducing the impact of spyware programs, but a new breed of targeted attacks combined with a constantly changing array of delivery methods has kept the malicious code on IT administrators radar. With Internet phone specialist Vonage recently coming under attack from […]

As Internet service providers and security applications vendors become more aggressive at filtering unwanted inbox traffic, businesses are again looking to certified e-mail systems as one way to ensure their message gets across to customers. To that end, publishing giant Time Inc. is touting its use of the certified e-mail system currently being offered by […]

A new report from Symantec security researchers contends that Microsofts much-awaited Vista operating system could harbor a range of vulnerabilities that will make it less secure than previous iterations of Windows. According to research published July 18 by Symantec, in Cupertino, Calif., a number of Vistas software components, specifically a handful of protocols related to […]

Watchfire launched a revamped version of its flagship Web site and applications scanning software on July 17, adding new Web services vulnerability scanning capabilities. The company introduced the Version 6.5 iterations of both its AppScan and AppScan DE (Developer Edition) packages, promising increased vulnerability auditing features including compliance reporting tools tied directly to the credit […]

Trusted Network Technologies introduced a new version of its enterprise identity auditing and access package on July 17, promising new capabilities for companies to garner IT systems management data on the fly. Available as either software or as an appliance, the Identity 2.5 release boasts the ability to oversee up to 100,000 user accounts and […]

Attacks aimed at lightly protected instant messaging systems and spam that replaces text with images in an effort to dupe filtering software are growing in popularity, according to new research released by Postini. As indicated in Postinis Message Security and Management Update for June, hackers and spammers continue to become more sophisticated in response to […]

Chief financial officers continue to rank information security as their top priority as compliance auditors and the fear of public humiliation over data leaks drive new levels of IT security scrutiny, according to a new survey. The study, conducted by IT services giant Computer Sciences in collaboration with FERF (Financial Executives Research Foundation), FEI (Financial […]