Matt Hines

Microsoft launched its consumer desktop security service as expected May 30, with longtime anti-virus and intrusion detection specialist McAfee introducing a rival offering in hopes of blocking the software giants bid to help lock down home PCs. Dubbed officially as Windows Live OneCare, the Microsoft managed security service aims to help users strike back at […]

Risk detection specialist Securify unveiled the latest version of its network security appliance on May 30, promising more comprehensive behavior monitoring tools and new identity management features. Known simply as the Securify Monitor, the newest iteration of the security appliance represents a marked improvement over earlier models based on its ability to provide more detailed […]

NextSentry is hoping that software partially derived from a pedophile-tracking application can keep corporate insiders on the security straight and narrow. The security applications vendor launched its first product, ActiveSentry, May 22, promising to bring natural language processing capabilities into the enterprise security content filtering market. The most intriguing element of ActiveSentry: the products law […]

Panda software will introduce the latest version of its enterprise security suite on June 1. Called EnterpriSecure 2006, the primary addition to the package of security programs in Pandas TruPrevent detection technology promises to help companies watch out for viruses and other attacks, as well as attempts by workers to circumvent network security policies. TruPrevent […]

Linux software provider Red Hat issued a security advisory for a number of its products, addressing a series of kernel vulnerabilities in the operating system software. The company is distributing updated kernel packages meant to fix 16 individual flaws present in the version 4.0 releases of its Red Hat Desktop and Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]

BOSTON—IT executives concede that efforts to improve electronic identity management are still in their nascent stages. While many businesses have begun reinvesting in their authentication systems by bringing on-board new identity management and roles-provisioning applications, project management leaders say they face a wide range of issues in helping those efforts succeed. Challenges cited by enterprise […]

Valence Media, which operates the file-sharing portal site TorrentSpy, has accused the Motion Picture Association of America of hiring a computer hacker to help garner information for use in the industry groups copyright abuse suit against the site. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Valence and […]

A new study published by researchers at RSA Security finds that as the number of wireless networks located in some of the worlds largest cities is growing, so is the number of those systems protected by encryption or other IT defenses. While in years past researchers found that businesses and consumers were often setting up […]

Panda Software will introduce the latest version of its enterprise security suite on June 1, adding new tools for analyzing potential threats and user IT policy compliance, along with a revamped firewall and expanded administration controls. Labeled as EnterpriSecure 2006, the primary addition to the package of security programs is Pandas TruPrevent detection technology, which […]

F5 Networks announced the newest version of its FirePass Controller VPN software on May 22, moving to cash in on growing demand for Secure Sockets Layer VPN technology. The Seattle-based company is touting the latest version of its SSL VPN as a significant step forward from previous iterations of the software due to the updates […]

Palm introduces its newest Treo, Nokia and Google partner for instant messaging on handhelds and Research In Motions BlackBerry tackles the China market. Another day, another hot device. The downside: keeping the enterprise network secure amid a barrage of new consumer devices. Indeed, when Mark Halligan, a principal in the Chicago-based law firm Welsh & […]

Intel is eyeing a plan to use software to boost a PCs ability to fight hackers, talk on the phone and even capture television programs in the future. The chip maker, which launched its security- and manageability-focused vPro brand on April 24, is contemplating a standard method for adding virtual appliances—purpose-built software applications that run […]