Matt Hines

BOSTON—Gathered in the subterranean confines of a decommissioned vault in the basement of the Boston Stock Exchange, a panel of IT security experts told the assembled crowd that short of locking all their proprietary information in such a contraption, there may be little hope for securing their data. Brought together on May 12 for imaging […]

Cisco Systems is continuing the overhaul of its Linksys consumer products division, naming Michael Pocock as the groups new senior vice president and general manager in a news release on May 11. Pocock, a former chief executive at Polaroid, has already stepped in for Victor and Janie Tsao, who founded Linksys before it was purchased […]

Research In Motion is launching its BlackBerry products in China via a new deal it signed with China Mobile Communications, its first effort to establish its products in the massive nation. The wireless communications device and services vendor said that working with China Mobile, one of the countrys leading mobile carriers, it will first target […]

Anti-virus specialist Sophos has reported the details of a vulnerability in its flagship product line that could leave affected computers open to outside attack. The U.K.-based maker of software used to scan for viruses, spam e-mail and other forms of malicious code said that an independent researcher informed it of the issue, which specifically involves […]

As expected, Microsoft issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities in its software on May 9, including flaws in its Windows and Exchange products, as part of its monthly security update. While the companys latest patch distribution is meant to help Microsoft customers fix several well-known loopholes in its software, the update did not address a […]

An early review of the much-publicized security features due in Microsofts next-generation Windows Vista operating system concludes that the tools may be so unfriendly to users that they delay enterprises move to adopt the new product. In a research report published May 8, analysts at Boston-based Yankee Group said that Microsofts latest attempt to better […]

The it industrys largest players keep baking more defense features into their products—a trend that could accelerate the rapid shifts in a market experts already expect to consolidate. Since January, companies such as Cisco Systems, EMC, Intel and Microsoft have aggressively promoted expanded security in their products. In cases such as EMCs buyout of rights […]

Symantec is relaunching the anti-phishing industry group gained via its 2005 acquisition of WholeSecurity and is promising to sign on some well-known participants, in an effort to bring a more professional approach to the group. Dubbed the Symantec Phish Report Network, the effort builds on the network of companies previously brought together by WholeSecurity to […]

Check Point Software Technologies introduced its newest package of enterprise security applications on May 8, rolling out new capabilities for using so-called unified threat management technologies alongside its existing VPN and anti-malware tools. UTM packages typically include firewalls, e-mail filters, anti-virus software and some network intrusion detection capabilities. The biggest selling point behind such offerings […]

The FIFA World Cup 2006 tournament wont get underway in Germany until early June, but computer virus writers are already attempting to cash in on the planets most popular sporting event with viruses aimed at deceiving eager soccer fans. Researchers at UK-based Sophos released notification of a new attack that infects Microsoft Excel files and […]