Matt Hines

The volume of security vulnerabilities discovered in Apples Macintosh platform has increased significantly over the last several years, according to a new report released by McAfees Avert Labs. The security software maker contends that the number of flaws found in the Mac operating system has increased by 228 percent since 2003. While the researchers said […]

Microsoft and Qualcomm have announced a new partnership through which they plan to integrate respective wireless technologies in the name of accelerating smart-phone development. The two market leaders said in a news release on May 4 that they will specifically work on porting Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system onto Qualcomms Convergence Platform MSM (Mobile Station […]

New research indicates that hackers are increasingly turning their efforts toward IM-borne attacks, with experts saying that businesses and end users remain largely ignorant to the growing problem. According to the latest report from anti-malware applications vendor Postini, the sheer volume of instant messaging threats it tracked during April 2006 increased by nearly 25 percent, […]

With industry experts predicting a wave of consolidation across the security applications sector, the continued efforts of the IT industrys largest players to bake more defense features into their products could accelerate the rapid shifts in the market. Since the beginning of 2006, most of the computing worlds largest names have issued new promises of […]

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

Trend Micro announced the latest iterations of its VirusWall network security appliances, promising increased ability for administrators to locate and address potential systems vulnerabilities using the devices. Due to arrive in June, the new machines represent the second generation of Trend Micros entry into the NAC (network admission control) hardware space and aim to improve […]

Looking to ensure that its products are firmly entrenched in the market for so-called converged networking technologies, Cisco on April 25 announced a new set of development partnerships with other IT segment leaders. The networking giant detailed new work being done with partners Intel, Nokia and Research In Motion that it said would help guarantee […]

Secure Computing introduced a new device that promises to integrate the user authentication and network defense tools offered in the companys existing products into a single appliance for managing enterprise IT permissions. Dubbed the SafeWord SecureWire AIM (identity and access management) appliance, the device promises to marry Secure Computings firewall, content management and two-factor authentication […]

Recent reports predict that new and sophisticated forms of malware will challenge the security industrys ability to stay ahead of emerging threats. A study from McAfee Avert Labs claims that the technology used to cloak some malware, especially rootkits, is becoming increasingly complex and harder to detect. The report also found a growing tendency toward […]

Increased demand for security suites and too many anti-virus vendors could create a good brew for consolidation, say industry watchers. While industry giants such as market leader Symantec continue to broaden their portfolios with the recent acquisitions of Relicore, Sygate and WholeSecurity, smaller anti-virus companies profits are being pinched. While large players such as RSA […]