Matt Hines

SAN FRANCISCO–Cisco Systems announced its latest series of product moves aimed at pushing forward its vision of the self-defending network Feb. 5. The San Jose, Calif.-based networking market leader detailed work to further tie together a handful of its existing security applications, claiming to increase the ability of networks to fend off external threats and […]

Officials in charge of coordinating the upcoming RSA Conference 2007, being held in San Franciscos Moscone Center from Feb. 5-10, said that this years security industry trade show will be larger than ever before. If the sheer volume of new products planned for introduction at the annual confab are an indicator of the events overall […]

While technology vendors and security analysts continue to endorse the notion that anti-virus software is increasingly becoming commoditized, sales of the IT systems defense tools will help drive $9.1 billion in security applications sales during 2007, according to researchers at Gartner. The Stamford, Conn.-based analysis firm released its annual security software market growth estimates on […]

With malware code writers creating an increasing number of attacks aimed at exploiting vulnerabilities in software applications, in addition to their threats that target operating system flaws, longtime partners Symantec and Microsoft are both attempting to stake major claims in the application security market. While Symantecs play is more straightforward, having targeted the sector with […]

The long-running joke about cars breaking down and getting infected by viruses if they ran on Microsoft software appears to have grown closer to reality, as navigation device maker TomTom has admitted the inclusion of two Windows malware variants in one of its products. On Jan. 29, TomTom, which is based in Amsterdam, conceded that […]

The biggest challenge facing health care giant Kaiser Permanente when it was considering options for rebuilding its IT authentication system wasnt related to integration or total cost of ownership. Rather, it was finding a technology that would not stand in the way of its employees. Serving as the central nervous system for a network of […]

New research indicates that enterprises will continue to grapple with long lists of dangerous software vulnerabilities during 2007, with experts at IBM predicting continued growth in the number of flaws found in popular products over the next twelve months. According to a report published by IBMs ISS (Internet Security Systems) X-Force research team on Jan. […]

The avalanche of new security products launched for the RSA Conference 2007 has already begun, even though the show itself does not kick off for another week. A collection of security companies introduced new products, or announced other news, on Jan. 29 in an effort to get ahead of the crowd, as dozens of additional […]

Symantec has added to the slew of technologies it will offer as part of its unified security architecture, announcing a deal on Jan. 29 to acquire endpoint management specialist Altiris for approximately $830 million in cash. Altiris, of Lindon, Utah, specializes in software used by enterprises to manage and service endpoint devices, including PCs, laptops […]

BOSTON—Banking industry officials in Massachusetts are reporting that a string of local companies have already observed fraudulent activity related to the massive data breach reported by retail chain TJX Companies on Jan. 17. Unlike many other highly publicized data losses reported by organizations such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, which have not […]