Michael Myser

Linux provider Mandrakesoft today announced its acquisition of Brazils Conectiva for $2.3 million in stock in an effort to expand its global market and capabilities. The combined company will offer both desktop and server products based on Linux. “Mandrakesoft and Conectiva are joining forces to create a much stronger and better company,” François Bancilhon, CEO […]

The FBI warned late Tuesday that e-mails appearing to originate from the bureau were spreading a virus via the accompanying attachment. The e-mail informs recipients that they have visited illegal Web sites and asks them to answer a set of attached questions. Opening the attachment will infect computers with the Sober-K worm, a variant that […]

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the purchase of ERP Complete, an implementation tool designed to cut time and costs of deploying Axapta, Microsofts enterprise resource planning suite aimed at the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. The tool was acquired for an undisclosed amount from Entegrate Software LLC of Rolling Meadows, Ill., a software and consulting […]

Symantec this week officially joined the parade of security vendors taking on spyware in the enterprise, adding real-time monitoring and protection from spyware and adware and enhancing the companys spyware removal capabilities. Both Symantec Client Security 3.0 and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, available in March, will automatically detect and remove the malicious programs and […]

McAfee announced on Monday its latest enterprise anti-spyware product designed to combat unwanted programs, including spyware, adware, dialers, keyloggers and remote-control code. While previous versions of the solution offered real-time scanning to locate and remove spyware, McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise can now block malicious programs before they ever reach the desktop and network. “Preventing something from […]

The three-year-old patent dispute between NTP Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device, saw a flurry of activity early this year as the Canadian government stepped into the fray. The Canadian government argued in a brief filed Jan. 13 that a decision by the U.S. appeals court on […]

BMC Software Inc. announced Monday it will acquire identity management vendor Calendra for $33 million, a move that the company expects will help it deliver a more complete identity management suite of products. “Historically wed been a provisioning and administration product based in a distributed environment and [spread] across all kinds of applications,” said Cindy […]

Celebrated Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia recently returned from a global business trip that took him to India, New Zealand, Australia and England, and he is now prepping for the launch of five new startups over the next three months. “Every single one of them solves a problem I have, and Im guessing theyll solve problems […]

Though some legal issues still surround “honey pots,” their use within the security industry is fairly common and is considered a critical weapon in fighting malicious hackers and viruses. “Theyre an incredibly valuable tool,” said Rich Mogull, research director at analyst firm Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn. “You cant really know whats happening without monitoring […]

Before long, VOIP systems will be filled with spam, open to hackers and taken down by worms. But security, infrastructure and VOIP vendors say its important to get ahead of the curve, and they encouraged enterprises to consider security first when implementing VOIP systems in a panel Wednesday at Ziff Davis Medias online Virtual Tradeshow […]

Security experts discussed the merits and flaws of Microsofts Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) in a panel discussion Tuesday as part of Ziff Davis Medias Security Virtual Tradeshow. Across the board, they highly recommended that enterprises quit their flinching and install the upgrade, although they still offered several caveats. “An absolute, resounding yes, you […]

Analysts, law enforcement agents and corporate IT managers focused on surprisingly nontechnical security solutions Tuesday as they discussed the latest risks to corporate networks as part of Ziff Davis Medias online “virtual” tradeshow on security. “Management support at the highest levels of an organization is critical to the success of any security initiative,” said panelist […]