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L-3 Eyes Homeland Security Acquisitions

Riding high on a stellar financial quarter, surveillance systems vendor L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. is pondering future opportunities—and possible acquisitions—in cargo security and other...

Downloadable Databases Pose Security Dangers

Are they lazy? Stupid? Or merely inexperienced? Its baffling that so many database administrators or casual non-DBA downloaders were responsible for leaving weak or default...

ViGuard Not Close Enough For Virus Work

The holy grail of malware detection is the generic threat detector, unburdened by the need for updates to account for every new variation of...

ClickAware Gauges E-Mail Habits

In my days as a desktop administrator, I spent countless hours training users on proper e-mail habits.The new ClickAware tool from WatchGuard, released earlier...

IBM-Lenovo Deal Raises Concerns

IBMs decision to sell its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is offering lessons both in how to expand into emerging...

Wi-Fi Alliance to Promote WLAN Security

The Wi-Fi Alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year. The Austin, Texas,...

NetOp Firewall Guards Desktops

IT managers looking for a desktop firewall with comprehensive rule sets and network customization options should check out CrossTecs NetOp Desktop Firewall 3.0, which...

CipherTrust Keeps an Eye on URLs to Track Spammers

As the larger security vendors begin rolling out first-generation reputation services in their anti-spam systems, CipherTrust Inc. this week plans to introduce Version 3.0...

New Virus Attack Technique Bypasses Filters

Virus writers have once again gotten the drop on anti-virus vendors and IT administrators with a new technique thats finding early and considerable success. Late...

Cyber-Security: Is the Govt Doing Enough?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Internet is inherently insecure, and the government is no longer providing sufficient funding to help correct the problem, so said a leading...