File Sharing Services Are Contaminated With Viruses 9. September 2009 by Thomas Jannot Bochum, Germany based G Data is warning of a current marked increase in infected files in peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing services. Since the beginning of the week, the percentage of infected files has almost tripled. According to analyses carried out by G Data Security Labs, a lot of malware is circulating in software warez, maps …
Micro SD Allows Mobile Signing of Bank Orders 7. September 2009 by Thomas Jannot Nuremberg based mobile and communication security specialist Certgate in cooperation with the informatics centre of the (mutual) savings bank organization SIZ now extends secure mobile business transactions to Blackberry devices. The Certgate Smartcard Micro SD with its built-in cryptographic chip enables Distributed Electronic Signature (DES) with EBICS through a secure SSL connection. The technology had …
Secure Single Sign On Ensures Policy Compliance 4. September 2009 by Thomas Jannot Long Crendon, England based Thales today announces Safe Sign Single Sign On, the latest addition to the Safe Sign strong authentication and ID management product line. Safe Sign Single Sign On (SSSSO) ought to deliver simplified strong authentication for organizations concerned with increasing security threats, rising help-desk costs and management problems of multiple and complex …
Ntirety Unveils Updated Ntrust for Secure, Remote DBA 2. September 2009 by Thomas Jannot Ntirety unveiled the newest version 4 of its database administration solution Ntrust that virtualizes all benefits for cloud computing. The newest generation of the proprietary database administration platform enables Ntirety to remotely and securely service customers’ databases. Ntrust v.4 is now also available as a virtualized offering to meet the needs of customers utilizing cloud …
K7 Computing Releases Total Security v10.0 31. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot Chennai, India based K7 Computing has announced the release of K7 Total Security 10.0, a solution ought to deliver high quality PC protection to Home and Small Business users. According to K7 the new version of the Internet security software offers advanced protection features and enhanced scanning technology to provide multilayered security for PC users.
Finjan Offers Free URL Analysis Tool 28. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot Security specialist Finjan offers a free tool that inspects the returned content of any user-submitted URL. The tool analyzes the content o the website and find’s it either legitimate oder illegitimate. URLs with illegitimate content can be reported to Finjan’s Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC).
Hacker Activities: Break in Summer, Spike in Winter 26. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot IT security professionals can enjoy the rest of your summer vacation say the hacking community, as it’s far less likely to be targeted now than during the Christmas and New Year vacation. That’s according to the findings of Tufin Technologies’ “Hacker Habits” survey conducted amongst 79 hackers at the annual gathering of hackers at Defcon …
Secnap Waives Capital Expense for Security Appliance 24. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot Secnar Network Security announced that for a limited time, hardware will be provided at no charge for all SpammerTrap Email Security appliances purchased with a 3-year service agreement. Through its Change Your Filter program, Secnap is waiving the usual capital expenditure to help clients optimize their budgets and deploy comprehensive, up-to-the-minute email protection.
Catbird Achieves Compatibility with McAfee ePO 21. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot Catbird announced that V-Security 2.0 is now McAfee Compatible and is interoperable with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) software. The joint solution provides integrated security for both physical and virtual environments. The integration of V-Security with McAfee ePO ought to enable McAfee customers to gain comprehensive virtual network visibility into the ePO database as they add …
Finjan Wins Case Against McAfee 19. August 2009 by Thomas Jannot Finjan announced that the US District Court in Delaware has ruled in favor of Finjan, affirming a jury verdict against Secure Computing Corporation currently owned by McAfee. The Court issued a permanent injunction against the sale of McAfee’s WebWasher and TSP Products for infringement of Finjan’s U.S. Patent Nos. 6,092,194 / 6,804,780 / 7,058,822.