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Guardium Database Compliance Tool Tracks All Changes

Database security specialist Guardium released its latest set of compliance automation tools Jan. 23, aiming to help businesses record and monitor every alteration workers make to their enterprise information vaults. While most companies have developed database change control guidelines since the dawn of the compliance era and the arrival of mandates such as the U.S. […]

Jan 24, 2007
Provilla to Fight Leaks with Document ‘Fingerprints’

A software startup is hoping to plant its flag in the rapidly expanding data leakage prevention sector using a technique that marries traditional endpoint security controls with a document-based system that assigns a digital fingerprint to each piece of protected content. Provilla, based in Mountain View, Calif., moved out of quiet mode on Jan. 22 […]

Jan 24, 2007
College NAC Specialist Goes Enterprise

Security software maker Bradford Networks is stepping away from its history as a specialist providing network access control tools to colleges and universities and launching a new product line designed specifically for enterprise businesses. On Jan. 24, Concord, N.H.-based Bradford introduced its NAC Director appliance, which promises to help large, distributed companies manage network authentication […]

Jan 24, 2007
IronPort Debuts Security Reporting Technology

Messaging security specialist IronPort Systems announced the availability of its newest malware and event reporting system on Jan. 23, introducing the technology that will reside in its next-generation gateway filtering appliances. The company described the technology as an “insight and action” reporting system that can help enterprises gain better visibility into security incidents and policy […]

Jan 23, 2007
Security at Your Service

What does an outsourcing company do when it needs to improve security and lower costs? It outsources, of course. In 2003, Siemens Business Services found itself facing a tough challenge. As an IT outsourcing company, it had plenty of experience handling security matters, but the legwork was beginning to take more time and effort than […]

Jan 22, 2007
OpenPages Debuts New Compliance Products

Compliance automation software maker OpenPages launched three new products on Jan. 22, touting its ability to help companies manage operational risks and IT governance to meet both external regulations and internal security mandates. The three products launched by OpenPages, based in Waltham, Mass., include a general compliance management package, a set of IT governance tools […]

Jan 22, 2007
Pointsec Launches Expanded Data Encryption Package

Software maker Pointsec Mobile Technologies announced its newest data encryption package Jan. 22, introducing its Protector product line, which promises to help enterprises better safeguard sensitive information and stop content from leaking outside their networks. Officials with Pointsec, based in Chicago, said that Protector expands on the company’s existing endpoint encryption tools in that it […]

Jan 22, 2007
Spammers’ Fake Newsletters Slip by E-Mail Filters

A new technique being employed by malicious spammers is testing the ability of e-mail filtering technologies to tell the difference between legitimate newsletter content and messages bearing unwanted advertisements and hidden links to malware sites. According to researchers at security software market leader Symantec, a new trend is rapidly emerging among bulk spammers where the […]

Jan 19, 2007
Source Code Specialist Fortify to Buy Secure Software

Applications development security specialist Fortify Software announced that it has agreed to buy a majority of privately held rival Secure Software for an undisclosed amount of money. Fortify, which is also a private company, reported Jan. 17 that it has signed a definitive contract to purchase Secure, which has its headquarters in McLean, Va., but […]

Jan 18, 2007
TJX Intrusion Highlights Pursuit of Corporate Data

The potentially massive data theft reported by discount retail conglomerate TJX Companies illustrates the continued efforts of hackers to rob businesses of their most valuable information. On Jan. 17, the company, based in Framingham, Mass. which operates a handful of North American and European retail chains including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright, reported […]

Jan 18, 2007
Vista Launches with Plenty of Third-Party Anti-virus Options

Calming concerns that there might not be enough specialized security programs available to protect users of Microsoft’s Windows Vista, a range of the company’s security partners have launched anti-virus, anti-spam and Web content-filtering technologies designed for the operating system. The launches took place during the week of Jan. 15, so as to coincide with the […]

Jan 17, 2007
Vista Aims to Stop Hackers’ Social Engineering Ploys

Microsoft says the Windows operating system software is not the weakest link in desktop security, and contends that Windows Vista will help limit the greatest vulnerability of all—users’ bad decision-making. While previous iterations of Microsoft’s dominant operating system hit the market with an abundance of security loopholes that left users open to many different forms […]

Jan 16, 2007
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