Matt Hines

Microsoft and Citrix Systems announced a new partnership on Aug. 23 through which the two vendors have agreed to build a network appliance meant to facilitate faster, more secure delivery of business applications services to customers’ distributed operations. The two companies signed a letter of intent to develop and market of a new multifunction appliance […]

Symantec introduced an updated version of its legal discovery suite on Aug. 21, promising new features that further streamline companies’ abilities to meet information reporting demands spurred by lawsuits and other mandates. Dubbed Enterprise Vault Discovery Accelerator 6.0, the product is meant to integrate with the data storage and lifecycle management applications sold under the […]

Anti-virus market leader Symantec has published its third and final report in a series of studies meant to examine the security improvements being made by Microsoft in early versions of its Vista operating system; while lauding the software maker’s efforts to lock down the kernel of the next-generation Windows OS, the security company did find […]

McAfee expanded its array of compliance automation applications on Aug. 7, launching two new software offerings that promise to help companies test and report on their ability to fall in line with federal data security regulations. By adding McAfee Foundstone Enterprise 5.0 and McAfee Preventsys Compliance Auditor and Risk Analyzer have been added to its […]

When security software maker Symantec acquired data storage vendor Veritas in July 2005 for $10.3 billion to diversify it’s products in the face of a slowing market for anti-virus software, the risks of the deal were well-outlined. Symantec, the world’s leading provider of anti-virus applications and security software, was betting its future on a marriage […]

Computer viruses lead the list of IT threats costing U.S. companies millions of dollars in lost revenue and stolen intellectual property, according to a new report conducted in coordination with the FBI. The Computer Crime and Security Survey contends that viruses continue to be the leading source of financial losses among businesses, followed by schemes […]

Chief financial officers continue to rank information security as their top priority as compliance auditors and the fear of public humiliation over data leaks drive new levels of IT security scrutiny, according to a new survey. The study, conducted by IT services giant Computer Sciences in collaboration with FERF (Financial Executives Research Foundation), FEI (Financial […]

BOSTON—Microsoft announced its latest program aimed at recruiting channel partners to support its burgeoning security software business on July 12, an effort that company executives and outside experts say will be crucial in convincing customers to buy those products. Unveiled at the company’s ongoing worldwide partner conference in Boston, the software giant’s SSA (Security Software […]

McAfee announced updated versions of its messaging and Internet gateway security appliances on June 12, along with a set of new features offered in its online applications testing and deployment service. The company said it has improved e-mail encryption and regulatory compliance tools in both its Secure Messaging Gateway and Secure Internet Gateway appliances, in […]

Webroot launched the latest version of its enterprise anti-spyware application on June 13, promising a completely revamped software client along with stronger tools for removing rootkits and other malicious programs. The product, Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3.0, offers kernel-level driver protection capabilities to help aid in the detection and removal of increasingly sophisticated forms of spyware, […]

Microsoft launched its consumer desktop security service as expected May 30, with longtime anti-virus and intrusion detection specialist McAfee introducing a rival offering in hopes of blocking the software giant’s bid to help lock down home PCs. Dubbed officially as Windows Live OneCare, the Microsoft managed security service aims to help users strike back at […]

An early review of the much-publicized security features due in Microsoft’s next-generation Windows Vista operating system concludes that the tools may be so unfriendly to users that they delay enterprises’ move to adopt the new product. In a research report published May 8, analysts at Boston-based Yankee Group said that Microsoft’s latest attempt to better […]