Matt Hines

The volume of security vulnerabilities discovered in Apple’s Macintosh platform has increased significantly over the last several years, according to a new report released by McAfee’s Avert Labs. The security software maker contends that the number of flaws found in the Mac operating system has increased by 228 percent since 2003. While the researchers said […]

The FIFA World Cup 2006 tournament won’t get underway in Germany until early June, but computer virus writers are already attempting to cash in on the planet’s most popular sporting event with viruses aimed at deceiving eager soccer fans. Researchers at UK-based Sophos released notification of a new attack that infects Microsoft Excel files and […]

Symantec introduced a new, integrated package of security applications for use with internal e-mail gateways. The Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 launch marks the first time Symantec has offered its anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering applications for e-mail gateways as a combined product, a move the company said was spurred by customer demands for […]

IBM is touting a new technology that it claims will greatly increase chip makers’ ability to build embedded security features into processors used in mobile handsets, PDAs and other devices. Tabbed with the code-name “Secure Blue,” IBM said that the technology, which it labels as a security architecture, can be built into a microprocessor chip […]

Computer Sciences Corp. announced that it will undergo major internal restructuring over the next year, even as the company’s directors consider potential buyout offers from Wall Street. CSC Chairman Van Honeycutt detailed the plans in a statement, saying that the restructuring program will be aimed squarely at streamlining the IT services giant’s worldwide operations, and […]

Betting that security applications will follow in the footsteps of CRM tools and similar technologies, Web site testing specialist Watchfire is launching a hosted version of its software. The company contends that its new offering, AppScan OnDemand, delivers all of the same functionality as its traditional on-site applications, via the software-as-a-service model. Just as Salesforce.com […]

Windows systems administrators will get a handful of patches by Microsoft as part of its scheduled April 11 security update. In all, the software maker said it is planning to address four Windows security glitches rated as critical, the company’s highest severity rating, while it will also distribute a patch to fix a moderate security […]

Cisco Systems has warned its customers about a handful of security vulnerabilities in one of its networking hardware product lines that researchers said could leave the devices open to attack. The networking giant reported the presence of five individual flaws in its Cisco Optical Networking System 15000 Series in a bulletin issued to customers. Cisco […]

Microsoft disappointed investors and other market watchers the week of March 20 when it announced that its next-generation Vista operating system would be delayed until 2007, but one group of companies—those that produce security applications used to defend desktop computers and the networks they run on—may have breathed a temporary sigh of relief. Vista will […]

IBM introduced a new intrusion detection technology dubbed Billy Goat that claims to be highly effective in battling worm viruses and other types of malicious IT threats, and in eliminating false security alarms. According to the company, Billy Goat offers organizations improved threat detection capabilities by duping outsiders into believing that it is an unprotected […]