IT Security

Study: Most Organizations Lack Controls To Stop Interior Network Threats

August 27, 2008

Mirage Networks recently announced results from a new study that revealed nearly half of the IT professionals who responded had endpoints connecting to their corporate networks without their knowledge.


Georgia Hospital Deploys Strong Authentication Solution For Remote Access

August 20, 2008

To comply with HIPAA regulations, the Georgia-based Gwinnett Medical Center already was leveraging two-factor authentication via hardware tokens in order to protect patient files, sensitive medical data and clinical information.


Report: Enterprises Increasingly Targeted Through Malicious Web Content, Blended Security Attacks

August 14, 2008

Secure Computing Corp. recently published the company’s Q2 Internet Threat Report containing data and analysis from the Secure Computing research team.


Fidelis Security Systems Wins Frost & Sullivan 2008 Growth Excellence Of The Year Award in Infrastructure Protection

August 12, 2008

Fidelis Security Systems, a producer of data leakage prevention (DLP) solutions recently announced that Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, has named the Fidelis Extrusion Prevention System, Fidelis XPS, winner of the 2008 Growth Excellence of the Year Award in Infrastructure Protection.


Researchers Take Antivirus Protection To The Cloud

August 11, 2008

Researchers Take Antivirus Protection To The Cloud

Antivirus software on your personal computer could become a thing of the past thanks to a new "cloud computing" approach to malicious software detection developed at the University of Michigan.


Survey: 89 Percent Of IT Security Incidents Went Unreported In 2007

August 4, 2008

RSA Conference recently released the results of its recent survey of security professionals regarding the critical industry and infrastructure issues they currently face.


Forging New Frontiers

By Gadi Piran · August 2008

Information technology trends in security mirror business in general

Forging New Frontiers

The biggest trends in the security industry today reflect those of business in general.


Study Tackles Employees' Criminal Misuse Of Stolen Identities

August 1, 2008

ID Analytics Inc. recently released the results of its internal data theft study which provides an analysis of the criminal behavior patterns associated with the misuse of identities stolen from the workplace by employees. The study's findings also provide a better understanding of the harm resulting from an internal versus external data breach.


Pharmacy Benefit Managers Use Biometric Software For Improved Security

July 31, 2008

IdentiPHI Inc. recently announced one of the nation’s leading pharmacy benefit managers has selected IdentiPHI SAFsolution 5 Enterprise Edition to boost biometric authentication and security access across its network.


North Carolina State Ports Authority Uses Mi5 Platform To Protect Network

July 29, 2008

Mi5 Networks recently announced that the North Carolina State Ports Authority has deployed the Mi5 Webgate platform to defend its network and prevent access to unauthorized Web sites.


New Products

Miscellaneous

Laptop Case

The OtterBox 7030 laptop case offers complete waterproof protection. The case can be used to safeguard slates, tablets, ultra mobile PCs and convertible tablet PCs. The product fits up to 15-inch laptop screens. A nylon file folder mounts to the lid of the laptop case to hold pencils, business cards, pens and files. The case also is dustproof, drop-proof and dirt-proof. High-impact polypropylene construction and shock-absorbing elastomer corner bumpers offer maximum protection.

Miscellaneous

Security Performance Software

ClearPoint Metrics' Security Performance Manager™ V2.0, an integrated software and content management solution, is designed to enable IT and security executives to consistently and reliably measure, monitor and communicate the state, business impact and effectiveness of their IT governance, risk and compliance initiatives. The product provides a complete, automated and cost-effective view of an organization’s security performance through the use of metrics and scorecards. Prebuilt data adapters, metrics and scorecards allow users to quickly and effectively launch and sustain an information security metrics initiative.

Miscellaneous

Software

The Steganos Safe 2007 features the ability to use picture sequences as passwords. The maximum size of each safe is 256 GB. Users can create any number of secure virtual drives where data is safely stored and encrypted. The drives can be accessed directly from within applications, through Windows® Explorer and through any Internet browser.

New Video

Safe and Secure TV

Click here to view the latest collaboration between Security Products and the Safe and Secure TV Channel.

Emergency Comm.

Case Study: MITOC

Regardless of the scope and scale, when disaster strikes, first responders need a rapid and effective way to collect and communicate information in the early moments.

Poll

With an estimated security budget of more than $300 million, is the Chinese government doing enough to protect the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?