IT Security

Report available on business e-mail security.

Technology alone is inadequate in combating the growing problem of spam for corporate businesses according to E-mail security threat report from Webroot.

02 April 2008: Webroot Software

Continuity assurance for MS Exchange.

UK distributor agreement reached by Teneros to bring e-mail continuity product set to British market.

02 April 2008: Teneros

Data separation achieved with secure USB KVM switches.

ServSwitch Secure introduced by Black Box for safe switching between secured and unsecured networks.

02 April 2008: Black Box Corporation

Two factor authentication through SMS token.

Managed authentication service from CryptoCard now includes SMS token.

02 April 2008: CryptoCard

March malware statistics released by Network Box.

50% increase in phishing attacks in march with America remain the largest source of malicious code.

02 April 2008: Network Box

Doubling of spam expected in 2008 according to Proofpoint

Increased global internet and e-mail usage swells resources for botnets fuelling unprecedented levels of spam.

02 April 2008: ProofPoint

Software weakness could have been behind Hannaford data loss.

Server code vulnerability likely to have allowed unauthorised access to card-holder data in US supermarket breach according to Fortify.

02 April 2008: Fortify

Government network platform to use Augusta edge devices.

Open Platform for government agencies by Cisco supported by technology from Augusta Systems.

02 April 2008: Augusta Systems

Robust laptop security.from Alcatel-Lucent

Laptop Guardian from Alcatel-Lucent prevents mobile data from falling into the wrong hands and is demonstrated at InfoSecurity Europe 2008.

02 April 2008: Alcatel-Lucent

Outsourcing IT security meets budget reduction requirements.

Companies can still meet their IT security needs during a period of tightened purse strings by using outsourced security suppliers.

01 April 2008: dns

Identity driven network access control for IP networks.

IDPoint and PacketTag introduced by AEP networks to provide identity management and access control across enterprise networks.

01 April 2008: AEP Networks

Network access control trade-in programme.

ForseScout will trade-in any existing network access control product from approved vendors.

01 April 2008: ForeScout Technologies

Experienced IT security executive joins Qualys.

UK and Nordic MD for Qualys focussed on compliance, risk management and IT security.

01 April 2008: Qualys

Membership of TAP demonstrates commitment to VMWare.

Virtual tape library supplier joins VMWare technology alliance program.

01 April 2008: Sepaton

US motoring organisation signs up Lifelock.

Members of the American Automobile Association (AAA) to benefit from identity theft protection with discounted subscriptions to Lifelock.

01 April 2008: LifeLock

Fortinet virus report for March 2008

Persistence of pushdo virus throughout March jettisons the Trojan into the top spot of last month’s threat list from Fortinet.

01 April 2008: Fortinet

Licensing management in developer’s analysis package.

Report Generator enables developers to analyse business intelligence and manage licensing.

01 April 2008: Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Admin control and software protection from HASP SRM.

Enhancements to Aladdin HASP SRM includes improved protective measures and support for MAC OS.

01 April 2008: Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Full business software for protection.

Business Security Suite from BitDefender provides both internet protection and pro-active e-mail protection for corporations.

01 April 2008: BitDefender UK

E-mail archiving with built in search facilities.

Search facility for archived e-mails improves productivity and facilitates improved compliance capability

01 April 2008: C2C Systems

Experiment on consequences of prolonged diet of Spam.

Fifty volunteers take part in McAfee experiment to study the affects of prolonged exposure to spam on unprotected computers.

31 March 2008: McAfee

Remote worker VPN secure connectivity with WatchGuard.

Working remotely through web browsers or thin clients can now be achieved with strong security using WatchGuard SSL product range from Wick Hill.

31 March 2008: Wick Hill

Windows 64 bit VPN client.

Secure enterprise VPN client supports 64 bit Windows in addition to existing range for 32 bit systems and mobile clients.

31 March 2008: NCP Engineering

Worklight in Red Herring top 100.

Applications for securing the enterprise in web 2.0 environments recognised by Red Herring by inclusion as finalist in list of top 100 private EMEA technology companies.

31 March 2008: WorkLight

PCI compliance support for JD Sports.

Pasporte to supply JD Sports with data centre services including disaster recovery and PCI DSS compliance.

28 March 2008: Pasporte