Latest News

Mass injection web hacks yield to targeted attacks

Angela Moscoritolo February 08, 2010

Malware authors targeting websites have begun trading quantity for quality, according to web security firm Websense.
 

Microsoft to deliver 13 security patches for 26 bugs

Dan Kaplan February 08, 2010

After a quiet January Patch Tuesday that saw only one security update, Microsoft is back with a vengeance this month.
 

Microsoft responds to Black Hat talk with Internet Explorer bug advisory

Dan Kaplan February 05, 2010

Microsoft disclosed on Wednesday that Internet Explorer (IE) suffers from an unpatched vulnerability that could lead to information exposure.
 

Venezuelan VoIP hacker pleads guilty

Angela Moscoritolo February 05, 2010

A Venezuelan man pleaded guilty in New Jersey federal court on Wednesday to hacking into the networks of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) providers and reselling internet-based phone services for profit, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
 

Memory stick that contained personal details of disabled people lost by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council staff

Dan Raywood February 03, 2010

A memory stick that contains sensitive and confidential information of more than 200 disabled residents has been reported lost in Wigan.
 
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Latest Reviews

Clavister Security Gateway 4300

December 16, 2009  |  Clavister Security Gateway 4300
Clavister’s profile in the UK security appliance market is relatively low key but it aims to improve its image with the ever-increasing family of Security Gateway products. The SG4300 targets enterprises, data centres and VPN hosting services. A key feature is Clavister’s CorePlus OS that doesn’t rely on any open ...
 

CounterACT 6.3.3

December 15, 2009  |  CounterACT 6.3.3
ForeScout Technologies’ CounterACT NAC stands out. It aims to avoid most of the gripes with NAC, seen to be expensive and overly complex.
 

WatchGuard SSL 100

December 15, 2009  |  WatchGuard SSL 100
WatchGuard’s SSL 100 stands out: not only is it an affordable appliance-based solution for SMBs, but it also supports more end-user authentication methods than most enterprise-level products.
 

Avenda eTIPS

October 30, 2009  |  Avenda eTIPS
Avenda’s eTIPS appliance provides a solid platform for network access control. With it, system administrators can set policies for wired, wireless and VPN network access and make sure a system meets health requirements before being allowed to join the network.
 

Black Box Veri-NAC

October 30, 2009  |  Black Box Veri-NAC
Black Box Veri-NAC provides agentless detection, alerting and blocking of attacks against a variety of network devices, including managed switches, VoIP phone ports and insecure wireless routers.
 

Latest Opinion

Is a fear of change the biggest challenge when it comes to encouraging upgrading to modern browsers?

Dan Raywood January 28, 2010

One week ago Microsoft put an end to the biggest story (so far) in 2010 with a patch to a critical update in Internet Explorer.
 

What impact will Gordon Brown's plan for free laptops have on the UK?

Dan Raywood January 15, 2010

Amid stories this week of Google's battle with China, China hitting back and the ICO getting ready to fine half a million pounds for data loss, the big story from Monday has been rather forgotten.
 

2010: what the security industry predicts will hurt us in the next 12 months

Dan Raywood December 16, 2009

Last week we looked back at 2009 and with the New Year only 16 days away we take a look at predictions for 2010.
 

2009: a year of incident, loss, malware and ultimately education

Dan Raywood December 11, 2009

Three weeks from today we will be celebrating New Year's Eve and preparing to welcome 2010 in.
 

Professional Monitor: In association with (ISC)2

December 10, 2009

Jobs may no longer drop effortlessly into your lap, but the prospects for 2010 are not all doom and gloom. Two recruiters share tips on how to get ahead in a challenging market
 

Latest features

Leveraging compliance regulations to achieve total security intelligence

Brendan Hannigan, president and COO of Q1 Labs December 01, 2009

Personal Credit Information (PCI) requirements have a long way to go before they become fool-proof, but in the meantime the current prescriptive regulations provide a great jumping-off point for businesses looking to protect customers' data and make transactions secure.
 

SC Webcast

Targeted Trojans: Taking aim at business

25th February 2010

With Trojans becoming ever-more inventive, SC's next webcast will tackle them head-on. Join us to unearth how Trojans are evolving, how you can outwit them and what countermeasures to deploy should disaster strike.

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