CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple is recommending that Mac users install antivirus software. But don't read this as an admission that the Mac operating system is suddenly insecure. It's more a recognition that Mac users are vulnerable to Web application exploits, which have replaced operating system vulnerabilities as the bigger threat to computer users. On November
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers will allow U.S. auto makers to delay payments into a massive health-care trust and suspend the controversial jobs bank program for laid-off workers, part of an effort to help Detroit's struggling auto makers secure emergency federal loans. The UAW will modify the contracts reached last year with the Detroit
PORTLAND, Or. - SecureWorld has announced their 2009 schedule starting this February with the Houston SecureWorld, February 11-12, 2009 to the George R. Brown Convention Center. SecureWorld continues to offer a wide range of training in a local setting. Continued this year is the popular SecureWorld+ Extended Training along with a packed conference agenda, panel
TROY - On January 7 and January 21, Walsh College will hold informational meetings regarding a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The meetings will be held at the Troy campus at 5 p.m. in Room 124. February 13 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available to undergraduate
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - A Gmail security vulnerability may allow an attacker to set up filters on users' e-mail accounts without their knowledge, according to a proof of concept posted at the blog Geek Condition. In a post, Geek Condition's Brandon writes that the vulnerability has caused some people to lose their domain names registered
SAN FRANCISCO - Did you know that you can buy a keystroke logger for $23 or pay $10 to have someone host your phishing scam? Having a botnet at your fingertips will cost you $225, and a tool that exploits a vulnerability on a banking site averages $740 and runs as high as $3,000. That's
SAN JOSE - Bell Microproducts Inc., one of the largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, has created a new security division for its North American customers. Duncan Hume, who spearheaded Bell Microproducts' U.K. security division and has served as a divisional manager for the past eight years, would serve as director of the
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Symantec Corp. has announced the availability of the Veritas Operations Services, a new cloud computing-based online services platform that help organizations identify hidden risks in their data centers thus improving service availability and increasing productivity of the operations staff. "We want to help customers proactively manage their environment and reduce risk
SAN JOSE - Trend Micro Inc. has announced that it has expanded its e-mail encryption product line with the availability of the Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.0 that has been designed to help medium and large businesses encrypt e-mail communication on the Internet gateway. Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway integrates with Trend Micro gateway
HOPKINTON, Ma. - EMC is continuing to integrate its disk-based back-up and recovery solutions with new software enhancements and solutions. "For years, companies utilized tape-based storage systems for backing-up and restoring data. EMC, on the other hand, has established leadership in developing and delivering higher performance disk-based technologies for these processes, significantly shortening the time