Endpoint security

Cyber-criminals Get Organized

James Gaskin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:29:00 -0500

Symantec just released a new way to make us lose sleep at night, called the Symantec Report on the Underground Economy. In case you weren't depressed enough by the regular economy, Symantec will be happy to bum you out about the increasingly organized world of hackers, spammers, and phishers.

Enabling a Productive, Mobile Workforce with Data Loss Prevention

Marisa Garrett — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:40:35 -0500

The rapidly increasing number of security breaches and data loss incidents is driving companies to implement data loss prevention (DLP) solutions as part of their overall endpoint security systems to prevent sensitive information from making its way out of the corporate network.

Near Atlanta? Come See Me

James Gaskin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:34:13 -0500

I'm speaking both Wednesday and Thursday at the ITEC show in Atlanta. If you're in the Atlanta area, please come say hello.

Danger: 8GB USB Drive for $10

James Gaskin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:33:42 -0500

Don't you love the way technology prices drop and drop? Think about an 8GB storage device attached to your keyring. The cost of solid state memory keeps plummeting at an amazing rate, and I applaud the chip makers and manufacturers integrating such memory into their products.

Vendors, analysts to work on antivirus testing standards

ITworld staff — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:52:18 -0400

Software vendors are meeting later this week to discuss how to improve antivirus product tests, now often regarded as flawed or incomplete.

Alcatel-Lucent announces always-on protection for laptops

ITworld staff — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:33:13 -0400

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new version of its OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG) that supports HSPA (High Speed Packet Access), it announced on Monday.

Security Lessons in St. Louis

James Gaskin — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:36:15 -0400

During the MasterMind Security Panel I moderated at the ITEC conference in St. Louis on October 2nd, two points made a big impression on me. Let me tell you the stories,

Pod Slurping – An easy technique for stealing data

gillykramer — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:42:56 -0400

The problem with uncontrolled use of iPods, USB sticks and flash drives on your network

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

ITworld staff — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:49:17 -0400

Fans of all-in-one security suites should take a serious look at the just-released Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, which includes modules for antivirus, antispyware, firewall and more, yet uses little enough system resources and RAM that it won't slow down or clog up your system.

15 great, free privacy downloads

abennett — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:01:25 -0400

One of the worst privacy invaders the world has ever seen is the Internet. When you surf, Web sites can find out where you've been and can gather other information about you. Trojan horses and spyware can snoop on you. Key loggers can capture your keystrokes as you type. Eavesdroppers can steal your passwords. It doesn't have to be that way. The 15 downloads presented here can protect you.