Latest articles from SC Magazine US News

Latest articles from SC Magazine US News

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:50:04 GMT

Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft's new security solution will have a smaller footprint than OneCare, making it more user-accessible, but it will lack some non-security capabilities attractive for small businesses.


Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:23:51 GMT

Teen cybervandal pleads guilty to corporate hacks

A 16-year-old Massachusetts boy has pleaded guilty to computer hacking and will serve 11 months in a juvenile detention center.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:41:47 GMT

Massachusetts data security law rule extended four months

The original Jan. 1 deadline for complying with Massachusetts' data security law has been extended until May 1, 2009.


Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Panel at SC World Congress to offer advice on getting ahead of attackers

Panelists at the SC World Congress will draw attention to the weaknesses of the current portfolio of weapons against cyberattackers and suggest approaches to minimize their impact.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:57:47 GMT

Adobe's AIR 1.5 update addresses Flash Player vulnerabilities

The new AIR update includes Flash Player 10, Adobe's newest version of Flash Player which closed up vulnerabilities that left users open to clickjacking and other exploits.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:43:19 GMT

Symantec CEO Thompson to retire next year

After ten years as CEO of Symantec, John Thompson is set to pass the torch to Enrique Salem.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:36:43 GMT

Dor Skuler, general manager, Mobile Security Products, Enterprise Business Group, Alcatel-Lucent

Dor Skuler leads a line of business focused on improving endpoint security and mobility. Prior to this role, Dor was General Manager in Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, where he managed an internal venture. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Skuler served as vice president of business development and marketing at Safend, an endpoint security company. Previously, he founded and served as President of Zing Interactive Media, a startup company in the field of mobile interactive media. Mr. Skuler also served as an officer the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Force.


Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:23:15 GMT

Government and private partnerships to be explored at SC World Congress

The challenge of getting government and private enterprises to work together will be highlighted at the SC World Congress.


Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:57:28 GMT

Cybercrime expected to ramp up during holiday season

Security vendors have warned of an increase in cybercrime during the holiday season.


Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:05:47 GMT

Keylogger spyware ordered off the market

In a victory for privacy advocates, an Orlando, Fla.-based company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware.


Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Symark International PowerBroker

The Symark PowerBroker is a policy-driven, privileged access control application that provides granular account access delegation, detailed logging and reporting, and centralized administration across heterogeneous Linux and UNIX environments.


Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Hitachi ID Systems ID-Archive

The Hitachi ID-Archive sets its focus on password randomization. With this product, administrators can set up password randomization for sensi­tive and privileged accounts on workstations or servers. Admin­istrators can also use this product to allow authorized personnel or programs to view and use pass­words for these accounts, as well as control how many concurrent users or instances can use the privileged password information.


Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Lieberman Software Enterprise Random PM

The Lieberman Software Enterprise Random Pass­word Manager is a full-on password manager and randomiz­er for local and domain accounts throughout the enterprise. With little effort from the administra­tor, this product can seek out and change all passwords, including system service accounts. This provides solid security across the entire environment.


Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Proginet Corporation SecurForce

Proginet SecurForce is a little bit of a horse of a different color for this month’s Group Test. It focuses more on managing passwords from a user perspective. With this product, administrators can create password policy and allow users to easily sync their passwords across the many enterprise platforms.


Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Siber Systems RoboForm Enterprise

On the surface, RoboForm Enterprise starts out looking like a single sign-on product, but that is just on the surface. This product allows administrators to be almost completely cut out of the picture when it comes to users and their passwords. Once an administra­tor has designed the password policy, users of RoboForm can easily manage their own pass­words and scale back to only one password.