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Hewlett Packard Co has completed the certification of Linux on its servers and workstations with evaluation assurance level 3 of the Common Criteria security evaluation and is now looking to the next level. . . .
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) headquarters. And, according to Guardian Digital spokesperson Nicole Pearson, ISRO made the first contact. were originally looking for a secure mail server," says Pearson, who noted that ISRO found Guardian Digital through its online presence, not because of a sales call or other direct marketing efforts. . . .
With the world of hacking growing stronger each day, small- to medium-sized businesses seeking information security can find safety with ISWest's Internet Security Appliance, a turnkey solution that protects confidential information. . . .
POPULAR OPEN SOURCE virus scanner Clamav has been hastily updated this morning to remove a 'false positive': the scanner was detecting the GNU Public Licence as a virus. Thousands of Open Source programs, including Clamav itself, include a copy of this licence, and since it is a plain text file it is incapable of containing a virus. . . .
Internet Explorer still enjoys an enviable market share, with 93 percent of desktops running the browser. But alternative browsers are making gains, as the Microsoft browser, which enjoyed a longtime lock on the market, actually lost market share for the first time in a long time. . . .
While the large anti-virus vendors continue to spend millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours churning out updated signature files, a Utah-based startup this week plans to unveil an entirely new e-mail security solution that needs no signatures and is capable of trapping malicious messages before they reach users' desktops. . . .
Apple Computer Inc. has released a security update for its Mac OS X client and server software, plugging vulnerabilities in a wide range of services, including file sharing, printing and QuickTime. The update is the third set of patches offered in the span of a month. . . .
Symantec has fixed a vulnerability in Norton Antivirus that allows malicious code to escape detection. Reston, Va.-based security firm iDefense said in its advisory that the problem exists in attempts to scan files and directories named as reserved MS-DOS devices. . . .
Turbolinux Inc has released the first major update to its eponymous Linux server operating system for two years with the launch of Turbolinux 10 Server. . . .
RealNetworks Inc. has patched security vulnerabilities in several versions of the RealPlayer client software. . . .
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says he's never had a computer virus, but that adware and malware have him ticked off enough that Microsoft plans to do something about them. Precisely what that might be Gates didn't say, although the figure "hundreds of millions" of dollars was mentioned. . . .
Microsoft is developing versions of its Windows operating system with only a subset of the Windows code base, designed for specific server tasks, in a move that could reduce maintenance costs for customers and create products that are less vulnerable to attack. . . .
Improved User Interface Enables Centralized View of Global Network Security; Minimizes Time and Effort Associated with Managing Multiple Networks . . .
New FirePass(R) product eclipses the competition with extensive new features for enhanced security, reliability, management and FIPS-enabled high performance platform . . .
LBS_MLS_Milroy RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- IBM Integrates Fingerprint Reader with Embedded Security Subsystem; Tougher ThinkVantage Technology Strengthens IBM Security Architecture. . . .
Panda Software has launched a series of security network appliance designed to fight viruses, control spam, and filter out non-business or unapproved web surfing. The Panda GateDefender 8000 series includes four devices, designed for companies ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. . . .
The flaws could be exploited via a malicious web page or a RealMedia file run from a local drive to take over a user's system or delete files, according to RealNetworks. . . .
The race is on to deliver a version of the Linux open-source operating system that will be more secure than any of its predecessors but also manageable and affordable enough to garner widespread acceptance. . . .
RALEIGH - Red Hat is turning to Netscape to improve its security offerings for enterprise networks.The Raleigh-based Linux development and services firm announced this morning that it is buying "certain assets" of Netscape Security Solutions from America Online. . . .
Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU - News), a world leader in Identity and Access management solutions, today announced the commercial availability of the Entrust Entelligence(TM) Compliance Server, a Linux-based appliance that helps enterprise and government customers enable real-time e-mail compliance. . . .
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