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On the security field, nothing is quite as revealing--or as taxing--as the passage of time. By that measure in particular, the OpenBSD development team's OpenBSD operating system stands out. The latest OpenBSD 3.3 release, which started shipping early last month, . . .
HP has updated its business PC range to include an embedded chip to aid encryption systems and launched a new thin client device. Hewlett-Packard has launched new business desktop computers including one with HP's first embedded security chip option, and . . .
Cisco was accused today of attempting to create an alternative standard to WiFi in the wireless networking market, by creating a new "CCX compatible" logo. The Cisco message is: "You need a smart 'edge' to the wireless Internet." But consultant . . .
An alternative to Trustix is Guardian Digital's Linux Lockbox, another Open Source network server appliance designed to serve as a complete secure Internet solution. Like Trustix Secure Linux, Lockbox offers secure Web management and is delivered in a way that requires . . .
Citrix has outlined plans to develop a Linux version of one of its key security products--because customers believe that using Windows servers for access systems exposes them to too many security risks. . .
Lending new credence to the saying, "the more, the merrier," Cisco Systems plans to announce 14 security products and services on Tuesday. The offers are part of the company's new aim to provide end-to-end security for its customers, including selling . . .
Matt Linzbach submits, "Linux Planet takes a look at EnGarde and interviews Dave [Wreski]. Come on, tell the rest of the world about your great product." The security improvements [over standard distribution packages] in Guardian Digital's products not only reduce the risk of cracker attacks, but also the financial risk and business downtime. The software's ease-of-management techniques also reduces the support costs, provides a consistent configuration every time and enable businesses with limited staff and experience to manage their Internet presence.. . .
Guardian Digital today announced the EnGarde Secure Linux® System was awarded the 2003 Well-Connected Award for "Hardened Linux Security Solution" by Network Computing, a CMP Media LLC magazine. The product was chosen for its depth of security strategy, ease of management, patching facilities, and value. By leveraging the merits of the open source approach, Guardian Digital is able to produce a highly-secure and easy to manage platform that simplifies the complex process of building a secure Internet presence.. . .
Crystal Ferraro submits, Enterprise security spending is usually focused on firewalls, intrusion detection systems, hiring security professionals or providing in-house education, for example. A new study, however, predicts a shift in spending toward security services that will balloon that market to more than $20 billion by 2007.. . .
OpenBSD 3.3 has been released and is now available from select ftp mirrors. We believe this is our best release ever with cool new features including ProPolice stack protection in the compiler (https://www.ibm.com/us-en), queue support for pf (traffic shaping), an . . .
On the open-source front, Guardian Digital, Allendale, N.J., launched in March a secure e-mail suite for corporate use that offers both antivirus and spam-control features. The Guardian Secure Mail Suite, which integrates with the company's Engarde Secure Linux 1.5 server, is available through distributors at prices starting at $749.. . .
LynuxWorks today introduced the Lynx Certifiable Stack (LCS), the industry's first DO-178B Level A certified standalone TCP/IP stack for safety and security critical environments. LCS allows any developer of safety critical devices the ability to leverage a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) stack that is certifiable to Level A. . . .
Today at the RealWorld Linux Expo in Toronto, Guardian Digital launched the next generation of the Community edition of EnGarde Secure Linux. EnGarde features secure web-based management of all functions, including Internet edge services, integrated intrusion detection, cryptography, improved authentication and access control, as well as protection from many forms of intrusion such as buffer overruns and denial of service attacks.. . .
FreeSSL.com, the SSL certificate security specialist, has today announced the re-launch of its FreeSSL.com web site and SSL brands. The re-launch includes a special limited period offer to obtain its 1-year highly trusted ChainedSSL certificates for FREE, saving customers 35 USD . . .
Peter Roozemaal submits Today the Trusted Debian project releases its first official release, Trusted Debian v1.0. The main focus of this release has been on fixing many (but not all) buffer overflow problems. Buffer overflows have been a popular way to . . .
Cisco Systems has created a more efficient and targeted way for police and intelligence agencies to eavesdrop on people whose Internet service provider uses their company's routers. . .
You are not as safe surfing the Web this year as you were last year, according to a recent consensus of online security experts. To help keep track of problem, online encryption firm RSA (Quote, Company Info) Monday launched its "Internet Insecurity Index" -- a simple one-to-ten scale that measures how secure electronic data is each year. Given the amount of attacks, Jim Bidzos Chairman of Conferences currently ranks 2003 at about a 6 and a half. . . .
Guardian Digital today announced EnGarde Secure Linux has been awarded finalist status by Network Computing, a CMP Media LLC magazine, for a 2003 Well-Connected Award in the category of Hardened Linux Solution. The product was chosen for its security, ease of management, depth of strategy, patching facilities, and value. By leveraging the merits of the open source approach, Guardian Digital is able to produce a highly-secure and easy to manage platform that simplifies the complex process of building a secure Internet presence.. . .
Trapeze Networks, whose wireless LAN products launch on Monday, joins a crowd of established network vendors and start-ups pitching for the business-grade Wi-Fi market. Many companies have been reluctant to adopt wireless LANs thanks to security fears, and Trapeze aims . . .
Any tech magazine is likely to contain abundant references to Linux. What you will not see too often are articles about other widely used open source operating systems. But alternative OSes do exist, even if they do not command . . .
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