The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting two meetings this week – one in New York …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
SSL hack vulnerability details to emerge
Confidential online connections like banking transactions made from public wireless hotspots remain vulnerable to attacks despite improved security that was …
Firefox 3.5’s first vulnerability ‘self-inflicted,’ says scientist
Mozilla confirmed the first security vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 and said that the bug could be used to hijack a …
Microsoft patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers
Microsoft delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one …
Adaox signs up with Kerio Technologies
ADAOX has signed a distribution agreement with global security solutions provider, Kerio Technologies. As per the agreement, ADAOX will distribute …
Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers
Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software …
Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early ’08
Microsoft, last week, confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer (IE) attacks for more than a …
Newest IE bug could be next Conficker
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a …
Web threats soars in Threatscape Report by Fortinet
Fortinet announced that its June 2009 Threatscape Report showed dominance and significant growth in Web threat traffic, marked by increased …
Symantec desktop security software boasts reputation analysis
Symantec is readying the 2010 editions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, adding to its flagship consumer software a …
CoSoSys unveils web-based protection against threats from portable devices
CoSoSys, a leading developer of endpoint security and portable storage device applications, announces the availability of My Endpoint Protector (MyEPP), …
Heightened DLP needs fuel arms race between vendors
Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. Innovative start-ups in DLP, such as Reconnex, Orchestria, …
Antivirus testing outfit: Microsoft Security Essentials makes the grade
Microsoft's free security software passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, an independent testing company said. AV-Test GmbH tested …
Symantec unveils Managed Endpoint Protection Services
Symantec today announced Symantec Managed Endpoint Protection Services, a new set of offerings which provides management and monitoring of endpoint …
Proxy servers pressed into action to keep Web access in Iran
An inspection of the proxy servers offered up online over the past few days as a way to help Iranians …
ADAOX releases three-in-one ESET security retail packs
ADAOX Middle East has unveiled new three-in-one retail packs where customers will be able to buy three copies of either ESET …
Apple delivers prodigious patch batch for iPhone
Apple yesterday patched 46 security vulnerabilities, half of them in the Safari browser and its WebKit rendering engine, for the …
Rivals level guns at IE in enterprise browser war
While Microsoft's Internet Explorer faces healthy competition with other browsers among consumers, in the enterprise it has long remained the …
Do business desktop PCs have a future?
With laptop shipments gaining momentum over the past few years the question arises: Are desktops on the verge of being …