Recent articles by Marcia Savage

Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing

Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing

The Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS), a nonprofit organization of IT companies and government agencies that promotes homeland security technologies, Monday announced an open specification for sharing of sensitive data between local, state and national agencies.
Marcia Savage Mar 29 2004 6:12PM Security
Cybersecurity panel: Government regulation not viable solution

Cybersecurity panel: Government regulation not viable solution

The message was loud and clear during a panel dicussion on cyberthreats held Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif.: The government should steer clear of regulating cybersecurity.
Marcia Savage Mar 26 2004 12:06AM Security
eEye Digital updates vulnerability management console

eEye Digital updates vulnerability management console

eEye Digital Security on Monday rolled out a new version of its REM Management Console, featuring increased scalability, a new interface, and the ability to be integrated with third-party products.
Marcia Savage Mar 23 2004 4:49PM Security
SAFLINK and SSP-Litronic to merge

SAFLINK and SSP-Litronic to merge

SAFLINK, a supplier of biometric software, and SSP-Litronic, a provider of identity management products, announced a merger agreement Monday.
Marcia Savage Mar 22 2004 11:49PM Security
Cisco to acquire DDoS protection vendor

Cisco to acquire DDoS protection vendor

Cisco Systems Monday announced that it signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Riverhead Networks, a provider of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection.
Marcia Savage Mar 22 2004 9:31PM Security
National Cyber Security Partnership Releases Recs

National Cyber Security Partnership Releases Recs

The National Cyber Security Partnership, a coalition of business and technology groups, Thursday released its initial recommendations for improving Internet security.
Marcia Savage Mar 18 2004 9:00PM Security
National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports

National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports

A coalition of business associations working to implement the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace plans to launch its website and release recommendations on Thursday.
Marcia Savage Mar 17 2004 5:23PM Security
Defender of U.S. cyberspace

Defender of U.S. cyberspace

Marcia Savage asks Phyllis Schneck, InfraGard’s national chair, how an FBI pilot project developed into a collaborative group of more than 10,000 enthusiastic members who donate their time and energy to defend the nation’s cyberspace
Marcia Savage Mar 12 2004 4:11PM Security
Authenex to release "driverless" USB hybrid token

Authenex to release "driverless" USB hybrid token

Authenex said it will release a USB hybrid token to support the USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices (CCID) specification by the end of the second quarter.
Marcia Savage Mar 11 2004 11:41PM Security
HP to acquire TruLogica

HP to acquire TruLogica

Hewlett-Packard said Thursday that it agreed to acquire TruLogica, a Dallas-based provider of user-provisioning software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Marcia Savage Mar 11 2004 5:09PM Security
nCipher launches PDF sealing appliance

nCipher launches PDF sealing appliance

nCipher has launched an appliance that allows an enterprise to digitally sign and time stamp PDF files from desktops equipped with Adobe Acrobat 6.0.
Marcia Savage Mar 9 2004 1:17AM Security
Security experts skeptical of Microsoft security plans

Security experts skeptical of Microsoft security plans

Microsoft's security plans for Windows caught criticism during the cryptographers' panel at last week's RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Marcia Savage Mar 4 2004 8:27PM Security
Audit/compliance driving security spending

Audit/compliance driving security spending

Companies plan to spend more on security over the next year mostly on software for audit/compliance related projects, according to market-research firm TheInfoPro.
Marcia Savage Mar 4 2004 7:50PM Security
Long patch cycle for enterprises

Long patch cycle for enterprises

Enterprises take 30 days to patch half of the vulnerable systems in their organizations, according to a study by vulnerability assessment firm Qualys.
Marcia Savage Mar 4 2004 6:50PM Security
Security vendors launch industry association

Security vendors launch industry association

Twelve major Internet security vendors launched the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Marcia Savage Feb 25 2004 8:22PM Security
Gates details Microsoft security efforts

Gates details Microsoft security efforts

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates Tuesday said the company continues to push forward with its Trustworthy Computing initiative with plans that include adding more security features to Windows, developing system protection technology, and fighting spam.
Marcia Savage Feb 24 2004 6:40PM Security
Tipping Point boosts IPS technology

Tipping Point boosts IPS technology

Tipping Point has rolled out new capabilties for its UnityOne network-based intrusion prevention system that manage use of high-bandwidth applications in the enterprise.
Marcia Savage Feb 19 2004 12:16AM Security
Authentica expands DRM suite

Authentica expands DRM suite

Authentica expanded its Digital Rights Management (DRM) offerings for the enterprise with the release of Secure Office, which allows users to securely collaborate on native Microsoft Office content.
Marcia Savage Feb 17 2004 11:31PM Security
Get prepared to avoid downtime

Get prepared to avoid downtime

Fires, power outages, cyberattacks. Natural and man-made disasters threaten every company, but in this increasingly internet-dependent economy, downtime and the losses caused by it are a major concern.
Marcia Savage Feb 12 2004 6:39PM Security
Cybersecurity’s new power surge

Cybersecurity’s new power surge

Before he left his post as White House cyberspace security advisor last May, Howard Schmidt promised top federal officials that he would create a greater leadership role in the private sector on cybersecurity.
Marcia Savage Feb 12 2004 6:27PM Security

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