Recent articles by Marcia Savage

MyDoom rings up $4 billion in damage

MyDoom rings up $4 billion in damage

Damage from the MyDoom virus may exceed $4 billion worldwide, making it one of the most costly internet attacks, according to Computer Economics, a research firm based in Carlsbad, Calif.
Marcia Savage Feb 11 2004 9:34PM Security
Microsoft issues critical Windows patch

Microsoft issues critical Windows patch

Microsoft on Tuesday issued a critical patch for a security vulnerability in Windows that could allow attackers to take over a system.
Marcia Savage Feb 11 2004 12:46AM Security
Spam filter adds wireless support

Spam filter adds wireless support

Voyant Strategies, a managed service provider, has added support for BlackBerry and 3G wireless devices to its ContentCatcher spam filtering service.
Marcia Savage Feb 6 2004 10:20PM Security
Oblix to acquire confluent software

Oblix to acquire confluent software

Oblix, a provider of enterprise identity management solutions, plans to acquire Confluent Software, a web services management company.
Marcia Savage Feb 4 2004 9:37PM Security
WatchGuard unveils expandable appliance

WatchGuard unveils expandable appliance

WatchGuard Technologies Tuesday rolled out a new line of integrated security appliances designed to expand with the growth of small and midsize enterprises.
Marcia Savage Feb 3 2004 11:43PM Security
Teros teams up with GuardedNet

Teros teams up with GuardedNet

Teros, a maker of Web application firewalls, and GuardedNet, a provider of security management software, Monday unveiled a partnership for interoperability.
Marcia Savage Feb 2 2004 10:33PM Security
Microsoft offers reward in MyDoom case

Microsoft offers reward in MyDoom case

Microsoft Thursday said it will pay $250,000 for information resulting in the arrest and conviction for those responsible for the MyDoom.B worm, a variant of the original MyDoom mass-mailing worm that wreaked havoc earlier this week.
Marcia Savage Jan 30 2004 6:14PM Security
CFO Survey: Security Key Concern

CFO Survey: Security Key Concern

Security surfaced as a major concern for senior financial officers, according to a survey conducated by Computer Sciences Corporation.
Marcia Savage Jan 28 2004 11:49PM Security
CipherTrust Boosts Anti-spam Arsenal

CipherTrust Boosts Anti-spam Arsenal

CiperTrust Monday launched a new version of its IronMail email security appliance with new spam detection capabilities.
Marcia Savage Jan 26 2004 11:47PM Security
PKWare expands reach of SecureZIP

PKWare expands reach of SecureZIP

PKWARE announced this week [jan.21] that it launched a series of initiatives to expand the availability of the its SecureZIP technology and PKZIP Reader product.
Marcia Savage Jan 24 2004 1:44AM Security
Vormetric Wins Patent

Vormetric Wins Patent

Vormetric Tuesday said it won a U.S. patent for its Secure Network File Access Control System technology.
Marcia Savage Jan 22 2004 11:40PM Security
Strategies to beat the virus writers

Strategies to beat the virus writers

The virus threat has continued to grow over the past few years, but as Marcia Savage discovers, the anti-virus industry is working hard to develop new techniques and technology to provide users with effective protection
Marcia Savage Jan 22 2004 11:23AM Security
ISS Offers Money-Back Guaranteed SLA

ISS Offers Money-Back Guaranteed SLA

Internet Security Systems (ISS) Tuesday said its Managed Protection Services now offer a money-back, guaranteed performance-based Service Level Agreement (SLA).
Marcia Savage Jan 21 2004 11:53AM Security
Time to act: New challenges in 2004

Time to act: New challenges in 2004

Tighter regulation and higher levels of cyber attacks will increase the role of the CSO in 2004. Marcia Savage reports
Marcia Savage Jan 13 2004 11:44AM Security
Get qualified: Certification - that’s the name of the game

Get qualified: Certification - that’s the name of the game

There is an increasing range of valuable qualifications that an information security expert can gain, says Marcia Savage
Marcia Savage Jan 13 2004 11:28AM Security

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