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Industry Focus: Kaspersky Lab

Industry Focus: Kaspersky Lab

Russian-based AV specialist Kaspersky Lab has been enjoying some significant wins in North America. SC caught up with CEO Eugene Kaspersky between meetings.
Paul Fisher, Jun 4 2008 3:17PM Security
Industry Focus: Kaspersky Lab

Industry Focus: Kaspersky Lab

Russian-based AV specialist Kaspersky Lab has been enjoying some significant wins in North America. SC caught up with CEO Eugene Kaspersky between meetings.
Paul Fisher, Jun 4 2008 3:17PM Security
Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining

Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining

Despite a sluggish US economy, online shopping continues to show impressive revenue gains. Recent Forrester Research data suggests that online shopping will grow 17 percent in 2008, a far cry from what is happening in the brick-and-mortar world.
Gene Hoffman, chairman and CEO, Vindicia Jun 3 2008 12:16PM Security
What now for the National Broadband Network?

What now for the National Broadband Network?

So the national broadband network tender has been delayed. Still, Nathan Taylor says peer-to-peer users should be excited about the prospect of VDSL2.
Nathan Taylor Jun 2 2008 3:42PM Telco/ISP
Review: Astaro Security Gateway 320 v7.1

Review: Astaro Security Gateway 320 v7.1

To call the Astaro Security Gateway appliance just a UTM would be a major understatement. This product can be loaded with so many feature sets that it could become the only security appliance needed for total protection.
Peter Stephenson, Jun 2 2008 1:57PM Security
Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality, according to robotics expert Bruno Siciliano.
Liz Tay Jun 2 2008 1:50PM Hardware
Review: Passlogix v-GO CM rel 6.0

Review: Passlogix v-GO CM rel 6.0

So, you’ve got a bunch of applications, networks and devices for which you want strong authentication.
Peter Stephenson, Jun 2 2008 1:42PM Security
Review: FIRST LOOK: Palm Centro, want to ditch Windows Mobile?

Review: FIRST LOOK: Palm Centro, want to ditch Windows Mobile?

It's not for meetings, it's for meeting up. If you don't like the bulk of a Treo, here's your smartphone.
Adam Turner May 30 2008 2:59PM Telco/ISP
Review: Clearwell Intelligence Platform v 2.0

Review: Clearwell Intelligence Platform v 2.0

It’s a litigious world. Today there are organisations that believe that one gets ahead by litigation, not innovation. More important and, perhaps, more common, are regulatory requirements that mandate a detailed response to investigative inquiries.
Peter Stephenson, May 30 2008 2:32PM Security
Exclusive - Windows 7 details revealed

Exclusive - Windows 7 details revealed

We’ve managed to score an exclusive interview with one of the lead programmers on Windows 7. Here’s what you can expect to find in the new version, direct from our inside source, who of course, wishes to remain anonymous.
Ian Yates May 30 2008 9:58AM Software
Review: Network Critical CriticalConneX and CriticalTAP systems

Review: Network Critical CriticalConneX and CriticalTAP systems

In the SC Labs, we have numerous requirements for tapping — in most cases, for monitoring activity on a test bed. Monitoring is the primary use for tapping, and the alternative is using a span port.
Peter Stephenson, May 29 2008 3:27PM Security
Secrets stolen? No, just the intellectual property

Secrets stolen? No, just the intellectual property

World Intellectual Property Day (April 26 of each year) came and went; pundits and politicians all made their statements, countries and their counsels all presented their positions, international organizations implored their members to protect intellectual property and the creativity and innovation represented.
Christopher Burgess, co-author, "Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost May 29 2008 10:45AM Security
Isolating contractors from sensitive data

Isolating contractors from sensitive data

For information security directors at large corporations, the growing reliance on contractors is a major concern. Local and offshore programmers provide businesses a competitive edge, but they also increase security risks.
Ryan Malone, vice president of marketing, Apani May 28 2008 8:12AM Security
Review: BeyondTrust Privilege Manager v3.5

Review: BeyondTrust Privilege Manager v3.5

In Unix it is important that there be multiple levels of administrator rights, and managing that with group permissions is pretty awkward. I recall wondering why there was not such a utility for Windows since, arguably, Windows has the same challenges with administrator rights in spades.
Peter Stephenson, May 27 2008 3:51PM Security
Review: Positive Networks PhoneFactor

Review: Positive Networks PhoneFactor

PhoneFactor from Positive Networks does this and more. The combination of the product’s functionality, its ease of use and the company’s business model make this a highly innovative multifactor authentication solution.
Peter Stephenson, May 27 2008 3:49PM Security
Fast ways to cut costs

Fast ways to cut costs

A recessionary funk is in the air, and if experience is any guide, IT, and consequently IT security, will be one of the first places CFOs and CEOs will look to slash budgets.
Amrit Williams, chief technical officer, BigFix, Inc. May 27 2008 6:52AM Security
Guest Column: Implementing the right CRM system

Guest Column: Implementing the right CRM system

Building and maintaining strong, solid relationships with customers is essential to the success of any business. According to Adam Sarner, an analyst with Gartner who focuses on the customer relationship management (CRM) industry, obtaining a new customer is 10 times more expensive than retaining an existing one.
James Simpson May 26 2008 3:09PM Software
Let's get physical

Let's get physical

There's a lot of talk about convergence between physical and information security, shame it hasn't happened.
Tim Mather May 26 2008 10:31AM Security
Copyright confusion

Copyright confusion

The laws on illegal downloading are due for a much-needed update, so make sure your voice is heard.
Nick Barron May 23 2008 4:12PM Security
Cyber security author discusses economics of protecting cyberspace

Cyber security author discusses economics of protecting cyberspace

U.S. economists have launched a book that claims to document the first systematic analysis of the economics of protecting cyberspace.
Liz Tay May 23 2008 2:35PM Security

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