OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - A new survey conducted last month by Positive Network, makers of security products and services, concludes two-factor authentication will become more widely adopted in 2008 because of respondents' concerns over personal and corporate data breaches. The survey, entitled "IT Security & Authentication: Key Concerns in 2008," interviewed over 300 IT professionals
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Cisco Systems has created a new expert-level certification for network designers. The Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification is based on the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification, but this new credential is based specifically on high-level network design expertise. As with the CCIE certification, CCDE applicants will have to pass
WALLED LAKE ? Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Company Patriot Services has been recognized as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation. The company provides comprehensive disaster and emergency preparedness solutions, including site, threat and vulnerability assessments; emergency plan development and review; training; and exercises.
GLENDALE, Ca. - Panda Security, a provider of IT security solutions, has announced the availability of Panda Security for Internet Transactions, an anti-fraud security service that leverages the company's collective intelligence in order to protect banks and online merchants against active malware targeting business to consumer transactions. "A good portion of the malware being created
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In Symantec Corp.'s January 2008 spam report, the security company noted the rise of holiday spam, spammers getting honest and spammers targeting blogs as key trends observed as 2007 came to a close. According to Doug Bowers, senior director of engineering with Symantec, what was interesting as 2007 ended what that
STAMFORD, Conn. - The role of the chief information officer (CIO) is no longer limited to just managing IT, and that role will continue to evolve in the next few years, according to a worldwide survey conducted by Gartner Executive Programs. Of the 1,500 CIOs surveyed for the Gartner EXP report, "Making the Difference: The
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Congress voted on this week to keep a controversial expansion of a wiretapping law alive for another 15 days. The law in question, called the Protect America Act, was passed hurriedly by Congress last August and is set to expire Friday, CNET News.Com reported. The temporary extension, which passed by
NEW YORK - New York's lawmakers have introduced legislation to keep convicted sex offenders off the likes of Facebook and MySpace. In a press conference on Tuesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. Joseph Bruno, and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver unveiled details of the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-Stop), a
NEW YORK - Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device may be harboring a virus, according an advisory posted on its Web site. Insignia digital frames, with model number NS-DPF10A, may be infected with the virus, Best Buy states in its posting, CNET News.Com reported. The
TROY - If you're not sure whether worms are used for phishing. If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this