CUPERTINO - Symantec has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit that alleges eight businesses and seven individuals reaped an estimated $15 million in profits from pirated copies of its most popular security software. The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, comes after an investigation of more than two years, the company said.
NEW YORK - CA has introduced a recovery management solution that offers continuous data protection , business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities in one package. The Islandia, N.Y.-based vendor says its BrightStor ARCserve Backup/WANSyncHA bundle integrates the WANSync high availability and Assured Recovery disaster recovery testing solutions from XOsoft Inc., acquired by CA in July,
TORONTO - As U.S. companies become certified for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, they are requiring their supply chain to become compliant. FutureShield is providing an evaluation service to help the 18,000 Canadian manufacturers comply with the new U.S. regulations. The evaluation covers the following areas: Container Security Fencing and Gates Building Structure Intrusion Alarms Key
TROY - On November 10 and 11 at the Troy Campus, Walsh College Information Assurance Center and Ernst & Young hosted the After Hours Consulting Challenge. Five teams of students competed for bragging rights and gift cards and the chance to impress the E & Y judges. The Consulting Challenge was a simulation designed to
DETROIT - The need to reduce cost and increase business performance, while at the same time evolving systems to fit global markets, ensures that IT is not longer the sideshow that it used to be. Nonetheless, one consequence of moving technology's act into the center ring is that every Chief Information Officer is now accountable
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. has announced expanded licensing options and new advisory fees for its security channel partners as part of the company's efforts to expand its Security Software Advisor program. The SSA is an incentive program for eligible partners that advise on the purchase decision and deployment of Microsoft's Forefront security software products that
SEATTLE - As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday six security bulletins, at least two of them deemed "critical," but the software giant has not yet schedule a patch for Office, which is open to exploit in cyberattascks. Five of the security bulletins will include fixes for vulnerabilities in
LANSING ? The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium has formed an advisory council to mentor its organization and Board of Directors. The Council will be a group of independent business, community, economic development, education and homeland security leaders who will provide valuable guidance to help manager the consortiums rapid growth. The new Advisory Council Director is
CUPERTINO - A new adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows, according to F-Secure. The program, dubbed iAdware by the Finnish security company, is possibly the first example of adware for Macs. It is especially interesting since it doesn't require administrative privileges to nestle itself on the computers,
SEATTLE - Microsoft will soon start pushing out a new version of its controversial Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications antipiracy tool to Windows XP users. The updated WGA Notifications package includes additional changes in response to continued criticism Microsoft has faced over the software, CNET News.Com reported. Microsoft in June also updated the tool after critics