G Data releases tool to block Windows shortcut attacks
The German security company G Data released a tool on Tuesday that blocks attacks using Microsoft's shortcut vulnerability but also preserves shortcut icons unlike the hotfix released recently by Microsoft.
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NAC decisions you need to make now to secure your network
One important piece of a multilevel security defense for companies of almost any size is network access control (NAC), which lets you enforce policies for end-user machines.
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EMC releases new midrange deduplication storage system
EMC announced three new products, including a new midrange Data Domain deduplication appliance, a new disk archive system with deduplication for mainfames and a disk library series with arrays that scale from 8TB to 1.4PB.
EMC's new deduplication storage system, the Data Domain DD670, offers the fastest data compression to date with up to 5.4TB per hour of inline deduplication throughput.
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5 big security themes to watch for at Black Hat and Defcon
Trying to predict the big news at this week's Black Hat and Defcon conferences is extremely tricky, if not impossible. Usually the most interesting stories pop up at the very last minute -- hackers tend to hold off on disclosing the really big talks because they don't want jittery lawyers to shut them down.
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Lenovo steps up server bid with new entry-level systems
Lenovo announced some new entry-level servers on Tuesday, continuing its effort to become a bigger player in the server market.
The company announced the two-socket ThinkServer RD230 and RD240 rack server, and the ThinkServer TD230 tower server, all of which are powered by six-core Intel processors.
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HP says prefab data center cuts costs in half
Hewlett-Packard thinks it can build data centers faster and more cheaply by using standard, pre-built components that are assembled on site in a "Lego-like" fashion.
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Free Sophos tool blocks Windows shortcut attacks
The security firm Sophos released a tool on Monday that it claimed will block any attacks trying to exploit the critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' shortcut files.
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iPhone jailbreaking allowed by federal ruling
Apple lost its bid today to criminalize "jailbreaking," the practice of hacking an iPhone to install unauthorized apps on the smartphone, according to a decision by the U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress.
The decision, which was announced Monday by Librarian of Congress James Billington, adds jailbreaking to the list of practices that do not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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IDC: SaaS momentum skyrocketing
Interest in the SaaS (software as a service) delivery model is growing to the point that by 2012, almost 85 percent of new vendors will be focused on SaaS services, according to new research from analyst firm IDC.
Also by 2012, some two-thirds of new offerings from established vendors will be sold as SaaS, IDC said.
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Google introduces Google Apps for Government suite
Honing in on the lucrative government market for business applications, Google introduced on Monday Google Apps for Government, featuring its suite of cloud-based business applications equipped with extra security precautions.
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AT&T now patching flaw that slowed iPhone 4
AT&T is patching software in its network to fix a bug that kept iPhone 4 users from getting the full upstream speed on their handsets.
A patch has been developed for the software glitch on the Alcatel-Lucent 3G (third-generation) mobile network equipment and will be fully rolled out in the next two to three weeks, said AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel.
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OpenSSO gets a post-Oracle rejuvenation
A Norwegian startup is assuming responsibility for maintaining an open source Web authentication technology originally developed by Sun Microsystems, and seemingly neglected by Oracle, which purchased Sun in January.
The company, ForgeRock, has released a new version of Sun's Open SSO (Open Single Sign On) Enterprise software, called OpenAM, that adheres to the OpenSSO roadmap established by Sun.
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Cyber crime costs businesses each $3.8 million per year
A new study of 45 U.S. organizations found that cyber crime -- including Web attacks, malicious code, and rogue insiders -- costs each one of them $3.8 million per year, on average, and results in about one successful attack each week.
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