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March 20, 2007 20 Mar'07
Symantec says fixing licensing portal top priority

Company officials say help is on the way as fallout continues from the merger of Symantec and Veritas ordering systems last November.
March 19, 2007 19 Mar'07
Internet complexity, insecurity could stifle innovation, expert says

Security threats are driving vendors to produce software and devices that automatically update and run only proprietary software with no effort from the end user. The result could be less flexibility and innovation, one expert says.
March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07
Symantec: Data thieves thrive on zero-day flaws

According to Symantec's threat report for the second half of 2006, attackers exploited misplaced USB drives and zero-day flaws to steal vast amounts of data. Expect more of the same in 2007.
March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07
Hacker techniques use Google to unearth sensitive data

Those who know where to look could use Google to dig up all sorts of sensitive company information, including intellectual property and passwords, one security expert warns.

March 15, 2007 15 Mar'07
Cisco buys WebEx for $3.2 billion

Cisco plans to buy WebEx, maker of hosted, on-demand collaboration applications.
March 14, 2007 14 Mar'07
Emulex launches storage virtualization appliance

Emulex has packaged a chip from its Aarohi acquisition into an appliance that could be a lower cost hardware platform for storage virtualization software products.
March 13, 2007 13 Mar'07
NEC reveals HydraStor grid storage

NEC announces its HydraStor array for secondary storage, touting its grid storage architecture, automated policies for data management and scalable deduplication.
March 08, 2007 08 Mar'07
Review: eGuardPost a B+ overall

eGuardPost is a well-designed and highly capable product that meets an important need. It has strong security and great forensics capabilities.
March 08, 2007 08 Mar'07
Review: Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 'impressive'

Hot Pick: Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 excels with agentless connectors, scalability and amazing auditing.
March 07, 2007 07 Mar'07
Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday as DST looms

IT administrators who are struggling to apply all their daylight-saving time (DST) patches will get a break from Microsoft next week, as no new security fixes will be released.

March 07, 2007 07 Mar'07
Microsoft outlines software-centric VoIP, UC

Microsoft unveils its vision of a software-based VoIP system to enable unified communications.
March 05, 2007 05 Mar'07
Nortel switch release focuses on unified communications

Nortel today released two new switch series aimed at unified communications deployments.
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
NetApp stokes midrange fires with new array

The FAS 3040 is a scaled down version of the 64-bit 3070 architecture; NetApp officials say more moves downmarket will follow.
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Buzz builds around data reduction for primary storage

Analysts predict that in-band compression offerings from StoreWiz, newly updated this week, are the first step toward a new wave of primary storage deduplication products.
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Expert: NAC not a network security cure-all

According to an expert at Black Hat DC, NAC success demands careful planning and a good understanding of the company network; otherwise, implementations can quickly go awry.
March 02, 2007 02 Mar'07
Police force secures data with biometrics

Humberside Police has issued biometric USB drives among staff to maintain data security.
March 01, 2007 01 Mar'07
Linksys, Gateway launch low-end NAS

Cisco subsidiary Linksys and PC maker Gateway launch new NAS products for small businesses and consumers.
February 28, 2007 28 Feb'07
RFID cloning presentation moves forward despite legal threats

Chris Paget, director of research and development at IOActive spoke mainly about the science behind RFID tags and readers and the inherent security issues of the technology.
February 27, 2007 27 Feb'07
McAfee fixes flaw in Mac antivirus software

Attackers could exploit the hole in McAfee's Virex 7.7 antivirus program for Mac OS X to bypass the malware scanner, but a fix is available.
February 27, 2007 27 Feb'07
'Worm' targets Sun Solaris Telnet flaw

Security researchers have found evidence that a worm is trying to exploit the recently patched Telnet flaw in Sun Solaris. Experts say it's another reason to stay away from Telnet.
February 27, 2007 27 Feb'07
Wireless security: IT pros warily watching mobile phone threats

Security experts have warned repeatedly that mobile phone attacks will grow as the devices become more sophisticated. IT administrators are starting to believe them.
February 26, 2007 26 Feb'07
HP acquires clustered file system software maker PolyServe

HP announced its intent to acquire clustered file system maker PolyServe.
February 26, 2007 26 Feb'07
Storm rages again: Self-morphing Trojan uses blogs to spread rootkits

A new variant of the Storm Trojan that changes with each download is infecting blog sites with malicious URLs, intercepting traffic when visitors try to post comments.
February 25, 2007 25 Feb'07
HP announces iSCSI VTL for SMBs

HP's new iSCSI VTL devices include automated backup capabilities for users with fewer than four servers.
February 25, 2007 25 Feb'07
PatchLink acquires STAT Guardian tool

PatchLink says it will add more muscle to its vulnerability management portfolio by acquiring the STAT Guardian tool from IT vendor Harris Corp.
February 22, 2007 22 Feb'07
Google offers 10 GB inbox

The search engine giant is offering an email application on a subscription basis with five times the storage capacity of the free version.
February 21, 2007 21 Feb'07
Cisco warns of IP phone flaws

Attackers could circumvent security restrictions by exploiting flaws in certain Cisco IP phones, the networking giant warned Wednesday.
February 20, 2007 20 Feb'07
Microsoft confirms new IE flaw

Attackers could exploit a new flaw in Internet Explorer (IE) to access local files on targeted systems, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday.
February 20, 2007 20 Feb'07
Google plugs dangerous flaw

An attacker could exploit a hole in Google Desktop to gain access to users' personal files. Google has released a patch, but experts say not all users are receiving it.
February 19, 2007 19 Feb'07
Sourcefire fixes Snort flaw

Attackers could exploit a flaw in the popular open source Snort IDS tool to cause a denial of service or launch malicious code.
February 19, 2007 19 Feb'07
When security firms merge, some users are losers

Some users see their services improve when IT security vendors merge with other companies or get acquired. Others say they've been left out in the cold.
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Siemens' acquisition of UGS 'will benefit users'
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Mobile carriers admit to malware attacks

Eighty-three percent of mobile operators surveyed by McAfee Inc. say they've suffered malware infections, but two competing security vendors say the overall threat is still small.
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Microsoft fixes zero-day flaws in Word, Office

Twelve security updates from Microsoft fix a range of problems, including a flaw in the Malware Protection Engine and previously-exploited zero-days glitches in Word and Office.
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Skype makes more enterprise inroads

Skype has teamed with FaceTime Communications to give companies more control over Skype use within the enterprise.
February 11, 2007 11 Feb'07
Cybersecurity czar signals government cooperation at RSA Conference

Cybersecurity chief, Greg Garcia told RSA Conference attendees that government, enterprises and academia need to work together to fight growing Internet threats.
February 11, 2007 11 Feb'07
Solaris 10 has zero-day Telnet flaw

Attackers could exploit a zero-day flaw in Solaris 10's Telnet daemon to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized system access, security experts warn.
February 10, 2007 10 Feb'07
Cisco VoIP management guide: VoIP management lifecycle

VoIP lifecycle management enables enterprises to safely pursue large production deployments. The management lifecycle includes the following four elements.
February 10, 2007 10 Feb'07
Cisco VoIP managment guide: Required management tasks

Comprehensive VoIP management includes the basic network management tasks, but also includes monitoring services such as dial tone delivery, call success rates, telephony delays and impairments, as well as call quality. VoIP telephony management is ...
February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07
Roundup: Vista security, breakability touted at RSA Conference

At RSA Conference 2007, Microsoft extolled the security virtues of its new operating system, but others weren't afraid to demonstrate how Vista security is lacking.
February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07
New storage IPOs report losses

Of the 2006 "graduating class" of storage IPOs, two reported losses this week in their first quarter as public companies.
February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07
VoIP capabilities save hotel money, keep guests connected

"Rip and replace" were three words the Seaport Hotel in Boston didn't want to hear when considering VoIP capabilities.
February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07
Briefs: Vulnerabilities found in Trend Micro, Firefox browser

This week, Trend Micro released a fix for a flaw in its antivirus engine, while no fixes are available for two newly discovered Mozilla Firefox browser flaws.
February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07
EMC plans array-based encryption via PowerPath

EMC's next security move will be array-based encryption through PowerPath by 2008, according to internal documents obtained by SearchStorage.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
What are the disadvantages of unified storage over independent block and file systems?

There are some compromises that you'll need to make; there are certainly some control granularity issues. The pattern of access for file-based data and block-based data is significantly different...
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
Is there any reliability difference with unified storage?

There are a few minor differences, but usually not a significant difference...
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
CA backup bug exploitable on Vista

In what appears to be the first exploit for a third-party app running on Vista, a previously patched buffer overflow vulnerability in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup has been exploited. One security firm says ISVs aren't taking advantage of Vista's ...
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
What does unified storage really mean?

This can often be confusing once you read vendors' marketing materials. Simply stated, unified storage [or multiprotocol storage] refers to a single storage system that can support both file and block access...
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
What about the system features, like snapshot and remote replication?

At this point in time, most customers expect to have these features in both block- and file-based storage products...
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
What will be the impact on performance when mixing block and file in the same system?

Caching difficulties are one concern since caching patterns may not be optimized for block-based storage...