Security News


Sybase Updates Encryption Software for Windows Mobile Data

Solution is designed to facilitate file encryption on laptops.

Exchange Server 2007 Encounters Leap Year-Related Error

IT pros were stumped by end-of-February glitch.

McAfee Adds Secure Virtualization Service

Solution is designed to align security best practices with enterprise policies.

OpSource Rolls Out SaaS App Integration Offering

Service lets application providers incorporate business services and legacy resources with their hosted apps.

Microsoft Launches Key 2008 Products in Los Angeles

Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.

Microsoft Goes After Piracy Hacks With Vista SP1

Service pack will indicate exploits and encourage Vista activation.

Microsoft Opens 2008 Partner Awards for Nominations

April 8 is the deadline for submissions.

Microsoft Pulls Vista Update That Caused Reboot Problems

The update eventually will be needed to install Vista SP1.

Automated RBAC Java Security Tool Released

Product purportedly injects role-based access control security into legacy Java apps.

Symphoniq Unveils SOA App Monitoring Solution

Product extends application performance monitoring to service-oriented architectures.

Microsoft Releases Six Critical Patches

Batch of security fixes is the biggest seen in a year's time.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

Industry coalition forms around single sign-on effort.

Enterprise Architects as Agents of Innovation

Achieving business innovation depends on having good communication processes in place between IT architects and business personnel, a Forrester Research talk suggested.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.

Microsoft To Release Critical Patches for Vista, XP, Office, IE, Visual Basic

A grab bag of 12 security fixes will be expected on Patch Tuesday.

Windows Kernel Flaw -- Critical But Not, Says Redmond

Security firm provides video of a proof-of-concept flaw in Microsoft's IGMP networking protocol. But Microsoft says conditions for exploitation -- as well as a fix -- keep it from doing damage in the wild.

Use of Live Customer Data in Application Testing Still Widespread

Survey shows security is an afterthought when live data is used in business application testing.

VMware Updates Desktop Manager, Integrates With VDI

Enhanced desktop broker tool lets IT pros manage thousands of virtual desktops at a time.

Microsoft Aims To Boost Security With New APIs for Developers

Developers coding to Redmond's OSes should use DEP security process, blogger says.

Klocwork Unveils Static Analysis Debug Tool

Company launches development tool that facilitates collaboration on software bugs, checking code before it is compiled.