Security News: Archive: October 2002

Putting 2,400 Security Experts In A Box

A unit of Ernst & Young is migrating its security vulnerability scanning service to a product format, with an appliance that can alert users to systems and applications that are subject to exploitation by known vulnerabilities.

PentaSafe Unveils Security Log Analyzer

Security policy management vendor PentaSafe Security Technologies announces a log analyzer tool that can examine log files from PentaSafe and third-party security products, helping users spot trends and quickly get to the bottom of incidents.

Norton Internet Security 2003 Review

By last year, even casual Internet users had learned they needed antivirus and firewall protection to keep hackers and germs out and their personal data in. This year, those users have probably gotten into instant messaging and grown worried about toxic worms and obnoxious spam -- and Symantec's ready with a handy update of its $70 utility suite.

Fortinet To Deliver 3G Multifunction Security Appliance

Security vendor Fortinet Inc. next week will announce a new 3G bps member of its FortiGate Network Protection Gateway family of appliances, which provide a bevy of services in a single box.

Intellitactics Upgrades Security Manager Tool

Enteprise security vendor Intellitactics announces a new version of its event management tool designed to make it easier for users to identify and respond to problems in real-time as well as find insidious patterns and trends over time.

Check Point Unveils Pair Of Management Tools

Adding to its family of security management products, Check Point Software Technologies announces a tool for trend analysis reporting and another for monitoring performance-related activities of security devices.

Cisco Boosts Security, Caters To Small Business

The equipment manufacturing giant bought up an eight-man security shop and committed itself to supporting the SMB's of the IT world.

Certicom Delivers Advanced VPN Support For Handhelds

A Canadian company is claiming to be first to deliver a wireless VPN client that conforms to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the official encryption algorithm of the U.S. government.

Tumbleweed Enhances Email Security Tool

Software vendor Tumbleweed Communications updates its Secure Guardian email security tool, adding new delivery methods and PKI support along with enhanced content-scanning capabilities.

Nucem Software Takes The Fight To Spammers

With the aid of new software, some companies are going to the source when it comes to battling the deluge of spam that is overflowing their inboxes and choking their bandwidth and resources.

Upgrades On Tap For netForensics Security Manager

NetForensics next week will announce a new version of its security information management system that adds new risk analysis and assessment capabilities, improved scalability and an enhanced graphical interface.

Entrust Offers Up Web Services Security Products

Internet security vendor Entrust Inc. announces a comprehensive strategy and products for addressing security in the implementation of Web services, including applications that cross company boundaries.

IBM Unveils New Privacy And Identity Management Wares

Amid of barrage of more than 25 product announcements this week, IBM's Tivoli unit unveiled a handful of products aimed at the security market, including new privacy and identity management tools.

3Com Rolls Out NIC-based Firewall For Laptops

3Com Corp. announces a new version of its embedded firewall for laptop and notebook PCs, and enhancement of its existing desktop and server versions with virtual private network support.

Sanctum Enhances AppScan Testing Tool

Sanctum announces a new version of its AppScan security testing tool, adding features that address issues including ease of use, JavaScript and Web services.

ServGate Offers Upgradeable Security Appliance

ServGate Technologies introduces a security appliance targeted at small to medium-sized businesses that can run multiple applications and scale as user requirements warrant.

Start-up Unveils Intrusion Detection, Prevention Hardware

TippingPoint Technologies announces its first product, a system that not only detects intrusions, but blocks traffic it deems malicious.