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SRX Series Services Gateways, SSG Series Secure Services Gateways and J Series Services Routers will all see anti-spam upgrades.
November 25, 2009
Forget Black Friday. The Monday following Thanksgiving is the biggest online shopping day of the year. And hackers will be ready. Here are a few threats to watch while surfing the Web Monday morning.
November 25, 2009
Godfather Of Spam Alan Ralsky received a four-year prison sentence for spearheading an illegal spam operation that violated the CAN SPAM Act and tricked victims into buying fraudulent stocks.
November 24, 2009
The Climate Research Unit e-mail hack that exposed thousands of e-mails and documents and raised doubt as the the validity of global climate change could also change perceptions about the 'private' nature of e-mail communication, security experts say.
November 24, 2009
Researchers publish exploit code for a critical CSS vulnerability in Microsoft IE 6 and 7 that enables hackers to launch malicious attacks on users' PCs.
November 23, 2009
Hackers posted e-mails and documents onto an anonymous FTP server in Russia, as well as a link to the 61-MB file on the blog Air Vent, accompanied by a note that read, "We feel that climate science is, in the current situation, too important to be kept under wraps.
November 23, 2009
New worm seen over the weekend targets jailbroken iPhones and phishes for bank passwords.
November 23, 2009
A hacker broke into a e-mail server at the Climate Research Unit and published portions of more than 1,000 e-mails and 3,000 documents, which further fueled the fire surrounding the global warming debate in the weeks preceding an international climate change conference.
November 20, 2009
Firewall start-up set to debut updated channel program 11 months after eliminating its channel chief position.
November 19, 2009
LogLogic takes complex log data and turns it into something manageable.
November 19, 2009
Fortinet closed the first day of its IPO with share prices that exceeded its initial $12.50 pricing, leading to 34 percent total returns.
November 18, 2009
London police arrested a couple suspected of distributing the Zbot Trojan, which is responsible for infecting tens of thousands of computers to steal personal and financial information.
November 18, 2009
The UTM security appliance and server vendor goes well above its expected price band of between $9 to $11 in its Wednesday IPO.
November 18, 2009
Fortinet has upped the number of shares it plans to sell in its IPO Wednesday, but partners say that they hope the move will enable the company to put more money into marketing and increase brand awareness.
November 17, 2009
Microsoft says it's looking into a zero day flaw in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 that appeared just after last week's Patch Tuesday release.
November 16, 2009
The Tech Data room gives the vendor a permanent place on the East Coast to demonstrate its products.
November 16, 2009
At Symantec PartnerEngage 2009, at the JW Marriott in Orlando, Fla., partners came away with new channel tools, a new services strategy and a brand new set of culinary skills. Here are a few scenes from the show.
November 13, 2009
Microsoft has been talking about the security improvements in Windows 7, but given that security changes were one of the biggest factors behind Vista's struggles, is that the right approach?
November 11, 2009
Facebook was careful to assert the action taken by Control Your Info was not a hijacking.
November 11, 2009
Vista might have been more secure than previous Microsoft operating systems, but that security came at a pretty high price. One of the biggest usability challenges occurred because of its security prompts, which came frequently, in duplicate and at odd intervals. That is to say, Vista users were bombarded with them.
November 11, 2009
AVG Technologies has pulled out all the stops with the interface in both Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 and in the consumer edition.
November 11, 2009
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday update includes a fix for a serious vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel that could give attackers the wherewithal to carry out drive-by exploits using infected Web sites.
November 10, 2009
Hackers from Russia, Estonia and Moldova were brought up on numerous charges for breaking into the Royal Bank of Scotland WorldPay system and stealing more than $9 million from 2,100 ATMs in 12 hours.
November 10, 2009
During its 2009 PartnerEngage partner conference, Symantec distributed eight awards to its best VARs, LARs and distributors. Drumroll please...
November 10, 2009
Microsoft is calling out security vendor Sophos for 'sensationalizing' claims about the security of Windows 7, claiming that anitvirus is still a necessary piece of the Windows security puzzle.
November 09, 2009
For the first time ever, a worm has been found to infect Apple's iPhone by breaking in through the secure shell or SSH protocol of "jailbroken" devices, according to security developers.
November 09, 2009
A security researcher from Sophos says running Windows 7 without antivirus software is a disaster waiting to happen, but did Microsoft ever advocate this in the first place?
November 06, 2009
Symantec unveils its piloted 'Sell With' program, designed to open up services opportunities to enterprise, midmarket and SMB partners attached to a registered deal.
November 06, 2009
Some worry that Google Dashboard makes it easy for hackers to get at your personal information.
November 06, 2009
Google Dashboard provides a summary and direct links for each Google product you use, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, YouTube, Picasa and more. The dashboard includes links to the privacy policy for each product.
November 05, 2009
Company uses partner conference to unveil channel program changes, new tools revolving around 'revenue, readiness, reputation and relevance.'
November 05, 2009
M86 is further beefing up its Web gateway portfolio after it acquires Finjan, which allows partners to offer customers realtime content inspection from the cloud.
November 03, 2009
As if they needed more stress, organizations are facing evolving and increasingly stringent compliance regulations from the Payment Card Industry, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others. Here are a few security compliance products that can make the audit process less excruciating.
November 03, 2009
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report (SIR) volume 7 indicates an increase in Internet worms such as Conficker, driven and spread by the reliance on USB sticks and peer-to-peer networks.
November 02, 2009
SpamTitan offers comprehensive e-mail security, protecting against phishing attacks, viruses, malware and, yes, spam too.
November 02, 2009
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