Computer Security Update

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EMPRIMUS WARNS OF INTENTIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTACKS.
Emprimus, Minneapolis, Minn., the nation's leader in evaluating, testing and remediating against intentional electromagnetic attacks, has announced that it was asked to provide testimony before the . . .

SONICWALL SECURES NETWORKS FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY LIBRARY.
SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL), Sunnyvale, Calif. a leading secure network infrastructure company, has announced Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI), a nationwide provider of outsourced library ma . . .

IBM ACTS TO PROTECT ENTERPRISES AGAINST WEB APPLICATIONS.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has released the industry's most comprehensive solutions for helping to combat Web application attacks and to secure the integrity of data processed by Web applications, as part of it . . .

WATCHGUARD ACQUIRES BORDERWARE TECHNOLOGIES.
WatchGuard Technologies, Seattle, a global leader in extensible network security and connectivity solutions, has announced that it is acquiring privately-held BorderWare Technologies of Toronto, Can . . .

FARONICS ANTI-EXECUTABLE V3.3 LAUNCHED.
Faronics, San Ramon, Calif., has released Anti-Executable v3.3 for Windows, which introduces a number of new features to Faronics' white list based application control software, such as the ability . . .

PERIMETER LAUNCHES VIEWPOINT 2.0.
Perimeter, Milford, Conn., the trusted market leader of enterprise-class information security services for companies of any size, has announced the launch of Viewpoint 2.0, the industry's first Corr . . .

USA.NET UNVEILS ENHANCED COMMERCIAL MESSAGING SERVICE 2.0.
USA.NET, a subsidiary of Perimeter, Milford, Conn., a provider of integrated messaging and collaboration services, has announced the availability of an enhanced version of its Commercial Messaging S . . .

NITROSECURITY UNVEILS CONTENT AWARE SECURITY EVENT PLATFOR.
NitroSecurity, Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., has unveiled the NitroView Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) X5, the market's first content-aware Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform wit . . .

HIGH EDUCATION BELIEVES NETWORKS ARE MORE SECURE NOW.
Security issues continue to concern the people who run higher education computer and communications networks, but despite their need to remain constantly on guard, they believe their networks are se . . .

SHAVLIK OPTIMIZES SERVER UPDATE PROCESS FOR STATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Shavlik Technologies, LLC, a market leader in simplifying and automating critical-to-perform IT operations, has announced a system-wide deployment of Shavlik NetChkR Protect for the State of Connect . . .

SPYWAREBASTER ESSENTIAL FOR PREVENTING SPYWARE/MALWARE.
Javacool recently released an upgraded version of the popular anti-spyware and anti-malware software. SpywareBlaster 4.2 features improved Windows 7 support, faster updating worldwide, support for t . . .

SONICWALL SECURES REMOTE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/TRAINING.
SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL), Sunnyvale, Calif., a secure network infrastructure company, has announced that Primary Support Solutions Inc. ("Primary Support"), an information technology consulting . . .

TREND MICRO LEADS IN RATINGS FOR SMB ENDPOINT SOLUTIONS.
In a comparative test of three Small Medium Business endpoint products commissioned by Trend Micro, its Worry-Free(TM) Business Security Advanced product received the highest total test rating and h . . .

FIFTH OF PC SOFTWARE IN U.S. PIRATED.
Governments and software companies are making progress in slowing the illegal use of personal computer (PC) software products, but progress has stalled in the United States, posing serious challenge . . .

MAINLINE/APPLICURE TO PROVIDE APPLICATION SECURITY.
Mainline Information Systems(TM), a leading provider of IBM servers, storage and software solutions, has announced a partnership with Applicure Technologies whereby Mainline will offer Applicure's a . . .

DOCAUTO DEBUTS IMPRIVATE 5.1 SECURITY MANAGEMENT APPLICATION.
DocAuto, Atlanta, a leading provider of software solutions for Interwoven (http://www.interwoven.com) WorkSite, has announced the release of Version 5.1 of its popular iMPrivate Security Management . . .

VOLTAGE SECURITY INTRODUCES NEW EMAIL ENCRYPTION.(Company overview)
Voltage Security, Palo Alto, Calif., a global leader in information encryption, has released significant enhancements to Voltage SecureMail (http://www.voltage.com/products/securemail.htm), known fo . . .

SPYRUS UNVEILS HYDRA PC USB ENCRYPTION DRIVES WITH MCAFREE.
SPYRUS, Inc., San Jose, Calif., has announced Hydra PC Virus Protected (ViP) USB encryption drives incorporating antivirus protection from McAfeeR Scan Engine technology. Combining McAfee antivirus . . .

IDENTITY THEFT COMPLAINTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2008.
Affinion Security Center, a leading provider of identity theft protection services, has also reported over the last six months an increase of approximately 25 percent in the illegal trade of persona . . .

APANI LAUNCHES EPIFORCE 3.5 IDENTITY ACCESS/ENCRIPTION.
Apani, Brea, Calif., a preeminent provider of cross-platform server isolation solutions for large enterprises, has announced the launch of EpiForce 3.5, the newest version of its single-platform sec . . .

VOLTAGE SECUREDATA PROVIDES END-TO-END ENCRYPTION.
Voltage Security, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., a global leader in information encryption, has announced major enhancements to Voltage (http://www.voltage.com/products/data_protection.htm) SecureData, su . . .

SENSAGE/MCAFEE TO DRIVE SALES OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
Enterprise software leader SenSage, Inc. has been chosen by McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE} to participate in the new McAfee Sales Teaming Program. This invitation-only program is an expansion of the McA . . .

SONICWALL SEES INCREASED DEPLOYMENTS FOR VPN SOLUTIONS.
SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL) Sunnyvale, Calif., a secure network infrastructure company, has announced continued customer momentum deploying its unique Clean VPN secure remote access solution to bu . . .

OPSWAT'S "APPREMOVER BETA" UNINSTALLS ANTIVIRUS/ANTIVIRUS APPS.
OPSWAT, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., A leading provider of endpoint security integration technologies, has announced the launch of AppRemover beta, a lightweight package that enables a complete unin . . .

WHITE SKY ID VAULT 4.0 PROTECTS AGAINST ONLINE FRAUD.
Economic gloom and bank merger mania, with its resulting customer churn, have combined to place consumers in greater jeopardy than ever before for online identity fraud. Guard ID Systems, renamed Wh . . .

SSH TECTIA TO SECURE FILE TRANSFERS IN HELSINKI'S IT NETWORK.(SSH Communications Security )
SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol, ha . . .

FUJITSU UNVEILS PALMSECURE LOGONDIRECTOR ENTERPRISE EDITION.
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, has announ . . .

CA TO ACQUIRE ORCHESTRA AND EXTEND ITS IDENTITY/ACCESS MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO.
CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA), Islandia, N.Y., has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Orchestria Corporation, a leading provider of data loss prevention (DLP) technolog . . .

THIRD BRIGADE UNVEILS FREE CLOUD-READY SECURITY SOFTWARE.
Third Brigade (http://www.thirdbrigade.com/), experts in server and application protection for dynamic datacenters, has announced the availability of Third Brigade(R) VM Protection, a free-of-charge . . .

LENOVA NOTEBOOK DEBUTS HARDWARE-BASED ANTITHEFT PROTECTION.(Lenovo ThinkPad T400 )
Select Lenovo(R) ThinkPad(R) T400 notebooks will be among the first notebooks to ship with support for Intel(R) Anti-Theft PC Protection and Absolute(R) Computrace(R) technology built in. Select m . . .

YOGGIE SECURITY UNVEILS MINIATURE HARDWARE SECURITY DEVICES.
Yoggie Security Systems(TM), Beth Halevy, Israel, has announced that the world's first miniature hardware internet security devices for MacBooks and Mac desktop computers, are available for purchase . . .

ESOFT AND UNTANGLE FORM WEB SECURITY PARTNERSHIP.
eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of OEM technologies for the Internet security and content management markets, and Untangle, a pioneer in open source network gateways, have announced that Untangle has . . .

KAPERSCKY SETS NEW STANDARD FOR ANTI-MALWARE PROTECTION.
Kaspersky Lab. Woburn, Mass., a provider of Internet security solutions that protect against all forms of viruses, spyware, rookits, hacker attacks and spam, has announced the North American release . . .

ZYXEL EXPANDS LINE OF UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS.
ZyXEL Communications Inc., Anaheim, Calif., a leading provider of broadband networking, Internet connectivity and routing products, has announced its expanded Unified Security Gateway (USG) series w . . .

OUNCE 6 ENHANCES ENTERPRISE SECURITY SOURCE CODE ANALYSIS.
Ounce Labs, Waltham, Mass., an industry leader in enterprise security source code analysis, has unveiled Ounce 6, the latest version of its flagship product. As application security continues to be . . .

FORESCOUT JOINS MCAFEE SECURITY INNOVATION ALLIANCE.
ForeScout Technologies, Cupertino, Calif., a leader in access control and compliance solutions has joined the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) partner program. Under the McAfee SIA program, . . .

MCAFEE VALIDATES FIRST THIRD-PARTY INTEROPERABLE PRODUCTS.
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), Santa Clara, Calif., has announced that three of its current McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) technology partners have passed compatibility testing, including Acces . . .

SONICWALLKYOWA EXEO PROVIDE 24/7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL), Sunnyvale, Calif., a leading secure network infrastructure company has announced a partnership with Kyowa Exeo Corp, Tokyo based company that will provide 24x7 technic . . .

TRACESECURITY FINDS THOUSANDS OF UN-PATCHED ATM SEVERS.
TraceSecurity, Baton Rouge, La., a leading provider of SaaS security compliance and risk management solutions, has disclosed that the case of Citibank customers whose funds were hacked via the conne . . .

MOBICLEAR PURCHASES THREE BASTION SECURITY PRODUCTS.
MobiClear, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: MBIR) , owner of the unique, patent pending Personal Identification Verification solutions system to help eliminate credit and debit card fraud, has announced that i . . .

SECNAP NETWORK SECURITY ENHANCES ANTI-SPAM PRODUCT LINE.
Security Corporation,a security solutions provider, Boca Raton, Fla., has announced the addition of a new model to its extensive anti-spam product line, the revolutionary Email Security Gateway Powe . . .

HITRUST SELECTS BRABEION'S IT GOVERANCE, RISK/COMPLIANCE.
Brabeion Software, Reston, Va., a leader in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) Management, has announced that the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has selected Brabeion as its IT . . .

CHINA INFORMATION SECURITY WINS $25.34 MIL IN CONTRACTS.
China Information Security Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ:CPBY) a leading provider of Information Security and 3S (Geographic Information Systems -- GIS, Global Positioning Systems -- GPS and Remote Sens . . .

WHITEHAT SECURITY SURPASSES PCI DSS REQUIREMENT 6.6.
WhiteHat Security, Santa Clara, Calif., a leading provider of website security services, has announced WhiteHat Sentinel Service exceeds the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (S . . .

SMOOTHSTONE UNVEILS NEW NETWORK SECURITY SUITE.
Smoothstone, Louisville, Ky., has unveiled network security solutions as part of its expanded product portfolio. The announcement was made at the Smoothstone Client/Business Partner Summit held rece . . .

SECUREWORKS LAUNCHES RETAINED INCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE.
SecureWorks, Atlanta, a leading Security as a Service provider, has launched its new Retained Computer Incident Response Service. The service is designed to help organizations prepare for and respon . . .

MCAFEE DELIVERS POWERFUL NETWORK SECUIRTY PLATFORMS.
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) has announced two products that strengthen the company's leadership position in network security. McAfee M-8000 Network Security Platform (formerly known as McAfee IntruShiel . . .

APANI LAUNCHES PLATFORM FOR VIRTUAL/PHYSICAL DATA SECURITY.
Apani, San Francisco, Calif. a provider of cross-platform server isolation solutions for large enterprises, has launched EpiForce VM (http://www.apani.com/vm), the first single-platform security sol . . .

WHALEBACK UNVEILS "CRYSTALBLUE VOICE" ROBUST SECURITY.
Whaleback Systems, Portsmouth, N.H., has introduced its latest release of its CrystalBlue Voice Service featuring robust new security features and other advanced premises-based management functions. . . .

SSH COMMUNICATIONS JOINS ABA AS PLATINUM SERVICE MEMBER.
SSH Communications Security (OMX:SSH1V), a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol, ha . . .