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MySQL Gets Security Scanner

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Application Security Inc. is rolling out a security scanner for MySQL, the open-source database from MySQL AB, and for Web applications. AppDetective 3.2 for Web Applications and AppDetective 3.2 for MySQL are network-based vulnerability assessment scanners that locate and assess . . .

Survey: Financial firms prey for hackers

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A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Global Security Survey, which was released Wednesday, showed that two-thirds of the security breaches were breaches from outside the organization. . . .

Devices Tackle Multiple Security Jobs

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As IT staffs continue to look for ways to stretch their security budgets, vendors are readying new products that combine multiple security functions in a single offering. Nokia Corp. and Broadcom Corp. next week will introduce products that take discrete . . .

Gartner declares IDS obsolete by 2005

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The death knell for intrusion detection is getting louder. Tired of doing full-time monitoring and fending off alerts that 99 times out of 100 mean nothing, enterprises have been ready to shove these expensive network-monitoring products off the proverbial cliff.. . .

Industrial security gets a Linux lock

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Control-system specialist Verano has introduced a service and software package to help companies protect their critical infrastructure from digital attacks. The product, dubbed Industrial Defender, aims to close holes in the security surrounding control systems used by utility companies, manufacturers and other industries.. . .

MS to Offer Antivirus Software

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deepquest submits, Microsoft said Tuesday it will acquire antivirus technology from a Romanian software company and develop its own antivirus product, stepping into a market it has long ceded to others specializing in software security.. . .

The Two Faces of Foundstone

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... it doesn't take the skills of a hacker to see that Foundstone, a privately owned $20-million-a-year company in Mission Viejo, Calif., is in trouble. It has been accused of widespread software piracy by a leading industry trade group, FORTUNE has learned--charges corroborated by current and former Foundstone employees and by computer printouts obtained by the magazine.. . .

Overcoming 'Security By Good Intentions'

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Last week Microsoft announced plans to revise the process it uses to provide patches that fix problems with its software. While IT executives around the world may be swooning in gratitude at this latest demonstration of 'Trustworthy Computing' in action, those . . .

Cisco Builds WLAN Security Framework

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Cisco Systems this week introduced an architecture designed to make wireless LANs easier to manage and more secure. Cisco's Structured Wireless-Aware Network framework, which includes a series of enhancements and additions to its hardware portfolio and new software capabilities, are . . .

OpenBSD Gets Harder to Crack

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On the security field, nothing is quite as revealing--or as taxing--as the passage of time. By that measure in particular, the OpenBSD development team's OpenBSD operating system stands out. The latest OpenBSD 3.3 release, which started shipping early last month, . . .

HP Embeds Security, Adds Thin Client

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HP has updated its business PC range to include an embedded chip to aid encryption systems and launched a new thin client device. Hewlett-Packard has launched new business desktop computers including one with HP's first embedded security chip option, and . . .

Network Security Tailored to SMBs

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An alternative to Trustix is Guardian Digital's Linux Lockbox, another Open Source network server appliance designed to serve as a complete secure Internet solution. Like Trustix Secure Linux, Lockbox offers secure Web management and is delivered in a way that requires . . .

Cisco to Unveil Security Products

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Lending new credence to the saying, "the more, the merrier," Cisco Systems plans to announce 14 security products and services on Tuesday. The offers are part of the company's new aim to provide end-to-end security for its customers, including selling . . .

Guarding Your Systems With Guardian Digital

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Matt Linzbach submits, "Linux Planet takes a look at EnGarde and interviews Dave [Wreski]. Come on, tell the rest of the world about your great product." The security improvements [over standard distribution packages] in Guardian Digital's products not only reduce the risk of cracker attacks, but also the financial risk and business downtime. The software's ease-of-management techniques also reduces the support costs, provides a consistent configuration every time and enable businesses with limited staff and experience to manage their Internet presence.. . .