::PepperTech:: Security Management News Blog
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Quest Software to buy Vintela Inc.
Quest Software Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to buy privately held software company Vintela Inc., including its shares and options outstanding, for about $56.5 million in cash.Friday, May 27, 2005
Novell Wins Industry Award for Best Enterprise Security Solution
Novell Identity & Access Management Solutions Recognized by Industry Experts and Peers as Best-in-Class.HP to help with identity checks
The HP National Identity System could appeal to governments who want to keep closer tabs on their citizens. Details here.Thursday, May 26, 2005
Phishers get personal
Spammers and phishers are learning more about potential victims to better hone their attacks.CA adds SiteMinder support for two-factor ID
Computer Associates International, which is part way through developing what it says will simplify the task of authenticating users to different types of enterprise applications, operating systems, and hardware through its new eTrust Security Management Architecture, or Esma, has put out a version of its SiteMinder access manager that supports two-factor authentification.Antiphishing toolbar for Firefox released
Internet services company Netcraft has released a version of its toolbar for Firefox. The plug-in can help users of the Web browser avoid phishing scams, the company said.Trojan holds PC files for ransom
A unique new kind of malicious threat which locks up files on a PC then demands money in return for unlocking them has been identified.Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Public backs ID cards to beat identity theft
The public believes that ID cards are the best solution to identity theft and fraud, according to a survey published this week.Public backs ID cards to beat identity theft
The public believes that ID cards are the best solution to identity theft and fraud, according to a survey published this week.U.K. Identity Card to Cost 9% More Than Planned
Britain's proposed national identity card will cost 9 percent more than estimated six months ago, rekindling criticism from union leaders and members of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party who oppose the plan.Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Microsoft Moving From Passport to InfoCard
The InfoCard system helps trading partners and Web services providers know just who it is they're dealing with on the Web, no matter what platform the services are using.INC Research Signs First CRO Member Agreement With SAFE-BioPharma Association
SAFE-BioPharma Association today announced that INC Research®, a global contract research organization (CRO) specialized in central nervous system (CNS), oncology and pediatric clinical research has become SAFE's first CRO member organization.TriCipher, Inc. Announces Board of Advisors
TriCipher, Inc., the innovators of strong authentication for the real world, today announced the formation of its board of advisors.Tuesday, May 17, 2005
CyberTrust builds on compliance business drivers - Computer Business Review
Privately held vulnerability management and managed security vendor CyberTrust has said that half its revenues are now being derived from the provision of risk management and ID management services,Aladdin Knowledge Systems Takes Home the Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award for its eToken NG
Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, World Hardware Authentication Devices, selected Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALDN) as the recipient of the 2005 Product Innovation Award.Monday, May 16, 2005
Sun and Microsoft Announce New Identity Specifications and Additional Measures for Product Interoperability
Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer announced a series of measures to enhance product interoperability, including the development of new specifications that enable Web single sign-on (SSO) between systems that use Liberty and WS-* Web service architectures.Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Cars safe from computer viruses
After exhaustive testing Finnish security firm F-Secure has failed to make a virus leap from a mobile phone handset to a car's onboard communications system.RSA Security Expands Regulatory Compliance Capabilities of RSA ClearTrust Software
RSA(R) Reporting & Compliance Manager Enhances Auditing and Reporting Capabilities for RSA Security Web Access Management Solution.Apple plugs security hole in iTunes
Apple Computer has patched a flaw in iTunes that could open the door to a remote attack on a person's computer.Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Internet Attack Called Broad and Long Lasting by Investigators
Federal officials and computer security investigators have acknowledged that the Cisco break-in last year was only part of a more extensive operation - involving a single intruder or a small band, apparently based in Europe - in which thousands of computer systems were similarly penetrated.Monday, May 09, 2005
Critical Flaw Found in Firefox
Firefox has unpatched "extremely critical" security holes and exploit code is already circulating on the Net, security researchers have warned.BBC NEWS | Technology | Spam blacklist targets Telewest
Almost one million net addresses owned by UK cable firm Telewest have been blacklisted by an anti-spam group.IBM to launch new federated security product
TFIM is Big Blue's first federated product, although this is not its first foray into the federated realm.Monday, May 02, 2005
Data for 600,000 Time Warner employees MIA | Tech News on ZDNet
The company lost the tapes while in transit.HP, Citrix Team on Identity Tools
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Citrix Systems Inc. will combine identity and access management technology and develop products together, the companies said last week.Enterprise Security News. Email at: peppertech *at* pepperthought dot com
recent entries
- Do not hack the hackers
- Data Privacy Watchdog for India
- BBC/Yahoo Hackday
- Scalability in Compliance
- Basic rules while on the net...
- Gift card float fraud scheme
- Security at offshore vendors
- Should you stop at complying? Or go on to make mon...
- Email Retention - lessons from Intel
- Real ID Controversy
archives
- 06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004
- 07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004
- 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
- 09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004
- 11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004
- 12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005
- 01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005
- 02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005
- 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005
- 04/01/2005 - 05/01/2005
- 05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005
- 06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005
- 07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005
- 08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005
- 09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005
- 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005
- 11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005
- 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006
- 01/01/2006 - 02/01/2006
- 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006
- 03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006
- 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006
- 05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006
- 06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006
- 07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006
- 08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006
- 09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006
- 02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007
- 03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007
- 04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007
- 06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007
- 08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007
- Current Posts
other blogs
- scott lofteness
- lawrence lessig
- don park
- phil libin
- jonathan schwartz
- pat paterson
- nw fusion
- kim cameron
- id corner
- archie reed
- bruce schneier
- craig burton
- scott c lemon
- p.t. ong
identity management and pki
- computer associates
- sun microsystems
- oblix
- novell
- courion
- ibm
- identrus
- microsoft
- entrust
- verisign
- window security
- security documents
- tricipher
- thor technologies
- m-tech
- fischer int'l corp
- booleansoft
standards bodies
- oasis
- liberty alliance
- electronic authentication partnership
- www
- open authentication
- trusted computing group
