McAfee to Acquire Secure Computing

Published: September 26th, 2008 | Category: Vendor News | (1) Comment

A couple days ago, McAfee announced that they intend to acquire Secure Computing. This move obviously boosts McAfee position in the overall security market.
From the McAfee Security Insights Blog:
I am excited to announce that McAfee intends to acquire Secure Computing, a leading provider of network security to businesses of all sizes. This pending acquisition [...]

Web Application Security Survey Results

Published: July 26th, 2008 | Category: Vendor News | (0) Comments

A couple weeks ago, Jeremiah Grossman put together a survey for web application security professionals, and now the results are posted. There were 17 questions, ranging from your general background to rating web vulnerability scanners. There were some funny questions like the HackerSafe one… Safe from Hackers, Safe for Hackers, or Other?
Jeremiah also posted [...]

Window Snyder in USA Today

Published: June 18th, 2008 | Category: Vendor News | (0) Comments

Normally I do not get the USA Today newspaper, but I happen to be on travel this week, and the hotel gives them to me. So what do I see in the Money section?

I know her.. that’s Window Snyder! The USA Today article is called ‘Geek girl’ helps keep Mozilla safe in scary times. Congratulations [...]

Mac OS X Security Configuration Guides

Published: June 11th, 2008 | Category: Vendor News | (0) Comments

Apple just released a security configuration guide to their latest operating system version 10.5 codename Leopard.
The Security Configuration Guides provide an overview of features in Mac OS X that can be used to enhance security, known as hardening your computer.
The guides are designed to give instructions and recommendations for securing Mac OS X and [...]

Tenable: No More Free Ride For Nessus

Published: May 15th, 2008 | Category: Vendor News | (2) Comments

Yesterday Tenable Network Security announced an update to their subscription model for their very popular vulnerability scanner Nessus. The bottom line is that as of July 31st 2008, any commercial use of the application will require a paid subscription. A small bit of good news is that it will still be free for home use [...]

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