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Sensible Vision FastAccess Enterprise

June 01, 2009  |  Sensible Vision FastAccess Enterprise
FastAccess Enterprise from Sensible Vision offers users the ability to use a webcam on their computer for facial recognition-based authentication.
 

Open Domain Sphinx Solutions Sphinx Enterprise v4.1.9

June 01, 2009  |  Open Domain Sphinx Solutions Sphinx Enterprise v4.1.9
Sphinx Enterprise software v4.1.9 stores logon data for Windows, websites and apps on a smart card. It can be used out-of-the-box with most major card and reader technologies, including contactless cards, contact cards, MAG stripe cards and PC/SC compatible desktop card readers and tokens.
 

Latest News

"Fourth of July" hacker jailed after hospital hack

Chuck Miller July 02, 2009

A Dallas hospital guard was ordered to jail following his arrest on charges of breaking into computers, planting malicious software and planning a massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the Fourth of July.
 

iPhone hacker reveals SMS vulnerability

Dan Kaplan July 02, 2009

A security researcher on Thursday unveiled a new iPhone SMS vulnerability, according to reports out of the SyScan Conference in Singapore.
 

Spam increased in Q2, despite 3FN takedown

Angela Moscaritolo July 02, 2009

During the second quarter of 2009, the amount of spam was up 53 percent from the first quarter, according to Google.
 

Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

Angela Moscaritolo July 01, 2009

Cybercriminals might be looking for a new home after their malicious server in the Cayman Islands was shut down Tuesday.
 

Juniper pulls researcher's Black Hat ATM talk

Dan Kaplan July 01, 2009

Black Hat is still a month away, but it is already making news after a planned presentation, which would have shown how to force ATMs to give cash, was pulled.
 

Rolling Stone magazine hacker arrested

Chuck Miller July 01, 2009

A disgruntled software developer has been charged with launching attacks against Rolling Stone and Radar Magazine.
 

Latest Opinions

Hot or not: SCAP is heating up

Hot or not: SCAP is heating up

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab, Qualys July 02, 2009

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) can help take guesswork out of secure system configurations.
 
PCI-DSS: Not on health care provider's radar

PCI-DSS: Not on health care provider's radar

Jim Lacy, CFO, ZirMed June 19, 2009

In 2009, virtually all health care providers take credit cards - and virtually none of them are PCI compliant.
 
Email: An open door to sophisticated security threats

Email: An open door to sophisticated security threats

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs June 01, 2009

Email was once a straightforward vehicle that, contrary to design, became a vector for viruses, trojans and spam. etc. Now, of course, it's a virtual open door exploited by individuals, organized groups of malware authors and cybercriminals to deliver sophisticated and stealthy security threats, which take up residency on desktops and establish extensive strongholds on corporate networks.
 
Process over trust: Will we ever learn?

Process over trust: Will we ever learn?

Jeff Nielsen, director of development and quality assurance, Symark International May 27, 2009

To give businesses greater confidence in privilege management, we must define, implement, monitor and enforce processes for delegating administrative access.
 
Open letter to vendors on software security

Open letter to vendors on software security

Andrew Storms, director of security operations, nCircle May 18, 2009

Customers, consumers and enterprises need their vendors to take the entire life cycle of security management far more seriously than is evident from their behavior today.
 
PCI DSS: Double-duty solutions enable secure access and prove compliance

PCI DSS: Double-duty solutions enable secure access and prove compliance

Shane Buckley, CEO, Rohati Systems May 18, 2009

The reward that comes with being able to process payment card transactions is phenomenal, so is the risk
 

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