Product News Articles

Changes to XP SP3, Vista SP1 corrupt data in Microsoft's RMS

Jim Carr May 01, 2008

Microsoft acknowledged it postponed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because the upgrade can corrupt data in a point-of-sale software system.
 

Windows XP Service Pack set for release next week

Jim Carr April 21, 2008

Microsoft on Monday released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to manufacturing and said that it will be available for download April 29.
 

Visa launches intelligent decisioning service

Sue Marquette Poremba April 18, 2008

Visa Risk Manager will address fraud losses and help issuers approve a greater number of legitimate credit and debit transactions.
 

From RSA: Point security products doomed, exhibitors say

Jim Carr April 08, 2008

The point security product is doomed, to be replaced by the umbrella coverage of overriding security solutions.
 

From RSA: Symantec's latest R&D

Deb Radcliff April 08, 2008

User education was the main theme weaving together Symantec's R&D in enterprise, consumer and SMB security during Monday's Symantec roundtable at the RSA Conference in San Francisco..
 

Threats and vulnerabilities

Peter Stephenson April 01, 2008

This month we are addressing application vulnerabilities and web-based threats.
 

Sourcefire offers weak outlook following rough fourth quarter

Dan Kaplan February 29, 2008

A dismal earnings forecast this week from intrusion prevention maker Sourcefire underscores some of the challenges facing public IT security companies, a pair of analysts said Friday.
 

ArcSight shares debut with a drop

Dan Kaplan February 19, 2008

Shares of ArcSight, provider of security and compliance management solutions, fell on their first day of trading Thursday.
 

International group wants anti-malware test standard

Dan Kaplan February 05, 2008

A group of security companies and anti-virus testers have formed an organization dedicated to creating a universally accepted standard for evaluating anti-malware products.