New security threats are growing in frequency, sophistication, and danger. While perimeter-focused security can mitigate risk from known attacks, real protection comes from identifying and reacting to any new threat the instant it hits your network. This article looks at enterprise-wide intrusion prevention, a technology recognized by network and security experts as the smart way to combat the many threats facing security managers every day. We'll show how it replaces outward-focused security products with an approach that embeds security throughout the enterprise network. What Is Enterprise-wide Intrusion Prevention? Why Do I Need It?Continued innovation has created many ways to protect against known threats. We evaluate every new attack that hits, spending valuable time analyzing and creating defenses that protect against major worms, viruses, commonly-known hack... (more)

Stonesoft Introduces First Network Security Platform to Manage Physical, Virtual Environments and Third-party Events

Stonesoft, a provider of proven, innovative network security solutions, today announced the general availability of StoneGate 5.0, its proactive... Read more at VMblog.com. ... (more)

iPass and Meetinghouse Work to Improve Wireless LAN Security for the Mobile Workforce

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., and PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to drive industry interoperability of security standards, iPass Inc. and Meetinghouse, today announced a partnership agreement to simplify and further advance 802.1x-based network access solutions for mobile enterprise networking. The companies will extend product integration efforts that are focused on allowing easy deployment of standards-compliant, multi-vendor security solutions for the enterprise. The companies have worked together on end-to-end, Layer 2 (L2), server based security solutions to enable enforcement of corporate security policies that are available from iPass now. Today's 802.1x solutions for cross-operator Wi-Fi roaming only work to protect the user's login and session information from the mobile computer to the hotspot operator. iPass and Meetinghouse w... (more)

Call for Nominations Underway for Top Security Executives in the United States for the Information Security Executive of the Year National Award 2005

ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/18/05 -- Executive Alliance, Inc., creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition programs, has announced a Call for Nominations for the second annual Information Security Executive of the Year National Award 2005 (ISE National Award 2005). The company also announced Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has become the Award's first Terabyte Sponsor, a new sponsorship level of the ISE National Award 2005. Nomination forms for ISE National Award 2005 are currently available at www.infosecaward.com and will be accepted through Friday, August 19, 2005. The ISE National Award 2005 winner will be named at a gala evening event on Monday, November 14, 2005, held in conjunction with CSI's 32nd annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Founded to recognize the innovators who hav... (more)

Symantec DeepSight Alert Services Earns Network World's Award for Top Product in Security Management Category

CUPERTINO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/16/06 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), today announced that Symantec DeepSight Alert Services has won the "Best of the Tests" award from Network World in the security management category. Symantec's early warning service came out on top in a competitive review in which Network World editors evaluated a broad range of security management technologies and vendors. "Symantec is honored that Symantec DeepSight Alert Services was recognized by Network World as the premiere solution in such a broad and rigorous comparative review," said Arthur Wong, vice president, Symantec Security Response and Managed Security Services. "This achievement is a clear example of Symantec's ongoing commitment to offering our customers the most comprehensive solutions to protect their infrastructures and ensure business continuity." Symantec DeepSight ... (more)

MetLife Makes Strong Authentication Strategic with RSA Security & Gotham Technology Group

NEW YORK and BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security and Gotham Technology Group today announced that MetLife, a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States, has signed a 4-year agreement to extend RSA SecurID strong authentication technology to all domestic and international employees over the next two years. "MetLife is committed to the security of its systems and the privacy of its clients. We've been using RSA Security solutions to address point security challenges for years. When RSA Security and Gotham presented an option to make our existing password-based authentication systems more secure by integrating two-factor authentication, we felt it was well worth the investment," said Carl Morales, Chief Technology Officer at MetLife. "MetLife l... (more)

nCircle Announces Latest Web Seminars in Series, 'Solving the Security Challenge'

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- nCircle, the leading provider of agentless security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the latest series of web seminars, "Solving the Security Challenge." This series will provide companies with strategies and tactics to assist in their security risk and compliance management initiatives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051214/SFW028LOGO ) "This web seminar series is designed to provide timely, actionable information on the critical issues facing security professionals today, such as PCI compliance, configuration auditing, and risk reporting," stated Elizabeth Ireland, vice president of marketing at nCircle. "These sessions will demonstrate how nCircle's unique solutions solve these specific security challenges." This web seminar series includes the following sessions: Solving the Risk & C... (more)

TSA Names Vera Adams Deputy Federal Security Director for Los Angeles International Airport

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/10/07 -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has named Vera Adams as deputy federal security director (DFSD) for Los Angeles International Airport. As DFSD, Adams will assist the FSD with all federal security responsibilities, including management of a security workforce of 2,000 men and women at the busiest origination and destination airport in the country. "Vera is a clear-cut example of the talent the TSA draws to its managerial positions," said Mo McGowan, assistant administrator, TSA Office of Security Operations. "The TSA staff at LAX is lucky to have a proven leader with a history of excellence throughout her career." Adams joins the TSA from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where she served as executive director, Commercial Targeting and Enforcement, and as acting director of the Los Angeles Field Office... (more)

Kazeon Wins "Best Innovation Award, Small Company" Category of Information Security Decisions Best in Show Awards

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/12/07 -- Kazeon Systems, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent eDiscovery solutions, today announced it has won the "Best Innovation Award, Small Company" category of the Information Security Decisions Best in Show Awards. This year's Information Security Decisions Excellence Awards recognized outstanding products featured at the recent Information Security Decisions conference in Chicago. Nominations were reviewed by a team of judges, which included Burton Group Security and Risk Management Strategies analysts, the editors of TechTarget's Security Media Group and security professionals attending Information Security Decisions. Kazeon was awarded the "Best Innovation Award, Small Company" for its Kazeon Information Server product line. The Best Innovation Award recognizes products that take an interesting approach to solvin... (more)

Coverity Venture With U.S. Department of Homeland Security Resolves Quality Issues and Potential Security Vulnerabilities in 11 Major Open-Source Projects

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverity, Inc., the leader in improving software quality and security, today announced that as a result of its contract with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), potential security and quality defects in 11 popular open source software projects were identified and fixed. The 11 projects are Amanda, NTP, OpenPAM, OpenVPN, Overdose, Perl, PHP, Postfix, Python, Samba, and TCL. All of these projects eliminated multiple classes of potential security vulnerabilities and quality defects from their code at the Coverity Scan site (http://www.scan.coverity.com/). Because of their efforts to proactively ensure application integrity and security, organizations and consumers can now select these open source applications with even greater confidence. "Addressing security concerns will require a concerted effort on the part of the enti... (more)

Kolombo Announces the Development of a Security Application to Counter Bio-Terrorism in Food Transportation

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/11/08 -- Kolombo Technologies Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KOL) ("Kolombo") announces that it successfully completed a series of tests for a security application dedicated to liquid and solid food transportation. This prevention application against alterations of liquid and solid food cargo allows detection of variations of certain criteria, such as temperature or pressure inside the container or cistern, which can affect food quality. It is also possible to ascertain whether or not the container or cistern has been opened after leaving the plant or if additives have been added during transit. Following this successful testing, completed with the collaboration of a client, Kolombo plans to begin commercialization in the next weeks and has already identified several additional clients interested by such an application. "This security a... (more)