Internet auction company eBay will offer its PayPal customers a key fob token over the next few months to enhance the security of the online payment service.
Vista worldVista was released to corporate customers the same day as the latest version of the companys business suite, Microsoft Office 2007. Home consumers can buy the new Windows on Jan. 30. Microsoft has promised that Vista will offer increased and streamlined security as a more powerful and graphically dynamic operating system.
Richard Stiennon has joined Fortinet, maker of multi-threat security solutions, as its chief marketing officer. He will be charged with driving the firm's market strategies and working with enterprise, carrier and managed service provider customers. He previously served as founder and chief research analyst of IT-Harvest.www.fortinet.com
Growing numbers of cybercriminals are using complex code to bypass traditional signature-based filters, according to the latest Security Trends Report from Finjan.
Ever since the emergence of iPod back in 2004, GFI and other experts including Gartner analysts, Ruggero Contu and John Girard have been warning that iPods are a potential danger to the corporate network. Yet, nearly one-third of medium-sized companies remain unconcerned about leaking sensitive data through devices that are highly portable with large storage capacities, according to Osterman Research.
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