Security News Desk

How can you manage the cloud so you – and your data – sleep safe and secure? In an Live Webcast and Interview from Times Square today October 8, at 2:00PM EDT, Sam Gross, vice president, Global Information Technology Outsourcing Solutions, Unisys Corporation, will answer these questions and more. SYS-CON.TV viewers will have the opportunity to interact directly with Gross, who will be in the SYS-CON.TV studio with Cloud Computing Expo conference chair Jeremy Geelan. SYS-CON.TV viewers are invited to join Unisys's Gross, ask questions, and learn about the market and business forces that are creating the opportunity for a new cloud computing approach. WHAT: SYS-CON.TV Interview with Interactive Online Q&A WHEN: October 8, 2009 - 2:00 PM Eastern; 1:00 PM Central; 11:00 AM Paci... (more)

Ants Vs. Worms: New Computer Security Mimics Nature

In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defense modeled after one of nature's hardiest creatures -- the ant. Unlike traditional security devices, which are static, these "digital ants" wander through computer networks looking for threats, such as "computer worms" -- self-replicating programs designed to steal information... (more)

Is Your Internet Security Architecture Ready for Today's Internet?

Web 2.0 applications, hosted services and social networks are examples of how today's Internet is redefining the way people interact with one another and how businesses and organizations use and manage critical applications. The rapid expansion of choices and the high number of users has exposed inefficiencies in tools that the industry has traditionally used to secure and control Intern... (more)

WinMagic Supports Intel Anti-Theft Technology

WinMagic, a provider of disk encryption, today announced an agreement with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), to support Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel AT). Combining WinMagic’s SecureDoc full-disk encryption with Intel AT will provide organizations worldwide with fully-integrated data protection and laptop theft deterrence. WinMagic plans to deliver a comprehensive enterprise noteboo... (more)

Linux Next On Hackers' Hit-List, F-Secure Says

"There's really not that many Linux viruses to scan for yet", says Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at F-Secure, "but in mixed environments, most administrators will want to be able to scan for Windows viruses under Linux. On the other hand with Linux's growing popularity it is also becoming critical to implement native Linux security with real-time up-dating." This also cr... (more)