Articles about Security Vendors

Smartphone Breaches Are Rare -- For Now

There are all kinds of security risks looming with smartphones -- loss of the phone, theft, apps that store personal information on the phone, infected websites, and so on. Continue Reading »

Safer Messaging in Health Care Facilities

I've never worked in the health care field, but I can imagine how tough it must be to be in compliance with HIPAA regulations and to keep all that sensitve information secure. Continue Reading »

Social Media Security in the Home Office

In the office setting, IT and security officers can control how social media is used -- or not used. Continue Reading »

Malware Scanning Now Included in VeriSign SSL Program

The service will scan a site's HTML code daily looking for malicious injections. Continue Reading »

Sophos: U.S. Leader in Spam

The study also found that 97 percent of all e-mails that business e-mail servers receive are spam. Continue Reading »

M86: Cyber Crime Gaining Complexity

The study also found that the global volume of spam continues to increase. Continue Reading »

Secunia: Apple Ranks First in Security Bug Count

Secunia found that, on average, 10 vendors are responsible for 38 percent of all vulnerabilities. Continue Reading »

Security Lessons from School

Nearly one quarter of data breaches in 2009 came from the educational sector. While I don't have the numbers, I would suspect quite a few of those breaches come through college data loss. Continue Reading »

Botnets Remained a Top Threat in June

Botnets are becoming more resilient and are reaching networks through more legitimate means, making them difficult to fight. Continue Reading »

Report: 20 Percent of Android Apps Expose Private Data

Dozens of apps could access sensitive information like the content of e-mails and text messages, phone call information and device location. Continue Reading »

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