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Novell Shells Out $72 Million to Buy e-Security

Posted on April 25, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

On the operating system front, e-Security had already created collectors for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 and the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) systems management console; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Sun Microsystems Solaris and Trusted Solaris (an ultra-secure variant of Solaris); IBM AIX and OS/400; Hewlett-Packard HP-UX.

A few months after Novell bough Immunix, it took the AppArmor security appliance software that Immunix had created and not only began the task of embedding it into SUSE Linux, but also released the AppArmor code as an open source project as a means to help create the thousands of application profiles that the AppArmor software requires.

Sales and engineering for the Sentinel product will remain in Vienna, but the company will be rolled into Novell’s system security and identity management unit, which includes the AppArmor, ZENworks, and Novell Identity Manager products.

http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb042506-story03.html

How To Stop Internet Identity Theft

Posted on April 25, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

Essentially, the process works by tricking e-mail recipients into going to phony Web sites to divulge personal data, like bank-account numbers or credit-card information.

Identity thieves also use technical subterfuge through spyware and Trojans to capture user names and passwords so they can gain access to consumers’ financial details.

http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=42950&page=1

RSA snaps up authentication software maker

Posted on April 24, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

PassMark, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides so-called two-factor authentication for conducting transactions over the Internet. PassMark’s technology is designed to guarantee the identity of a person who visits a Web site, based on his or her password and the type of device used.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6064214.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet

IT security – UK companies’ biggest concern

Posted on April 21, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

Respondents were invited to mark which technologies they considered to be most important to their organization and about the motivation behind their selection.

It was found that 47% of IT projects are motivated by the need either to increase user productivity or to improve the competitiveness of the organization.

http://www.datamonitor.com/~70e44069658744acbaf25701b82915f0~/industries/news/article/?pid=9072DB56-9162-46A9-AC5A-5130290D0BDB&type=ExpertView

UK Security Professionals Think: We’re winning the war against hackers

Posted on April 21, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

“It is very encouraging to see that, despite ongoing reports of new threats and breaches, businesses across all sectors are feeling better protected,” Cisco Systems senior security advisor Paul King said.

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/04/20/cisco_security_survey/

Hackers and regulators force security crackdown

Posted on April 20, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

Ray Stanton, head of business continuity, security and governance at BT, said in a statement: “As threats to information security escalate both from inside and outside the organisation, coupled with an increase in the number of regulations that companies have to comply with, many are realising the role that identity and access management can play in helping organisations address these issues.”

http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/idmanagement/0,3800011361,39158187,00.htm