Research Says Cisco, Microsoft Lead Security Spending

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While Cisco has been marketing firewall technologies and other network-oriented security tools for almost a decade, Microsoft has only entered the applications market in the last year with several stand-alone products. The software giant is further expected to have an effect on the anti-virus market with the launch of its next-generation Windows operating system, known as Vista, scheduled to arrive sometime in 2007.
Rival Juniper Networks ranked second for such investments, far behind Cisco, with only four of the CSOs mentioning the company.

In a surprisingly good showing among applications vendors, Microsoft dwarfed other providers including anti-virus market leader Symantec in the report. Some 68 percent of those involved in the research said they currently use security software from Microsoft, while only 26 percent said they are using Symantec’s tools. Of those interviewed, 36 percent said they would prefer to work with one primary security software vendor, versus the 34 percent that indicated they would not want to consolidate security relationships, with 44 percent of those favoring the integrated approach listing Microsoft as their preferred provider.

Some 40 percent of the executives interviewed for the study said that they are currently evaluating applications-specific security measures. Of those executives, 62 percent said that they are somewhat likely to deploy applications-level security this year, with another 36 percent saying that they are either very likely or certain to do so.

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Id theft: 13.3 per minute

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Seventy-eight were assigned to detectives, and 16 of those have been solved, police said. Its continuous – and that’s just the people that reported it,” Capt.

John Houston said, explaining the department has a backlog of reports and the number of cases could be even higher. Houston oversees 40 officers in the Criminal Investigations Division. Now five of the 40 officers in the division work on financial theft cases.

Many victims don’t realize their lives have been violated until months after the crime is committed, police say.

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Kaspersky Lab launches new generation of security products

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When the antivirus program performs operations that require substantial system resources, it monitors newly launched applications.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 provides integrated protection for PCs against all types of online threats, including viruses and all other malicious programs, such as spyware and Trojans; network fraud and spam.

The firewall also allows mobile users to define different operating modes for different types of networks — Internet, intranet, and trusted networks, for example.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 also includes a new antispam system that features a range of advanced filtering technologies, such as intuitive algorithms that analyze emails. Kaspersky Lab releases antispam database updates every 20 minutes, and users are still encouraged to update their databases as often as possible.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 also protects the user against other threats, such as phishing and pharming attacks, Trojans and crimeware; and blocks advertising banners and popup windows to protect the user from obtrusive online advertising.

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Check Point Bundles Up Security

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“When you’re dealing with small businesses, the fewer pieces of hardware you require, the better,” says Peter Cresswell, national practice manager for security at Bell Business Solutions, which offers secure, managed services to small businesses in Canada. “There is a limited number of demands you can put on a small retailer — for example, some of them don’t even have enough plugs to support a lot of different devices. Most small businesses don’t have a great deal of security understanding yet, Cresswell observes. “But they have awareness that there are issues, and they’re willing to pay to keep their businesses secure. They want to to be up to date with the technology.”

The Safe@Office targets small businesses with fewer than 100 users, says Liran Eshel, CEO of SofaWare Technologies. In most cases, it will be distributed by value-added resellers or managed service providers that deliver the hardware along with a DSL service. “In some cases, it may carry the VAR or service provider’s logo, not ours,” he notes. There is a growing need for UTM capabilities in small shops and remote offices, Eshel said. Check Point already is working on another project that will integrate its UTM products with its end-point security products, he said.

The Safe@Office 500 ADSL series is available now starting at $399. Users can add optional features and capabilities such as VLAN support and vulnerability scanning, which would raise the price to around $1,000 at the top end, Eshel said.

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Credit card security rules to get update

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“Today, the requirement is to make all information unreadable wherever it is stored,” Maxwell said.

In response, changes to PCI will let companies replace encryption with other types of security technology, such as additional firewalls and access controls, Maxwell said.

The challenge with encryption is that older payment systems were not built to support the scrambling technology, said Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot.

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