Brian Prince

Spectra Logic announced March 20 the eight-frame Spectra T950—an enterprise-class library that expands as data grows and is capable of handling up to 16.08 petabytes of compressed data. Large federal data centers can use the product to partition and integrate any combination of tape, VTL and encryption, implementing the AES-256 algorithm and compression through its […]

Network Appliance announced the availability March 20 of the QLogic SANbox 9000 Core and SANbox 5600 Stackable Series of switches. Combined with NetApp FAS systems and QLogic host bus adapters, these newly supported switches enable customers to maintain application performance and uptime, and cost-effectively scale their networks, NetApp officials said. “QLogic is dedicated to providing […]

Database managed service provider dbaDIRECT has announced a new version of ONguard, an automated process for managing data infrastructure for enterprises. The ONguard 2.0 platform enables dbaDIRECT to provide data infrastructure management remotely to customers in a repeatable, standardized manner, company officials said. “With ONguard 2.0, a customers request will be instantly routed to the […]

Trust Digital is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to offer new enterprise-level security software for smart phones. The mobile security provider is releasing Version 7 of Trust Digital Enterprise Smartphone Security, which automates enforcement of on-device security and network access and will now allow for Web-based console management. For businesses, this means the ability to […]

FullArmor is offering corporate networks a shield against threats with a new release that automates the deployment and enforcement of security policies on endpoint devices with temporary network access. FullArmor Endpoint Policy Manager assesses endpoint compliance prior to granting access to the network or application, and deploys security policies and device settings contained in the […]

Imperva today announced the release of SecureSphere ADC Change Management Module, a tool allowing users to track changes to external database objects. SecureSphere automates the processes required to produce compliance reports, perform change control audits and maintain secure database configurations. All changes made to a databases contents, tables and columns, as well as underlying infrastructure […]

RSA, the security division of EMC, is launching a new service in April to protect companies from malware attacks. RSA FraudActionSM Anti-Trojan service is designed to help companies secure their organizations from session-hijacking Trojans, keyloggers and malware used by criminals to steal personal and financial information from consumers. A survey commissioned by RSA in December […]

Microsoft is investigating a new flaw uncovered in Internet Explorer 7 that opens users up to phishing attacks. The vulnerability was discovered by noted Israel-based security researcher Aviv Raff. Using a cross-site scripting attack, an attacker can exploit a design flaw in IE 7, he wrote on his Web site. He said an attacker can […]

An unencrypted CD containing personal information of 75,000 customers of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been recovered. The CD was apparently lost in transit earlier this year when Health Data Management Services—a subcontractor to Magellan Behavioral Solutions of Avon, Conn.—sent it to Magellan via UPS. The disc contained medical and personal information, including […]

Apple issued a security update late Tuesday to plug dozens of security holes in both the client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4.9. The patches address both vulnerabilities in Apples own software and a number of third-party components. Among the most potentially serious vulnerabilities lies in the processing disk images that could allow […]