Brian Prince

Cloudmark added Jan. 23 a new feature to its Cloudmark Authority 2.0 security tool to help Internet service providers reduce spam. Cloudmarks Active Scan is able to block the vast majority of unwanted e-mail by allowing service providers to filter unread messages against up-to-the-minute lists of known attacks. Every minute, Authority 2.0 updates local caches […]

TrustedID, a leading provider of solutions to prevent identity theft, launched a free global service that allows consumers to search a secure database to check if their personal information has been stolen or compromised. The new service, dubbed StolenID Search, contains more than 2 million compromised credit card and Social Security numbers. The company wants […]

The surfers whose exploits are captured in photos on the Mavericks Surf Ventures Web site may not have heard of Epic Cycle Interactive, but they have seen the companys handiwork every time they visited the site in the past six months. Epic Cycle provides software that allows organizations to manage Web-based content and provides a […]

Experts are forecasting an increase in spam as a result of the “Storm” worm that sent out six separate waves containing hundreds of thousands of e-mails during the weekend, and continues to touch down on computers worldwide. “The malware is distributed to set up a network of infected zombie computers, which can then be used […]

Entrust, a provider of secure sockets layer certificates, is offering extended validation SSL certificates that are detectable by Windows XP to help Internet users battle phishing attacks. When consumers use an EV SSL-aware browser, valid sites will feature a green address bar, and information about the company operating the site and the certification authority that […]

Verio, a leading provider of hosting and managed services for small and midsize businesses and partners, on Jan. 18 introduced to its line of PC Data Backup offerings a new entry-level plan for smaller companies looking to protect 1GB or less of data. A survey conducted by Verio last year of small businesses and home […]

Nuance Communications, a speech and imaging software maker, on Jan. 18 introduced an IP-based voice dialing system. Designed specifically for intra-company communications, SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer lets employees call any person, department or location by dialing one number and saying a name. The product also allows employees to forward calls to their current location—such as a […]

Research by FaceTime Communications has found risky Internet activity by employees poses an increasing threat to network security for corporate enterprises. While the number of unique malware instances was down last year when compared with the 2000 identified in 2005, FaceTime researchers warn todays malware is stealthier, more complex and harder to identify and defend […]

A developer of wireless LAN performance and analysis test systems is introducing a product designed to test network equipment operating under the 802.11n standard being discussed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. VeriWaves 802.11n WaveBlade, slated to be released in the second quarter of 2007, can test an entire enterprise network installation—not only […]

A 45-year-old California man convicted Jan. 12 of operating a sophisticated phishing scheme designed to steal personal and credit card information faces 101 years in prison. Jeffrey Brett Goodin of Azusa became the first defendant convicted by a jury under the provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, announced prosecutors in the U.S. Attorneys Office […]