Paul F. Roberts

Advertising software company Direct Revenue is severing its relationship with third party Web sites known as “affiliates,” according to a company statement. Direct Revenue LLC said it will stop using affiliate networks as of Sept. 22 and rely exclusively on bundling arrangements with “free advertising-supported software” to promote its software in the future. The company […]

America Online Inc. is deploying anti-spyware technology from Computer Associates International Inc. in a new version of its client software. AOL last week announced ASP (AOL Spyware Protection) 2.0, which uses CAs eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware technology to scan AOL users systems for 28,000 kinds of spyware. PestPatrol allows AOL to scan customers systems more frequently […]

The latest security holes found in the popular alternative Web browser Firefox raises yet more questions about its vulnerability. Security experts warned of nine security holes and posted an example of dangerous exploit code affecting the browser. FrSIRT (French Security Incident Response Team) issued an advisory Thursday for users of the Mozilla Foundations Firefox browser […]

US-CERT, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, will begin issuing uniform names for computer viruses, worms and other malicious code next month, as part of a program called the Common Malware Enumeration initiative. The program is intended to clear up confusion that results from the current decentralized system for naming Internet threats, which often results […]

Jon Kleinberg was so incredulous when a representative from MacArthur Foundation called him on Tuesday with the news that he had been named one of 25 recipients of the distinguished MacArthur Fellowship, that he Googled the number on his phones caller ID screen to make sure the call was for real. Kleinbergs decision to use […]

America Online is deploying anti-spyware technology from CA in a new version of its client software. America Online Inc. on Wednesday announced ASP (AOL Spyware Protection) 2.0, which uses Computer Associates International Inc.s eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware technology to scan AOL users systems for 28,000 different kinds of spyware. Pest Patrol will allow AOL to scan […]

The threats posed by voice over IP networks have been well-publicized, but enterprise IT managers should be just as concerned about attacks that originate on older voice networks, according to one telecommunications executive. Modems that transmit data over public phone networks still pose a considerable threat to security, and vulnerable data networks can give hackers […]

Not too long ago, NAC meant one thing: Cisco Systems Inc.s Network Admission Control technology. No longer. With Cisco moving slowly to introduce NAC (network access control) features across its product line and the price of upgrading to NAC-compliant Cisco hardware steep, the ranks of NAC technology vendors are also set to swell, as a […]

Oracle Corp.s recent acquisitions will transform the company into an enterprise software giant. But there are signs of danger ahead for the company, as reports of a backlog of unfixed software holes and buggy product patches are causing some to wonder whether the fast-growing database software pioneer is headed for a security crisis. In the […]

Symantec Corp. president John Schwarzs decision last week to jump ship and become CEO of Business Objects S.A. marked the end of a long, successful run at the security software maker and the start of a new era for Business Objects, as Schwarz takes the helm from company founder Bernard Liautaud. In an interview with […]