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Equifax bolsters border security

Equifax, a credit report company has chosen network-access-control technology to make sure contractors and employees access its network with machines that meet the firm's security requirements.

Google gives away free Web application security scanner

Google has released for free one of its internal tools used for testing the security of Web-based applications.

Unstructured data is biggest threat say IT professionals

Corporate information stored on file servers and network attached storage (NAS) devices represents a major security risk because many organisations’ IT governance policies and access rules are incapable of dealing with a massive growth of unstructured data,

Hotel chain hit by keylogging malware

Writers of a password-stealing Trojan horse program have managed to infect hundreds of thousands of computers - including more than 14,000 within one unnamed global hotel chain.

Barclays offers free software to online customers

Barclays has signed a two year deal with Kaspersky that will see the bank offer its two million online customers free security software.

Major vendors band together to boost security response

Five major network hardware, software and services vendors are banding together to improve IT security by promoting faster responses to threats.

Microsoft fixes XP SP3 glitch with Symantec

Microsoft has issued a fix that should reestablish internet and wireless connections lost by some users who downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Microsoft and HP tools offer SQL injection protection

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have unveiled free tools to help web developers and site administrators defend against the rapidly growing number of SQL injection attacks that aim to hijack legitimate sites.

Sun enhances Identity Manager

Sun has released the next version of its provisioning software and deeply integrated it with role management tools as it continues to push policy-based identity management.

Security warning on Avaya, Cisco and Nortel VoIP systems

Organisations using Avaya, Cisco and Nortel VoIP systems have been warned about vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution; unauthorised access; denial of service; and information harvesting.

Liberty releases guidelines for data management, handling

The Liberty Alliance has released the first versions of two key frameworks for how businesses can share and protect sensitive data in their networks.

Two million password stealers fingered

Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool - a program that removes malware from Windows machines - detected password-stealing software from more than two million PCs in the first week after it was updated.

Basic security flaws found in 80 percent of enterprises

More than four out of five businesses fail basic security tests according to Sophos. Research carried out by the security vendor found that 81 percent of corporate endpoints failed basic tests.

Open-source smart card project launched

A Dutch charity is funding an open-source project to design smart card software that offers stronger protection of personal data in light of security vulnerabilities found with cards used today.

Software makes virtual servers a moving target

Carefully managed virtual servers can make the job of attackers more difficult by reducing the time that any one version of a server is exposed to the Internet, according to a George Mason University professor who has developed software that phases virtual servers in and out of use.