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Security experts pitch 'culture of data'
The companies that are having the most success in advancing their data security efforts today are those that are finding a way to protect sensitive information without getting in the way of business users, industry experts maintain.
September 25, 2:53 p.m. PDT
Update: Vonage loses Sprint-Nextel patent suit, plans appeal
A federal court ruled on Tuesday that struggling VoIP provider Vonage infringed on patents owned by Sprint Nextel.
September 25, 2:30 p.m. PDT
Verizon Business adds to SLAs
Verizon Communications' Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection, even in cases where Verizon doesn't own those pipes.
September 24, 8:12 a.m. PDT
Security outsourcing on the rise
As one of the world's largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is ramping up its security services business in a big way.
September 20, 2:30 p.m. PDT
PayPal claims gains against phishers
PayPal security chief Michael Barrett isn't ready to claim a victory in the fight against phishing schemes, but he said that his company is slowly turning the tide using a set of new partnerships and technological means.
September 20, 4:23 a.m. PDT
AT&T: Network perimeter security should be virtual
Enterprise companies will soon begin offloading many of their network security responsibilities to telecommunications and Internet service providers and save vast amounts of time and money doing so, if AT&T has its way.
September 20, 4:05 a.m. PDT
Sprint sees enterprise IT role in WiMax
Sprint Nextel plans to cooperate with enterprises on the rollout of its WiMax mobile broadband network, letting the customers install and own short-range base stations in their buildings with automatic roaming onto the carrier's WiMax network outside.
September 19, 4:49 p.m. PDT
Cisco fleshes out Microsoft cooperation
Cisco's highly publicized cooperation with Microsoft on unified communications will focus on sharing presence information as well as on voice mail, Web conferencing, and other areas, a Cisco executive said Tuesday.
September 19, 10:13 a.m. PDT
Fear of insider threats hits home
The more money that companies spend on securing their IT operations from external attack, the more it seems they become aware that the potential threat posed by their own employees remains their most significant risk.
September 18, 10:42 a.m. PDT
Infrastructure threats: Botnets show DoS who's boss
Malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken DoS attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and other Web infrastructure hosting players, according to a new survey of the organizations.
September 18, 3:54 a.m. PDT
Badware hunters tame wild Webmasters, hosts
If hijacked sites and hosting companies that fail to police malware distribution sources represent two of the most serious threats to Internet security, there may be hope for improvement, according to researchers working with Harvard Law School's StopBadware.org.
September 14, 3:45 a.m. PDT
Alcatel-Lucent slashes forecast for year
Alcatel-Lucent cut its revenue forecast for the year on Thursday, underscoring the challenges the newly merged company faces in a highly competitive communications equipment industry.
September 13, 2:12 p.m. PDT
Consumer groups: FTC needs to watch telecom
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) needs to step up its regulation of the telecommunications and broadband industries and reverse its current opposition to net neutrality rules, two consumer groups said Wednesday.
September 12, 11:39 a.m. PDT
Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff
Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group.
September 11, 2:23 p.m. PDT
Nokia revamps mobile map service
Nokia has added new features to its mobile mapping application, with a revamped user interface and a status indicator to alert users when they're connected to a GPS satellite.
September 11, 7:37 a.m. PDT
Cisco says acquisitions don't impede best-of-breed
Cisco executives speaking at the ongoing Security Standard Conference claim that the networking giant hasn't sapped innovation in the security companies it has acquired in its efforts to add to its own expanse of IT systems-defense products, while some customers clearly feel otherwise.
September 10, 4:38 p.m. PDT
Mobile business apps middleware catches on
Industry experts maintain that many business applications vendors are still struggling to successfully port their tools to mobile handsets. But some software makers claim that by partnering with wireless specialists to develop their systems, they are selling more licenses to end-users today.
September 7, 9:45 a.m. PDT
Forrester security show stresses risk management
Enterprise security decision makers have long been more likely to be swayed by flashy new technologies than by the notion of comprehensive IT restructuring to protect data and other corporate assets, but the situation is evolving rapidly, according to experts participating in Forrester Research's ongoing Security Forum.
September 5, 11:33 a.m. PDT
FBI: Enterprises need counterintelligence
The Chinese government has denied involvement in a series of hacks carried out against IT systems at the Pentagon in June this week, but the threat of technology-driven espionage has forced the FBI to push businesses and academic institutions to better prepare for such attacks.
September 4, 3:45 p.m. PDT
Flag Telecom awards $1.5 billion contract to Fujitsu
Flag Telecom, an international provider of bandwidth owned by Reliance Communications Ltd. in India, has awarded a US$1.5 billion contract to Fujitsu Ltd. for the construction of Flag's next generation network (NGN) submarine cable.
September 4, 5:41 a.m. PDT
Lockheed Martin begins to deploy IPv6
U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin has begun to move part of its network to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) as a way of showing customers how to make the transition, the company said.
August 30, 12:36 p.m. PDT
LG unveils iPhone-like 3G handset
LG Electronics Inc.'s battle to beat the iPhone is far from over. The South Korean electronics company has unveiled its second iPhone-like handset and this one packs several important features the iPhone doesn't: 3G and high-speed cellular data networking.
August 30, 4:32 a.m. PDT
Nokia shows mobile users the door
Nokia Corp. revealed its new online multimedia strategy on Wednesday, and showed mobile users the door. It also unveiled a range of new phones for playing games and music, and demonstrated a new user interface for future multimedia phones.
August 29, 4:35 a.m. PDT
iPhone unlocking video hits Web
A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple Inc.'s device for use with carriers other than AT&T Inc.
August 29, 4:16 a.m. PDT
Intel's vPro chips in more security for businesses
With the introduction of its latest vPro microprocessors on Monday, Intel contends it is injecting a heavy dose of new security capabilities for the benefit of business customers and third-party technology providers alike.
August 27, 8:00 a.m. PDT
Intel adds desktop NAC to latest chips
Intel's move to provide new integration with NAC (network access control) tools in its latest vPro desktop processors could provide interesting opportunities for use with the device authentication systems while further strengthening the technology standards it supports, according to industry watchers.
August 27, 8:00 a.m. PDT
Security SaaS maturing fast
Security technologies delivered via the SaaS (software-as-a-service) business model may still be in their nascent stage, but some early adopters are already piecing together multiple offerings to outsource a significant portion of their IT systems defense infrastructure.
August 22, 11:06 a.m. PDT
Mobile workers still struggling with security
A fair amount of business users remain oblivious or unconcerned about many of the security issues involved with mobile devices, according to a new study published by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance.
August 21, 3:08 p.m. PDT
Verizon Business rolls out VoIP enhancements
Verizon Communications' Business unit will launch a VoIP service for customers of its Hosted IP Centrex package that will give users access to new features like text messaging and calendar synchronization.
August 21, 2:23 p.m. PDT
Making a case for virtual patching
The period during which businesses work to install security patches to protect IT systems from attack undeniably remains one of the most vulnerable timeframes for many companies -- but a recently-launched startup selling a virtual patching alternative claims to have found a solution to the problem.
August 20, 2:20 p.m. PDT
Sourcefire acquires ClamAV open-source anti-malware project
Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors.
August 17, 8:58 a.m. PDT
Government-industry security group expands
The Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP), an IT security standards consortium that includes heavyweights such as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and many of the largest government contractors in the world, is looking to broaden its ranks.
August 14, 1:15 p.m. PDT
Hospital undergoes wireless surgery
For years, wireless technologies have only shown up in many U.S. hospitals in the form of rolling computers with Wi-Fi network access, but as evidenced at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, times are changing.
August 13, 2:37 p.m. PDT
Novell buys endpoint security firm Senforce
Novell announced on Monday that it has acquired Senforce Technologies, a provider of endpoint and network security tools, for an undisclosed sum.
August 13, 9:40 a.m. PDT
AT&T wiretapping case headed for hearing
A federal appeals court will hear arguments next Wednesday on whether to stop a class-action privacy suit that is based on allegations that the government and AT&T have been working together in an illegal wiretapping program.
August 10, 2:15 p.m. PDT
Microsoft: IPTV is entry to operator business
Microsoft has described its Mediaroom IPTV offering as a way for the software giant to expand its reach into the living room, but now the company also says IPTV is a chance for it to gain a new market in telecommunications operators.
August 7, 4:41 p.m. PDT
Little progress in states' ODF considerations
The debate over use of the open document format among U.S. states appears to have hit a wall as experts representing both sides of the issue offered few new insights into the subject at a meeting of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL).
August 7, 2:39 p.m. PDT
Mozilla shares scanning tool, Firefox 3 features
Open source browser maker Mozilla has developed a wide array of secure coding analysis tools as part of its internal development process, and now it's beginning to share those programs with the outside world.
August 3, 2:28 p.m. PDT
Black Hat tilts toward business users
According to a survey conducted by anti-virus giant Symantec, more business users than ever before attended the Black Hat 2007 security conference held this week in Las Vegas.
August 3, 6:57 a.m. PDT
Apps security to dominate Black Hat
Black Hat kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a big shift in focus from Internet viruses to application security.
July 31, 3:00 a.m. PDT
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ITXtreme, Paul Ryan
Is Microsoft Is Doomed? (ver. 2)
By focusing on the end-user (Vista, Office 2007), Microsoft delights the user with fun and functional platforms at the risk of alienating their core constituency -- the IT professional.
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