Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: MASA’s SWORD RealViz, a real-time visualization company that creates the system that composes the simulation environment, and MASA Group (“MASA”), a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-based modeling and simulation (M&S) software for the defense, public safety, emergency management, serious games and games-related markets, present the latest version of SWORD, [...]
View full post on The Cyber Wars
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: IR Revolution 360from HGH Systems HGH Infrared Systems, of Cambridge, MA, was pleased to tell attendees at the recent ASIS show in Philadelphia that its 360-degree IR Revolution 360 system has been incorporated into the mobile surveillance solution being offered by SRI International, of Menlo Park, CA. [...]
View full post on The Cyber Wars
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: Kantech’s Intevo Kantech, part of Tyco Security Products, has unveiled Intevo, an integrated security platform that unites access control, IP video and intrusion in a compact and scalable solution. Intevo is an easy-to-deploy integrated security platform, designed to be up-and-running in minimal time. Intevo is simple to configure and [...]
View full post on The Cyber Wars
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Aurora, CO theater Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano offered the agency’s services as the investigation unfolds into a shooting rampage by a gunman in the early hours of July 20 that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
View full post on The Cyber Wars
SpywareLady: Reputation Changer Offers Privacy Protection in Era of Sexting … http://t.co/U7UU73JQ
View full post on Twitter / SpywareLady
View full post on National Cyber Security
SpywareLady: Reputation Changer Offers Privacy Protection in Era of Sexting … http://t.co/C1M1pmrN
View full post on Twitter / SpywareLady
View full post on National Cyber Security
Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router network.
View full post on Computerworld Security News
View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Check Point has become one of the first security appliance vendors to offer customers a way share security threat data in real time through a new cloud system called ThreatCloud.
The system collects details of malware and bot activity from participating organisations using a distributed network of cloud sensors, relaying this information “in a matter of seconds” to others connected to it.
It backs this up with data from the company’s own malware research teams plus the Kaspersky Lab signatures which power the AV engine in the company’s consumer ZoneAlerm software.
Available as an update to the R75.40 release of the company’s software blade architecture, threat data ends up on Check Point gateways and blades, including its dedicated new Anti-Bot Software Blade designed to spot and control bot activity within an organisation’s own network.
The concept is one that has shown promise in the antivirus, albeit that it remains untested and immature, namely crowdsource data on security outbreaks and events. If one customer encounters a new threat, all others see it too, offering a kind of ‘herd’ protection.
Rounding off a raft of inter-twined announcements, Check Point has also unified the software layer of its appliances, open servers and virtualised gateways under a new operating system it calls ‘GAiA’.
R75.40 updates the capabilities of the company’s appliances with 100 small tweaks, the company said, but it is the unifying GAiA layer that is the real story. ThreatCloud, then, is the cloud intelligence that distributes security data to this.
“With new forms of malware being generated on a daily basis, ThreatCloud expands an organisation’s security footprint, bringing customers significantly more information and analysis about attacks than they would have otherwise had before,” said Check Point VP, Dorit Dor.
“ThreatCloud is based on a global collaboration to increase the volume, quality and speed of threat intelligence – enabling customers to quickly respond to threats that may have happened next door and apply the appropriate protections to their gateways before they can spread,” he said.
Check Point launched its blade architecture in early 2009, since when it has become the core of the company’s strategy, distributing security functions between different software modules across a consistent range of hardware.
Release R75.40 is a free upgrade for existing customers; the new Anti-Bot Blade is available now.
View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
European agency provides framework for monitoring cloud provider security after a contract is signed.
View full post on SearchCloudSecurity: RSS Feed
View full post on National Cyber Security
Lavasoft,
the original anti-malware company, today released Ad-Aware
10, a complete redesign of its free, award-winning anti-malware
software. Ad-Aware
10 gives consumers peace of mind while using their computers at work or
at play by protecting their private data and cyber files against all
forms of online threats including viruses, spyware and adware.
Designed for PC users of all skill levels, Ad-Aware has been downloaded
over 400 million times. With a bold new interface, the Ad-Aware 10
software package has been completely re-written from the ground up and
comes complete with everything consumers need to protect their PCs
including anti-spyware and anti-malware through its “active protection”
feature. Active protection constantly monitors the activity on a
computer and suspends suspicious files and blocks malicious processes to
prevent infection. Ad-Aware 10 is the most complete anti-malware
solution on the market at its competitive price point.
In addition to a redesigned user interface, faster antivirus and
legendary anti-spyware protection, new features in Ad-Aware 10 include:
For a complete list of new and enhanced features including external
storage scans, email scanning and identity theft protection, visit: www.lavasoft.com/products/features.php.
“Every day, consumers are spending more and more time online –
socializing, sharing files and backing up precious memories. This
triggers an increased opportunity for hackers to try to access, alter or
corrupt the data for pure monetary gain,” comments Lavasoft CEO Daniel
Assouline. “It’s our belief that every computer user, regardless of
economic status or geographic location, has the power to control their
individual privacy and security. This is what we’ve delivered in this
new leaner, meaner version of Ad-Aware.”
Ad-Aware 10 is available in three versions:
Ad-Aware FREE, a proactive malware removal tool that allows users
to combat today’s toughest cyber threats; Ad-Aware Personal Security
(introductory price of $12 USD/year), a paid upgrade of Ad-Aware FREE
that builds upon the product’s malware protection by adding a powerful
Web filter that protects users against phishing attacks and online
scams; and Ad-Aware PRO ($36 USD/year), which actively protects
users from the most dangerous forms of viruses, spyware, key loggers,
Trojans password stealers, bot networks, adware, phishing and drive-by
downloads. Products can be downloaded at the Lavasoft website (www.lavasoft.com)
and at select partner sites, including Softonic.
About Lavasoft
Lavasoft is the original anti-malware company, creating award-winning,
free security and privacy software since 1999. Born of the belief that
online security should be available to everybody, Lavasoft offers
millions of users the maximum protection for their computers and online
identities. With more than 400 million downloads, its flagship product
Ad-Aware has blocked and removed billions of threats, saving consumers
from all forms of attacks and malware – including viruses, spyware,
adware, phishing and drive-by downloads.
Lavasoft is a global company with operations in North America and
Europe. For more information, please visit www.lavasoft.com
or follow the company on Twitter @lavasoft.
Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/ad-aware-10-offers-leaner-meaner-faster-protection-140200124.html
View full post on National Cyber Security » Spyware/ Cyber Snooping