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…
Computer system dropped after $500 million spent
The plug has been pulled on one of the biggest boondoggles in California history – the effort to build a $2 billion computer system linking the state's 58 county courts. It never worked, and some say it was doomed from the start. The program had run so amok,… View full…
Copper cable thieves tracked by new BT alarm system
BT has deployed an alarm across its entire copper network in attempt to reduce the rising rate of cable theft. The technology, entitled Rapid Assessment BT Incident Tracker (RABIT), has been developed by BT and allows it to constantly monitor signals across the network, which when disrupted indicate foul play,…
Identity theft reporting system needs improvements, say US victims
Unwanted pressure to buy protection services from credit reporting agencies and the inability to speak to a live person when reporting an identity theft situation were the two most annoying issues victims identified in a Federal Trade Commission report issued on the growing problem this week. The FTC issued a…
Identity theft reporting system in needs improvements, say US victims
Unwanted pressure to buy protection services from credit reporting agencies and the inability to speak to a live person when reporting an identity theft situation were the two most annoying issues victims identified in a Federal Trade Commission report issued on the growing problem this week. The FTC issued a…
Senior System Software Engineer – Site Application Engineering / Akamai Technologies / Cambridge, MA
Akamai Technologies/Cambridge, MA (MA) Senior System Software Engineer – Site Application Engineering Location: US-MA-Cambridge Posted Date: 3/9/2012 Cost Center: 264 Category: Engineering ID: 5944 About the Job Akamai’s Site Application Engineering team is looking for an experienced System Software Engineer to work on integration of our new Front End Optimization…
ValidEdge Showcases New Malware Intelligence System at RSA Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire -02/28/12)- RSA Conference — ValidEdge, a wholly owned subsidiary of LynuxWorks, Inc., today announced the most recent version of the Malware Intelligence System (MIS) that provides threat response teams fast, in-depth and actionable information about new, unknown and obfuscated malware. The new MIS1300 product will be demonstrated…
Citywide computer system back up
Hundreds of law enforcement agencies have access again to a regional information system that was shut down for three days after being attacked by a worm, authorities said. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
OPSWAT shows ‘virtual desktop’ security system
Security developer OPSWAT has announced the Secure Virtual Desktop (SVD), an unusual ‘desktop isolation’ system designed to lock down sensitive corporate applications using a mixture of browser virtualisation and proxying. The SVD launches as a parallel desktop on any PC from a small download, walling off all activity within the…
FireEye Announces the File Malware Protection System to Detect and Eliminate Malware Resident on File Shares
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FireEye, Inc., the leader in stopping advanced targeted attacks, today announced its File Malware Protection System (MPS) that detects and eliminates advanced malware found on file shares. The File MPS is an industry-first in preventing the lateral spread of malicious code into central data stores. With FireEye…