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Breaking the zero-day habit

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Mike Rothman Given that this blog is called "Zero Day," I think it's fitting that I'm calling for most security professionals to ignore most of what comes out of the security research community. To be...

Tags: Security Professional, Risks, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-02

New security venture for mid-market application users

Good time for a new offering: When Wipro met Fortify Wipro (one of the world’s largest outsourcers) and Fortify a major software security vendor are announcing today their plans to offer a new joint outsourcing solution. This solution combines Fortify’s software security tools with Wipro’s outsourcing...

Tags: Software, Security Professional, Security, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Trend Micro Smart Protection Network Security Made Smarter

As the underground economy has grown and prospered, cyber criminals have developed increasingly sophisticated malware as tools of their trade. Yet, as these criminals prosper, businesses and consumers alike are suffering financial losses, identity theft, and damaged reputations, creating a security environment that is ripe for change. Security professionals are...

Tags: Network, Trend Micro Inc., Network Security, Malware, Security Professional, Security Administration, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms

White papers 2008-06-01

Security risk management vs. software development

Security risk management vs. software developmentI guess those few people who do use voice recognition don't count.It's like how they refused to fix the XP escalation exploit for more than 2 years and would have waited for 3+ years till XP SP3 of Metasploit hadn't included a ready-made sploit. ...

Tags: software, security professional, security, Security Risk Management, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP, software development

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Additional Resources

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Internet performance management makes data center consolidation possible

There are many more advantages to consolidation... Virtual switch technology... Virtual switch technology, is far faster than anything Ciscoor other hardware router vendors can push through your INTRAnet.... In the era of mashups... and multi database applications, you want internet connections that are at memory transfer speeds, not...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, data center consolidation, data center, hub/Switch, IP, hardware, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Cerberus Security Guard 3.2 (Windows)

Cerberus Security Guard manages your Windows security and privacy settings in a professional way by offering a central console to observe and make security-related adjustments and optimize services and main applications of the operating system, Internet Explorer, and Firefox, while providing nifty Media Player fine tuning.

Tags: Security Guard, Best Security Tips, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Security Monitor Pro 3.22 (Windows)

Professional Video Surveillance Software With Support For Multiple IP Cameras. Security Monitor Pro is the perfect solution for complex security problems. It can monitor and record from up to 8 IP cameras and any number of USB or FireWire webcams simultaneously, create continuous video recordings, and preview multiple cameras in...

Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Video, Camera, Security Monitor Pro, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Conjuga 4.0 (Windows)

Conjuga is a professional trainer for Spanish verbs. Master the Spanish conjugations. If you master the verbs, you master the language. The rest is only a matter of time. -- Conjugating Spanish verbs is not easy - for most of us. With the conjugation trainer Conjuga you will achieve security....

Tags: Verb, Conjuga, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption

You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

1st Security Administrator-Pro 13.3 (Windows)

Restrict access to Windows applications, protect PC, and password-protect boot with 1st Security Administrator. This is the best professional password-protected security utility to apply access restrictions to PC, and to protect your privacy stopping others from tampering with your desktop. Deny access to Control Panel and its applets, disable interruption...

Tags: Security Administrator, PC, Microsoft Windows, F Key Solutions, Desktops, Internet, Security Administration, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-23

KFC UNThinking at the UN

Honestly, the professional PR brigade never cease to amaze me with some of the nuttiest ideas for brand enhancement that all too often turn out to be just the opposite. My ZDNet colleague Jason Perlow was spammed today by a top PR agency with...

Tags: Brand, KFC Corp., UN General Assembly, Yum, Branding, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-10-22

System Mechanic Professional 9.0.4 (Windows)

Use System Mechanic Professional to protect against Internet threats, fix PC problems, boost performance, clean out clutter, eliminate spyware, and much more. This award-winning suite incorporates 5 products into one integrated package that will keep your PC safe and running at its peak. In addition to numerous repair and optimization...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, System Mechanic, Iolo Technologies, Internet, Desktops, Spyware, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware

Software downloads 2009-10-21

FTGate Professional Edition 2009 Edition (Windows)

FTGate is a powerful Windows email server suite that combines exceptional mail handling facilities with comprehensive Groupware functionality. FTGate features include SMTP, POP3, IMAP, enhanced security, advanced anti-spam facilities, anti-virus support, multiple domains, Web Administration, Solsight WebMail client, calendaring, contacts, instant messaging, SSL, or SPF and Outlook synchronization.

Tags: Anti-spam, E-mail Server, FTGate Technology, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Spam, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Spam And Phishing, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode

Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Mode, virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Small Network Icons 2009.1 (Windows)

Small Network Icons is a collection of pre-made high quality icons representing various network related items: network card, cable, network hub, wireless connection, network engineer, network security, administrator and others. The icons in the collection are distributed as BMP, PNG, GIF and ICO files with each icon present in the...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Icon, Aha-soft, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Five steps before moving to Windows 7

I found this part disturbing.[i] Gartner estimated that it will cost US$339 to US$510 per user to move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and US$1,035 to US$1,930 per user to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.[/i]Unless that includes more than just the OS. A site license should cost...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Whole Thing, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Secure Windows 2009 3.0.1 (Windows)

Secure Windows 2009 a system application containing both tweaks and utilities. Now, no need to worry how to Speed up, Repair and secure your PC? Secure Windows gives you all in one smart package. It's fasted optimizing, cleanup your drives, registry, shortcuts and duplicates files more easily than ever. It...

Tags: PC, Health Care, Access Control, Tool, Real Kit, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Desktops, Security Administration, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Rental Calendar 3.1 (Windows)

Rental Calendar is designed for individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, operating in the rental market. With this software, renters can organize rental activities, keep track of rental units and plan to rent out resources, avoiding associated problems. The program has a handy interface to calculate and show the term of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Calendar, OrgBusiness Software, Rental Calendar, Smb/Sme, Mice, Web Browsers, Document Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-06

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02