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- IBM buys Watchfire; collects another security firm
- IBM said Wednesday that it would acquire privately held Watchfire, a security and compliance testing software company. The acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter, comes not that long after IBM bought ISS for $1.3 billion last summer. Terms of the Watchfire purchase weren't disclosed.In a statement, IBM said:Watchfire...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Security, IBM, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Google Desktop hijack flaw fixed
- Google has fixed a major hole in its desktop search application after security researchers found that it put users at risk of data exposure and PC hijack attacks. The patch was released via the software's automatic update mechanism.Google says it has no evidence that the bug was used in actual...
- Tags: Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Google, Hackers, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- Huntington Bank Cashes in on Web Application Security With Appscan
- The Huntington National Bank Huntington, a $27 billion regional bank, has been serving the financial needs of its customers for nearly a century and a half. Amid the increasing incidence and sophistication of Web-based crimes, Huntington Bank needed to secure the confidential information and financial assets of its customers as...
- Tags: Web, Financial, Web Application, Watchfire, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Appscan, Regulations, Government
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- Deltanet Bites Down on Security of Dental Patients' Personal Online Information With Appscan
- Deltanet Delta Dental Plans Association Delta Dental is the oldest, largest, most experienced dental benefits system in the United States, offering a nationwide system of dental health benefits for a wide range of employers. The challenge was to ensure confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access to subscribers' personal information, in accordance...
- Tags: Patient, Watchfire, Vulnerability Assessment, Deltanet, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Benefits, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
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- PwC Integrates AppScan Into Threat and Vulnerability Practice Enabling Rapid Application Security
- PwC had growing demand from its clients to expand their risk assessment practice into web application vulnerability assessments and wanted an automated solution that would enable them to deliver its service efficiently. PwC adopted AppScan software shortly after its commercial release in mid-2000. AppScan enables quick, accurate, flexible and efficient...
- Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Web Application, Watchfire, Vulnerability Assessment, Application Security, AppScan, Security
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- IBM remains way out in front on information access despite Microsoft's Fast bid
- Ever notice that Microsoft -- with cash to burn apparently -- waits for the obvious to become inevitable and then ends up paying huge premiums for companies in order to catch up to reality? We saw it with aQuantive, Softricity and Groove Networks. It's happened again with...
- Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- BI leader Cognos gets scooped up by IBM
- The thought on the street was that Cognos had to get bought soon, given the business intelligence BI consolidation land-grab of late -- punctuated by Oracle's acquisition of Hyperion and SAP's buy of Business Objects. So now Big Blue steps up to the plate, and for $5...
- Tags: Cognos Inc., Leader, EMC Corp., IBM Corp., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Business Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Finance, Investment, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- IBM touts enterprises free of fear and $1.5 billion security spend
- IBM is marshaling its hundreds of security products and thousands of consultants to enable what it calls "an enterprise free of fear." Given that an enterprise free of fear is like declaring world peace, I asked Stuart McIrvine, director of IBM's Corporate Security Strategy, to explain the concept. ...
- Tags: Risk, IBM Corp., Security, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Innovation for Security Defense: A Unified Strategy for Enterprise Security
- Emerging security threats require innovative technologies and services that enable organizations to be more proactive and get ahead of the threats. Familiar antivirus and firewall solutions are no longer sufficient because every new software iteration introduces new vulnerabilities and malware authors make a concerted effort to exploit user weaknesses. Consequently,...
- Tags: Security Threat, Innovation, Enterprise Security, IBM Corp., Security, Firewalls, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Strategy, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Management
- Webcasts 2007-07-01
- HP buys SPI Dynamics
- Hewlett-Packard said it will acquire SPI Dynamics for an undisclosed sum as security companies are quickly gobbled up. IBM recently acquired Watchfire in a similar deal. Meanwhile, companies such as RSA Security and ISS have also been acquired by EMC and IBM, respectively. SPI assesses the security of software code....
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Security, Hewlett-Packard, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Funny Adobe moment at IBM Rational conference
- Comedian Mitch Fatel did a great job spicing up the keynote of the IBM Rational developer conference in Orlando today, but there was an interestingly telling moment I'd like to share.So last night there was this big party at the Disney World hotel that the conference is at, and Fatel...
- Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, Open Source, Microsoft, IBM, Enterprise 2.0, Embedded, Eclipse, Developer Tools, Adobe
- Blog posts 2007-06-11
- News to know: Tim Berners-Lee; mobile Ubuntu; Kitchen Windows; Latest MacBook Pro review
- Notable headlines:Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux.David Berlind: Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee Unplugged right: Semantic Web better than APIs for data access. Out of the box experience with Lenovo's Thinkpads is simply unacceptable.Apple, AT&T stores prepare for iPhone frenzy. Dan Farber: iPhonomics and the post-PC era. Russell Shaw: Several iPhone presale...
- Tags: News to know, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- Very serious XSS threat patched up
- Watchfire published a document outlining the anatomy of an attack malicious users could have used to search documents or even take complete control of a remote machine with. According to the AP, this attack cannot be prevented with firewalls or detected with antivirus software."a hacker would have had free...
- Tags: Privacy, Google, Google Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- Top US online banks: Wells Fargo, Citibank, Bank of America
- Watchfire GomezPro ranked US online banks on services provided.Wells FargoCitibankBank of AmericaE*TradeHuntington.comFirst NationalHSBCUS BankChaseWachovia
- Tags: bank, Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-01-06
- Don't neglect intranets when securing servers
- Peter McKay, president and CEO of Watchfire, a security software and services vendor, has a piece in the Federal Times reminding agencies not to neglect the intranet when working on security plans for external web sites. Peter writes: "Given their size and scope, [intranets] present challenges that are similar to...
- Tags: Intranet
- Blog posts 2005-09-14
- New rules needed on govt. use of commercial data
- How should government use data collected from commercial companies. In light of exposures of sensitive personal data from companis like ChoicePoint, it's a serious concern. At a conference sponsored by the Dept. of Homeland Security, governmental and nongovernmental speakers pointed out the need for new laws and regulations. Here...
- Tags: privacy
- Blog posts 2005-09-12
- Web Compliance: A Top Priority for Online Banking Executives
- An ever-increasing amount of legislation and regulation is being applied to a Financial Services' online presence. Regulators and internal auditors are now reviewing the online environment and are seeking to ensure that similar internal controls exist online as do for the more mature offline activities. The dynamic nature of the...
- Tags: Web, Compliance, Monitoring, Online Banking, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
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