The Security Detail:

February, 2012


February 29, 2012  7:52 PM

Are DDoS Attacks Part of Competitive Online Business Strategy?



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Corero Network Security, DDoS attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a competitive weapon of choice for unscrupulous online businesses, according to independent research conducted by

February 29, 2012  7:48 PM

How Would New EU Data Protection Laws Impact Compliance?



Posted by: Tony Bradley
compliance, data protection, data protection laws, EU, Tufin Technologies

Tufin Technologies today announced the results of a survey assessing how the recently announced updates to EU Data Protection legislation will impact IT compliance efforts. 42% of the 100 network security managers sampled by the...


February 29, 2012  7:43 PM

ProofPoint Integrates Security-as-a-Service with Box Cloud Storage



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Box, compliance, ProofPoint, SaaS, Security-as-a-Service

Proofpoint announced a new integration with Box to offer enhanced security, compliance and control over documents shared via Box. "At Box, we're committed to providing a secure enterprise...


February 29, 2012  7:38 PM

RSA Chief Rallies the Troops: Time to Improve Trust in Our Digital World



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Art Coviello, digital trust, RSA

In his RSA Conference 2012 keynote address, Art Coviello, Executive Vice President of EMC and Executive Chairman of RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), called on the industry to rethink traditional methods of security – imploring security leaders, vendors and practitioners to rapidly...


February 29, 2012  7:35 PM

PhoneFactor Extends Multi-Factor Authentication to Android



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Android, iOS, mulitfactor authentication, PhoneFactor, smartphone

PhoneFactor today launched the Android version of its authentication app for smartphones and tablets. The PhoneFactor App was initially unveiled late last year for iPhones and iPads, adding a third method of securing account logins and...


February 29, 2012  7:30 PM

Can You Defend Your Network Against a DDoS Attack?



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Arbor Networks, DDoS

Arbor Networks, today introduced a new version of its Pravail Availability Protection System (APS) which protects enterprise networks from availability threats — specifically, application-layer distributed denial of service (DDoS)...


February 29, 2012  7:27 PM

Kerio Control 7.3 Helps Businesses Prepare for IPv6



Posted by: Tony Bradley
ipv6, Kerio, Kerio Control 7.3

Kerio Technologies today began assisting organizations with the upcoming transition from IPv4 to IPv6. As the Internet community phases in the new protocol, Kerio Control 7.3, a comprehensive UTM security appliance, will allow organizations to...


February 29, 2012  7:23 PM

Voltage Security Announces Voltage Security Mobile Plus



Posted by: Tony Bradley
data protection, mobile security, Voltage Security

Voltage Security, today announced Voltage Security Mobile Plus, the company’s comprehensive initiative to extend its existing mobile security solutions to protect the new generation of mobile devices, applications and data. Driven by the massive global consumption of mobile devices, and the...


February 29, 2012  7:17 PM

Fortinet Claims Fastest Firewalls in the World



Posted by: Tony Bradley
firewall, Fortinet, ipv6

Fortinet is introducing two new products that will be available in Q2 of 2012. Fortinet plans to do a live, real-world benchmark with BreakingPoint Systems (acting as 3rd party independent validation) that will demonstrate the 5000 series...


February 29, 2012  7:09 PM

nCircle Launches New Program to Help You Figure Out What to Patch



Posted by: Tony Bradley
nCircle, patch, Patch Priority Index, PPI, update

At the RSA Security conference in San Francisco today, nCircle announced a new program: Patch Priority Index™. The free, publicly available Patch Priority Index (PPI) provides an extensively researched list that global IT security teams can...