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Survey: Office workers still the greatest security threat

Sophos study reveals, however, that remote employees are becoming a bigger perceived network threat to businesses.

October 12, 2007 9:25 AM PDT

HP targets Cisco dominance with core switch

HP ProCurve says continued growth means it has to compete with Cisco.

September 10, 2007 1:21 PM PDT

Check Point to tack on NFR Security

In a deal valued at $20 million, Check Point Software Technologies gels a new growth strategy: buy others.

December 20, 2006 6:34 AM PST

Microsoft allies with antispam group

Outlook, Exchange and Hotmail added to services under the umbrella of the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group.

March 14, 2006 11:42 AM PST

New debit card fraud tied to West Coast case

The breach at a retail chain that led banks to replace 200,000 debit cards is linked to thefts around country.

March 7, 2006 4:31 PM PST

Network security spending 'slow but steady'

As fears persist over the damage viruses can do to corporate data, investment in network security continues.

March 7, 2006 11:43 AM PST

Intel invests in network security appliance maker

Lockdown gets $3.1 million in strategic funding from Intel, which will supply chipsets for its access management appliances.

March 3, 2006 11:10 AM PST

Cisco squashes VoIP, router bugs

Flaws in software for routers and Internet-based telephony could be a conduit for attacks on enterprise networks.

January 19, 2006 6:17 AM PST

Windows users swamp WMF patch site

Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix.

January 4, 2006 3:08 PM PST

EarthLink to plug in VPN provider

Internet service provider looks to boost its broadband appeal to small businesses with acquisition of New Edge Networks.

December 13, 2005 12:13 PM PST

Sentencing for illegal sales of software

Microsoft employee who illegally sold company software to gray market gets four years in prison.

November 21, 2005 2:07 PM PST

VPN flaw threatens Internet traffic

Problem in key Internet security protocol used by Cisco, Juniper and other companies could shut down devices or slow movement of data.

November 15, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Juniper acquires access security software

Juniper Networks will pay $122 million in cash for an access security company called Funk Software.

November 14, 2005 9:47 AM PST

Check Point's dollars catch Sourcefire

Company's $225 million acquisition of Sourcefire comes as Check Point tries to expand beyond its core firewall and VPN businesses.

October 6, 2005 2:10 PM PDT

Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.

Products to protect corporate servers running open-source operating systems make their way over from Europe.

August 1, 2005 12:19 PM PDT

Spam buster Postini to add IM filtering

Hosted e-mail security company Postini is expanding its services to also scan for spam, viruses and worms in instant messages.

June 27, 2005 2:43 PM PDT

SBC launches intrusion prevention service

PremierServ addition to managed security service promises to catch known and unknown network threats.

June 22, 2005 11:53 AM PDT

Nortel patches flaw in VPNs

"Serious" security hole could let hackers launch a denial-of-service attack on VPN routers and crash the machines, the flaw finders warn.

May 31, 2005 1:43 PM PDT

Intuit launches Windows patch tool

Quicken-maker enters crowded market for software that helps companies manage fixes to Microsoft's operating system.

May 24, 2005 6:02 PM PDT

Can telecoms wring profit from enterprise IP?

AT&T and MCI say new IP services are growing like crazy, but they may have trouble making money from them.

May 18, 2005 6:32 AM PDT