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Network Testing Labs Calls FaceTime's RTGuardian "A World Class Internet Gateway"
Detecting 100% of IM protocols, 99% of P2P protocols and 96% of malware, spyware and adware, and effectively detecting and controlling Skype, Network Testing Labs (Mobile, Ala.), the world's foremost independent security testing facility, has recognized the RTGuardian 500 with an "excellent" rating based on five key criteria: identifying and thwarting malware, ease of use, reports, installation and documentation.
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Google-based Malware Search Tool Surfaces
The creator of the Metasploit hacking tool has released code that can be used to find malicious software using specially-crafted Google search queries. (Full story...)
Skype on Four VoWi-Fi Phones
In a move to enter the mobile telecom market, Skype's software for making phone calls over the Internet has migrated from the computer to the mobile PDA and Wi-Fi-only VoIP handsets. Calls are free to other Skype users, or for a few cents per minute to land-lines. (Full story...)
Removable Media in the Workplace Can Become a Security Timebomb
If companies are to prevent breaking legislation such as Sarbanes Oxley, Basel 2, The Data Protection Act, as well as not falling victim to the havoc tiny portable devices can cause, they need to rapidly get to grips with the risks associated with removable media and protect themselves against these risks. (Full story...)
FaceTime's RTGuardian Uncovers Greynets at Syracuse University
Peter Morrissey, a faculty member of Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, and a contributing editor and columnist for Network Computing, recently did an independent test of RTGuardian. The device was successful at blocking AOL's IM and more... (Full story...)
Mac Malware: Here It Comes?
There's a commonly held belief that Macs are safe from viruses, if only because no one bothers to attack Apple's products. But new information from the Kaspersky Lab indicates that this "safe" status may be endangered. (Full story...)
Kazaa, Skype Creators Turn to TV
The creators of the popular Skype and Kazaa applications have turned their sights on television, aiming to create a new way to distribute video over the Web. (Full story...)
Compliance Market to Pass $21 Billion in 2010
The effects of the Enron, WorldCom and other high-profile accounting scandals that led to new financial regulations are going to cost for a long time to come. Companies will be spending a lot more on compliance in the coming years. New electronic discovery guidelines could also prove costly. (Full story...)
New ICQ Service Introduces PC-to-Phone Voice
ICQ has announced a new voice calling service that will allow users to call from computers to landlines and cellular phones, but the service is currently limited to Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia. (Full story...)
Feds Seek Faster Breach Notices
The government fallout from the massive security breach at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs continues, as an influential congressman proposed legislation that would require federal agencies to notify the public if sensitive data were lost or stolen. (Full story...)
The 10 Biggest Myths of IT Security
As an IT professional, you know there are plenty of myths surrounding security that get mixed in with fact. And like most wars, the war between attackers and IT security managers is full of misinformation. Dark Reading identifies 10 of the most prevalent myths in the IT security space. (Full story...) |
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