New tools to block and eradicate SQL injection

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The MSRC released an advisory today that discusses the recent SQL injection attacks and announces three new tools to help identify and block these types of vulnerabilities. The advisory discusses the new tools, the purpose of each, and the way each complements the others. The goal of this blog post is ...

Site Security Policy

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

OK gang, this is one of those rare moments where feedback from community will directly influence a security feature that’ll make a real difference. First some background... About 6 months ago Brandon Sterne left a cushy infosec position at eBay for Mozilla to solve an extremely important Web security problem he ...

Opera Bolsters Web Browser With New Malware Protection

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Opera has beefed up security in its upcoming Web browser as it looks to challenge Firefox and Internet Explorer in the area of Web security. Putting a bulls-eye on Web-based threats, the Opera has formed a partnership with Haute Secure, a Seattle-based security vendor founded in 2006, to protect users from ...

Trend Micro Bolsters Security Package

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Trend Micro Monday announced a line of desktop and server security products intended for small to midsize businesses. Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 represents a re-branding of Trend's SMB client/server messaging security product line plus upgrades that integrate features such as behavior-based antimalware monitoring and an option for in-the-cloud Web security services ...

Google scans web traffic for nasties

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Google's new Web Security for Enterprise service enables companies in the US and Europe to safeguard their internet traffic with protection against viruses and spyware and malicious URLs. According to Google the system "powered by Postini, stops web-borne spyware and viruses before they infiltrate your network and compromise or disable ...