How safe are your data and systems? Cyberthreats are growing more complex and insidious by the day, with multi-pronged attacks exploiting any weakness to burrow into your network and release malicious payloads. The fallout from these attacks is also growing more frightening: Lost data, lost revenue, downtime, reputation damage, and regulatory violations can bring painful costs. Business workers, on the other hand, need unrestricted access to relevant information, and they need to collaborate smoothly with colleagues and partners. It's your job to ensure tight security without compromising productivity. You can get the latest advice and news from the business security world right here.

Posted on 07-02-10
Researchers at Vupen Security say they have uncovered a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2010. However, their discovery has been met with criticism from Microsoft, which complains that it has not received technical details of the bug.

Posted on 07-01-10
Adobe Systems reports plugging 17 security holes, including one that has been exploited by attackers to infect users.

Posted on 07-01-10
Many organizations are launching identity management projects, and avoiding common pitfalls means taking certain steps up front before deployment begins.

Posted on 06-30-10
HP debuts a line of security solutions designed to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments, including a line of TippingPoint virtualization solutions.

Posted on 06-30-10
Google plans to block out-of-date plug-ins from running in its Chrome browser, following in the footsteps of what Mozilla has done with Firefox security.

Posted on 06-29-10
At a roundtable discussion, security pros from Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, and other companies weighed the role of users, vendors, and online businesses in securing the Internet.

Posted on 06-29-10
McAfee is going global with its SAAS Web Protection, a cloud-based suite of products that provides businesses with protections from exponentially increasing Web threats. The platform is based on managed services assets acquired from MXLogic integrated with existing McAfee malware and Web security technologies.

Posted on 06-28-10
In a new document, the White House has outlined its plan for strengthening authentication and identity verification on the Web.

Posted on 06-28-10
A new study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute shows mobile online social networks are providing tracking sites and other third parties with users' physical locations or the unique identifiers for their mobile devices and other information. The study found that all 20 sites examined leaked some kind of private information to third-party tracking sites.

Posted on 06-25-10
A U.S. senate committee has approved a sweeping piece of legislation that creates a new cyber-security office within the White House and expands the authority of the Department of Homeland Security in securing critical infrastructure.

Posted on 06-25-10
It's time for employees to unfriend their social networking apps in the workplace. In a new survey, IT executives say they believe sites like Twitter and Facebook present a high security risk to companies, although they admit employees under 30 want access to them.

Posted on 06-24-10
Not all phishing takes place online. Text message-based phishing, called smishing, is still out there, and though on the decline, a report from security vendor Internet Identity (IID) shows it is still being used to target credit unions.

Posted on 06-24-10
Are U.S. and European governments afraid of having the wrong kinds of Facebook friends? A survey from Ovum finds security fears are hampering the government's attempts at bringing the benefits of social media and Web 2.0 applications to the masses.

Posted on 06-23-10
In a presentation at July's Black Hat security conference, HBGary CEO Greg Hoglund will talk about how to use what he calls the development fingerprints in malware to track down attackers.

Posted on 06-23-10
Adoption of DNSSEC has been slow, but the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is pushing for it as a way to improve Internet security.

Posted on 06-22-10
WatchGuard Technologies has announced the launch of Reputation Enabled Defense, a cloud-based security service. Coupled with WatchGuard XTM or XCS security appliances, Reputation Enabled Defense aims to provide protection against viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, botnets and other Web-based threats, in addition to faster, more productive Web surfing experience.

Posted on 06-22-10
Palo Alto Networks thinks it's got a way for extending the power of next-generation firewalls to the endpoint. Rather than pushing a resource-hogging client-side application or building a complex cloud infrastructure, Palo Alto is leveraging the power of its existing install base to provide endpoint protection to users regardless of their location.

Posted on 06-21-10
A survey of small to midsize businesses from 28 different countries by Symantec found that companies are focusing more on information protection and backup and recovery. Driving these changes is a fear of losing data.

Posted on 06-21-10
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Tor Project announced the beta launch of a new extension for Mozilla Firefox that encrypt most or all of the browser's communications with a number of major sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Google.