Citrix integrates security appliance with XenDesktop   09 Jun 2008 19:54 GMT
Citrix has integrated one of its security products with its recently released XenDesktop virtual desktop solution. The latest incarnation of Citrix's Access Gateway appliance, version 1.8, will allow companies to deliver virtual desktops to users based on identity, location and security status. The Ft...
Source: ZDNet

Apple: 35 percent of Fortune 500 in iPhone beta   09 Jun 2008 17:31 GMT
Apple CEO Steve Jobs went a little enterprise in his Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC keynote and put some numbers behind iPhone's traction. As most of the world has known, the iPhone 2.0 software as three parts: Enterprise support, the software development kit SDK and new features. ...
Source: ZDNet

Free tool secures VMware servers   09 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
ConfigCheck compares active virtual settings against best practices guidelines, and recommends ways of fixing less-than-optimal settings.

Source: Computerworld

Opera adds anti-malware to nearly final browser   09 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
The new feature puts up messages that warn users when they're about to visit a site that's a known malware host or has been hacked to serve Trojan horses, worms and other malicious code.

Source: Computerworld

Stolen laptop teaches Stanford a lesson on need for encryption   09 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
About 72,000 Stanford University faculty members, staffers and students may be at risk of identity theft after a laptop containing their personal information was reported stolen.

Source: Computerworld

The best ways to protect your identity online   09 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
Here's how to protect yourself on social networking sites and other places where cybercrooks are searching for victims who may provide too much information.

Source: Computerworld

Security firm asks for help cracking ransomware key   08 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
Anti-virus firm Kapersky Lab is seeking help cracking an encryption key that's part of an extortion scheme seeking money from users whose PCs have been infected by malware.

Source: Computerworld

Black Hat Vegas '08: Sneak peek at some of the interesting attacks we will unveil   06 Jun 2008 23:28 GMT
John Heasman posted a sneak preview of our Black Hat presentation, which will happen in August in Las Vegas today.  This particular attack is extremely interesting, multi-stage nastiness involving the use of Java to steal domain credentials.  John describes this as: "I'm going to revisit an old...
Source: ZDNet

Blackmail ransomware returns with 1024-bit encryption key   06 Jun 2008 15:29 GMT
Virus analysts at Kaspersky Lab my employer have intercepted a new variant of Gpcode, a malicious virus that encrypts important files on an infected desktop and demands payment for a key to recover the data. ...
Source: ZDNet

Virtual infrastructure: Threats lurk near open doors   06 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
Edward L. Haletky suggests three methods that can be used to limit access to the VMware ESX host, and he advises using two at any given time.

Source: Computerworld