WatchGuard’s latest security appliance, the XTM 330, allows business travelers from small enterprises to use their iPads or iPhones to communicate securely with the office. WatchGuard has implemented the IPSec functionality already present on the Apple devices, allowing users of Apple’s iOS-based products to securely access corporate resources irrespective of where they are using encrypted [...]

Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Aruba Networks will buy Avenda Systems to expand its network security offerings and help enable BYOD (bring-your-own-device) strategies in enterprises. Aruba announced the deal on Thursday as it reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31. Pending regulatory approvals, Aruba expects the acquisition to close during the second quarter [...]

All new malware being written for mobile devices targets Android, according to a McAfee report on malware trends in Q3 2011. According to McAfee’s report for the previous quarter, Android became the most popular target, but has gone far beyond that. “In fact, this quarter Android was the sole target of mobile malware writers,” the report [...]

ESET has been awarded the prestigious ‘VB100’award from Virus Bulletin – UK’s independent testing antivirus authority. The latest award is ESET’s 70th – adding to its long track record of great results in this testing. Virus Bulletin praised ESET NOD32 Antivirus in its official evaluation and comments: “Still maintaining an epic streak of passes. The [...]

WatchGuard’s latest security appliance, the XTM 330, allows business travelers from small enterprises to use their iPads or iPhones to communicate securely with the office, the vendor said on Tuesday. WatchGuard has implemented the IPSec functionality already present on the Apple devices, allowing users of Apple’s iOS-based products to securely access corporate resources irrespective of [...]

Security product provider Rapid7 has forayed into the Middle East market by tying up with Spire Solutions. The vulnerability management solution vendor has recently updated its widely used open-source Metasploit exploitation framework, expanding the software so it supports enterprise IT security staff as well as its core audience of penetration testers. “Originally the framework was [...]

As several open source based virtualisation solutions have become more and more mature, Halon Security has released  its anti- spam gateway Virtual Spam Prevention for KVM and other open source based virtualisation solutions. As the problem with email-based attacks on corporations, governments and their customers and users are steadily increasing, the need for a solution [...]

After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy agencies CIA, Mossad and MI6. Leading certification authorities like VeriSign and Thawte were also targeted, as were Iranian dissident sites. The cyber attack on DigiNotar, a Dutch subsidiary of VASCO Data Security International Inc, is [...]

IT security vendor ESET Middle East has announced a special offer for organisations looking to secure their networks in the Middle East. As per the latest, exciting offer, ESET will provide ESET Mail Server protection free of cost with any purchase of 10 licenses or more of ‘ESET NOD 32 Business Edition’ licenses or ‘ESET [...]