Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) and Wave Systems announced an alliance to develop a standards-based solution for the secure encryption of data on mobile computing platforms, such as laptop Pcs.

Verizon Business has introduced a new service designed to enable police, fire and other public safety personnel to communicate directly with one another by radio, phone or e-mail during an emergency – even if they are using incompatible communications systems.

Qualcomm announced its support for the eCall public safety initiative. eCall is a European Commission project designed to improve transportation safety by providing rapid assistance to motorists involved in a collision anywhere in the European Union.

Verizon Business will help the U.S. Department of Interior manage and track the expenses for more than 22,000 mobile devices, under a new managed services contract.

Poor quality software costs businesses billions of dollars annually and the cost of identifying and repairing a software defect in a product that is already being used by consumers can cost upwards of $16,000 for each defect. Recognizing these challenges, IBM is introducing new software that intelligently catches bugs and other defects while software code is being written - rather than after a product that is powered by software has already been shipped to customers.

IBM’s X-Force says cyber-criminals are using public research on Web browser weaknesses to launch attacks before most users are even aware of their vulnerability.

Sophos announced that its Sophos Email Security and Control offerings will now include Sender Genotype, a next-generation reputation filtering technology, designed to eliminate botnet spam at the IP-connection level.

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename etch).

IT security and control firm Sophos has published new research into the first six months of cybercrime in 2008.

McAfee today announced the release of startling research that reveals the true cost of cyber attacks on small and medium sized businesses (SMBs).

Symantec today announced that Toshiba America Information Systems, Digital Products Division and Toshiba of Canada Limited will include Norton 360 or Norton Internet Security 2008 on all of its laptop computers.

Sophos has warned computer users that Facebook accidentally publicly revealed personal information about its members, which could be useful to identity thieves.

Experts at SophosLabs inform that a teenage hacker in New Zealand, who made headlines around the world at the time of his arrest, has escaped jail and may assist the police in finding other cybercriminals.

Social networking sites and mobile phones used to spread unwanted messages, as United States retains top spot in Dirty Dozen spam-relaying countries.

SanDisk introduced the SanDisk SD WORM card, a Write Once Read Many (WORM) digital memory card intended for professional uses such as police investigations, court testimony, electronic voting and other applications where data files must be protected from alteration or deletion.

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning of an attempt by hackers to infect computers using the camouflage of a news report claiming that the USA has invaded Iran.

The Gmail Development Team has released a new feature that will allow users to have more control over their account’s security.

Researchers at IBM’s India Research Laboratory have developed advanced data masking technology that helps call centers protect critical data without disrupting customer service or business operations.

Experts at SophosLabs have warned of a widespread email spam campaign that poses as a video of American Independence Day fireworks, but is really attempt to lure innocent computer users into having their computers hacked.

Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of the world’s first technology that makes it possible to ensure that digital video data recorded over long time periods and then stored and managed in segments are actual parts of the original video and that the segments have not been falsely manipulated, while at the same verifying the time that the video data was recorded.

A teenager has confessed to controlling thousands of computers in an illegal botnet.

Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of video games that pages on the US-based Sony PlayStation website have been compromised by hackers.

According to a new study from researchers at Google, IBM and ETH Zurich, there are about 637 million Google users surfing the Internet with a vulnerable Web browser.

ID Analytics today announced the availability of ID Analytics for Authentication, a network based authentication solution that enables organizations to validate customer identities during online and call center interactions.

Kaspersky Administration Kit 7.0 includes several key improvements: a simplified installation mode, revamped interface, new technology for creating installation packages, support for Microsoft NAP technology and an improved reporting system.