Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — The government’s four-year plan to protect the nation’s IT infrastructure is getting a passing grade at mid-term, according to security experts who presented at the annual RSA Security Conference here this week. But according to two surveys by cyber security groups, the White House could do more. This week also saw Michael […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers said the only constant about the security industry is that it will change. “We talk about protecting against viruses, phishing attacks, spyware and malware today, but there will be a whole new set of terms for network threats in about five years,” Chambers said during his keynote […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems announced a new phase in its “Self-Defending Network” initiative today — one that promises protection from future attacks. San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco dubbed the new portfolio “Adaptive Threat Defense” or ATD. Cisco is initially launching 10 new products and corresponding services, half of which were developed by Cisco engineers. The […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Symantec launched an aggressive anti-spyware campaign today to keep several steps ahead of security rivals and the growing threat of Microsoft . The company revealed new products and protections to addressing the growing amount of Web bots that communicate and transmit passwords, steal sensitive data or help launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. A […]

VeriSign announced today several new products, services, partnerships and programs to bring its multi-authentication vision to the masses. Building on its mantra of protection against phishing and data theft, the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm has augmented its VeriSign Unified Authentication products, courtesy of new tokens with secure storage, a software trade-in program and tighter software […]

The chip war between Intel and AMD is heating up Monday with the release of competing x86 64-bit processors. Both companies are offering their latest round of chips designed for workhorse servers. Intel has created a Xeon dual processor (DP) with 2 megabytes (MB) of L2 cache, code-named Irwindale, while AMD has released a new […]

Microsoft announced a new service-oriented architecture today as part of its latest push into the telecommunications sector. The Redmond, Wash.-based software vendor said the latest version of its Microsoft Connected Services Framework offers management of services across a wide range of networks and devices. The company is coordinating the launch of its new server software […]

Fed up with relying solely on a software solution to curb the virus crisis, two of the top computer makers are taking matters into their own hands. IBM and HP each have new programs to help prevent common viruses from wreaking havoc on a network. Both companies stressed the importance of antivirus software, firewalls and […]

In a post-Fiorina world, HP said it wants to accelerate its strategy. What that strategy is, though, has not been exactly clear. Interim CEO Bob Wayman and new chairman Patricia Dunn said they would clarify that point after HP hires a full-time replacement for Carly Fiorina. Mark Stahlman, managing director of research at investment bank […]

HP’s post-Fiorina priority must be to act quickly to replace its CEO and communicate more to its customers in order to compete against both Dell and IBM, analysts said. No strategic changes are anticipated in the short-term but analysts with IT research firms IDC and Forrester Research issued reports Thursday suggesting customers stay the course […]

Data storage companies Toshiba and SanDisk announced a new flash memory chip designed to address the growing use of large media files. The joint development partnership has produced a chip that accommodates 8-gigabits (Gb) of storage. Made using 70-nanometer (nm) process technology, the computer memory chip is based on a NAND design, which makes it […]

HP is looking for a new CEO and possibly a new direction now that Carly Fiorina is leaving the company. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said it has begun a replacement search with CFO Bob Wayman serving as interim CEO and Patricia Dunn taking up the chairman of the board duties. The […]