Access Data MPE+ Field Tablet

Today, Access Data announced that it will be giving computer forensics investigators a sneak peek at its new ‘Mobile Phone Examiner Plus’ (MPE +) touch screen field tablet. Access Data partner, Mobile Forensics, Inc (MFI), will be showcasing the product at the Techno Security Conference next week in Myrtle Beach. more…

Forty-seven percent of IT security professionals believe that security audit costs will increase in 2010, according to a recent survey by Ncircle, a provider of automated security and compliance auditing solutions. The online survey of over 250 security professionals was conducted between February 4 and March 12, 2010, and covered a range of security topics including smartphones, healthcare, cloud computing and social media. more…

Cirrhus9 has teamed up with Secucloud, the Silicon Valley-based leader in integrated database security and compliance solutions, to provide the ultimate in cloud computing safety. The application runs on Oracle (9i and 10g; 11g coming soon), DB2, MS-SQL and Sybase, via Amazon Web Services and 3Tera’s Applogic cloud computing platforms. more…

Goldkey PIV Token

Goldkey Security Corporation today announced that its PIV Smart Card Token has become the token of choice among a growing number of SMEs and Fortune 500 companies for securing Active Directory deployments with certificate-based multi-factor authentication. This solution ought to far surpass the security of password-only authentication by requiring users to authenticate with two factors, something they have (Goldkey PIV Token) and something they know (the user’s PIN). more…

Lanner FW-7535

Lanner Inc. released the FW-7535, a desktop network application platform powered by the dual core Intel Atom Pineview D510. The platform features 6 gigabit LAN ports in a small, fanless chassis. Designed for secure network communication applications, the FW-7535 can be deployed in a tradition office environment or an industrial setting such as a secure SCADA system. more…

Stonesoft Stonegate IPS-1205

Stonesoft today announced the availability of the Stonegate IPS-1205 appliance. Designed to secure gigabit networks, this intrusion prevention system (IPS) appliance ought to protect intranet users and data center services against advanced attacks while maintaining gigabit network speeds. more…

Alert Boot today announced that it has enhanced its cloud-based data encryption service by upgrading to the Sophos Safeguard 5.5 Enterprise infrastructure. This update ought to allow Alert Boot to increase its footprint in the full disk encryption market by providing 64-bit managed encryption support for all Windows 7 users, giving them a cost-effective, scalable solution for securing the sensitive data on their endpoints. more…

The Uptime Institute today announced it has developed a new standard that defines and classifies the risk factors to a data center’s sustained uptime. The new standard – ‘Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability’ – will be released July 1, 2010. The Operational Sustainability Standard works in tandem with Uptime’s international Tier Classification System. This system ought to ensure a data center’s infrastructure is designed for uninterruptable uptime in line with its business requirements; Operational Sustainability will address the rigorous operations required to maintain a data center’s availability over the long term. more…

MXI Stealth HD Series

MXI Security today introduced the Stealth HD Series of encrypted USB hard drives. Replacing the Outbacker MXP Series, the Stealth HD Series is powered by MXI Security’s Bluefly Portable Security Processor. Bluefly recently received FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation (Certificate number 1269), making the Stealth HD Series the first and only USB hard drives to offer this level of security.

Bluefly’s anti-malware features, including its read-only mode of operation, ought to protect the Stealth HD Series from all attackers. With the optional Access Antivirus Scanner, user data and host systems ought to be shielded from all forms of malware. more…

Parascale, Inc. today announced the next generation cloud storage platform with advanced features for cloud scale data security, protection and accessibility. Release 2.5 of Parascale Cloud Storage software also ought to include features to efficiently address ‘big data’ requirements by enabling data services and application integration directly onto storage nodes. more…