Ellen Messmer - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ellen Messmer

Article | 12/10/2010 Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps

Database security is rife with pitfalls, according to 430 Oracle database administrators surveyed by the Independent Oracle Users Group.

Article | 6/10/2010 Cisco launches high-end security appliance

Cisco today announced a multi-function security appliance that combines a firewall with VPN support, plus an intrusion-prevention system (IPS), to rea...

Article | 6/10/2010 Cloud computing in the U.S. shows momentum

How widespread is business use of cloud computing? The results of one survey published Tuesday suggest use of both public and private clouds has real ...

Article | 6/10/2010 PCI security group speaks out on encryption

The organization in charge of defining security for the payment-card industry's merchants and service providers Tuesday issued two guidance papers, th...

Article | 29/09/2010 Symantec lays out encryption roadmap

Symantec is laying down a strategy for integrating the two encryption-software companies it acquired, PGP Corp and GuardianEdge Technologies.

Article | 28/09/2010 Snort rival launches threat-detection start-up

Emerging Threats Pro debuted Monday with a rival intrusion detection and prevention signature technology to vendor Sourcefire, which shepherds open so...

Article | 24/09/2010 U.S. military takes cloud computing to Afghanistan

TAMPA -- The U.S. military is taking cloud computing into rugged terrain in Afghanistan, where according to Lt. Gen. Richard Zahner, the basic hardwar...

Article | 16/09/2010 NSA product accreditations lag behind IT security advances

ORLANDO -- The National Security Agency wants to use commercially-built security products and the latest virtualization software. But the slow pace of...

Article | 14/09/2010 CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors

CipherOptics Tuesday announced a new encryption line built around a single hardware appliance that can be adjusted to work at speeds between 3 Mbps an...

Article | 14/09/2010 Trusted Computing Group eyes cloud security framework

The Trusted Computing Group Monday announced a working group aimed at publishing an open standards framework for cloud computing security that could s...

Article | 14/09/2010 In acquiring ArcSight, HP signals intent to be security leader

HP says its planned $1.5 billion buyout of ArcSight announced Monday is intended to propel HP into the heart of enterprise security -- a move that bot...

Article | 9/09/2010 Smartphone support challenges enterprise IT teams

Smartphones are among employees' favorite playthings, but keeping workplace toys like the iPhone in good order is a real job in the enterprise, and th...

Article | 9/09/2010 Symantec, Trend Micro rivalry heats up over antivirus tests, new products

A spitting match related to antivirus product tests has erupted between Symantec and Trend Micro, as each Wednesday unveiled the 2011 editions of thei...

Article | 8/09/2010 Symantec updates Enterprise Vault, ties to Microsoft cloud apps

Symantec Tuesday unveiled updated storage and backup gear, giving Enterprise Vault 9.0 a way to integrate archiving and discovery-related legal reques...

Article | 1/09/2010 Trend Micro brings encryption to the cloud

Trend Micro is blazing a new trail with a service called SecureCloud intended to give enterprises a way to encrypt data in cloud-computing environment...