Tenable Network Security – 16 May 2012: Antivirus Software Check: This report template focuses on antivirus software that isn’t up-to-date or isn’t functioning properly. It relies on Nessus plugin 16193, Antivirus Software Check, and its many dependent antivirus detection plugins … Read this post »

25 April 2012: Tenable is pleased to announce the release of Nessus 5.0.1! This is a point release (moving from 5.0 to 5.0.1), containing enhancements and minor bug fixes. This release improves the stability on all platforms, and solves Windows-specific issues … Read this post »

Palo Alto Research Center – 19 April 2012: Many CIOs have expressed indifference to the network security discipline (in fact, to the security discipline in general), at least until there’s some sort of problem.  But why?… Read this post »

Gaining Support Enterprise-Wide is Critical - By Jeffrey Roman (govinfosecurity.com) – 17 April 2012: A new report from the Information Security Forum highlights what many security professionals know: the threats to IT will intensify over the next two years. … Read this post »

Sophos (nakedsecurity.com) March 2012: Think that a passphrase of multiple, random dictionary words is as unguessable as long strings of gibberish, but easier to remember? Research from the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge suggests that this might not … Read this post »

Websense Press Release, 19 March 2012: A new “Global Study on Mobility Risks” reveals that corporate mobile devices and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon are rapidly circumventing enterprise security and policies in Canada. 71% of more than 400 respondents in Canada … Read this post »

Q1Labs Blog – 21 March 2012: Following on from IBM Pulse 2012 earlier this month, Chris Poulin shares what organizations are saying about Security Intelligence.… Read this post »

Palo Alto Networks Research Centre, 19 March 2012: Earlier in the year, Palo Alto Networks researchers used WildFire to track down a new variant of the Waledac/Kelihos botnet making the rounds through Europe. Since our initial analysis, this new botnet … Read this post »

Nessus professional feed customer can now upgrade to Nessus 5 as part of their subscription. Nessus 5 comes with some useful improvements. For who have updated to Nessus 5, I hope that you are enjoying the new features. Here is … Read this post »

Tenable Network Security Press Release, 16 February 2012. Nessus 5.0 introduces significant improvements as they relate to key features which have been enhanced, as well as new capabilities!… Read this post »