SkyRecon® Systems, the premier provider of integrated, proactive endpoint security solutions, today announced that its StormShield Security Suite provides automatic protection for organizations running the Windows operating system and that have yet to deploy the most recent patch from Microsoft as describe in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067, which was released out-of-band Thursday of last week.

Password Protect Folders, a security software program designed to lock folders with passwords on a computer, external, removable and network drives, is available for download from the Password Security web site. Password Protect Folders is a must-have program for home and business users who want to limit access to the folders containing confidential personal or work information.

MessageLabs, the leading provider of messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced the results of its MessageLabs Intelligence Report for October 2008. Analysis highlights the increase of spam blogs on Google Blogspot and a rise in spam sent using fake MobileMe (formerly mac.com) accounts as a result of spammers finding it easier to obtain CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart) breaking tools. To maximize the use of the fraudulent MobileMe email addresses, spammers link them with fake accounts created on social networking sites.

European researchers are developing the world’s first optical firewall capable of analysing data on fibre optic networks at speeds of 40 gigabits per second. Their work promises to save the internet from the looming threat of network security bottlenecks.

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, will offer discounted certification exams at LinuxWorld Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 12 - 13, 2008 for their popular LPIC-1, LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification programs. In addition "beta" exams for the new LPIC-3 "Security" elective will be offered free to participating LPIC alumni interested in assisting with the development of this enterprise-level speciality exam.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the successful OESISOK certification of its new personal products Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 by OPSWAT. Both products attained OESISOK certification in the Antivirus, Antispyware and Antiphishing categories, with the integrated Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 solution also gaining a certificate in the Personal Firewall category.

Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products, today announced that its Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) has documented step-by-step how corporate data were being stolen and stored on remote servers owned by criminals. In its October 2008 Malicious Page of the Month report, Finjan describes how a corporate user, while browsing the web for his regular business needs, got infected with a Trojan.

Comodo Security Solutions, Inc., the computer security company famous for its widely acclaimed free firewall, has released Comodo Internet Security (CIS), a complete antivirus and firewall security package free to all PC users. Among its many powerful features, this security software detects and prevents malware such as viruses, adware, spyware, Trojans, bots and rogue software, and includes always-on, real-time protection against threats.

Software anti-tamper start-up, Metaforic announced the immediate availability of MetaFortress, a software security solution that protects against all forms of hacking and software piracy. MetaFortress uses a network of thousands of cross-referenced checks, which could require years of painstaking work to overcome, therefore greatly increasing software protection time from minutes to several months or even years.

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, has detected several malicious files that are exploiting the latest vulnerability announced by Microsoft (MS08-067) to infect users and steal confidential data, including instant messaging passwords, and online login credentials.