Norman's SandBox technology continues to lead the fight against malware, helping security experts more quickly and accurately mitigate security threats. As security challengesbecome more complex, Norman's tools are evolving to make analysis and reverse engineering tasks in security labs straightforward and more efficient. The latest update to the Norman SandBox products will save our users even more time from processing malware samples.

SecureMac recently released MacScan 2.6, the latest version of its award-winning anti-spyware for Mac program. This new version of MacScan enhances protection against the latest threats to OS X, including support for the Firefox 3 web browser with targeted built-in cookie scanning and web file cleaning. Additionally, MacScan 2.6 contains an improved user interface plus the latest spyware definitions and tracking cookie blacklist.

Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected a new variant of a rogue antivirus application using strong graphical similarities to Symantec’s Norton Antivirus. The rogue antivirus application is distributed through various online download sites and is advertised by the generic name of “AntiVirus Pro” (antiviruspro.exe or setup.exe).

As Hurricane Ike hit Texas, identity theft protection company CSIdentity offers the following tips to help people protect their identity as they evacuate the Gulf Coast. Ike is so far blamed for four deaths — two in Texas and two in Louisiana — where the storm flooded thousands of homes and cut power to about three million people.

Tresys Technology, a provider of technology and services for customers with high security requirements, today announces it has donated hosting for the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) upstream repository. The repository provides a central point for the development of SELinux and serves as the foundation for the integration of SELinux features into all major Linux distributions. It contains the source code and related resources for SELinux.

Softex Incorporated, the world’s leading supplier of innovative security software products and solutions for computing devices, and Atrua, a leading supplier of fingerprint solutions for mobile phones, have partnered to provide customers with secure access to their mobile phones. The companies have worked together to release the first implementation of Omnipass Mobile Edition for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0.

Provider of messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, MessageLabs, has released the results of its Intelligence Report for August 2008. Mark Sunner, Chief Security Analyst, MessageLabs noted, "Over the course of this year, spammers have been highly focused on using as many of Google's free, hosted services as possible to distribute spam. Not only are the links contained within the spam emails difficult for traditional anti-spam filters to detect as they appear to be legitimate URLs, but it is also much more unlikely such filters will block emails based on the URLs they contain without causing significant collateral damage.

Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has detected YTFakeCreator, a program used by cyber-crooks to create fake YouTube pages to infect users with malware.

A new version of GFI MailArchiver for Exchange, an email management and archiving solution, has been released . GFI MailArchiver 6 integrates with Microsoft’s Outlook email client to allow users to access their archived email faster and in a more transparent manner. GFI MailArchiver is the first email archiving product to offer integration with Outlook without the use of stub files.

Learning Tree International announced the addition of a new 4-day course to its hands-on IT security curriculum. Entitled Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On, the course offers attendees the opportunity to gain practical experience in designing and implementing a secure network infrastructure through intensive exercises led by an expert instructor.