(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 20.10.2009, Fortify Software, the application security vulnerability specialist, has warned that the proposed WiFi Direct standard – which will allow WD-enabled WiFi devices to link with each other on an ad-hoc basis – poses a potentially serious security threat to companies with WiFi networks. Richard Kirk, Fortify’s European director, said that, [...]
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Crown Plaza Venice hotel booking fiasco could have been avoided
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 18.08.2009, Web site code auditing could have avoided the 90,000 pound online booking loss incurred by the Intercontinental Hotels Group, says Fortify, the application vulnerability specialist. Richard Kirk, Fortify’s European Director, said that the online booking fiasco – in which rooms at the Crown Plaza Venice East Quarto D’Altino hotel were [...]
Google promises end to viruses – Fortify says: don’t be hasty
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 23.07.2009, Google’s engineering director has promised that his company’s forthcoming Chrome operating system will see "the end of malware," but, says Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, users shouldn’t forget their software may also be flawed. "You can have the most bug-free operating system in the world – which is what [...]
Casestudy and Interview on bwin keeping hackers at bay
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 26.06.2009, Every day millions of players gamble online. With only a PC and Internet access, players can take on anyone in the virtual world – putting their money where their mouse is. The problem is – so can hackers. According to bwin’s Head of Corporate Security Oliver Eckel, a breach affecting [...]
73% of companies believe they are vulnerable to hacking
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 04.06.2009, Seventy three percent of IT professionals admit their software applications are still vulnerable to hackers, only an eight percent reduction on last year’s startling discovery. In a repeat of its survey conducted amongst IT security professionals, Fortify Software – the application security specialists, has learned that, this year, forty six [...]
IT Experts say start preparing now for Office 2000 security patch service withdrawal from July 14
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 01.06.2009, 1st June 2000 Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, is warning companies to take action now and prepare for Microsoft’s withdrawal of its security update service for Office 2000 from July 14 onwards this year. "That date is, of course, Patch Tuesday, so Office 2000 users can expect their last [...]
Fortify warns firms of need for code audit as Windows XP enters extended support at Microsoft
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 22.05.2009, Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, is advising anyone working on customised or new applications running under Windows XP to beef up their code auditing procedures. The advice comes as Microsoft has moved its support programme for Windows XP into extended support mode, meaning that the software giant is stepping [...]
MPAA/RIAA Web site security flaw ironic, but unsurprising
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 08.05.2009, Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, says that the cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaw reported on the Web sites of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) comes as no surprise. "The fact that a cracker known as Vektor – a member [...]
Tony Blair’s hacked Facebook profile has a serious message
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 24.04.2009, The fact that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s profile page on Facebook has been hacked may bring a wry smile to many political and security industry observers but, says Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, there is a more serious message behind the page hack fallout. "Reports suggest that [...]
Fortify says energy network hacks can be avoided through the use of code auditing and analysis
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 26.03.2009, Commenting on the reported vulnerability of the energy and utility networks to external attacks by hackers, Fortify Software, the software security assurance experts, says that the custom code seen in many energy applications means that program code auditing and analysis is now a must for security. "The problem facing IT [...]
IT experts say card fraud will spike in 2009 affecting one in three – a 33% increase on last year
(pressebox) San Mateo, CA, 25.02.2009, Based on its observations in the e-crime marketplace – and reports in recent months from a wide number of third-party organisations – Fortify Software is predicting that one in three adults in the UK will be affected by card fraud in the coming year – last year the card fraud [...]
