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About PatchLink
Lumension Security, formed by the combination of PatchLink and SecureWave, is a leading global security management company, providing unified protection and control of all enterprise endpoints, applications and devices. The ineffectiveness of silo endpoint solutions has sparked demand for a shift in the security paradigm as organizations look to a more holistic approach to unified security management.
Founded in 1991, Lumension pioneered the patch management market segment and led the charge in effective security and vulnerability management. Since its inception, Lumension has made two key acquisitions to round out its product portfolio: STAT Vulnerability Assessment technology from Harris Corporation, and SecureWave's award-winning Sanctuary Device and Application Control. Lumension is maximizing the synergies between three best-of-breed, policy-based solutions to deliver definitive protection and control over your corporate endpoints. Today, with more than 5,100 customers worldwide, Lumension continues its tradition of redefining the security market by delivering unified solutions that allow enterprises to effectively manage endpoint risk.
Lumension's Positive Security Model leverages proven security methodologies, practices and technologies to help organizations simplify the entire security management lifecycle. By putting security in a positive light, Lumension is shifting the security paradigm from a reactive to a proactive approach by unifying the best security and configuration solutions to help organizations achieve a consistent and desired state. Leveraging its proven Positive Security Model, Lumension provides definitive protection of enterprise data and IT assets, improves operational efficiencies, reduces costs and accelerates business results.
PatchLink Products
PatchLink Update is the number one selling patch and vulnerability management solution trusted by customers worldwide to protect their heterogeneous networks. With its patented Digital Fingerprinting Technology and the world's largest repository of patches, PatchLink Update continuously monitors networks to accurately and rapidly assess and remediate vulnerabilities. PatchLink Update ensures end-points are accurately patched and compliant for successful IT and regulatory audits, while reducing IT costs and improving productivity.
PatchLink Developer's Kit extends the power and capability of PatchLink Update, the industry’s most comprehensive patch and vulnerability management platform. With PatchLink Developer's Kit you can build custom security and automation solutions to meet the exact needs of your organisation.
Quarantine is an important strategy for network security. Today, the quarantine concept goes by many other names—clean room, scan-and-block, network admission control and end-point computer quarantine. Whatever the name, the core quarantine practice is to scan a system as it attempts to connect to the network, and then to block or prevent the network connection if the scan discovers missing patches that are required by the network administrator.
PatchLink Enterprise Reporting provides powerful reporting that measures and demonstrates network security and compliance across the enterprise. As an extension of PatchLink Update PatchLink Enterprise Reporting allows analysis and reporting on all aspects of the patch and vulnerability management process. With its Open Reporting Schema you can easily create and automate reports based on your unique security policies.
In the face of a growing volume of security legislation and industry regulations, IT security organisations are challenged to understand and communicate their security posture and enforce policies and regulations, while IT operations struggle to keep up with the growing number of threats in a complex IT environment. The missing link lies between vulnerability assessment and an automated remediation process and the need for a comprehensive solution to bridge the two.
PatchLink Product Families
Lumension Security, formed by the combination of PatchLink and SecureWave, is a leading global security management company, providing unified protection and control of all enterprise endpoints, applications and devices. The ineffectiveness of silo endpoint solutions has sparked demand for a shift in the security paradigm as organizations look to a more holistic approach to unified security management.
PatchLink Industry News
SP2 May Spell Trouble for Agentless Patching Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Service Pack 2 has thrown patch management vendors into a tizzy. IT managers should be interested because, in an ironic twist, SP2 will likely make it harder to keep desktops and laptops up-to-date with the latest patches. The chief cause of the patching dilemma is the new Windows Firewall, which will be installed by default when desktop and laptop systems get SP2 through Microsoft's widely used update mechanisms. eWEEK La......
[more] Vernier looks for more security WLAN vendor jumps out of the wireless LAN into the firewall Wireless appliance vendor Vernier Networks has transformed itself into a network security vendor to avoid the shakeout of wireless LAN vendors. ITs new products are designed to lock down vulnerable network segments, devices and end users, and move it into the highly competitive world of firewalls.
A year ago, Vernier called itself a "leader in wireless LAN security" (link courtesy of the Wayback machine)......
[more] PatchLink Update receives five out of five rating from Windows IT Pro In the February 2005 issue of Windows IT Pro Magazine, PatchLink Update received a "5 out of 5" product review rating from the publication. Receiving only positive comments, the patch and vulnerability management software product from PatchLink Corp. was noted for its large multivendor repository of tested patches and flexible policy-based configuration. The reviewer emphasized the comprehensive product's scalability, recomme......
[more] Undo your Windows patching mistakes Patch testing is crucial to helping you ensure each patch is effective and compatible with your critical applications when applied. However, some patches are so critical they must be rushed to implementation without going through proper testing. Even worse, your network may already be impacted by some exploit that requires immediate attention -- leaving you with little choice but to deploy an untested patch and risk breaking applications. How can you address......
[more] PatchLink Showcases Patch & Vulnerability Management Best Practices at Infosecurity Europe 2005 PatchLink VP of Product Management Chris Andrew To Give Expert Advice During Business Practice & Strategy Sessions at Europe’s Leading IT Security Exhibition, 26 - 28 April 2005. PatchLink Corporation, the leading provider of security patch, vulnerability and compliancy management software, solutions, and services, will present on “Best Practices in Patch and Vulnerability Management” at Infosecurity......
[more] PatchLink Customers Already Protected from SANS Top 20 Critical Vulnerabilities PatchLink Corp., the leading provider of security patch, vulnerability, and compliancy management software, solutions, and services, today announced that PatchLink Update customers are already realizing advanced patch and vulnerability management protection required to proactively protect critical data assets from the multitude of security vulnerabilities recently disclosed by the SANS Institute and a team of indust......
[more] Row over report praising Windows patching A Microsoft-commissioned study has concluded that Windows databases are cheaper to patch than open source alternatives, but some are understandably sceptical Microsoft has sparked heated debate by claiming that Windows software is cheaper to patch than open-source alternatives.
A Microsoft-commissioned study — conducted by its business partner Wipro — outlined the main areas of so-called "cost savings" by using Windows.
A survey of 90 organisations rev......
[more] How safe is your wireless network? Last week's security seminar in Croke Park kicked off with a nod to nostalgia: things used to be much simpler. The sentiment is certainly true for wireless networking. Eoghan Johnson, Irish sales manager for conference organiser Global Secure Systems (GSS), remarked 10 years ago networks were self-contained. Now, as wireless networks become more prevalent, they carry an additional security overhead.
Johnson introduced the results of a recent survey conducted......
[more] PatchLink Announces Worlds First Integrated Solution for Wireless Phones & PDA Patch Management PatchLink Corporation, the leading provider of security patch, vulnerability and compliancy management software, solutions, and services, today announced it has integrated the security management of wireless smartphones and PDA devices into its award-winning, advanced, and multi-platform PatchLink Update software. In addition, PatchLink has established a new Wireless Division to support its ongoing w......
[more] PatchLink Scanner Integration Module to Support Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer PatchLink Corporation, a leading provider of security patch, vulnerability and compliancy management software, solutions, and services, today announced that it will integrate Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 with PatchLink Update using the PatchLink Scanner Integration Module(TM) (SIM) to provide Microsoft customers with increased protection against network vulnerabilities. Availability of the Pa......
[more] Coming Soon: Patch Management for Smartphones With the advent of cell phone viruses and Bluetooth worms, it was bound to happen. PatchLink is readying an upgrade to its eponymous flagship patch management tool aimed at adding patch support for smartphones and wireless PDAs. Beginning in the third quarter, PatchLink Update will provide sophisticated patch management and remediation capabilities for popular wireless platforms, including Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, Research In Motion’s Blac......
[more] PatchLink Update Named "Reviewer's Choice" by Government Computer News PatchLink Update from PatchLink Corporation earned top marks in a third-party analysis of patch management software conducted by Government Computer News, a leading media company in the government technology community. In an in-depth, lab-tested comparison with patch management solutions LANDesk Management Suite 8 and Marimba Patch Management from BMC Software, PatchLink's PatchLink Update performed the best in several areas......
[more] PatchLink Chairman & CEO Sean Moshir Honored with "Shaping Info Security 2005" Award PatchLink Corporation today announced that the Company's Chairman and CEO Sean Moshir is among 16 senior security industry executives worldwide receiving the first annual "Shaping Info Security 2005 Award" from the editors of the Info Security Products Guide. Moshir's strong background in security software, prominent achievements, successful business track record, and ability to help shape information security......
[more] Vernier-Patchlink combo wins NetworkWorld ClearChoice Award In NetworkWorld’s bake-off for Endpoint Security products, Vernier’s Edgewall 7000i in combination with Patchlink Update Server won the ClearChoice award.
Of the 13 vendors invited to participate in the testing Vernier-Patchlink beat out contenders such as Cisco, Checkpoint, TrendMirco and Infoexpress.
To quote the reviewers’, “Vernier Networks’ Edgewall coupled with Patchlink’s Update Server proved to be the winning combination in t......
[more] Remote management is essential in order to deliver improved efficiency at lower costs Organisations are constantly looking for ways to reduce the overheads from cost of service and repair to equipment downtime, and improve the cost efficiency of their IT assets. Desktops are one of the most expensive areas.
There is a raft of tools that enable the IT department to manage desktops more efficiently, from roll-out to maintenance. But just how practical is this, and how much do these management p......
[more] EdgeWall Named Best Endpoint Solution Vernier Networks, developer of the industry’s only clientless network access management products, recently announced that it has been named best endpoint network security solution by Network World magazine. The integrated Vernier and PatchLink network security solution received the Clear Choice award from the publication's test and evaluation laboratory. Published in the June 27, 2005 issue, Network World reviewed seven products that were required to identi......
[more] PatchLink Immediately Available to Comment on New Worm Attacking Businesses Such as CNN Since late last week, concern has risen about the emergence of the new worm "Zotob." Some drew a comparison between Zotob and Sasser, since both are based on exploit code devised and distributed by the "houseofdabus" hacking group. According to news reports this afternoon, businesses such as CNN and Caterpillar Co. fell victim to a virus suspected to be connected with Zotob.
According to PatchLink Vice Pre......
[more] PatchLink Announces Immediate Availability of PatchLink Update 6.2 Version 6.2 Delivers Increased Scalability & Advanced Enterprise-Wide Reporting Capability for Large Organisations & Global Enterprises PatchLink, the leading security management solutions provider, today announced the immediate availability of PatchLink Update 6.2. Version 6.2 further bolsters PatchLink Update as a central security platform that gives organizations the ability to better manage network security through increased......
[more] PatchLink Corporation Named to Software Magazine's 23rd Annual ''Global Software 500'' Reflecting continued strong positive company growth, PatchLink(TM) Corporation today announced Software Magazine's ranking of the security management software and services company to its 2005 Software 500. Marking PatchLink's second consecutive year on the worldwide industry list, Software Magazine also recognized the company among the fastest growing companies having $10 million to $30 million in revenue. Pr......
[more] PatchLink comment on UK virus writers sent to jail Two UK men, a 22 year-old electrician and a 23 year-old who is currently unemployed, were sentenced today to three months and six months respectively at Newcastle Crown Court for their part in an international hacking group. The men admitted taking part in the creation of the T-K Worm, which compromised thousands of computers in the UK.
Alan Bentley, UK MD of PatchLink Corporation commented:
"With any luck these prison sentences will send a......
[more] Windows 2000 vulnerability could allow hackers to launch remote denial-of-service Exploit code has been published that could allow an attacker to launch a remote denial-of-service attack on Windows 2000 machines using all service pack versions. Microsoft issued an advisory warning about vulnerability (CAN-2005-3644) in its implementation of the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol.
The following five key steps are recommended to prioritise and implement proper protection against this vulnerab......
[more] PatchLink Makes Third Party Patch Available to Protect Its Customers from WMF Exploit PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in security patch and vulnerability management solutions, today issued a temporary third party patch and Knowledge Base Article 290 as an option for protecting networks against what's being called the worst Microsoft vulnerability in the last 18 months because of the rapidly spreading zero-day threats in the wild exploiting it before an official patch is available.
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[more] More cracks appear in Windows Microsoft released two more critical patches on Tuesday - days after it released an emergency fix for a critical WMF vulnerability that has been exploited by hackers and virus writers. The two latest updates - which, unlike the WMF patch, came out as part of Microsoft's regular Patch Tuesday update cycle - fix a flaw in the way Microsoft Windows processes embedded web fonts (MS06-002) and a Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Transport Neutral Encapsulation Fo......
[more] PatchLink receives industry first patent on it's non-evasive Patch Fingerprinting Technology PatchLink Corporation, the leading enterprise security patch and vulnerability management solutions provider, today announced it has been granted US patent 6,990,660 entitled "Non-invasive automatic off-site patch fingerprinting and updating system and method" that is a core component of the company's flagship product, PatchLink Update™ and its Patch Fingerprinting™ Technology. First invented in 2001, t......
[more] Hackers to face decade in jail Hackers in the U.K. could face ten years in jail under stiff new laws passed in parliament. The new laws, proposed by Home Secretary Charles Clarke, would also see foreign hackers being extradited to the U.K. to stand trial. Several types of activity will become illegal under the new laws. Hackers could get up to two years for making or supplying tools to attack systems. The law will also be clarified over what constitutes a denial-of-service attack (DoS). It is ho......
[more] PatchLink Issues Patch Tuesday Preparation Guide PatchLink Corporation, the global leader for security patch and vulnerability management solutions, today issued comprehensive best practice guidelines to help organizations prepare for what has become a notoriously stressful IT day, Patch Tuesday. While Patch Tuesday is often the cause of many late nights testing and applying patches, organizations face a continuous onslaught of vulnerabilities and patches that can adversely affect IT infrastruc......
[more] MS issues Office überpatch Microsoft has patched a variety of vulnerabilities in its ubiquitous Office suite which create a means for hackers to attack vulnerable systems. The critical (cumulative MS06-012) update, along with a security fix (MS06-011) to defend against an "important" privilege escalation flaw in Windows, form a brace of patches issued by Microsoft as part of its regular monthly Patch Tuesday update cycle.The update covers bugs in various versions of Excel including on......
[more] PatchLink Update wins "Best Patch Management" Award from SC Magazine PatchLink Corporation, a global leader for enterprise security patch and vulnerability management, is proud to announce that its flagship product, PatchLink Update, has won the "Best Patch Management" award at the SC Magazine European Awards show at The Grosvenor House in London.The SC Awards are the leading annual awards program for the information security industry, highlighting the most trusted companies, products......
[more] No patch should be the same There is a real gap in the market for the channel to educate businesses on the importance of vulnerability management, writes Alan Bentley The dangers of the Kama Sutra virus may have been over-hyped this time around, but as the interval between the discovery of a vulnerability and its subsequent exploitation continues to shorten, zero-day threats are now a reality. This should prompt businesses to re-evaluate their ap-proach to assessing vulnerabilities and remediati......
[more] PatchLink warns users not to focus solely on Patch Tuesday Alan Bentley, Managing Director of PatchLink EMEA comments: Microsoft is planning to issue three critical fixes (2 Security Updates for Windows, 1 Security Update for Exchange), which may require a restart. In order to maintain business continuity and provide ongoing protection across the enterprise, IT administrators need to carefully complete a thorough and accurate inventory of their IT assets and prioritise the patching process. IT......
[more] Microsoft To Provide More Patches For Third-Party Apps ome observers wonder if Microsoft's patch of Adobe Flash Player augers the company's permanent move to be more accountable for the security of bundled, partnered products in Windows. Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it will continue to patch third-party products that impact Windows. Tuesday, Microsoft pushed out a patch to Windows XP, 98, and Millennium users for Flash Player, an Adobe-owned multimedia application that's bundled with thos......
[more] PatchLink and ForeScout in security partnership US-headquartered security firm PatchLink has partnered with ForeScout Technologies, a provider of clientless network access control (NAC) and intrusion prevention solutions. The partnership will see customers provided with an integrated system for enforcing enterprise security policies at both the network and endpoint level. ForeScout's network security appliance scans for vulnerabilities transparently to the user, without requiring an agent and u......
[more] Microsoft issues largest patch batch to date Microsoft has issued patches for 21 flaws in its software, saying all but two of them could let an intruder run malicious code on a compromised computer.The company sent out a dozen security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its regular monthly patch cycle. Eight of the bulletins are labelled "critical", which is Microsoft's highest risk rating. They cover problems with Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, PowerPoint and Exchange Server.The numb......
[more] PatchLink Delivers High-Performance Reporting Solution for the Enterprise Safeguarding business network security while adhering to industry and governmental regulations continue to pose a monumental and costly task for a growing number of organizations. To help organizations effectively measure network security and demonstrate IT compliance, PatchLink, the market leader in patch and vulnerability management solutions, delivers Enterprise Reporting Server (ERS) 3.0, a robust, scalable reporting......
[more] Microsoft exposed to second zero-day vulnerability According to media reports a second vulnerability in Microsoft Excel has appeared on the internet. Just last week, Microsoft released a record 12 fixes (eight of which were critical), and it is currently working to resolve a separate bug targeted at Excel. Alan Bentley, Managing Director of PatchLink comments: "This latest vulnerability could result in Excel crashing after a malicious file is opened and has the potential for a hacker to ga......
[more] Vernier Networks Doubles Edgewall Network Access Control Appliance Sales Vernier Networks, the leading provider of Network Access Control (NAC) products designed to ensure network endpoint compliance, has announced that the company experienced extensive growth in the first quarter of the year, doubling sales of its EdgeWall 7000 product line from the previous quarter and expanding the current customer base to 850. The company also added a significant number of new and expanded customer installa......
[more] Microsoft patch numbers hit record high The number of critical flaws in Microsoft software has hit a record high, offering a prime opportunity for hackers to exploit the backlog of unprotected vulnerabilities, according to security experts. So far this year, the software giant has already addressed more critical vulnerabilities than in 2004 and 2005 combined, according to security specialist McAfee. This news follows Microsoft's latest monthly security patch update, issued yesterday, which high......
[more] PatchLink founder launches seed fund PatchLink Corp. founder Sean Moshir now is looking to help fund other startups. The Valley entrepreneur has launched Moshir Venture Partners, a private equity firm that will provide seed-stage capital for technology startups with an initial focus on wireless/mobile, online media and entertainment broadcasting. Funding typically will be between $250,000 to $1 million, a range not served by the traditional venture capital community, Moshir said. The focus will......
[more] PatchLink adds security veteran Patrick Clawson to drive next wave of growth PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in patch and vulnerability management, today announced the appointment of Patrick Clawson as Chairman, CEO and President. Mr. Clawson, formerly Chairman and CEO of CyberGuard Corporation, is tasked with driving the next wave of growth for the company. Greg Head, the interim President, will continue as the company's Senior Vice President of Marketing."With its proven technol......
[more] Patch management: Hold it together The constant need for patch management is a pain, taking up precious time and resources. Is there a better way? Gary Flood investigates. Patch management is undoubtedly one of the top bugbears of IT and security managers today. Software vendors, patch management suppliers and consultants have all worked to improve patching, but have they succeeded?Ultimately, patch management goes back to the twin IT security pillars of effective asset management - determining......
[more] Inc. Magazine names PatchLink one of America's 500 fastest-growing private companies Global Leader in Patch and Vulnerability Management Ranks No. 14 on the 2006 Inc. 500 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 2,321.7% PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in patch and vulnerability management, today announced that Inc. magazine has selected the company in its 25th annual Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. PatchLink ranks number 14 on the list, with three-year......
[more] PatchLink releases a workaround for VML exploit to protect customers from zero day threats As hackers continue to exploit a security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, rated as "extremely critical", PatchLink is releasing a PatchLink authored workaround for customers worldwide to protect their networks from VML zero-day threats. According to PatchLink Vice President of Security Technologies Chris Andrew, the Microsoft IE flaw could be potentially harmful to the IT environme......
[more] PatchLink Updates Software Arizona-based PatchLink is reporting that it has upgraded its PatchLink Update software to version 6.3. The firm said that the software, which is used to issue patches for IT vulnerabilities and software updates, now deploys patches fater and has improved performance, has greater scalability to support larger networks, and now supports Windows 64-bit operating systems, Novell SuSE Linux, and Macintosh on Intel.......
[more] Australian Defence Force Academy Selects PatchLink to Protect Student Learning Environment The Australian Defence Force Academy, a unique institution which provides office cadets and midshipmen with military training and undergraduate education, has selected PatchLink’s industry leading solution, PatchLink Update, to secure its student learning environment. Contracted by Defence to provide undergraduate education, the University of New South Wales' Canberra campus, UNSW@ADFA, provides academic r......
[more] PatchLink Taps Industry Veteran and Innovator To Drive Technology Direction & Vision PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in patch and vulnerability management, today announced the appointment of Michael Wittig as President and Chief Technology Officer. An industry recognized executive and award-winning technology architect, Wittig will be responsible for the company's overall execution of day to day operations and driving technology strategy and innovation."Michael brings more than 20......
[more] PatchLink Year-end Survey Reveals Top Security Threats and Trends for 2007 Organizations saw an increase in targeted attacks in 2006 and a new survey shows the majority of IT professionals (67 percent) expect even more zero-day threats in 2007. PatchLink Corporation, the global leader for security patch and vulnerability management solutions, today announced findings from a comprehensive customer survey addressing network attacks, Microsoft Vista and security plans for 2007. The survey was comp......
[more] SC Magazine names PatchLink Update "Best Buy" for 2006 PatchLink Corporation, the global leader for security patch and vulnerability management solutions, has announced that SC Magazine has named PatchLink Update 6.2 "Best Buy" in its 2006 Review.PatchLink Update is an enterprise-level security patch, vulnerability, and compliance management software, which offers IT professionals automated security patch management capabilities to detect system vulnerabilities and deploy system and a......
[more] Microsoft delivers a dozen patches for Valentine's Day Just in time for Valentine's Day, Microsoft is planning to release a big gift for IT administrators on Patch Tuesday - a dozen security bulletins with nine classified as critical and three judged as important. Five of the critical bulletins address Microsoft Windows, two affect Microsoft Office, one affects Data Access Components Technology and one affects Microsoft's new malware solution, Windows Live OneCare.According to security patch and......
[more] PatchLink Acquires Harris Stat Products to Deliver an Integrated Vulnerability Management Solution for the Enterprise PatchLink® Corporation today announced the acquisition of STAT® Guardian Vulnerability Management Suite from Harris® Corporation, an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. With the acquisition, PatchLink enhances its market-leading vulnerability management solution to......
[more] PatchLink proactively manages security updates for East Sussex County Council With more than 4000 networked PCs and laptops across 100 different locations, East Sussex County Council had a difficult job making sure its network was secure and all endpoints were patched against the latest exploits.The Council had been badly hit by the "Nachi" virus in 2002, for which a Microsoft Windows patch had previously been released but not fully deployed. With some parts of the Council's network d......
[more] PatchLink ensures ongoing compliance for Fortune 1000 company PatchLink Corporation, the global leader for security and vulnerability management solutions, today announced that Building Materials Holding Company (BMHC) is using PatchLink Update in its vulnerability management strategy, enforcing compliance with security baselines and ensuring workstations are automatically managed with the corporate-wide patching process. While maintaining a secure network is a significant task for any Fortune......
[more] Three Critical Fixes For Windows What a difference a month makes. Last month, Microsoft said it had no security fixes. This month, it's releasing five security bulletins, four of which are rated as "critical." Notably absent from today's fixes was anything for Office, even though there is at least one outstanding Word vulnerability, CVE-2007-0870, which has been around since February. And late Tuesday afternoon McAfee's Avert Labs reported it had found a new zero-day exploit affe......
[more] PatchLink Delivers Zero-Day Remediation to Protect End Users Against Exploits in Microsoft Windows DNS Server PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in security and vulnerability management solutions, today issued an automated "DNS Zero-Day Remediation" to help its customers identify the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service vulnerability and temporarily defend against exploits in the wild. The emergency workaround enables customers to identify if they are vulnerable, determine wh......
[more] Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today. The worm exploits the flaw by sending a specially crafted Remote Procedure Call (RPC) packet to targeted PCs, analysts said.Ron O'Brien, senior security analyst at Sophos, told SCMagazine.com today that the worm has made the vulnerability much more than just a DNS-related headache for administrators because it can also use ot......
[more] Patching an entire server farm I am new to the company where I work and responsible for the patch management process, before I started here there was none. Now I have implemented a patch management process, but we have a server farm of 500 Windows servers not connected to the Internet consisting of Windows 2000 and 2003 servers with various service packs. For these servers, I still have to see how to get up to date with the patches (some servers are missing patches as from up 2002). Now I......
[more] PatchLink Plots Another Acquisition Soon Patch management vendor PatchLink is close to announcing an acquisition hot on the heels of February's purchase of the STAT Guardian Vulnerability Management Suite from Harris Corp. Pat Clawson, CEO of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based ISV, said its first acquisition since he took over in August last year brought it "a fully integrated front end, since they had already been OEMing our product for two years." In terms of new technology, the STAT acqu......
[more] PatchLink Delivers Next-Generation Enterprise Ready Solution to Help Maintain Integrity of IT Environment PatchLink Update 6.4 Delivers Policy-Oriented Architecture to Protect and Manage Costs and Valuable IT Resources From Emerging Threats PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in security and vulnerability management solutions, today announced the availability of PatchLink Update 6.4, a policy-oriented architecture that enables organizations to cost-effectively manage and control their valu......
[more] PatchLink Achieves Record Setting Quarter PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in security and vulnerability management solutions, today reported a record-setting first quarter, with the highest quarterly bookings in the company's history. PatchLink credits much of its rapid growth to the expansion of its customer base worldwide with a bookings increase of 49 percent year over year. The company's total installed base has increased by approximately 24 percent in the past twelve months."......
[more] PatchLink Joins Oracle Unbreakable Linux Program Oracle today announced that momentum continues to build around the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Program (which includes support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle® Enterprise Linux) as several leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and infrastructure partners have announced that their solutions work out-of-the-box with Oracle® Enterprise Linux. Oracle Enterprise Linux Among Supported Platforms For Oracle PartnerNetwork Membe......
[more] Firefox users are better patchers Firefox users have something new to brag about. They're more likely to run fully patched computers than users of other browsers, according to research from Secunia. Secunia's analysis is based on more than 350,000 software checks, performed over the past five months by its free Secunia Software Inspector service. According to Secunia, 5.19 percent of all Firefox 2 users had missed security updates. For IE6, which is used by nearly half of all web surfers, that......
[more] Flexible Working Today has been dubbed National Work from Home Day by Work Wise UK, a non-for-profit organisation, it is designed to show businesses how home working can be a far more productive and pleasant environment than the workplace.Alan Bentley, EMEA managing director of security specialist, PatchLink, says: "Flexibility in the workplace is becoming a fact of life in the modern workplace. However, it looks as if the complexities of implementing a responsible home working policy are......
[more] PatchLink Adds US Government Veteran and Security Industry Expert Mike Jacobs to Board of Directors PatchLink Corporation, the global leader in security and vulnerability management solutions, today announced it has appointed Mike Jacobs to its Board of Directors, to provide strategic guidance and expertise to the company as it expands its on-demand solutions, drives industry-leading growth and broadens its global footprint. Mike Jacobs serves as Vice President and Director of Cyber and Nationa......
[more] Patchlink Join Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program to Build Unique Solutions for Enterprise Laptop Security and Management Alcatel-Lucent today announced the expansion of its Application Partner Program to feature its new OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, inviting third-party software developers to collaborate with Alcatel-Lucent to deliver a complete enterprise mobility management and security system.The OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, announced today, is a revolutionary......
[more] Patchlink looking for more acquisitions, new name The acquisition of a vulnerability management product earlier this year was certainly not the last, according to Patchlink's international senior vice president Andrew Clarke, who also admitted a name-change is on the cards. At the AusCERT 2007 conference in Queensland's Gold Coast last week, Clarke said that the move into vulnerability management was a natural one -- the product (Harris STAT) acquired in February was already being sold as part o......
[more] Microsoft patches Windows Vista, IE 7 Microsoft released six security bulletins to fix 15 flaws across its product line Tuesday, including Windows XP, Vista and Internet Explorer 7. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaws remotely to run malicious code on victims' machines.Patch management experts said IT administrators should put top priority on deploying the patches for Internet Explorer and Windows, particularly those included in MS07-031, 032 and 033.Don Leatham, director of solution......
[more] PatchLink, SecureWave announce merger PatchLink Corp. on Monday said it would acquire endpoint security vendor SecureWave in an all-stock merger.Scottsdale, Ariz.-based PatchLink said it plans to merge SecureWave technology into a platform to secure enterprise servers and endpoints. SecureWave, based in Luxembourg, has more than 1,700 customers worldwide. The merger transaction is subject to the approval of SecureWave's shareholders and is expected to be closed in the coming weeks. SecureWave's......
[more] The decline of antivirus and the rise of whitelisting The recent acquisition of SecureWave by PatchLink was not so much an acquisition as a merger, with PatchLink being the senior partner. With 3400 customers it had about twice the customer base as SecureWave and it also had about twice the staff.The merger probably sent a shock wave or two through the declining AntiVirus industry, because it has created a bigger and more powerful whitelisting vendor. As far as SecureWave is concerned, it will......
[more] PatchLink on the crest of SecureWave merger Security vendor PatchLink has claimed its channel partners will reap the benefits from its recent acquisition of endpoint security specialist SecureWave. As revealed by CRN last week, PatchLink snapped up SecureWave in an all-stock merger agreement.Both firms are privately held so no financial details were revealed, but the deal is expected to close in the next few weeks. PatchLink claimed the acquisition will create the industry's first security plat......
[more] Patch Driven Security Policies With more and more risks floating over the network, the need to patch systems for a secured environment is increasing. An IT event cannot be concluded without a session on Security. PatchLink gave an informative session on Security Optimisation-Integrated Vulnerability Management. This session concentrated on drivers of IT security & policy and the approach which needs to be followed to secure an organisation. "Whenever we connect machines we are opening u......
[more] PatchLink Completes SecureWave Acquisition PatchLink Corporation, a global leader in security and vulnerability management, today announced it has completed an all stock merger with SecureWave, a worldwide leading provider of endpoint security solutions to more than 1,700 customers worldwide. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The new combined entity will not only further enhance PatchLink's reputation in its current market space, but also capitalize on the complementary s......
[more] IT managers acting fast on security, survey finds IT managers are reacting increasingly quickly to security issues, a survey has revealed. Seven in 10 managers now deploy critical updates within eight hours, which is almost twice as many as last year. And 29% implement patches in only two hours - more than double the number that achieved that response time in 2006. The results come from a survey of 250 chief information officers, chief security officers, IT managers and network administrators a......
[more] Zero-day attacks top list of IT concerns Zero-day attack concern may be out of lack of understanding on available protection Threats posed by zero-day vulnerabilities were ranked by global IT decision-makers as their topmost security concern, according to a recent survey by security firm PatchLink Corp.Fifty-three percent of respondents put zero-day vulnerabilities as the No. 1 security concern, followed by hackers, cited by 35%, and malware and spyware, with 34%. PatchLink surveyed 250 of its c......
[more] IT professionals responding to increased security threats, say PatchLink A global survey of IT professionals shows they have redoubled their efforts to immediately neutralise exposed vulnerabilities. This firefighting activity takes precedence even over such security threats as hackers, spyware and malware. Security firm PatchLink interviewed 250 CIOs, CSOs, IT managers and network administrators across Europe, Asia Pacific and the US. They were questioned about attitudes to security and vulnera......
[more] Businesses having second thoughts about Vista Fewer businesses are now planning to move to Windows Vista than seven months ago, according to a survey by patch management vendor PatchLink Corp., while more said they will either stick with the Windows they have, or turn to Linux or Mac OS X. In a just-released poll of more than 250 of its clients, PatchLink noted that only 2% said they are already running Vista, while another 9% said they planned to roll out Vista in the next three months. A land......
[more] PatchLink born again as Lumension Security Patch management company PatchLink is no more, but its demise is not bad news. The company has changed its name to Lumension Security. Formed from a cross between the word 'luminescence' and the phrase 'new dimension', Lumension's birth probably became inevitable last June on the day PatchLink merged with Luxembourg-based SecureWave. Up to that point, PatchLink had been a well-known software patch management company. After that point, given SecureWave'......
[more] Apple fixes iTunes buffer vulnerability Apple has released an update that fixes a critical vulnerability in its iTunes music player for Macintosh and Windows PC - six weeks after the flaw was detected. The vulnerability, a buffer overflow that could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on or crash an impacted system, was disclosed by David Thiel, a senior security researcher at iSec Partners, at the annual Black Hat conference in early August. It impacts iTunes 7.3.2.Thiel said t......
[more] Fighting Data Leakage With a Shadow Data leakage is one of the greatest security risks facing IT organizations. The challenge of keeping confidential information secured is one that many security vendors claim to solve through different means. Among the many vendor solutions is that offered by security vendor Lumension Security, which now has a new U.S. patent to prove its "shadowing" approach to data leakage protection is something unique. "The shadowing technology underlying th......
[more] Government 'lost' DNA data disc on 2,000 criminal suspects The government is being urged to explain why a data disc, containing DNA profiles of 2,000 offenders whom the Dutch authorities wished to trace had been missing for almost a year. The latest data controversy to hit the government came about after the Dutch authorities tried to track down 2,000 Dutch citizens who were on the run after committing serious crimes. In January 2007, they sent a disc containing the DNA samples of the offenders......
[more] Constant patch releases force IT to adopt new processes The first Sunday after the second Tuesday of every month is a big day for the Arlington County, Va., IT unit's network operations team. That's when the group gets to test and deploy the patches that Microsoft Corp. releases each month as part of its regularly scheduled security update process. Some months, the team gets lucky and the vendor issues only a few security fixes. On other occasions, such as this month, the county government's IT......
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