Dell Collaborates with Trend Micro

Small and medium businesses are constantly at risk of being targeted by cybercriminals, simply because they are smaller than large corporations. The bigger a company is, the more money they have to invest in higher-tech security systems and larger, more involved IT departments. For smaller companies, it is easy to focus on trying to expand business and let security sit on the back-burner. This is where the partnership between Dell and Trend Micro comes in. They have come up with an easy way for small and medium sized businesses to manage their security needs without breaking the bank.

Apple and Adobe Both Roll Out Large Security Updates

Both Apple and Adobe have shipped out relatively large collections of security patches this past week, Apple fixing up OSX and Adobe locking down it's Shockwave player. Both sets of patches have been given a security rating of 'critical,' which means that there is the possibility of malicious code execution on an unprotected system.

HP to Acquire Fortify

Earlier this week, HP announced that it will soon be adding Fortify to its list of recently acquired companies. This will be a huge advantage for HP in the security market.

Microsoft Issues Record Breaking Security Update

Patch Tuesday has come and gone, and with it came the biggest Microsoft Update ever seen since they began their monthly update cycle in 2003. The Windows Operating System as well as Internet Explorer, MS Office, MS Office for Mac, MS Works, Silverlight 2 and 3, the .NET Framework and Movie Maker are all affected.

Microsoft Fixes Most Recent Vulnerability

Microsoft has released a non-standard update to the Windows Operating System. This unusual move was prompted by a slew of highly critical viruses taking advantage of a vulnerability in shortcut links.