Stories about: Check Point Software

Nearly a month after a critical flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System was first reported, vendors of some of the most widely used firewall software are scrambling to fix a problem that can essentially undo part of the patches that address this bug.

Hewlett-Packard has been selling USB-based hybrid flash-floppy drives that were pre-infected with malware, the company said last week in a security bulletin.

Few reports have surfaced of security breaches in virtual-server environments, but the potential looms large.

Check Point Software Monday unveiled a beta of ZoneAlarm ForceField, surfing security software that runs Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox in a virtualized environment to keep threats such as drive-by downloads at arm's length.

Nokia plans to integrate Sourcefire's intrusion prevention software into its line of network security appliances by year-end.

Check Point Software Technologies, an Internet security company, on Thursday withdrew its application to acquire intrusion-prevention firm Sourcefire amid protests over the deal by some US government offices.

Commercial software giants such as Oracle and IBM are moving deeper into the open source community by snapping up the startups built to provide services around the free software, a trend that means corporate buyers should think carefully about future projects before making deployment decisions, experts say.

It is not a question of "if" you'll deploy Linux in your company, but rather when -- and how deep. There's a good chance that you've deployed it already and don't know it. Even if you're not ideologically opposed to Microsoft, there are just too many benefits to ignore Linux for very long.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.

Hoping to bolster its Adaptive Enterprise strategy for on-demand computing, Hewlett-Packard on Monday plans to ship the latest version of its Unix-based HP-UX operating system for Intel's family of Itanium processors. The company also plans to announce commitments from 40 developers to deliver applications for the platform.