) December 23, 2008 -- Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, today announced the renewal of its Microsoft Partner certification for another year for Panda Managed Office Protection. In order to secure the license renewal PMOP first had to pass the "Platform Test for Hosted Solutions", a test designed for software solutions developed for Windows servers, which use Microsoft Office, SQL Server 2005 .NET Framework and/or XML Web services.

) February 16, 2009 -- Panda Security, a world leader in IT security and tyBit Unified Search, the world's fastest growing search engine, today announced a strategic partnership to defend against malware and enhance the security behind tyBit's search engine toolbar. tyBit offers Internet users a quality, secure search tool that embeds in the user's browser. By partnering with Panda Security, tyBit toolbar users will receive an additional layer of protection to help safeguard from the increasing proliferation of harmful programs infecting computers.

) July 30, 2009 -- The free co-branded WOT security add-on is available for Firefox and Internet Explorer users worldwide and can be downloaded from Panda's website, http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/wot/. Enhanced by Panda's latest information on new malware strains and phishing threats, WOT safety ratings serve the community of 5 million members worldwide. By joining forces, both companies hope to attract new users and make searching, shopping, and browsing on the Internet a safer experience.

WOT addon

) October 31, 2008 -- Halloween is a night of costumes, witches and monsters, but above all, fear. PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, released a list of the most terrifying examples of malware:

Tixcet.A: Disguised as a Microsoft Word file, this worm will try to turn Halloween into a nightmare by deleting files with specific extensions (.DOC, .MP3, .MOV, .ZIP, .JPG, etc.). Victims will be panic-stricken on realizing the loss of photos, videos, songs and documents.

) December 9, 2008 -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today announced that it has found rising incidence of a new cyber scam that involves a personalized email sent by someone claiming to have interest in befriending the recipient as a means of initiating a fraudulent request for money. While variations of these scams raised a red flag for intended victims many years ago, the rise of social networks has enabled criminals to better target their messages based on publically available profile data.

) December 21, 2008 -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today announced that a significant increase in the volume of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.) is expected in 2009. Panda Security's laboratory detected more malware strains in the eight months between January and August of 2008 than in the previous 17 years combined.

In addition to an overall growth in malware, PandaLabs made the following predictions:

) June 10, 2009 -- Internet security experts at Agnitum announce the results of the latest anti-virus tests carried out by Virus Bulletin magazine on Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 and 21 other personal anti-virus and security suite products running under Windows Server 2003 x64. The VB 100 award is an important indicator of competency in virus and spyware detection and timely updates - crucial factors in the battle to resist evolving malicious software.

VB100

Outpost Security Suite is one of just four products to achieve 5 awards in a row in 2008-2009!

) February 20, 2009 -- The security experts at Agnitum, developers of the Outpost Pro product line, are pleased to announce the latest implementation of the company's core business security solution. Outpost Network Security (ONS) 3.0 delivers comprehensive anti-malware and intrusion protection for Windows-based networks.

Outpost Network Security 3.0

) November 6, 2008 -- Jeff Bush is the Applications and Network Systems Specialist for Grant County's Technology Services division, based in Ephrata, Washington. He leads a five-member team that supervises a sprawling network of 600 workstations and 49 servers across the county's 20 offices, agencies and departments in 12 different locations.
Grant County had been relying on Computer Associates (CA) Anti-Virus to protect the majority of the county's offices, while the Department of Public Works used Panda Anti-Virus. It was this inconsistency of standards of protection that prompted Bush to begin considering a new approach to protection -- one that would take a lot less resources to manage.

) October 1, 2008 -- With hacker and network attacks commonplace within the computer industry, ServePath, the leading San Francisco collocation, hosted and managed server, virtual server and hosted streaming media provider, has taken further measures to combat security threats through an on-going partnership with Fortinet. Offering a variety of managed security products and services, ServePath continues its desire to provide its customers the most robust threat management packages available in the managed hosting industry.

) December 16, 2008 -- Well-known anti-spyware pioneer Lavasoft today announced the global release of Anti-Virus Helix, a stand-alone security tool designed to address the rapidly changing malware landscape. This new product delivers comprehensive protection and high performance with low impact on system resources. Using advanced heuristic technology, it offers superior detection rates, guarding against over 1.5 million known threats, along with unknown, emerging, and rapidly changing threats, including viruses, worms, rootkits, bots, blended threats and drive-by downloads.

Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix

AVG Internet Security provides complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, spyware, trojans, adware, hackers and spam.

SkyRecon® Systems (www.skyrecon.com), the premier provider of integrated, proactive endpoint security solutions, today announced that it has launched StormShield Anti-Virus Protection (AVP) – an integrated anti-virus and anti-spyware protection available as part of its unified endpoint protection platform, StormShield® Security Suite.

) May 10, 2009 -- Malware Labs at Lavasoft announced today the release of a new white paper addressing the explosive rise in rogue security software and exploring the benefits of using derivatives of existing legislation to form a strategic basis of detection criteria, and looking at how consumer protective legislation may be strengthened by the input or experiences of the anti-malware industry.

Industry experts have reported a five-fold year-on-year increase in the number of rogue applications invading the Internet.

Rogue security software, also called scareware, are applications that appear to be beneficial from a security perspective but provide little or no security through deceptive tactics, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions.

) April 29, 2009 -- The security experts at Agnitum, the provider of Outpost Pro product line, are pleased to announce a new free version of the award-winning Outpost Firewall.

Outpost Firewall Free, which can be acronymed OFF yet the protection is always ON, becomes available to all modern Windows users with 100% OFF the price expected from a powerful security solution. Outpost Firewall Free 2009 encompasses Agnitum's fundamental protective mechanisms and provides key components to build a comprehensive security system.

) April 1, 2009 -- EarthCam, the world's leading webcam network, will treat its 200,000 unique daily visitors to astounding live views of a giant panda in flight over a bamboo forest in Nuzher Xee Province, China.

According to the popular international webcam site, the isolated Nuzher Xee Province, primarily known for its thousands of acres of bamboo and bamboo wine refineries, has yielded a spectacular species of giant airborne pandas. Dr. Abril Engana, a world famous evolution expert, chose to reveal the astounding discovery on April 1st using his webcam to verify his discovery live to skeptical scientists worldwide.

) June 10, 2009 -- Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the top ten most prevalent malware threats for the month of May 2009. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, and its anti-malware solution, VIPRE® Antivirus + Antispyware, is a service of the Sunbelt Software Malware Research Labs.

) January 21, 2009 -- The security experts at Agnitum, the publisher of Outpost Pro product line, are pleased to announce the new iteration of Outpost 2009 solutions which brings along further security improvements and nifty components for even easier product configuration.

Outpost Pro 2009 product line comprised of an all-in-one Outpost Security Suite Pro and standalone Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro 2009 has shown further progress and has come in time to furnish the year of 2009 with security novelties.

What's new in the latest versions?

Antivirus performance with new SmartScan 3 - now even smarter

) August 4, 2009 -- Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the top ten most prevalent malware threats for the month of July 2009. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, and its anti-malware solution, VIPRE® Antivirus + Antispyware, is a service of SunbeltLabs™.

UCertify, a leader in certification preparation software and practice exam, announced today the updated CompTIA Security+ 2008 PrepKit available for downloads. Professionals interested in CompTIA Security+ 2008 can now use uCertify’s unique, highly effective Prepkit to prepare for their certification exam and learn the essential skills required to pass this certification.

) June 2, 2009 -- Countrywide Training now offers CCNA Security bootcamp classes that provide students with the knowledge needed to successfully pass the certification exam and become a certified Cisco professional within the IT world.

LDRA tool suite tailors security solution to new Homeland Security and MILS standards from requirements traceability through analysis and test

) October 7, 2008 -- EC Suite.com faced a dilemma of protecting their endpoints from data leakage, malware attacks, viruses, worms, spyware, and other external threats using the traditional security model. How could it identify vulnerabilities, deploy patches, lock down USB thumb drives and other removable media, prevent users from downloading unwanted software and still take a proactive approach to security?

) November 13, 2008 -- Like an "A"student, ParetoLogic recently earned an impressive report card from a demanding marker.

ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS

) October 23, 2008 -- Communication Network Design (CND), a telecommunications and managed service provider in San Antonio, Texas, prides itself on top-notch customer service. Hundreds of area small businesses turn to CND for expert advice on everything from phone systems to software applications.

The task of seeking out and recommending the most appropriate software for individual customer requirements falls to CND Office Manager Carla Bowman, who oversees purchasing for the company. Security is top-of-mind with many of CND's customers and Bowman says that, when it comes to anti-virus software, the choice of what to recommend is an easy one.

To address the evolving security landscape, eEye Digital Security (www.eeye.com), an expert in integrated security and threat-management solutions, today announced the availability of the Blink Security Management Appliance 200, the first and only mini appliance designed to deploy and manage up to 200 computer desktops secured by eEye’s Blink Professional security software.

) November 18, 2008 -- Securing business-technology systems isn't getting any easier, according to the results of the Lumension and TechWeb Research "State of Data Protection" survey. The recent study details how users often dismiss internal security policies and even download unauthorized data and applications to their work machines for personal use.

Lumension Security, Inc.

) November 25, 2008 -- NOVAtime Technology, Inc. (http://www.novatime.com), a forward-thinking workforce management solution development company that continues to apply the latest technology advancements to its suite of Time and Attendance/Workforce Management products and services, today announced that the NOVAtime 4000 Software as a Service (SaaS) application passes the rigorous penetration tests conducted by Plynt.

) November 26, 2008 -- NOVAtime Technology, Inc. (http://www.novatime.com), a forward-thinking workforce management solution development company that continues to apply the latest technology advancements to its suite of Time and Attendance/Workforce Management products and services, today announced that the NOVAtime 4000 Software as a Service (SaaS) application passes the rigorous penetration tests conducted by Plynt.

New Jersey, US: TeachMeIT, a leading provider of online courses in IT and desktop applications, has launched the curriculum for Security+ Certification. The TeachMeIT security+ curriculum is principally designed for learners IT professionals preparing for TruSecure ICSA Certified Security Associate (TICSA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or CompTIA security+ certification.

) June 4, 2009 -- BrightCloud today announced that Microsoft has selected BrightCloud to provide URL categorization services for Microsoft products. Microsoft has licensed access to BrightCloud's Hosted Internet Security Service in order to incorporate URL categorization into numerous Microsoft and Forefront-branded security products and services such as their upcoming Threat Management Gateway.

) April 8, 2009 -- Blue Ridge Networks today confirmed that PowerPoint users with Blue Ridge/Secure AppGuard™ installed on their PCs are unaffected by the recently reported Microsoft PowerPoint zero-day attacks.

) October 13, 2009 -- Dyn Inc. (www.dyn.com) has leveraged its decade of computer networking and security expertise to make the home or office Internet experience faster, safer, and better though its newest service DynDNS.com Internet Guide (http://www.dyn.com/internetguide). A simple click of the mouse allows anyone who is a Dyn Inc. customer to surf the web faster and more safely with the protection of Internet Guide, an opt-in service for additional protection at the DNS level.

Kaspersky Lab delivers the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam.

) April 1, 2009 -- NitroSecurity, Inc. today released additional signatures and updates to bolster protection against the growing threat of the Conficker worm. NitroSecurity utilizes IPS blocking technology, windows registry & log monitoring, and SIEM correlation features all as one integrated solution to detect and block the Conficker worm.

) November 2, 2009 –- About 300 government officials and industry executives packed the grand ballroom of a Manhattan hotel on Oct. 27, 2009 to witness GSN: Government Security News announce the names of the winners in 35 separate homeland security categories, including Blue Ridge Networks which was named a winner in the Best Anti-Malware Product or Service category.

Best Anti-Malware Product or Service
The 1st annual awards were handed out at gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Roosevelt Hotel, where an overflow crowd celebrated the outstanding achievements of security vendors and government agencies at the federal, state and municipal levels.

) February 24, 2009 -- By including Next Generation antivirus protection from DriveSentry in Security Centre, Microsoft ® customers are finally protected from the very latest virus threats. Known as Zero day threats, they are the preferred method of identity theft on the web. However even these are thwarted with significant ease by the technology known as whitelisting.

DriveSentry Free AntiVirus

EEye Digital Security (www.eeye.com), an expert in integrated security and threat management solutions, today announced the availability of Retina OnDemand, which provides network security via the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.

) March 5, 2009 -- In response to President Obama's promise to modernize schools and provide Internet to all children, Astaro (http://www.astaro.com), a leading vendor of Internet security appliances, announced the "Surf Safe" promotion: all K-12 schools and libraries will receive an unlimited Astaro Security Gateway software license for free with the purchase of either a 3- or 5-year web or mail security subscription and maintenance agreement. Additionally, all schools and libraries will receive free Astaro Command Center software, which allows for central and remote management of all Security Gateways school- and district-wide.

) September 29, 2009 -- Addlogix today announced that its comprehensive, all-in-one, UTM (Unified Threat Management) protection device called LAN-GUARD is shipping immediately from major distributors and online retailers. With LAN-GUARD, users no longer have to pay individual license fees for each computer's anti-virus protection and other security software! LAN-GUARD installs between the network's modem and router, inspecting every data packet passing through it, and eliminating identified threats for ALL devices on the network.