Archive for the ‘Computer Security’ Category

Sony Corporation from Japan has launched a voluntary recall for their laptops of 438,000 Sony Vaio notebooks a.k.a portable computers, this is because of a potential hazard that could cause the laptops to easily overheat and possibly catch fire/burn a user.

This is one of the biggest computer recalls since in 2006 when Dell Inc recalled a sum of 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could overheat and catch fire. This Sony’s laptop recall affects 72,800 computers in the United States, said a Sony representative.

So far, Sony received about 15 reports of overheating, including one of a consumer who suffered a minor burn, said U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.

A leading company in network security applications, Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), has recently announced upgrades to one of its most well known applications, Security Blanket. The application is capable of allowing administrators to configure and manage their network as well as lock it down if needed.  The system communicates through network cables which transmit the security information all throughout the network.  The application runs on Linux operating system and announced new and improved compliance features. The reasoning behind the enhanced features of the security application is for the protection of companies that handle and process credit card transactions. This is virtually everyone in today’s business world.  Here are a few of the highlights of the new and improved Security Blanket:  

• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) - helps companies to prevent credit card fraud and other forms of credit security threats.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) - allows Security Blanket to automatically lock-down any unused ports and services on the operating system.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) - Allows the application to gather information, store it centrally, and then protect it from cyberwarfare/cyberterrorism.