The acquisition will boost Citrix's stable of secure remote access technology and give the company a foothold in the market for voice over Internet protocol products.
Microsoft Corp. earlier this month released 10 software security patches for its products, including seven it deemed critical and that could allow remote attackers to take control of systems running the company
Various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and adware are on a whopping 80 per cent of systems. Despite that, more than two thirds of home users think they are safe from online threats, study finds.
After running into opposition to its Sender ID antispam plan, Microsoft Corp. has revised and resubmitted it to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for consideration, according to a company spokesperson.
Oracle Corp. is warning customers to apply software patches it released in August, citing the availability of malicious code that can exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in its software.
The security alerts detail holes in a number of critical components, including Windows components for handling SMTP, NNTP and a Windows feature for processing compressed ZIP files.
Vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s ASP.Net could allow an attacker to bypass security features on a Web server and view sensitive content, according to the company.
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) announced Wednesday that it plans to buy identity and access management software maker Netegrity Inc. of Waltham, Massachusetts, for US$430 million in cash.