For some, the mere mention of workplace monitoring may spark visions of surveillance gadgets and a pair of eyes watching from a dark corner. But monitoring technologies today are providing companies with new capabilities to comply with mounting regulatory mandates and the increasing risk of insider threats.

The Indian government has blocked about 20 Web sites and blogs in India, following suspicions by the country's intelligence agencies that the sites were likely being used by terrorists to communicate with one another.

Security researchers have discovered a new type of rootkit they believe will greatly increase the difficulty of detecting and removing malicious code.

While organizations remain focussed on building formidable fortresses to keep the bad guys out, therebs a growing threat from people on the inside. Herebs how three Canadian organizations are preparing themselves against the enemy within.

Web application firewall vendor Imperva this month introduced an appliance to help businesses meet strict auditing requirements by figuring out who accesses database information that must be kept confidential. Called SecureSphere Database Monitoring Gateway, the device logs which users have accessed sensitive data.

The ubiquitous flash drive or memory stick b harmless as it may seem b could be used in some pretty unsavoury ways by digital delinquents. After all, it only takes minutes for someone to plug the contraption into any computer's USB port and download sensitive and confidential information. Just in case you think that's just being overly paranoid about some fuzzy futuristic or fictitious mishap...well think again. Nestor E. Arellano reports...

Microsoft Corp. will complete its entry into the desktop security market next week with the general release of its Windows Live OneCare antivirus software.

Antivirus companies and the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) issued a warning Friday about sophisticated e-mail attacks that are using a previously unknown hole in Microsoft Word to infiltrate corporate networks.

Information security may have been generally viewed in the past as something thatbs difficult to measure, but security managers are now recognizing that metrics could make or break security budget allocations.

India's National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) is setting up a watchdog organization that will focus on the introduction and monitoring of best data security and privacy practices in the country's IT services, call centre and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries.