Computer Chronicles

Security and Viruses (18x29)

Exibido em:: Abr 03, 2001

Just the thought of a possible computer virus is enough to chill any computer user. Meet the people at the front lines in the war against the malicious computer virus. [Episode #1829, First broadcast: 4/3/2001] ClicktoSecure ClickToSecure, Inc was founded to provide versatile, extensible products that help ensure tolerance, visibility, resiliency and security within an application, server, network or enterprise. The company, which was founded in 2000, currently is shipping its first product, Hailstorm , a proactive scanning device that tests not only for security holes, but also to see how “tolerant” your network/ application is (PSS). Hailstorm eliminates the pain of bug-tracking and vulnerability databases. It allows the user to locate vulnerabilities that have never been publicly reported or discovered. As a result Hailstorms puts the enterprise user in a position of power with regards to potential attackers or even IT vendors. Zero-Knowledge Zero-Knowledge Systems provides the tools and strategies that protect personal privacy while enabling industry to build consumer trust in our digital society. In a networked world that was not engineered to support personal privacy, Zero-Knowledge is laying the technological foundations for privacy-enhanced communications and commerce between individuals and the companies, governments and organizations they interact with. Zero-Knowledge integrates advanced mathematics, cryptography and source code into its products and services -- the only way to ensure privacy and security. Finjan Software Finjan Software delivers proactive security solutions that protect companies from first-strike attacks by malicious code and active content, allowing companies to conduct e-business safely. Finjan's First-Strike Security products represent a new way to combat Trojan horses, worms, malicious Active X, Java, VB Script and JavaScript programs, using real-time behavior-monitoring technology that does not require d