Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights 

Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 December 2011 11:37 AM
But Marlinspike says it won't do squat.
Self-service passwords cuts costs for Optus 

Self-service passwords cuts costs for Optus

In Networks - By Liz Tay, 26 July 2011 9:26 AM
Curbs 'bad behaviour' among outsourcers and employees.
Two more Comodo resellers pwned in SSL hack  

Two more Comodo resellers pwned in SSL hack

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 31 March 2011 1:36 PM
Industry looks to revocation of registries to ease the pain.
Comodo SSL 'hacker' posts proof of pwnage 

Comodo SSL 'hacker' posts proof of pwnage

In Crypto - 29 March 2011 7:47 AM
Paste bin postings attempt to prove hacking feat.
Comms providers target of Comodo SSL fraud: Hypponen 

Comms providers target of Comodo SSL fraud: Hypponen

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 March 2011 10:59 AM
Hackers could have targeted anyone but they were after the ability to read emails.
Cloud authentication comes to CA 

Cloud authentication comes to CA

In Crypto - By SC Australia Staff, 18 February 2011 8:32 AM
Supports mobiles and tagless device identification.
CA continues cloud buying spree with $200 mil Arcot buy 

CA continues cloud buying spree with $200 mil Arcot buy

In Cloud - By Angela Moscaritolo, 31 August 2010 1:57 PM
Enhances identity and access management portfolio.
Deakin, CA partner on statistical malware detection 

Deakin, CA partner on statistical malware detection

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 23 July 2010 9:18 AM
Automated process targets malware quicker, researchers claim.
Autonomy to buy CA's Information Governance division 

Autonomy to buy CA's Information Governance division

In Risk - By Khidr Suleman, 10 June 2010 10:04 AM
CA lets 'non-core' division go for undisclosed sum.
CA security report highlights insider threat 

CA security report highlights insider threat

In Messaging - 3 February 2010 10:36 AM
Hackers recruiting 'moles' through social networking sites.
CA to acquire Orchestria 

CA to acquire Orchestria

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 6 January 2009 9:25 AM
Identity management company CA has announced plans to acquire Orchestria Corporation, a provider of data loss prevention technology, for an undisclosed sum.
Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw 

Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 27 August 2008 11:41 AM
Researchers have developed a browser security system that protects against the recently-revealed DNS vulnerability and other Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
CA launches new security product 

CA launches new security product

By Kim Thomas, 14 November 2007 10:31 AM
CA's latest release tackles identity and access management
CA announces "positive" financial results 

CA announces "positive" financial results

By Rosalie Marshall, 5 November 2007 9:33 AM
Management software vendor CA has announced financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2008, ending September 30th 2007.
Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine 

Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 8 June 2007 10:31 AM
CA has said that products relying on its anti-virus engine contain two vulnerabilities that could be exploited to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. The company has ...
CA’s retail push with Atari 

CA’s retail push with Atari

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 25 May 2007 2:46 PM
In a bid to stregthen its retail presence security vendor CA has signed an agreement with local distributor Atari.
Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors 

Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 17 April 2007 6:51 AM
Embattled former CA CEO Sanjay Kumar, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison after bogusly inflating the company's stock price to meet Wall Street's expectations, has agreed ...
Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software 

Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 3 April 2007 10:09 AM
Hackers have released exploit code for a vulnerability in CA storage software, the US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-Cert) has warned.
CA CEO: IPv6 will be insecure 

CA CEO: IPv6 will be insecure

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 19 February 2007 12:23 AM
The global deployment of IPv6 will bring unavoidable and unknown security threats, CA CEO John Swainson has claimed.
CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws 

CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 11 January 2007 10:36 PM
Two vulnerabilities were reported today in a CA backup and recovery solution that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to execute remote code and gain unauthorised administrat...
Dozen years in the slammer for former CA chief exec 

Dozen years in the slammer for former CA chief exec

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 3 November 2006 7:17 PM
The former chief executive of anti-virus software vendor CA was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison this week for his role in an accounting scandal at the company.
IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update 

IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

By Ericka Chickowski, 6 September 2006 9:25 PM
The SANS Institute warned IT system administrators to be wary of an update to CA's anti-virus software that causes the software to classify an element of Windows 2003 as malware.
CA to slash staff amid profits plunge 

CA to slash staff amid profits plunge

By Dan Kaplan, 15 August 2006 4:53 PM
Computer software giant CA announced late Monday that it will lay off 1,700 employees after the company reported a 64 percent fall in first-quarter net income.
Another new CFO at CA 

Another new CFO at CA

By Dan Kaplan, 31 July 2006 10:11 PM
IT management software maker CA named a new chief financial officer on Friday – the fifth person to hold the position in the past three years.
CA CTO makes tracks for VC firm 

CA CTO makes tracks for VC firm

By Ericka Chickowski, 12 May 2006 10:34 PM
CA lost its second key executive in as many months with the unexpected announcement yesterday that its chief technology officer would be jumping ship to a well-known venture ...
CA says low-risk PowerPoint trojan points to bigger threats 

CA says low-risk PowerPoint trojan points to bigger threats

By Ericka Chickowski, 28 April 2006 10:07 PM
A low-risk exploit embedded into a PowerPoint attachment is raising eyebrows at CA, whose executives this week predicted it could be a sign of future attacks.
CA acquires job-scheduling giant Cybermation 

CA acquires job-scheduling giant Cybermation

By Dan Kaplan, 14 April 2006 9:09 PM
CA announced Thursday it is has acquired Cybermation, a leading enterprise job-scheduling vendor, for $75 million.
It's official: Computer Associates now CA 

It's official: Computer Associates now CA

By Frank Washkuch, 2 February 2006 8:49 PM
The company formerly known as Computer Associates announced on Wednesday that it had officially changed its name to CA.
CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities 

CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

By René Millman, 24 August 2005 2:48 PM
Computer Associates is warning customers of yet more flaws affecting a large swathe of its products.
CA buys anti-spam maker  

CA buys anti-spam maker

By Marcia Savage, 26 July 2005 7:09 PM
Computer Associates has acquired anti-spam supplier Qurb in an all-cash deal. Terms were not disclosed.
CA acquires security software maker 

CA acquires security software maker

By Marcia Savage, 27 June 2005 9:49 PM
Computer Associates has acquired Tiny Software, a developer of firewalls and other endpoint security for Windows desktops and servers.
Another flaw affects swathe of CA products 

Another flaw affects swathe of CA products

By René Millman, 24 May 2005 5:25 PM
Computer Associates (CA) has warned of yet another “high risk” vulnerability affecting an antivirus scanning engine used in many of its products.
CA catalogue hit by buffer overlow vulnerabilities 

CA catalogue hit by buffer overlow vulnerabilities

By David Quainton, 3 March 2005 5:10 PM
Vulnerabilities in CA Licensing software have opened up vast swathes of the CA product catalogue to potential attack. The company has issued patches for the buffer overflow ...
CA swallows Netegrity 

CA swallows Netegrity

By David Quainton, 25 November 2004 1:17 PM
Computer Associates has completed its $439 million purchase of identity management company Netegrity, the day after appointing former IBM executive David Swainson as its new ...
Netegrity customers should 'plan exit strategy' after CA buyout 

Netegrity customers should 'plan exit strategy' after CA buyout

By Robert Jaques, 11 October 2004 9:58 AM
Computer Associates' (CA's) planned acquisition of Netegrity is likely to help existing CA customers, but Netegrity customers should be "especially concerned" and plan an "exit ...
CA to acquire Netegrity 

CA to acquire Netegrity

By Marcia Savage, 6 October 2004 7:41 PM
Looking to bolster its identity and access management portfolio, Computer Associates International will acquire security software maker Netegrity in a cash deal valued at ...
CA courts consumer market 

CA courts consumer market

By Illena Armstrong, 23 August 2004 9:39 PM
Computer Associates International, Inc. is taking further steps to win a share of the consumer market with its firewall and antivirus products.
Kumar quits CA 

Kumar quits CA

By Dan Ilett, 7 June 2004 4:08 PM
Chief software architect and ex-CEO of Computer Associates Sanjay Kumar has resigned from the company.
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