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Symantec buys into IM security
News Symantec leapt into the nascent market for protecting instant messaging (IM) systems on Tuesday, announcing that it has agreed to acquire IMlogic, one of the sector's top players. But Carlin Wiegner, a senior director of Web security at Symantec...
[January 4, 2006, 8:50]
Real-time IM security product debuts
News IMlogic is pooling its customers' systems to do real-time scanning of instant-messaging (IM) traffic in an effort to stop worms in their tracks. With its Real-Time Threat Protection System, IMlogic says, it is moving beyond traditional signature...
[September 7, 2005, 8:15]
Industry unites against IM spam
News Back in December, instant-messaging (IM) management company IMLogic partnered with security companies McAfee and Sybari (recently acquired by Microsoft) to build IMLogic's Threat Center, which aims to protect users from peer-to-peer and IM threats...
[February 22, 2005, 7:55]
Companies fight IM malware with honeypots
News McAfee and Sybari have helped IMLogic to build the Threat Center, which aims to protect users from peer-to-peer and IM threats, such as viruses, worms, Spim (spam over IM), and malicious code. I think it's a necessary thing," said Derek O’Carroll...
[December 7, 2004, 12:45]
Enterprises get the Instant Message
News We talked to deSouza about what IMLogic is up to, what's going on in the world of IM and what's going to happen next. IMLogic provides the background logic to interconnect -- this is the first time we have connectivity to all the players.
[October 8, 2003, 12:25]
Opanki worm lives again on AIM
News A new version of the Opanki worm that spreads via instant messenger hit users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger on Wednesday, security company IMlogic said. The worm tricks victims into clicking on a malicious link by sending a variety of...
[July 15, 2005, 16:20]
IM malware threat skyrockets
News Reports of malware, spam and hacking attacks over instant-messaging (IM) services are up 50 percent this year, according to figures released by security company IMLogic's threat centre this week. IMLogic reported that more than 30 new threats have...
[March 9, 2005, 16:15]
IM worms step up a gear
News A new worm that targets users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger is believed to be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload, IM security vendor IMlogic warned Tuesday.
[December 7, 2005, 8:45]
Star Wars used as hook for phishers
News In both cases, people receive an instant message with an apparent reference to the newly released "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" movie, encouraging them to click on a link, said Jon Sakoda, chief technology officer at IMLogic, an...
[May 25, 2005, 9:15]
Santa Claus worm tricks IM users
News The IM.GiftCom.All worm attempts to dupe IM users into thinking an acquaintance has sent them a link to a harmless Santa Claus file, according to a security advisory issued on Tuesday by IMlogic. IMlogic is rating the IM.GiftCom.All worm a "medium...
[December 21, 2005, 8:30]
AOL withdraws from enterprise IM
News AOL said it will transfer existing users of its applications to a similar program offered and maintained by IMLogic, which previously designed and supported features of the Internet service provider's enterprise IM.
[June 22, 2004, 8:25]
Instant messaging pact sparks worm fears
News As Microsoft, Yahoo and others connect their global IM networks, IM worms will spread faster and attack a larger population of end-users," said Jon Sakoda, chief technology officer at messaging security company IMlogic.
[October 13, 2005, 10:45]
Microsoft debuts corporate IM
News FaceTime and IMLogic will install and service their management software for servers run by MSN's corporate clients. In a move that signals how far Microsoft has to go, the software giant has partnered on MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises with...
[November 13, 2002, 8:49]
Microsoft ups ante in IM battle
News A host of smaller players such as IMLogic, FaceTime, Bantu and Jabber are partnering approaching this market as partners and burgeoning players in the market. Once licensed, third-party provider IMLogic -- not Microsoft -- provides the software...
[March 6, 2003, 7:49]
Sending Regulators a Message With Integrated Archiving and Information Management Solution From Symantec
White Papers With Symantec Enterprise Vault and IMlogic IM Manager, the organization can review both email and instant messages from one console. When regulatory bodies issued new, stricter rules governing securities trades, this firm needed a more efficient...
[January 18, 2008, 0:01]
Can IM ever be secure?
News IMlogic gives us enhanced capabilities regarding access control, reporting and management. In addition, IMlogic has reported that the incidence of IM security threats increased by 50 percent in the first three months of this year; that more than...
[April 12, 2005, 17:55]
10 ways to monitor what your users are doing with company computers
White Papers Methods include:Examining cached Web filesMonitoring Web access at the firewall using built-in reporting features or add-onsMonitoring instant messages via programs such as Akonix Enterprise or IMlogic IM ManagerFiltering Web access by...
[May 17, 2006, 1:00]
Gartner: tread carefully as IM doors swing open
News Hygiene services such as those from IMlogic, FaceTime Communications and Akonix Systems must be installed before connecting Sametime to public IM services, just as they are for port 25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) messages.
[February 8, 2006, 12:10]
Postini steps into IM security
News Postini has licensed technology from IMlogic, a specialist in instant-messaging security and compliance, for the service, Lochart said. Email security provider Postini is branching out. In the third quarter, the company plans to introduce a hosted...
[June 28, 2005, 10:40]
Instant-messaging virus costs a man his job
News A businessman whose computer had been infected by a virus found that his entire buddy list had been sent a record of all his IM conversations, said Derek O'Carroll, managing director of IM software vendor IMLogic on Tuesday.
[June 30, 2004, 9:05]
