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News However, the suspended profiles remain viewable in Profile Search, and people may still stumble across the suspended sites with the rogue links that way, notes Chris Boyd, research director at security specialist... [17 Oct 2008]
Skype to get corporate security buddies?
News The partnership is with FaceTime Communications, a maker of software and appliances that let businesses monitor and secure use of instant message tools on their networks, according to people familiar with the announcement. [01 Feb 2007]
MySpace worm goes phishing
News An infected MySpace page will include links to the fraudulent websites and a blue navigation bar that is not typically found on MySpace pages, according to researchers at FaceTime Security Labs. Chris Boyd, director of... [05 Dec 2006]
Virus alert: AIM worm on the loose
News The worm provides a path for rootkits and Trojan horses to propagate on the computers of those listed on the user's buddy list, according to an advisory issued on Monday by FaceTime Security Labs. W32.pipeline initially... [20 Sep 2006]
IM worm installs rogue browser
News The worm, dubbed "yhoo32.explr" by FaceTime Security Labs, was found two weeks ago on the Yahoo! instant messaging network and was still active as of Friday, Tyler Wells, senior director of research at... [23 May 2006]
Open University secures IM chat
News The deal with secure IM vendor FaceTime marks a growing awareness of the threat posed by instant messaging applications which typically offer a direct link from the internet onto the user's desktop. The Open University... [28 Mar 2006]
Reuters IM ready to chat to AOL and MSN
News Although greater interoperability raises fears about the increased potential of security threats, Nick Sears, managing director EMEA of FaceTime, a provider of IM security and a partner in Reuters' IM service, told... [22 Nov 2005]
Hacker group uses BitTorrent for breaches
News Security sleuths at FaceTime Communications say they have linked a group of hackers operating in the Middle East to a worm that began spreading last month via AOL's Instant Messenger service. Experts at... [18 Nov 2005]
AIM worm exhibits new, nasty tactics
News The unnamed worm delivers a cocktail of unwanted software, including a so-called rootkit, security experts at FaceTime Communications said on Friday. A very nasty bundle is downloaded to your machine" when you click on... [31 Oct 2005]
Worm takes AIM at your buddies
News If that file was downloaded and opened, the worm would send itself to all contacts on the victim's AIM Buddy List, according to representatives from IM security companies Facetime and IMlogic. With earlier, similar... [16 Jun 2005]
Reuters IM users get FaceTime
News Reuters has announced a deal with secure enterprise IM firm FaceTime as its OEM provider for Reuters Messaging Compliance Manager. FaceTime's TrueCompliance solution will offer full support to Reuters... [25 Apr 2005]
IM threats - going one of two ways
News FaceTime provides secure enterprise IM solutions for business and claim the coming together of recent threats and vulnerabilities has made for a very insecure IM landscape. Kailash Ambwani, CEO of... [19 Apr 2005]
IM making inroads into enterprises
News Kailash Ambwani, CEO of FaceTime, said: "With IM we are seeing trends where the market is divided up into distinct thirds. Instant messaging is increasingly becoming a workplace tool - seizing upon the inefficiencies of... [22 Nov 2004]
Spyware sparks user and vendor activity
News According to Kailash Ambwani, CEO of FaceTime, even businesses who think they run a tight ship are "shocked" when shown how much spyware has found its way onto their systems - often through employee use of peer-to-peer... [22 Nov 2004]
Viruses and spam won't halt IM use
News Kailash Ambwani, president and CEO of secure IM gateway provider FaceTime, denies his business will be hampered by a 'once bitten twice shy' aversion to IM based on companies' previous bad experiences with email. [17 Nov 2004]
