The number of people believed to have been affected by an intrusion into an online booking system at the Best Western hotel chain is much smaller than earlier thought, according to the company.

Check Point has released the latest version of its ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, featuring a heavy emphasis on defending against new-wave security threats.

Lexar Media has 'dramatically expanded' the storage capabilities of its USB flash drives after announcing a 16GB memory stick that comes bundled with a number of security features, including encryption and a file shredder.

Carnegie-Mellon University has announced a free add-on to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 that's intended to resolve the browser's security warning when a website's SSL certificate has expired, or has not been issued by a trusted third party.

Attackers can exploit bugs in Novell's iPrint application to obtain corporate information or hijack computers, security experts have warned.