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CyberSoft News For April 2006

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CyberSoft Announces the Release of VSTK/P 170

VFind Security ToolKit (VSTK) 170, which is an upgrade from the current VSTK/P 169, was recently released and is now available! VSTK/P 170 improves reliability, functionality, performance and integration. With all these upgrades, VSTK/P 170 will require LESS memory. CyberSoft works constantly to find ways to improve all of its products. Customers with current Maintenance and Support contracts are eligible for a free VSTK/P upgrade.

What’s new in VSTK Version 170

Here is a brief summary of the changes for each component in this release of the toolkit. If a component is not listed here, then it is unchanged in this release.

- cit:

New option –overwrite, forces creation of a new database. Bug fixed, sometimes the last deleted file could go unreported. Bug fixed on tru64, avoid treating a NULL string as a file argument.

- uad:

Added support for binary MIME attachments.
Improved error checking when creating temporary files.
Warning message added if the filename is a zip file local record differs from the filename in the central directory.
Fixed bug causing core dumps with some encrypted RAR files.

- vdlc:

This is a new program in this release. It is used by VFind to compile VDL pattern files into internal data structures, which helps minimize VFind startup time. There is normally no reason to invoke this program explicitly.

- vfind:

Now recursively scans directories, without the help of find. Note that this is an incompatible change. When feeding vfind from find, take care NOT to feed it any directories, only their content, as the content will otherwise be scanned twice.
Creation of scanning data structures is delegated to the vdlc program, which gives VFind itself smaller memory footprint and faster startup.
Output has been restructured so that all chevron-marked text goes to stdout, and none to stderr.
New options --noscan, --noscans, --force-scan, --trig-count; see the man page for details.
Bug fixed in VDL file type restriction, where an empty restriction could cause a core dump.
New CVDL operator, NAME ~= “...”, matches file names.
All CVDL word operators and file types are now case insensitive.
VFind output can now be tuned by setting variables in vdl.list and in the individual vdl files; a pattern that recognizes something other than a virus can now report this correctly.
New Bayesian analysis engine, can match files based on statistical data gathered by the new chash, chashmerge and cbayes programs.

- chash:

This is a new program in this release, used to create data for the Bayesian scanning engine in VFind.

- chashmerge:

This is a new program in this release, used to create data for the Bayesian scanning engine in VFind.

- chashcombine:

This is a new program in this release, used to create data for the Bayesian scanning engine in VFind.

- cbayes:

This is a new program in this release, used to create data for the Bayesian scanning engine in VFind.

New Platforms

  • Debian 3.1
  • Fedora Core 3
  • OS X 10.4

Known Problems and Limitations

The following platforms have problems extracting RAR archives:

  • BSDI x86 4.1
  • OSF Alpha 3.2
  • Tru 64 5.1

The following platforms do not support multi-threaded applications, which includes miniweb and the VSTK Web GUI:

  • BSDI x86 4.1
  • HP/UX 10.20
  • HP/UX 11.00
  • IBM AIX 4.1
  • IBM AIX 4.3
  • OSF Alpha 3.2
  • SCO Open Desktop 5
  • SGI Irix 6.2

Please note that GNU find is no longer distributed with VSTK. Use the find that comes with your system for the same purpose.

SIE Customers Must Upgrade to SIE Version 5.0 By May 15th

All SafeInternetEmail (SIE) customers who are using a version below SIE 5.0 are required to upgrade to Version 5.0 by May 15th. For all customers with a current license and service contract, the upgrade is free of charge. This requirement is only for active customers that have not already upgraded.

Peter Radatti Appointed to the Position of Distinguished Visiting Research Professor at the Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Tech Provost T. Dwayne McCay announces the appointment of two researchers to the position of Distinguished Visiting Research Professor in Florida Tech’s University College. Keith Berkowitz, M.D., and Peter V. Radatti, Ph.D., join the faculty to pursue research in sustainable food products related to the State of Florida.

Berkowitz is medical director of the Center for Balanced Health in New York City, which he founded in 2003. The center specializes in the prevention and treatment of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other metabolic conditions. Formerly, he was with the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine and worked with Dr. Robert Atkins as business and medical director.

Radatti, whose background is in chemistry, electronics and astrophysics, worked for 13 years at General Electric Space, Military Programs Department. While there, he designed and developed very early fiber optics computer networks. In 1988, he started his own computer security company, CyberSoft, Inc., which sells security products primarily to the U.S. Defense Department.

Radatti is CEO and, with Berkowitz, co-founder of R&B Foods. They began the company in 2004 to create healthy food products that would be beneficial to Berkowitz’s patients, many of whom have diabetes, unstable blood sugar or heart disease. At Florida Tech they will continue work they have begun on orange-based fiber flour and other food products.

Both will report to the dean of University College, Clifford R. Bragdon, Ph.D.

Peter Radatti Will Speak at the GOVSEC Conference in Washington, DC

GOVSEC is America’s premier homeland security event. This event shows the tools, systems and products that meet the comprehensive security needs of federal, state and local governments including physical security, asset protection, cyber and information protection, and the integration of that critical function. Peter Radatti, a Distinguished Visiting Research Professor at Florida Institute of Technology, will be one of many speakers from this highly reputable and internationally respected institution; he will be speaking on computer security and it effects on homeland security. For more information, please go to: www.cybersoft.com/whitepapers/.

CyberSoft Will Exhibit at the Following Technology Trade Shows:

April 19, 2006

US Department of Energy HQ
Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

April 25, 2006

NSA Research & Engineering
Fort Meade, MD
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m

April 25 - 27, 2006

GOVSEC Conference
Washington, DC
10:00 am – 4:00 pm



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