New York State Common Retirement Fund , Albany, committed $3.5 million...

New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, committed $3.5 million to Application Security Inc., a New York-based cyber-security firm, according to John Chartier, spokesman for Alan G. Hevesi, state comptroller and sole trustee of the $140 billion fund. The commitment was made through private equity fund Paladin Homeland Security, which also invested $3.5 million in the company.