Ericka Chickowski

SCM Microsystems today announced that it will release to the channel a new set of smart card readers that are small enough to be carried on key rings, in pockets or in purses starting this month. The family of three new models are designed for connection through USB or Near Field Communication (NFC), giving clients […]

F5 networks announced the creation of a new global channel leadership role and said that it would tap its former North American channel chief to fill the position. In an interview with Channel Insider, Dean Darwin said that his promotion to vice president of worldwide channel sales was a direct result of recent company success […]

A small Las Vegas-based vendor today introduced to the channel a new business continuity appliance that it believes can make disaster recovery planning more accessible to SMBs and open up opportunities to VARs and MSPs in the process. XiloCore will roll out the X700 Business Recovery System exclusively through the channel. Designed to be deployed […]

Kroll Ontrack today targeted Apple VARs with a new product that will offer Apple partners more control over the data recovery services they can offer to customers. The new Data Recovery Portal for Apple offers Apple Service providers a way to easily track data recovery service and ensure warranties remain intact when outsourcing data recovery […]

After a tough earnings call last week, Websense announced yesterday that it plans to cut 5 percent of its roster in order to adjust to the slumping economy. “We have been aggressively managing our expense structure during the recession without any reduction in personnel costs,” said Kate Patterson, vice president of corporate communications and investor […]

Verizon Business announced Aug. 5 a relaunch of its managed security services platform, introducing a number of new features that it hopes will take it to the top of the managed security service provider (MSSP) heap in the coming year. Designed to go above and beyond the standard antivirus-firewall-IPS trio so common among many security […]

As organizations begin planning their 2010 budgets, many have targeted application security as a top priority for the coming year, according to a new report from The InfoPro released today. The New York-based research firm released its Information Security Study following thorough interviews with 246 security professionals at Fortune 1000 organizations and midsize enterprises in […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology yesterday rolled out the first installment of what it hopes will act as a unified information security framework for the entire federal government. Brought forth in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), the draft of […]

Symantec today announced the integration of Web Gateway 4.5 into its Symantec Protection Suite Enterprise Edition following the company’s April acquisition of Mi5 Networks. The latest improvement to the Symantec suite adds a new tier of anti-malware technology to the existing anti-virus engine that is meant to better protect users from botnet and Web 2.0 […]

A new report on the state of security within health care shows that these organizations are unprepared to meet the increased risks to their information in the wake of coming requirements by the federal government to push adoption of digital patient records. Released last week, the 2009 Global Security Study for Life Sciences and Health […]

Symantec this week reported a dramatic drop in revenue and earnings during the fiscal quarter ending July 3, missing analyst projections and sparking a drop in shares yesterday. In its financial statements released yesterday, the company said it saw earnings shear off from $172 million during the same quarter last year down to $73 million in […]

IBM picked up yet another high-profile security solution developer to add into its portfolio with the announcement today that it would gobble up Ounce Labs, a Waltham, Mass.-based developer of application security testing tools. This latest buy by IBM further emphasizes the company’s commitment to developing or acquiring the capabilities to offer a fully fleshed […]