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Web 2.0 Apps Present New Risks, Opportunities
As Web 2.0 applications continue to make their way into the corporate environment, solution providers and their customers are looking for new ways to take advantage of the increased collaboration and peer networking gains these applications provide. However, with those opportunities come new challenges and security risks many customers may not be aware of. “Web…
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NetApp Polishes Up its Partner Program
NetApp evolved its partner offerings this week, introducing a new name to the partner program, reshaping its field portal and providing additional sales and marketing resources. The storage company laid out some strategic areas of focus for the coming fiscal year, including diversifying its partner base to reach out more effectively global systems integrators, hosting…
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New Google Tool Targets Microsoft Business Users
(Reuters) – Google Inc introduced software to make it easier for businesses using Microsoft Corp’s Outlook to switch to its Web-based communications and collaboration products. The Internet company said on Tuesday that its new software can easily transfer data from a Microsoft Exchange server to Google’s cloud-based online service. The new product allows business users…
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Trend Micro Rolls Out Data Loss Prevention Solution
Trend Micro has unveiled a new release of its data loss prevention (DLP) solution, LeakProof 5.0, with added features and benefits designed to reduce the complexity and cost often associated with the discovery, monitoring and blocking of sensitive data. LeakProof is designed to protect information such as customer and employee data, as well as intellectual…
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McAfee Launches Next Generation of Firewall Products
McAfee has tied its next generation of firewall products into its ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) management software. The security vendor has also opened up ePO to integrate third-party partners’ products into the management frame. McAfee Firewall Enterprise (formerly Sidewinder), McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center and McAfee Firewall Enterprise Profiler were designed to be more easily managed…
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U.S. Businesses Underfund Security Training
How pervasive are security breaches? According to the CompTIA 7th Annual Security Research Study, 38 percent of businesses in the United States suffered at least one or more serious security breaches in 2008, and the average number per business topped at least one incident per year. The fact that one in four businesses reported a…