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  • Pa. Man Charged in SonicWall Warranty Scam

    A federal grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with five counts of mail fraud for allegedly obtaining SonicWall security appliances through a warranty scam and attempting to sell them on eBay. Thomas J. Kline, 66, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., was formally indicted June 24. According to federal authorities, Kline registered hundreds of serial numbers to…

  • Programmer Charged with Rocking ‘Rolling Stone’ with DDoS Attacks

    A Pennsylvania computer programmer made at least one mistake and, if convicted criminal charges, definitely a second. First, he fell for a sham online dating scheme designed to humiliate him. Second, he allegedly to use his software programming skills to seek revenge. Bruce Raisley, 47, of Monaca, Penn., is facing 10 years in prison for…

  • Battling Legacy Trusted Security Advisers

    Everyone knows money is tight. No matter how many positive signs surface that the economy is rebounding, businesses are loathed to open their wallets for anything but projects that have an absolute positive ROI. That’s why security VARs with cost-saving solutions are doing so well; well, at least in theory. Something that some security service…

  • McAfee New Channel Chief Pledges Better Partner Enablement

    Fernando Quintero, McAfee’s vice president of channels for the Americas While some security vendors are claiming increasing sales of individual products, McAfee’s new Americas channel chief Fernando Quintero is focused on building a holistic channel that’s able to sell integrated products as part of suites or purpose-built systems. Quintero, who took charge of McAfee’s channels…

  • Security Hardware Sales Slide 16%, Rebound Expected

    A new report by analyst firm Infonetics says spending on security hardware and appliances — such as unified threat management (UTM), intrusion detection/prevention systems and SSL VPN devices — dropped 16 percent in the first quarter of 2009. The reason: businesses cut or delayed spending on IT systems, which led to cascading declines in security…

  • Delaying PC Purchases Cost SMBs More in the Long Run

    It’s no secret that businesses large and small have put their IT budgets under pressure, typically delaying their PC refreshes and leaving users with laptop or desktop computers that are 4 or 5 years old. But a new study conducted by market research firm Techaisle shows that delaying PC purchases can actually cost businesses more…

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