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University of California Data Breached, Serious Security Incidents on the Rise
The University of California at Berkeley is the latest organization to suffer a damaging data security breach. The increasing number of security breaches and incidents has some calling for greater effort and controls of systems containing sensitive data. University officials revealed last week that hackers successfully breached the student and alumni records system, gaining access…
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Automating Security Assessments
One of things that most solution providers routinely offer potential new customers is a security assessment. The basic idea is that it’s a great way to get your foot in the door so you can discover what the customer actually needs versus just blindly trying to sell products. And best of all, after the assessment…
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FalconStor Reports Flat Revenues, Net Loss
FalconStor Software (NASDAQ: FALC) , a provider of disk-based data protection, announced slightly lower revenues for its first quarter—$21 million, compared with $21.8 million for the same period a year ago. FalconStor reported a net loss of $900,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net income of $1.3 million, or 3 cents…
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IT Security Vendor Websense Reports Higher Q1 Revenues
At a time when most companies are offering explanations for revenue declines and lowering guidance for the upcoming quarter, Websense ((NASDAQ: WBSN) offered the first positive technology story of the week. The provider of integrated Web, data and e-mail security solutions reported first-quarter revenue of $81 million, an increase of 21 percent from the first…
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Simple Fix for Adobe Reader’s Latest JavaScript Vulnerability
On April 28, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned users of Adobe Reader that a critical vulnerability could allow remote hackers to execute malicious code. That vulnerability has its roots in how the product works with JavaScript and can lead to an exploit where remote attackers could wreak havoc on a user’s system. Several…
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Security Spending Priorities Remain Stable
Security Spending Priorities Remain Stable The annual RSA Conference saw the release of several new reports on security spending, priorities and activities. The following is a sampling of data from various security surveys. No Title 22% of enterprises have deployed application firewalls; 31% plan to purchase application firewalls No Title 29% of enterprises are using…
