Recent Articles
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U.S. Electrical Grid Cyber-spy Threat Could Mean Security Opportunity
As legislators and regulators highlight the threat of cyber-spies exploiting computer and network security weaknesses to attack the U.S. electrical grid, there may be an opportunity for reseller solution providers to help protect it. This week the Wall Street Journal reported that cyber-spies from China, Russia and other countries have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid…
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Conficker Followed up by Scareware-Powered Spam
Preparation and persistence helped many to dodge the Conficker threat, and while many may have dodged that bullet, the war against malware is far from over. The recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR), which covers the final 6 months of 2008, indicates that rogue security software threats are on the rise. Those pieces of…
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PGP Release SMB Encryption Solution
PGP Corp. has unveiled a version of its whole disk encryption technology focused on the small to midsized business (SMB) arena as the company plans to implement "major updates" to its channel sales program that includes the recent signing of Avnet as a distribution partner for PGP’s solutions. Under the agreement, Avnet will distribute the…
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Websense Launches First Security Appliance
Providing solution providers with an additional weapon in their security arsenal, Websense announced the release of its first appliance to deliver gateway security that includes Web filtering, traffic inspection and deep inspection of Web 2.0 content. The Websense V10000 signals a change in the Websense model, which had been a software-only security vendor. By providing…
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Trend Micro Asserts Channel Commitment in SAAS
As businesses continue their rapid adoption and migration to cloud-based services, Trend Micro is pledging to keep working with its solution providers in the delivery and management of software-as-a-service accounts. Demonstrating its commitment to working with channel partners on services, Trend Micro announced its Hosted Security for the Channel program, a new initiative to educate…