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Intel vPro Tools Get Better Management, Security
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—When Intel starts shipping its newest "Sandy Bridge" PC processors later this quarter, the chips will come with the latest generation of the company’s vPro on-board management and security capabilities that now will include the ability to lock down lost or stolen PCs via a 3G text message. Intel officials have put on demonstrations…
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Turning USB Sticks into Weapons of Mass Destruction
This story starts at the Washington, D.C., Auto Show, which is held at the end of January each year. While I was at the show, one of the people at the Land Rover display handed me a USB memory stick. I assumed that it contained a brochure or something similar, so I put it into…
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Virtualization Takes Center Stage at RSA
Several companies are using this year’s RSA Conference to highlight their focus on virtualization security. With the show just two days under way, a number of vendors had made announcements with an eye toward protecting virtual environments. Among these companies were Symantec, Trend Micro and Hewlett-Packard, all of which announced additions to their virtualization road…
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Government VAR ManTech Acquires TranTech
ManTech International, a solution provider that works with national security programs, has acquired government IT, cyber-security and networking solution provider TranTech. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but ManTech said it would provide further information on its Feb. 23 fourth-quarter earnings conference call. With the acquisition, ManTech gets TranTech’s position on the Defense…
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Start With a Policy Plan
Start With a Policy Plan Reducing USB risks starts by recognizing how they could be a danger for your organization. This means developing a set of policies that guide users as to which USB devices they can use to access corporate information, how they can be used and how these devices will be managed within…
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Cisco Security Certifications Back by Popular Demand
Cisco Systems is bringing back three security specialist certifications it retired in 2008 and 2009 because, as two managers from Cisco told Channel Insider, businesses are having difficulty finding security professionals with specialized skill sets. The three specialist certifications being reintroduced are Cisco VPN Security Specialist (retired in March 2008), Cisco Firewall Security Specialist (retired…
