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  • iPhone Infiltrates Corporate World with Help of Security Apps

    TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A slew of small security software developers are helping Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone gain a foothold within corporations that were once the exclusive domain of Research In Motion’s (TO:RIM) BlackBerry. The shift reflects efforts by some companies to accommodate the preference of many employees for Apple’s iconic smartphone, a trend…

  • Social Media Security Threats to Rise in 2011: Report

    Forty percent of social networking users quizzed have been sent malware such as worms via social networking sites, a 90 percent increase since April 2009, according to IT security and control firm Sophos’ Security Threat Report 2011, which analyzes cyber-crime during the last year and looks at IT security trends to watch in 2011. In…

  • Quest Software Completes Acquisition of BakBone

    IT management specialist Quest Software announced the completion of its acquisition of BakBone Software Inc., a provider of data protection software headquartered in San Diego, Calif. The company said the acquisition gives Quest additional technologies to offer data protection across heterogeneous physical, virtual and application-level environments, enabling organizations to support expanding data protection needs while…

  • McAfee Offers Enterprise Mobility Management 9.5

    Security specialist McAfee announced the general availability of its Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM) 9.5 software. The EMM software now includes integration with the company’s ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) platform, providing customers with unified management of their endpoint, network and data security products. The end-to-end visibility and control provided by the McAfee ePO platform is designed…

  • Blue Coat Debuts ProxyOne Web Security Appliance

    Web security and WAN optimization solutions specialist Blue Coat announced the release of the ProxyOne Web security appliance, which integrates Web filtering, inline malware and antivirus scanning and on-box reporting. The appliance also includes pre-configured policies and delivers automatic software upgrades and immediate security updates. Pricing for the first year starts at $8,999 for 100…

  • WatchGuard Unveils Top Security Predictions for 2011

    Security analysts at WatchGuard Technologies released their top security predictions for 2011, placing threats from voice over IP (VOIP) technologies, social media security breaches and advanced persistent threats (APTs) as the top concerns for businesses. APTs are designed to stay hidden within a victim network or host for a long period of time – typically…

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