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Security Encryption Trends 2010
Security Encryption Trends 2010 69 percent of respondents said regulatory compliance was one of their main reasons for using encryption, up five points over 2009 and 25 points from 2006 No Title The regulations with the most impact to drive encryption efforts were state privacy laws such as those in California and Massachusetts, PCI mandates…
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Mobile Devices, Apple Are Targets for Emerging Threats in 2011: Report
Security specialist McAfee, Inc. unveiled its 2011 Threat Predictions report, outlining the top threats that researchers at McAfee Labs foresee for the coming year. The list comprises platforms and services including Google’s Android, Apple’s iPhone, foursquare, Google TV and the Mac OS X platform, which are all expected to become major targets for cybercriminals. McAfee…
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SonicWall Live Demo Site Adds Next-Generation Firewall Features
Network security specialist SonicWall announced marked its three-year anniversary of its Live Demo site with the addition of hands-on experience for the Next-Generation Firewall feature set. Designed to allow customers to test products before they commit, the Live Demo unified platform provides an online demonstration solution for each of the company’s security appliances and software…
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Blockbuster: HP Buys Fortify Date:
Blockbuster: HP Buys Fortify Date: August Price Tag: Rumored to be at least $200 millionSpecialty Gained: Software security Darkhorse: Boeing Buys Narus Date: JulySpecialty Gained: real-time network traffic and analytics softwareSignificance: This buy allows the aerospace giant a toe-hold into the lucrative government cybersecurity space in order to better compete with other mega-government vendors such…
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CA Technologies Predicts Cloud Security Adoption Gains in 2011
A poll of CA Technologies experts found inside threats to cloud security will continue to grow next year, but predicted 2011 would b the year IT security enabled cloud adoption on a broader scale. Company research suggested organizations would begin using behavioral analysis to predict threat from the inside. There is case study research in…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Windows, Internet Explorer Fixes
Dec 14 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued one of its biggest-ever security fixes on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC. Microsoft said on Tuesday that two of the new patches — software updates that write over…
