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RSA Conference 2008 celebrates Data Leak Prevention
2008/04/21 | [Original] | Data leak prevention (DLP) was a key message at the convention, as Art Coviello, Executive VP of EMC and President of RSA, explained in his very first keynote. Bottom-line : security has to be where the data lives, and that's everywhere. Thus an independent, vertical, security industry has no reason to exist, according to Coviello.Microsoft snatches military-grade anti-rootkit
2008/03/26 | [Original] | With Komoku's buyout, Microsoft not only gets a reputable anti-rootkit solution to rapidly deploy within its own products, but also a foot into the ITsec military vendors club. Komoku was funded by several US agencies, that also are its first customers.Will Fortinet be Ken Xie's next huge success ?
2008/02/13 | [Original] | Ken Xie founded Netscreen and sold it to Juniper for $3,5 billion. And then was Fortinet. With a 50% growth in its appliance shipments in 2007, the company might very well be Xie's next hit.What duties for the CSO 2.0 ?
2008/02/11 | [Original] | What will be the CSO's next duties ? We attended IDC's Risk Management conference to find out.The Network Solutions front-running scandal
2008/01/15 | [Original] | This is quite a PR nightmare for Network Solutions, after having been caught indulging in a practice dangerously close from Front Running. It registers and freezes domain names that are looked up for availability on its website.IBM, the next major security services provider
2007/11/28 | [Original] | Since it got bought out by IBM, security vendor ISS got all what it needs to go beyond simple security assets management. And this seems to be precisely IBM's goal.Symantec enters data-loss prevention
2007/11/06 | [Original] | Data-Loss Prevention technology is the latest hype. And it drives a newer trend of consolidation in the IT security market Symantec just announced that the security-market leader would buy Vontu for $350 in cash and options.Another acquisition for McAfee: website certification vendor ScanAlert
2007/11/01 | [Original] | Antivirus software company McAfee acquires website certification vendor ScanAlert in a deal potentially worth $75 million.Trend Micro snatches Data Leak Prevention specialist Provilla
2007/10/25 | [Original] | With Data Leak Prevention being such a hot topic right now, it's not a surprise antivirus vendors are jumping in the acquisition feast. Trend Micro just snatched DLP specialist Provilla, in an undisclosed deal.Leading technology companies form industry group to advance software assurance
2007/10/24 | [Edited Press Release] | SAFECode to promote best practices for the delivery of more secure and reliable software, hardware and services.Finjan names John Vigouroux as President and CEO
2007/10/16 | [Edited Press Release] | Finjan today announced the executive appointments of Eric Benhamou as Chairman and John Vigouroux as President and CEO. Outgoing President & CEO, Asher Polani, will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Eric Benhamou is named as Chairman of the Board.Microsoft's new vision for security
2007/10/15 | [Original] | Microsoft will unveil its new security roadmap during the RSA Conference Europe 2007, in London, UK. Say goodbye to perimeter security.Microsoft Expands Interoperability for the Identity Metasystem
2007/10/09 | [Edited Press Release] | Today at the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo (ZendCon), Microsoft announced a strategic collaboration with Zend Technologies Inc. that will ultimately provide people with better control over their personal information on the Web and greatly improve the trustworthiness of Web-based interactions.McAfee to acquire SafeBoot for $350 million
2007/10/09 | [Original] | Antivirus software maker McAfee said monday (october 8th) it agreed to buy encryption provider SafeBoot in a move to boost its position in the data protection market.
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