Your organization needs to identify and develop mobile security policies to be deployed which will provide adequate protection. The level of protection has to be aligned with the level of risk that your organization is willing to accept. These policies should ensure that the many regulatory or compliance concerns that might be applicable are addressed. [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2011 by admin
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Regulatory compliance is an important corporate initiative as the complexity and scope of the regulatory environment continues to increase. Coupled with the rise in cyber attacks and insider threats, organizations are now searching for a more effective, sustainable, and scalable approach that will achieve their compliance objectives while improving the overall security posture of the [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2011 by admin
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Solid security starts with a written document. A valid and sufficient security ploicy exists only when it is documented and implemented. A written security policy is the foundation upon which a viable real-world security infrastructure is based. The areas that should be included are: Acceptable Use Policy defines what are and are not an allowed [...]
Posted on July 4th, 2011 by admin
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NYSE-listed SolarWinds, a provider of IT management software solutions, has agreed to acquire TriGeo, a privately-held vendor of log and event management software, for $35 million in cash. TriGeo, founded in 2001, offers solutions to IT organizations for the collection of of data from virtually any device on their network and the ability to correlate [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2011 by admin
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When it comes to IT security, it is easy to simply stick with what you know. However, the threat landscape and the needs of your users are rapidly changing, and technology must evolve even more quickly to stay ahead of them. This paper addresses five critical factors all IT buyers should consider before renewing or [...]
Posted on June 3rd, 2011 by admin
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Consumer device chip maker Broadcom has acquired SC Square, a security software maker based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company announced over the weekend. Broadcom will pay $41.9 million, net of cash, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity rights of SC Square, which provides a number of chip [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2011 by admin
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UK-based security software maker Sophos has acquired Astaro, a privately-held provider of network security solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Astaro booked $56 million in billings last year, which makes it the fourth largest dedicated unified threat management (UTM) provider in the world. Astaro was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2011 by admin
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ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) Opens in a new window announced today that Frans Kaashoek of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the recipient of the 2010 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences for his contributions to the structuring, robustness, scalability, and security of software systems underlying many applications. Kaashoek’s advances have led [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2011 by admin
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Following its $2.25 billion acquisition of Isilon, infrastructure giant EMC is making another purchase today— network security software company NetWitness. EMC’s acquisition of NetWitness closed on April 1, 2011 (clearly neither company wanted to make the announcement on April Fool’s Day) and NetWitness will operate as a part of RSA, the security division of EMC. [...]
Posted on April 4th, 2011 by admin
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The number of companies that have remote workers or branch offices is constantly growing. This expansion comes alongside greater use of the Internet for communication and collaboration. Typical examples of branch office IT deployments are retailers, travel agents, petrol stations or local sales offices. The IT requirements at each location can be basic, and IT [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2011 by admin
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