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Friday, November 20, 2009 7:47 AM/EST
Content Security: An Untapped OpportunityWebroot, Cisco, Watchguard, McAfee and others are racing to acquire and develop greater capabilities to combat email and Web content threats. Finally, content security is maturing from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” security technology. Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:56 AM/EST
Jim Cramer Was Right, Fortinet Soars on Wall StreetThe unified threat management vendor made a spectacular Wall Street debut yesterday. Its shares soared more than 33 percent above its initial asking price, validating the market’s confidence in security appliances. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:28 AM/EST
First Windows 7 Zero-Day Vulnerability FoundA patch for a Server Message Block flaw probably won’t be available until December, but the appearance of a vulnerability so early in the release cycle of the new operating system should deter adoption. Read more... | Comment (0) | del.icio.us | digg.com
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:47 AM/EST
Astaro Begins Firewall GiveawayThe security appliance vendor is the latest to offer a product at no cost to raise brand awareness and capture market share. But its experience so far with free trial versions of its software shows that customers aren’t always ready to give up known solutions for new products even if they are free. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:17 AM/EST
Fortinet IPO: The Canary in the Coal MineThe UTM and security appliance vendor is expected to debut on the NASDAQ this week. Should the company fare well in its IPO, it will signal confidence in security appliances and lift expectations for all security hardware vendors. Monday, November 16, 2009 8:00 AM/EST
80% of Security Products Fail to Meet ExpectationsICSA Labs says that four out of five security products it tests fail to deliver the basic functionality of their design, and that 40 percent are inherently insecure. The report says more is needed in security product quality control, but will vendors hear the message before end users are filled with doubt? Friday, November 13, 2009 8:03 AM/EST
PCI-DSS Compliance: Devil and DiligenceTwo sides square off in a debate over the value and utility of the Payment Card Industry Data Protection Standard (PCI-DSS). One calls it the devil that gives companies a false sense of security. The other calls it a useful tool in compelling security adoption. They’re both right. Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:01 AM/EST
Is HP Finally a Security Vendor?The $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com will give Hewlett-Packard much needed technology and resources to pressure Cisco’s core networking business. But the deal may also be enough to make HP a legitimate security player and give it the ability to take on Cisco and other security vendors. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:39 AM/EST
Health Care Breaches Underscore Need for SynergyElectronic medical records and digitizing medical data is a rapid growth opportunity for solution providers, but not without security considerations. As two breaches at Blue Cross and Mercy shows, no one approach will guarantee data protection and regulatory compliance. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:55 AM/EST
CompTIA Looks to the Community to Improve SecurityCompTIA draws security solution providers together at the IT Security Executive Forum to identify future threats and devise community-based programs, information and mitigation strategies. |
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