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Salesforce.com today announced "Database.Com," a new service that it’s calling the first “enterprise database built for the cloud,” leveraging the infrastructure and technology that powers it’s core business of 87,000 Salesforce.com customers. The service isn’t scheduled to be available until 2011, maybe they can can come up with a better logo before the service goes live.
Securing Virtual Environments - VM IntrospectionKnowledge is power and, when it comes to security – the more information you have about your environment – the more effective you can be at protecting it. Depth of information is the fundamental benefit behind a concept called Virtual Machine Introspection (VMI). Its use within virtualized environments is absolutely crucial to effective risk mitigation at scale.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced it has achieved Level 1 compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). Organizations can now run their applications on AWS PCI-compliant technology infrastructure to store, process and transmit credit card information in the cloud. The AWS cloud infrastructure has been validated at the highest level (Level 1) of PCI compliance, to build their cardholder environment and achieve PCI certification for their applications.
What is an Advanced Persistent Threat? Attackers are Getting More Sophisticated - Here's an Example of How they Work and Insight on How to Stop Them.The news just broke: Acme has completed a strategic acquisition of Landmark and both companies are being tight-lipped concerning all of the details. Should the acquisition proceed, that's bad news for Acme's toughest competitor, which would – as a result of the deal – be set to lose a clear market advantage.
Juniper Networks today announced it has acquired Altor Networks, a provider of virtualization security software solutions for $95 Million in cash, net of Altor shares already owned by Juniper. Altor Networks was founded in 2007 and in early 2010, Juniper Networks made an investment in the company.
Business Confidence Remains High Among IT Executives; Companies Face with IT Recruiting Challenges
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced it will offer Domain Name System (DNS) service, which it is calling Amazon Route 53, the name coming from the fact that DNS servers respond to queries on port 53 and route end users accordingly.
In order to reflect the company’s product portfolio and market focus after the acquisition of Atmel Corporation’s Secure Microcontroller Solutions business, INSIDE Contactless today announced it has changed its name to INSIDE Secure.The company's secure semiconductor products power smart cards, mobile devices, acceptance devices and infrastructure systems. INSIDE Secure is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Europe, Asia and Silicon Valley.
Many organizations are putting their virtual infrastructures at risk as a result of hypervisor privileges and ‘data sprawl’ in virtual environments not being adequately addressed by current adoption of security technologies and policies, according to a study released today by CA Technologies.The study, "Security-An Essential Prerequisite for Success in Virtualization," surveyed 335 decision makers in 15 countries across Europe and the US.
Evaluating Cloud Computing Solutions - Public vs. Private Clouds? Hybrid Clouds? Which is Right for Your Business?
Federal Government Cyber Security Spending Expected to Reach $13.3 Billion by 2015. Faced With Significant Shortage of Qualified IT Security Talent
Facebook is able to see a customer’s User ID, IP address and operating system if the customer is logged into Facebook at the time they visit a site that uses certain features of Facebook Social Plug-Ins. Does this sharing pose a serious privacy risk? “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana
CellTrust, a provider of secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones, announced that it is partnering with NewNet, a telecom infrastructure solutions company with deployments in more than 60 countries, in creating an integrated Short Message Service Center (SMSC) and Secure SMS solution for mobile operators worldwide.
Bredolab and Koobface Botnet Takedowns Lead to Lower Spam Levels in November Fortinet’s November 2010 Threat Landscape Report shows a 12 percent reduction in global spam in November after Dutch authorities took down the Bredolab network by taking more than 140 servers offline.
Palo Alto Networks' CEO Agrees to Resign Due to Differences in Leadership Philosophy Palo Alto Networks, the company best known for its next generation firewalls, is in search of a new CEO. The company announced that “due to differences in leadership philosophy,” the Board of Directors and CEO and President Lane Bess have agreed that he will resign from his position. Bess has served as CEO of Palo Alto Networks since July 2008.
Security & Compliance Strategy - What is the Right Approach?
Research In Motion (RIM) announced today that the latest version of its operating system, BlackBerry 6, is now FIPS 140-2 certified. BlackBerry 6 debuted on the BlackBerry Torch smartphone earlier this year.
Internet Routing - The Internet's leading architects have considered the rapid growth and fragmentation of core routing tables one of the most significant threats to the long-term stability and scalability of the Internet
VeriSign today launched a cloud based service to ease the implementation of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
The leading global conference series for Operations, Control Systems and IT/OT Security professionals to connect on SCADA, DCS PLC and field controller cybersecurity.
As AI dramatically shortens the time from vulnerability disclosure to exploitation, enterprises must look beyond patching to reduce application risk.
A total of 22 patches were releaased, a majority for code execution, privilege escalation, and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
Late amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would give ministers new powers to restrict risky technology providers as supply chain attacks intensify.
