AVG Technologies, a provider of free consumer security solutions, today announced that it would acquire DroidSecurity, a cloud-based mobile security company based in Tel Aviv.
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Students and professors at Washington State University arriving for class last Friday morning were greeted with a surprise video message on classroom video screens, courtesy of an unknown hacker who gained control of the campus media services system.According to Darin Watkins, Executive Director for external communications at Washington State University, the hack caused video screens in several classrooms in two buildings to simultaneously come down without warning, followed by a video automatically playing on the screen.
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Backupify, a provider of online backup, archiving and export services for cloud-based data, today launched a backup and archival solution for Facebook Fan Pages.With the new solution, users can backup all Facebook data from a unified account. Backup of Fan Pages adds to the company’s existing solutions to backup other Facebook data, including News Feeds, Wall Posts, Photo Albums and Messages.
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Blue Coat Systems, Inc. today announced that its Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances are now capable of delivering instant awareness of Web applications and content using “classification by URL category” functionality. With the new features, PacketShaper appliances provide control that can immediately manage new Web applications and content without requiring updates or new policies.
Perimeter E-Security, a provider of information security services, today announced that Andrew Jaquith has joined the company as its new Chief Technology Officer.Andrew Jaquith will lead Perimeter's Flagship Security and Messaging Portfolio at the company's Boston Innovation Center which opened back in August.
A former technical operations associate in Bristol-Myers Squibb's management training program entered a guilty plea last week to a one-count information charging him with theft of trade secrets from the company, according to an announcement today from U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Richard S. Hartunian.
Organizations Fail to Support Database Security Deployments and Training; Database, Audit and Security Departments Fail to Communicate or Take ResponsibilityComplacency is hampering information security efforts, resulting in lax security practices and oversight, and leaving sensitive corporate data vulnerable theft. That was the general conclusion according to the results of a survey of database administrators and managers released today.
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A former University of Akron student was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for conducting Denial of Service Attacks on the sites of several prominent conservative figures as well as infecting several systems with botnet zombies.
Location Labs Inc., a provider of mobile location-as-a-service infrastructure and applications, today announced the launch of Sparkle, a next-generation mobile location, controls, and security platform.
Multi-Site Data Protection Software Helps Businesses Backup Multiple Locations with EaseNETGEAR, Inc. today announced “ReadyNAS Replicate,” a software application that simplifies the replication of that data to another ReadyNAS whether the two systems are on the same LAN or across the globe.Through a single interface, ReadyNAS Replicate enables customers to schedule multi-site backup jobs and to restore files across locations, slashing management time and improving investment return.
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Quova Helps Developers Integrate Security and Compliance Features into Applications Using Free IP Geolocation Quova, Inc., a provider of IP Geolocation data, has rolled out Quova Developer Portal, a Web portal providing free access to the Quova API and enabling developers to instantly build their own Quova-powered applications to the web, desktop and mobile devices.
Raytheon Expands Cybersecurity Portfolio with Acquisition of Trusted Computer SolutionsRaytheon announced today that is has acquired Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), a privately held provider of IT security solutions.
Google has updated its Chrome Web browser to version 7.0.517.41 for Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms. The update addresses multiple vulnerabilities, including the potential of an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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