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Trend Micro today announced the latest major version of its InterScan™ Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA), which the company characterizes as a unique hybrid SaaS email security solution that integrates in-the-cloud protection and SaaS security services.

Although more than 80 percent of the respondents to a new survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute expressed concern about the security of social media, more than half of these same individuals admitted they do not take any steps to actively protect themselves.

Secure mobile voice calling solutions provider, Cellcrypt, today announced that AT&T has approved Cellcrypt Mobile for BlackBerry under the AT&T Solution Certification Program.

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IT security risk and compliance management solutions provider, Qualys, today added a new feature to its QualysGuard Vulnerability Management solution to help customers identify and implement patches to eliminate vulnerabilities in their IT environments.

A survey of IT security professionals, those who should be security conscious, has revealed that over half of respondents (52%), admit to carrying company data on a USB stick with no encryption. The survey also revealed that 11% of the security savvy audience ‘protected’ their devices with passwords only, an insufficient defense that is easily breached.

As cybercrime continues to grow and become more complex, businesses must race to implement tools, technologies and strategies to protect their organizations.Frost & Sullivan cites Cybercrime as the primary driving factor in the growth of the North American Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Market. The firm estimates that managed security service providers generated revenues of $1.20 billion in 2009 and estimates this to reach $3.90 billion in 2016.

Internet infrastructure services provider, Afilias, has expanded its Managed DNS services with the launch of its new FlexDNSSM Platform.

PandaLabs, the anti-malware laboratory of Panda Security, has reported a new proliferation of scams that highjack the Facebook "Like" option. The attacks use bogus messages that look like they’re from friends, with topics related to the popular game Farmville, the film Sex and the City 2 or simply the keyword “sex.” Unwary Facebook users who click on the links in these messages are taken to a Web page containing photos and videos of the relevant topic.

It was a shocking discovery that had security experts around the world concerned. In 2008, security researcher Dan Kaminsky exposed a serious flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) that allowed cyber criminals to easily impersonate websites, intercept email, or steal passwords to hack into corporate networks via DNS cache poisoning attacks.

Adding to its line of cloud based services, Verizon Business today announced SAP AG certification of the Verizon cloud-based platform for on-demand delivery of SAP business applications, as well as a new cloud-based storage solution that’s available with data retention consulting services if desired.

AVG Technologies, developers of some of the world’s most popular and free anti-virus software for Windows, today announced an offering for Mac lovers. AVG LinkScanner for Mac is a free AVG product designed for the Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems. It supports the Safari 3.x, Safari 4.x and Safari 5.x internet browsers as well as Mozilla Firefox 3.x and higher.

Markus Jakobsson and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo