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CloudLock Expands Security and Compliance Solution to Salesforce CloudLock, a provider of cloud information security solutions, this week announced that it has extended its security suite to cover popular cloud service Salesforce.com.

Mobile security startup Mojave Networks this week announced that it has closed a $5 million round of funding, in addition to launching a cloud-based, enterprise-grade solution that protects mobile devices starting at the network level. 

Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation that provides embedded software for connected systems, this week announced updates to its platform for securing critical infrastructure.

BRASÍLIA - Brazil on Monday stood firm on its demand that tech giants such as Google and Facebook store local customer data in this country to ensure greater privacy. "We are sticking to our plan to include a proposal to store the data in the country" in legislation currently being debated in Congress, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said.

VMware and Palo Alto Networks have teamed to offer an integrated solution to protect data centers and ensure the deployment of security services keeps up with the deployment of virtual machines.

KOBLENZ - A German court Tuesday sentenced a former NATO employee to seven years in jail for spying after the IT expert copied secret data in order to sell it to a foreign intelligence service.

Uncertainty is not the word organizations want associated with their IT security posture, but in many cases, the shoe seems to fit, a new study has found.

The Cryptolocker (also known as Crilock) ransomware attacks are showing no signs of slowing down with one anti-malware company counting more than 10,000 infections in the United States alone.

Google's push to ferret out security holes in external products has been expanded to include the OpenVPN and Apache https, two of the most widely deployed open-source programs.

WASHINGTON - Bitcoin supporters told a US Senate hearing Monday the virtual currency unit should not be viewed negatively by authorities despite its links to crime.

To Breach Your Organization Hackers Only Need to be Right Once. Make Sure that One Time isn’t on Your Watch by Thinking like a Bad Guy

CyberArk, a provider of enterprise security solutions that help companies secure and manage privileged accounts, announced a new solution this week that was designed to detect malicious privileged account behavior and stop attacks in-progress.

WASHINGTON - The European Commission welcomed a "positive and constructive" meeting Monday with the US attorney general, urging action to curb distrust after revelations about US interception of European communications.

As NATO's Afghanistan Mission Comes to an End, The Focus is Switching to a Future of Cyber- and Information-warfare.BRUSSELS - Looking to a new role, NATO is pressing ahead with a high-tech, high-security headquarters to replace the supposedly temporary residence it ended up having to use for 50 years.

It may not always be a bull market on Wall Street, but it certainly seems to be one in the cyber underground when it comes time to sell goods and services.

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer on Monday said the Internet firm will begin encrypting data to protect users from online snooping.

A new study from Hewlett-Packard (HP) suggests mobile app developers are leaving security in the dust during the development process.

Symantec has issued an alert to warn organizations about targeted attacks against a previously undocumented security hole in Ichitaro, a word processing software program used by central and local governments as well as educational institutions in Japan.

NEW YORK CITY - Five people were arrested Monday following a global "cyber heist" in which hackers stole $45 million by overriding the cash withdrawal limits of prepaid debit cards, US officials said.

NEW YORK CITY - Google has agreed to pay $17 million to settle an investigation by US states into its use of unauthorized tracking software on Apple Safari Web browsers, officials said Monday.