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Network monitoring solutions provider, NetWitness, today announced availability of its products in a cloud-based offering. To meet expanding operational use cases for cloud-based services and transformational virtual data center architectures, cloud-based option of the NetWitness network monitoring platform provides added deployment flexibility and scalability across all operating environments.

While Fraudsters May be Equal in Terms of Rank, when it comes to Sophistication – they are not. The Higher the Sophistication Level of Individuals, the Fewer they are in Numbers

Intel reported today that it has discovered a design flaw in its recently released Intel® 6 Series support chip, code-named Cougar Point, which is estimated to cost the company $700 million to repair and replace.

Best Practices for Virtualizing Email Security Infrastructure

Small and mid-size organizations have recognized the need for strong authentication, but adoption has been slow due to most offerings falling short of meeting the specific needs and budgets of these organizations. RSA, The Security Division of EMC, today announced RSA Authentication Manager Express, a new strong authentication solution designed to meet the cost and convenience requirements of SMBs.

A new cloud security startup has emerged from stealth mode today, unveiling solutions specifically designed from the ground up to provide security for elastic cloud servers.

HP announced a suite of new products and services this week, aimed at helping businesses and governments leverage the power of the cloud while ensuring they meet required levels of security, performance and availability.

When Should You Implement DNSSEC in Your Organization?Part 3 of a 3 Part Series on Understanding DNSSEC

Support for Standard ISO 8583 Protocol Enables Real-Time Authentication of Card TransactionsPhoneFactor, a provider of phone-based multi-factor authentication technology, this week announced support for ISO 8583, the standard communication protocol that financial institutions use to process credit and debit card transactions.

Global Spam Declines to Lowest Level Since March 2009; Pharmaceutical Spam Takes a Dive

CoreTrace, a provider of cross-platform application whitelisting solutions, today announced and enterprise-ready application whitelisting solution for Mac and Linux endpoints.

The Internet has changed the world, providing advances that allow people to communicate, share information and conduct business in ways that were never before possible. Along with that, cybercrime has also flourished, growing by double digits year after year, and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

In an effort to support Data Privacy Day which takes place on Jan 28, 2011, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) today released its 2011 Data Breach Incident Readiness Guide. The guide addresses emerging security and privacy threats, providing prescriptive guidance and questions every executive should ask to help businesses in breach prevention and incident management.

Securing Tablet Devices in the Enterprise - IT Security Managers are being Faced with a New Set of Challenges with the Rapid Adoption and Deployment of Tablet Devices in the Enterprise

Network monitoring solutions firm NetWitness has announced plans to unveil what it’s calling a revolutionary approach to automating malware analysis. Using a new methodology that replicates the knowledge, process, and workflow of world-class malware analysts, NetWitness says it can more easily enable the identification of advanced and zero-day malware.

The FBI has reported that 28 year-old Glenn Duffie Shriver of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced last Friday to 48 months in prison for conspiring to provide national defense information to intelligence officers of China.Shriver pleaded guilty in October 2010, to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to communicate national defense information to a person not entitled to receive it.

WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of business security solutions, today released a number of enhancements to its XCS (extensible content security) line of email and web content security appliances.Enhancements to WatchGuard’s Solution Include:

AlertEnterprise, Inc., a Freemont, California based provider of Security, Risk, and Compliance management software, today introduced a cybersecurity and compliance automation solution for the Nuclear Industry. The Solution is an integrated NEI 08-09 Cyber Security and Compliance Solution designed to analyze risks across IT, Physical Access and Process Control Systems.

Several sources are reporting that Apple has hired ex-Navy Information Warfare expert and author, David Rice, to be its head of global security starting in March. Arik Hesseldahl at All Things Digital was the first to report the news on Saturday afternoon.