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New research reveals that C-level executives feel good data protection efforts support organizational goals such as compliance, reputation, management or customer trust, but there is a lack of confidence in the ability to safeguard sensitive information...> Read The Report <

PingFederate SaaS Connector streamlines WebEx account setup and management, while improving usability and security

HP to Acquire Fortify SoftwareHP (NYSE:HPQ) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fortify Software, a privately held software security assurance company based in San Mateo, California.

Entrust IdentityGuard 9.3 Released - Adds Out-of-Band AuthenticationIdentity-based security provider Entrust has announced the immediate availability of out-of-band authentication via its new mobile application, IdentityGuard Mobile. The application is now a component of the company’s Entrust IdentityGuard 9.3 layered security system for mobile devices.

Fraudster is Just a Nice Word for Cybercriminal

According to a week-long study conducted by Internet security company BitDefender, over 250,000 user names, email addresses, and passwords used for social networking sites can easily be found online.

"Contrary to any rumors, the security architecture is the same around the world and RIM truly has no ability to provide its customers’ encryption keys." Authorities in India, in and effort to keep militants and spies off its mobile networks, is demanding access to email and messaging services provided by Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry.India has given Research In Motion a deadline of August 31st to comply with a request to gain access to encrypted BlackBerry messaging services within...

Mobile Virus Authors Expected to see Android Systems as a Growing TargetGoogle's Android mobile OS has been declared the fastest growing mobile platform according to recent reports, with over 160,000 Android devices being activated every day. This astronomical growth is credited to a friendly user interface and openness of the platform.However, Android's openness has turned its online app store, Android Market, into a breeding ground for malicious applications capable of stealing sensitive user information from the mobile phones. 

Anaconda Coughs Up An Entire Hippo! - Facebook Survey Scam

Top Five Worst DNS Security IncidentsPreserving Internet security is often an iterative process, with defenders aware that they must be responsive as well as proactive in order to stay one step ahead of would-be attackers. Software developers must respond to vulnerabilities discovered in their code, anti-virus service providers must respond to new variants of malware, and enterprises must repair the holes in their networks when they are found; Promptly.

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Palisade Systems has released a new Web based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution targeted towards small and medium-sized enterprises, to help avoid data leaks in a cost effective manner.

McAfee Threat Report - Malware Dominates The Threat LandscapeMcAfee has released its 'McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2010' threat analysis report, showing that malware is at an all-time high but that spam has shown slow growth figures when compared to the first quarter of 2010.According to the report, volumes of spam circulating on the internet increased by merely 2.5 percent as compared to Q1'10, after reaching its highest of 175 billion spam emails a day in the third quarter of...

Toshiba has rolled out a new technology for its self-encrypting hard disks that provides additional security features to prevent data leakage. The Japan based company said that Wipe technology for its SED models was capable of automatically deleting sensitive user information stored on the HDDs when the system is turned-off or the hard drive is removed from the system.

Theory on Using Guilt Instead of Cryptography to Prevent "Friendly Fraud"

Cybercrime Trends for 2010 - 2010 Mid-Year Report from SonicWALLSonicWALL has released its mid-year 'top cybercrime trends for 2010' report which details the current and future security threats faced by organizations the world over.The report, compiled from the data collected by the company's Global Response Intelligence Defense (GRID) network servers, suggests that trends in social networking, cloud computing and remote use of smartphones pose a major threat to organizations.

Foxit Reader Updated to Address Security Issues Caused by iPhone & iPad Jailbreak ProgramFoxit has released Foxit Reader 4.1.1.0805 to address a vulnerability associated with the improper rendering of PDF documents.The Foxit Reader update fixes the crash issue caused by the new iPhone/iPad jailbreak program, which can be exploited to inject arbitrary code into a system and execute it there. Exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Microsoft has released the advanced notification for its upcoming Patch Tuesday security update release, in which the company will be issuing 14 security bulletins that cover 34 vulnerabilities found in Windows, Office and Silverlight software.The upcoming Patch Tuesday release is one of the biggest patch releases made by Microsoft for a long time. However, the company denied it to be its largest ever.

IntraLinks IPO - Cloud Security Provider Goes Public on New York Stock Exchange, Raises $143 MillionIntraLinks Holdings (NYSE:IL), a provider of cloud-based solutions that help enterprises securely manage content, exchange business information and collaborate within and among organizations, went public today (its third attempt) and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Data security vendor Imperva and data masking solutions provider ActiveBase, are partnering to offer a comprehensive protection solution for sensitive data.The partnership, announced this week, will allow joint customers to protect sensitive data from those who don't need to see it. The solution, for example, will allow personal data to be shielded from IT personnel such as outsourced support teams and protect personal information in training and development environments.