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In a letter published in the Washington Post this morning, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the feedback and criticism surrounding the company’s privacy policies and controls.

Online fraud prevention software firm, Guardian Analytics, today announced that it has raised $9 million in funding, led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation by existing investor Foundation Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Greg Sands of Sutter Hill Ventures will join the board of directors at Guardian Analytics.

People want more privacy and protection as they communicate and spend time online. With several recent events causing concern across Facebook, Google, and other popular online destinations, we can probably understand why.

Anti-spam industry organization, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), announced today that it is offering free training to educate messaging professionals on the latest technologies to help prevent spam and fraudulent messages from reaching consumers.

New Research Shows 73% of IT Professionals Say Security is the Primary Reason for Deploying Mobile Device Management

A new online community and resource center is being formed, where visitors will be able interact, contribute and learn how to identify new security gaps and improve the accuracy of application vulnerability detection. The goal? To improve the state of software security.

As expected, Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VeriSign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) identity and authentication business for approximately $1.28 billion in cash.

Hackers Using the Final Episode of TV Series 'Lost' to Spread 'MySecurityEngine' Fake AntivirusThe popular ABC series "Lost" has been used as bait by online criminals to spread malware via fake antivirus products.

Bank of America announced today that Gregory T.

RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC) this week announced a portfolio of services designed to help defend against the emerging threat of Man-in-the-Browser attacks.

Several sources are reporting that Symantec is close to a deal in which it would acquire Verisign’s security business and paying approximately $1.3 billion according to people close to the matter. Both Verisign and Symantec have declined to comment on the matter.

The year was 1983; Microsoft released Microsoft Word, McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget and arguably the most significant development for the Internet occurred – the implementation of the Domain Name System or DNS. Without the DNS, it is doubtful the Internet could have grown and flourished as it has. Every time we receive or send e-mail, access a web page, make a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call, or complete many other tasks involving the Internet, we use the DNS.

USB Malware, Diploma Spam from China and Earthquake Web Searches Top Threat Lists. United States hosts 98 percent of new malicious URLs

New Diagnostic Tool Helps Publishers and Ad Networks Identify & Shut Down Malicious Ads

In response to the continued rise in Web-borne malware and botnet threats, McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), today announced the release of McAfee Web Gateway version 7.

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board announced today that Recovery.gov has moved to a cloud computing infrastructure, a technology that will allow for more efficient computer operations, improved security and reduced costs.

Log Management and Security Event Management solution provider, LogLogic, today announced that it is cutting the price of its Security Event Management (SEM) products by more than 50% in order to make SEM technology more accessible to companies of all sizes.“Vendors seem to be hiding all sorts of costs as add-ons, feature upgrades, and installation services,” said Guy Churchward, CEO of LogLogic. “LogLogic is committed to offering a complete product at a transparent price, with zero compromise on the core...

In the world of information security during the ‘good old days’ of the late 1990s, enterprise boundaries were enterprise boundaries and operational risk to infrastructure was relatively easy to define, track, assess and remediate.

AT&T (NYSE:T) today announced an update to its Secure E-mail Gateway Service through a partnership with McAfee. The new service, delivered as a "Security as a Service" (SaaS) solution, integrates McAfee's e-mail protection technology and global threat intelligence with AT&T's network gateway nodes to deliver enhanced SaaS capabilities for customers throughout the world.

In an effort to improve security and situational awareness at the busiest U.S. container port, The Port of Los Angeles has begun implementation of a new integrated command and control platform to fuse, correlate and analyze information across disparate security systems.