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With the vast amount of data stored on the public cloud, how do you know if your data is truly secure?  What steps can you take to ensure you make the right choice when transitioning to the cloud?The market for cloud infrastructure, platforms and applications is growing at a rapid pace; in fact, AMI research estimates that SMB cloud spending alone will reach $100B by 2014. It’s no surprise then that many, if not most organizations are looking to the...

It's Not ALL Doom and Gloom - The Optimist's Cybercrime Predictions for 2011

Lookout Mobile, a provider of smartphone security solutions has raised $19.5 million in a Series C round of funding. The round was led by new investor, Index Ventures, and also includes Accel Partners and Khosla Ventures. 

According to a memo issued by Kevin Sellers, Intel's Vice President of Investor Relations, the Federal Trade Commission has concluded its review of the proposed McAfee transaction and has cleared it.

On WikiLeaks: What's More Important - National Security or Government Transparency?

Acquisition Adds Cloud-Based Medical Archiving, Storage and Disaster-Recovery Capabilities to Dell's Portfolio

PCI DSS v2.0 May Accelerate Adoption of Virtualization and Virtualized Data Center Security

Minnesota Man Stops Trial to Plead Guilty to Hacking Neighbor’s Internet to Email Threats against the Vice PresidentBarry Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minnesota pleaded guilty to hacking into his neighbor’s wireless Internet system and posing as the neighbor to make threats to kill the Vice President of the United States. Just two days into his federal trial in St. Paul, Ardolf stopped the trial to plead guilty.

Oracle Support Addresses Need for Support of Large Data Sets and High Assurance Levels by Government Agencies and Enterprises

Data Protection for iPads, iPhones and Macs Added in Latest Release of Data Protection SuiteThe rapid rise of mobile computing devices such as iPhones and iPads as the preferred medium for connecting to private corporate networks has led to an increase in risks including breaches of security and data loss.

Prevalent Networks, a provider of information security and regulatory compliance solutions, this week launched a cloud-based services delivery platform and managed service for Symantec Control Compliance Suite, a solution that helps organizations manage IT risk and compliance.The company also introduced its Cloud Service Aggregation Platform for integration of Prevalent managed and cloud delivered services with third-party services such as Symantec Managed Security Services.The initial launch of Prevalent Compliance as a Service (PCaaS) includes:

Why Cloud Tenancy and Apartments Have More in Common Than You ThinkOne of the most common questions about cloud security is around privacy and regulatory compliance. Questions around government mandates and industry requirements abound from IT managers considering a shift to the cloud—most of which relate to multi-tenancy.Since there’s been so much discussion about multi-tenancy in the cloud lately, I thought I’d explain what it means for both cloud providers and cloud customers.But first, a tangent:

Solution Provides Secure Messaging Platform Allowing Messages to "Vaporize" After Being ReadVaporStream today introduced the next generation of its confidential messaging platform, providing users a way to communicate confidentially without fear of private conversations being compromised.

Awareness Technologies, a provider of “Insider Threat” security solutions, today announced enhancements to its InterGuard Software, allowing organizations to monitor all emails sent to and from BlackBerry devices and enabling employers to help prevent sensitive information from leaking accidentally or maliciously.

BitTorrent adds Ability to Scan Torrent Files for Malware Using BitDefender's TechnologyBitTorrent has partnered with Internet security software provider BitDefender to help prevent BitTorrent users from inadvertently downloading malware when downloading media files from the Internet.