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EMC Corporation today announced that it would acquire Isilon Systems, Inc. a network attached storage systems company, based in Seattle, Washington.

A report released today by Imperva, a provider of data security solutions, shares predictions on what we could expect to see in 2011 and is designed to inform and help IT security professionals defend their organization against the next onslaught of cyber security threats.Imperva's research team predicts IT security professionals will see the following in 2011:

A study released today shows that the financial services, technology and healthcare industries are seeing the greatest adoption of the iPad for business use.The report came from Good Technology, a provider of enterprise mobility solutions, which analyzed its customer base, which includes over 4,000 enterprise customers, whose iPad deployments range from one to over 1,000 iPads. "We took a close look at our customers who have deployed iPad devices so far," said John Herrema, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Good...

Community Information-Sharing Website to Advance Knowledge of Security Incidents via Anonymous ReportingVerizon has launched a Web site designed to collect and share information about security incidents that can be voluntarily and anonymously reported by participating organizations around the globe.

Research initiative aims to provide efficient delivery of data intensive storage services by understanding what's inside the data

Will Oracle Acquire CSC?Will Larry Ellison pull out his wallet yet again to make another large acquisition? Does Oracle have CSC in its sights? Tips suggest that this may be the case and that Oracle is possibly looking to acquire services giant CSC.

A new Plug-in for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) helps protect corporate networks by providing visibility into the true origin and destination of data and only allowing data to travel within the trusted realm of a company’s geographical business interest.

Deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions Enhances global security for India and AsiaAfilias, a provider of Internet infrastructure services, this week announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for the .IN country code top-level domain (TLD) for the country of India and, in coordination with DotAsia, announced that (DNSSEC) has been enabled for the .ASIA top-level domain.

In an effort to honor the sacrifice of returning war heroes, Raytheon and Cisco today announced they would expand support of the Wounded Warrior Project’s education initiatives and support the development of a new cybersecurity training program that aims to help wounded servicemen and women re-enter the workplace with IT and cybersecurity skills.

Are your passwords safe? Three simple ways to create memorable yet secure passwords

Identity and Access Management Product Enhancements Help Fulfill Vision for Content-Aware IAM for Distributed and Mainframe EnvironmentsCA Technologies took another step toward fulfilling its vision for Content-Aware Identity and Access management (IAM) today with new releases and enhancements to several of its offerings.

Cloud Disaster Recovery - Ingredients for a Recipe that Saves Money and Offers a Safe, More Secure Situation with Greater Accessibility

BitDefender, a provider of innovative internet security solutions based in Bucharest, Romania, today released a Free Antispam for Linux Mail Servers. The product uses the same antispam engines that earned the company a perfect track record, with 9 VBSpam Awards in periodic tests run by Virus Bulletin.

Update - The company has since released a beta version of the Nevercookie plug-in

Researchers Predict Advanced, Blended Threats, Laser-Focused on Attacking Business and InfrastructureWeb security researchers say that recent evidence and metrics suggest that cybercriminals and their blended attacks are having a field day taking advantage of security gaps left open by legacy technologies like firewalls, antivirus, and simple URL blockers.