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Device Identification and Differentiated Access Reporting Enable Company and Privately Owned Devices to Securely Coexist in the EnterpriseAvenda Systems, a provider of network access security solutions, today announced new features within its eTIPS platform that enable customers to efficiently allow or deny the use of personal devices for workplace applications.

Boston based Vulnerability management and penetration testing solution provider Rapid7, announced this week that its signature products, Metasploit Pro™ and Metasploit Express™, have achieved Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) compliance. CVE associates unique identifiers to security vulnerabilities and exposures to provide common names for publicly known problems.

How To Keep Your Website Secure This Holiday Season

After 2,686 days at Google, software engineer Brian Kennish has left the search giant to focus on “Disconnect,” an open source browser extension designed to stop third parties and search engines from tracking Web pages you visit and searches you do.

AccessData has announced the release of SilentRunner Mobile, a network forensics solution designed to deliver network surveillance and analysis with plug-and-play deployment capability. SilentRunner Mobile is targeted for use in law enforcement, government and corporate investigations, while allowing for distributed installation to facilitate ongoing cyber security monitoring and analysis.

RSA announced today that its SecurID Software Token will be available for Android smartphones, enabling users of the popular mobile operating system with secure, two-factor authentication to enterprise applications and resources using their Android powered device as an RSA SecurID authenticator.

After failing in its efforts to acquire storage provider 3PAR despite a $1.8 bid this past summer, Dell has made another move and has agreed to acquire Compellent Technologies, a provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions that help organizations manage and move data.

Agiliance, Inc., a provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced its RiskVision Cloud Risk Management Services embed content and controls from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

A recent incident has resulted in the email addresses of some Walgreens customers who receive special offers and newsletters from the company to fall into the hands of cybercrimals.

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Genesco Inc, a specialty retailer of branded footwear and other products, today announced that the computer network that processes its payment card transactions in the United States has been hacked, in what the company is calling a “criminal intrusion.” Genesco operates more than 2,225 footwear and headwear retail stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Underground Station, Johnston & Murphy, Hatworld, Lids, Lids Kids, Hat Shack, Hat Zone,...

Another milestone for DNSSEC has been reached, with VeriSign today announcing it has deployed DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .net zone.

This week, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), Europe’s Cyber security agency, released a report identifying what it sees as the top security risks and opportunities of smartphone use and gives security advice for businesses, consumers and governments.The Agency considers spyware, poor data cleansing when recycling phones, accidental data leakage, and unauthorized premium-rate phonecalls and SMSs as the top risks.

“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.” –Vernor Vinge, The Coming Technological Singularity, 1993

Symantec today announced its predictions for what to expect in 2011 in the security and storage space. Hardly a surprise, the security giant says cloud, virtualization, mobile security and social media will be the hot topics and trends for the year. Here’s what Symantec Predicts for 2011:New Technologies, New Challenges