November 1, 2007 7:14 PM
Posted by: Marcia Savage
Identity and access management,
Security Vendor NewsCisco Systems on Thursday said it agreed to buy security software maker Securent for about $100 million.
Cisco described Securent's policy management software as allowing enterprises to administer, enforce, and audit access to data, communications, and applications in heterogenous IT...
October 30, 2007 4:55 PM
Posted by: Marcia Savage
Security Vendor NewsOn the heels of its acquisition of SafeBoot, McAfee on Tuesday said it's buying ScanAlert, a supplier of Web site security certifications, for $51 million.
Napa, Calif.-based ScanAlert audits and certifies the security of more than 75,000 Web sites. Its Hacker Safe certification is displayed by...
October 12, 2007 7:46 AM
Posted by: Leigha
Application Security,
Information Security Careers,
Information Security Threats,
Microsoft Security,
Security Vendor News Billy (BK) Rios had already made quite a name for himself in the hacker community before he started making major headlines over his warnings of a critical URI flaw in Windows. It took Microsoft...
October 10, 2007 8:08 AM
Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Security Vendor NewsVeriSign is in hot water over a dispute with the Associated Press over the use of AP content by its Moreover Technologies news aggregation service.
The AP filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court against VeriSign to stop Moreover from aggregating the content. The AP is also seeking damages. The...
October 2, 2007 3:12 PM
Posted by: Leigha
Security Vendor NewsShavlik Technologies announced Tuesday that UK-based security vendor Sophos will begin delivering Shavlik’s patch management technology as part of Sophos’ NAC Advanced product for controlling unauthorized, guest, and non-compliant computers. Sophos said the move means its customers will have...
October 2, 2007 8:55 AM
Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Security Vendor News
Code Green CEO...
September 28, 2007 12:53 PM
Posted by: Leigha
Security Vendor NewsIn late 2004, 3Com was in a buying mood when it acquired IPS vendor TippingPoint for $430 million in cash. This past June, 3Com announced it was planning an IPO for its TippingPoint...
September 25, 2007 8:56 AM
Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Security Vendor NewsThe marketing team at Symantec has dreamed up its own competition analogous to the Halo 3 launch set for this week.
Symantec wants to turn its customers into Master Chief to save their IT infrastructures – instead of alien hordes, it’s viruses and worms that you’ll have to gun down.
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