Data Privacy and Security
In between the cloud rhetoric and virtualization hyperbole at this year’s VMworld, I’m starting to see a few significant announcements.
RSA Security made one of these by introducing virtualization intelligence in its Archer compliance suite.
What’s the big deal? IT operations needs standard server configurations to meet compliance ...
An industry friend just sent me a story from the Wall Street Journal proclaiming that security management leader ArcSight will be acquired within the next week. The story goes on to say that the likely buyers include Oracle, HP, EMC, IBM, and CA.
Hmm. First of all, anyone ...
Before the bell rang on Wall Street, Intel shocked the army of Latte sipping financial wonks by announcing its intentions to buy security leader McAfee. The deal is valued at $7.7 billion or $48 per share, about a 60% premium on the stock price.
A few financial analysts who ...
Earlier this month, the House cybersecurity caucus launched a new website in order to “allow the public to have access to news and information in regard to cybersecurity policy.” The House cybersecurity caucus is chaired by Congressmen Jim Langevin (D, RI) and Mike McCaul (R, TX), and ...
The latest iPhone commercials feature video calls and multiple couples sharing intimate moments. When describing Google Android, wireless carrier Sprint talks about, “the apps you crave.” Microsoft’s latest pitch is that Windows Mobile phones fold neatly into social networking.
There are a few common themes here. Each vendor ...
On July 27, Juniper Networks announced plans to acquire SMobile Systems, a leader in mobile device security, for $70 million. This seemingly small acquisition could be extremely strategic as it has the potential to vault Juniper into the emerging mobile device market, build its client software business around SMobile and ...
Check Point made a pretty significant move today when it announced its new application control software blade. Built upon technology that Check Point acquired from FaceTime, the new application control software blade can help organizations create and manage usage policies for 50,000 Web 2.0 and social ...
This week, Dell announced its entry into the SMB security market with a portfolio of products and services. The initial portfolio is fairly simple, with Dell partnering with others for endpoint security, network security, and security services.
There is no shortage of vendors in the security space, but ...
Good news: Last Friday, 15 countries including the United States, Russia, and China agreed upon a set of recommendations to the United Nations secretary general that will serve as the basis for negotiating an International computer security treaty.
Bad news: Getting this far took far too long. While ...
Log management technologies have become a staple for regulatory compliance and security reporting. That said, most log management systems provide little more than triggers and alerts when something happens. What about security forensics? Yes, all the information is there but getting to it is a lot like ...
