Security

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  • Networking

    IBM Snaps Up Risk Analytics Firm Algorithmics

    Technology giant IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Algorithmics for $387 million, subject to price adjustments at closing. Algorithmics is a risk analytics firm with operations in Toronto. The company’s risk analytics software, content and advisory services are used by banking, investment and insurance businesses to help assess risk, address regulatory requirements and make…

    Nathan Eddy

  • News and Trends

    IT Security Challenged By Hackers, Mobile, Social Media

    Security professionals are most concerned about targeted attacks, external hackers and insider threats, according to a recent report from Symantec. Their jobs are made more challenging by industry trends such as mobile computing, social media and the consumerization of IT, the survey found. Nearly 50 percent of IT security professionals surveyed said external threats pose…

    Channel Insider Staff

  • Networking

    Content and Network Security See Strong Growth

    The global content security gateway market continues to gain at a steady clip, growing at more than double the rate of standard network security products according to a new report out by analysts with Infonetics Research. The report found that security gateway appliances and software market sales grew 8 percent in the second quarter of…

    Ericka Chickowski

  • Networking

    IBM to Acquire i2 to Accelerate Big Data Analytics

    Technology giant IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire i2, a provider of intelligence analytics for crime and fraud prevention based in Cambridge, UK with U.S. headquarters in McLean, Va., to accelerate its business analytics initiatives and help clients in the public and private sectors address crime, fraud and security threats. Financial terms of the…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Cloud Computing

    Salesforce.com Buys SaaS Encryption Provider Navajo Systems

    New encryption technology at Salesforce.com may ease customer concerns about data security in the cloud. The software as a service (SaaS) giant quietly acquired Navajo Systems, an Israeli cloud security encryption vendor earlier this month, Salesforce.com told eWEEK Aug. 26. The company will announce the acquisition and provide more details on its product plans next…

    Channel Insider Staff

  • News and Trends

    Apache Confirms Web Server DoS Vulnerability, Promises Quick Patch

    A denial-of-service tool that exploits a security flaw in the Apache Web server software is available in the wild. The Apache team is working on a fix and is expected to roll it out over the next few days. Called "Apache Killer," the DoS tool appeared Aug. 19 on the "Full Disclosure" security mailing list.…

    Channel Insider Staff

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