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Move Them To A Whitelisting Model
One reason so many modern attacks are working is because organizations make it possible to download and run arbitrary code on endpoints across their infrastructure.
What The Experts Say:Move Them To A Whitelisting Model One reason so many modern attacks are working is because organizations make it possible to download and run arbitrary code on endpoints across their infrastructure. What The Experts Say: "In some environments with very focused computing tasks, switching to a smartphone model where only vetted and signed executables are…
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HP Buys Fortify
HP Buys Fortify Date: August Price Tag: Rumored to be at least $200 million Specialty Gained: Software security CA Technologies Buys Arcot Date: August Price Tag: $250 million Specialty Gained: Fraud prevention and authentication IBM Buys BigFix Date: July Price Tag: $400 million Specialty Gained: Endpoint security and monitoring Symantec Buys PGP and Guardian Edge…
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Technology Security: What’s Behind the Hot Summer of Acquisitions
Just call the dog days of 2010 the summer of security. HP’s recent announcement that it would swallow up security firm ArcSight for $1.5 billion caps off a summer full of blockbuster security acquisitions, as larger firms have tapped into their stockpiles of cash reserves to pick up high-performing security brands in bulk over the…
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CA Technologies, N-able Sign OEM Agreement
Remote network and systems management software specialist N-able Technologies announced an OEM agreement with IT management software and solutions company CA Technologies, designed to help managed service providers (MSPs) meet the demand for complete remote IT management services. Under the agreement, N-able will initially market and sell CA’s Windows-based ARCserve D2D solution to its more…
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Network Security Vendor Palo Alto Networks Partners with Distributor Westcon
Network security start-up Palo Alto Networks has initiated a two-tier distribution system for its channel, partnering with IT distributors Westcon Group and Computerlinks. The move comes after a stellar year for the company, which increased its channel business by 300 percent during that time. Rene Bonvanie, vice president of marketing for three-year-old Palo Alto Networks,…
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HP, ArcSight Deal Offers New Channel Opportunities
After two weeks of speculation about the fate of ArcSight following its revelation in late August that it was looking for buyers, HP’s announcement yesterday that it would pull the trigger on a $1.5 billion deal came as a surprise to no one within the IT security community. "I’m not surprised at all by this,"…
