Despite the need for security being exaggerated in an economic downturn, smaller IT security companies will suffer, says Dave Hansen, Corporate SVP &GM Security Business Unit at CA, speaking to Infosecurity at the RSA conference in San Francisco.
RSA: Recession will hit small information security companies hard say experts
Despite the need for security being exaggerated in an economic downturn, smaller IT security companies will suffer, says Dave Hansen, Corporate SVP &GM Security Business Unit at CA, speaking to Infosecurity at the RSA conference in San Francisco.
Privacy International slams ICO ruling on Google Street View
Privacy International has slammed the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruling that Google Street View does not contravene the Data Protection Act.
Tufin Technologies launches open API security initiative
Tufin Technologies has announced a policy and security network API (application programming interface) initiative and has enlisted the support of several IT security vendors for the program.
SmoothWall unveils low-cost secure web gateway appliance
SmoothWall has taken the wraps off a new rack-mounted web filtering appliance that uses the company’s Guardian web filtering technology.
Finjan uncovers one of world’s largest botnets
Finjan has uncovered what appears to be one of the largest bot networks controlled by a single cybercrime gang, with 1.9 million infected zombie computers forming the swarm.
AVG launches free LinkScanner web security application
AVG, the producers of one of the most popular free anti-virus applications, is now offering a free URL checking utility.
Skype – not as secure as you might think
Although VOIP afficionadoes are wont to promote the encrypted nature of Skype Internet telephony calls, it’s now becoming accepted that the use of a compressed data mode within Skype opens the gates to pattern recognition and slow, but steady, text-bas…
Check Point completes Nokia’s security appliance business
It’s been a complicated take-over, apparently, but Check Point Software Technologies has at last completed the acquisition of Nokia’s security appliances business which was announced last year.