Tag: corporate
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Sophos joins free home AV crowd with Mac release
Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena. Sophos has announced the release of a home-user edition of its Mac anti-malware solution, which is being given away free to anyone who wants to use it. Unprotected users of Apple ‘s Macintosh range of computers (reckoned by many to constitute the majority of users at the…
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Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs
AVG to incorporate LinkScanner in further consolidation of security offerings. Grisoft , developer of the AVG security product whose free version is widely deployed on home-user desktops, has announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs , a small firm whose headline product LinkScanner focuses on detecting exploit attempts in web pages before they are visited.…
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UK spooks spooked by possible Chinese hacking
MI5 warns of suspected corporate espionage onslaught. The UK security service MI5 has issued an alert to 300 leading firms, warning them to ensure best possible security measures are in place to combat potential espionage attempts by Chinese hackers. The warning, sent to company bosses and IT security heads, was leaked to the press and…
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Webroot merges with UK managed service firm
Anti-spyware firm moves into SaaS arena Anti-spyware specialist Webroot has announced a merger with UK-based software-as-a-service firm Email Systems , expanding its provisions from desktop security software to a full range of managed services for business. Email Systems offers email and web management and protection services, including encryption and archiving as well as security, for…
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Sophos announces plans to float
Listing on London Stock Exchange expected soon. The long-anticipated floatation of Sophos , one of the biggest privately owned security firms, has been announced this week, with the firm planning to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which was set up in 1985 and released its first virus scanner in 1989, is currently…
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Symantec joins data leak frenzy
Vontu purchase latest move in data protection trend. Symantec has announced the $350 million purchase of data leak prevention firm Vontu , following several similar moves by major security players in recent months. San Francisco-based Vontu claims 1 in 4 Fortune 100 companies as customers for its range of data protection solutions, which will be…
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Kaspersky teams up with Bit9
Whitelisting knowledgebase to be used in future security products. A strategic partnership has been announced between Kaspersky Labs and application control specialist Bit9 . The deal will allow Kaspersky , best known for the excellent response times and detection rates in its anti-malware products, to integrate data from Bit9 ‘s sizeable database of file information,…
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McAfee acquires website trust mark firm
ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million. McAfee has bought ScanAlert , the firm behind the ‘Hacker Safe’ trust mark logo, carried by some 75,000 websites to indicate safe practices and freedom from malware and spamming. The technology will be added to McAfee ‘s SiteAdvisor safe browsing system. In a deal worth $51 million in…
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Smaller vendors question rumours of impending doom
Experts deny claims that flood of threats gives bigger firms advantage. High levels of new malware, emerging at an ever-increasing rate, may mean smaller security firms will no longer be able to keep up with their larger rivals, according to an analyst with market research firm Gartner . However, the suggestion that malware detection is…
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ClamAV taken over by Sourcefire
Snort maker buys into open-source AV. Open-source anti-virus product ClamAV has been acquired by Sourcefire , the US-based company behind leading open-source intrusion detection system Snort . The takeover includes all available copyright and intellectual property relating to the Clam project, although much of the content will have to remain in the public domain, as…