Tag: encryption
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Sophos makes move to buy Utimaco
€217 million bid launched for encryption specialist. Security light-heavyweight Sophos has issued official notice of its intention to buy German encryption firm Utimaco , in a share deal worth €217 million (over $340 million US). Utimaco produces a range of encryption products under the brand name SafeGuard , including solutions for protecting data on disk…
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Yet more data leaks in UK public services
Confidential health service info exposed after theft. Despite a wealth of recent incidents of data loss from various areas of the UK’s public services, including data sent insecurely through the post, another rash of information leaks have shown that public servants still have not caught on to the fact that the personal and confidential data…
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Trend Micro buys email encryption firm
UK company taken over by security giant. Global security superpower Trend Micro has invested in a small email encryption firm based in Bristol, UK. The company, Identum , emerged from Bristol University’s cryptography department five years ago, and markets an AES-based encryption software under the name Private Post , using public keys generated from a…
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McAfee invests in encryption firm
SafeBoot acquired for $350 million. McAfee has announced the acquisition of encryption and device control specialist SafeBoot , which produces a range of security products for PCs and mobile devices. The privately-owned firm was bought in a cash deal worth $350 million. SafeBoot is a well-established company, set up in 1991, with a global customer…