Tag: industry
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Avast acquires AVG for $1.3bn
There was interesting news in the anti-virus world yesterday, as Avast announced the acquisition of its competitor AVG . Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and both are best known for their free home anti-virus products. Indeed, it is not uncommon for people to confuse the two companies. Writing on his company’s blog,…
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Avast acquires AVG for $1.3bn
There was interesting news in the anti-virus world yesterday, as Avast announced the acquisition of its competitor AVG . Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and both are best known for their free home anti-virus products. Indeed, it is not uncommon for people to confuse the two companies. Writing on his company’s blog,…
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Virus Bulletin’s job site for recruiters and job seekers
Security is doing well. Not necessarily the security of your personal devices, corporate networks and critical infrastructure, but as an area to work in, IT security seems to be a pretty good choice right now. Indeed, according to some experts there will be one million job vacancies in IT security this year. Opportunities To help…
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From roadie to security rock star: it can happen
To break into security, start by getting a job in the industry. You don’t have to be a regular reader of this blog to know that computer security is very important in our increasingly connected world. Unsurprisingly, this has its effect on the job market for security professionals – where there are many vacancies, and…
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Sophos bought up by investment firm
APAX Partners acquires major stake in $830 million company. Sophos has announced that a majority share of the company will be sold to major private investment firm APAX Partners , in a deal which rates Sophos ‘s value at $830 million. APAX Partners has its fingers in a wide range of pies, including numerous telecoms…
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Symantec buys key pair of encryption firms
PGP and GuardianEdge snapped up in surprise dual acquisition. Symantec has announced the acquisition of two separate firms specialising in encryption and email security. The deals were completed in cash with PGP , a renowned specialist in public key cryptography, costing $300 million and GuardianEdge , which also provides encryption and data loss prevention solutions,…
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Fortinet announces IPO
Gateway specialist releases share price projections. Security firm Fortinet has announced its floatation on the Nasdaq stock market, the first IT security company to launch an IPO so since late 2007. The initial public offering will consist of shares valued at $156 million, due to begin trading under ticker symbol ‘FTNT’ today. The announcement of…
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MS forms anti-Conficker alliance
Industry group to combine efforts, reward offered. Microsoft has announced a collaborative effort to combat the Conficker (aka Downadup) botnet, the widespread infection making headlines over the past few weeks. In addition, Microsoft is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the botnet’s creators. The partnership includes web management groups such as…
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AVG acquires Sana Security
Behavioural experts added to growing portfolio. AVG has announced the acquisition of behaviour-blocking firm Sana Security , adding another level to its fast-expanding security solution empire. California-based Sana ‘s technologies focus on monitoring the behaviour of software for anomalous or dangerous activity, providing a means of blocking zero-day malicious attacks beyond signature and heuristic scanning.…
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AMTSO releases draft guidelines for public comment
First major publication emerges from testing standards body. The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, the global body set up to improve and support the testing of security software, has made available a draft of its first document, a set of general guidelines intended to encourage greater accuracy, reliability and trustworthiness in testing. The document provides guidance…