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Toledo Public Schools, the Fourth Largest School District in Ohio, Partners with Thirtyseven4 Antivirus

Core Flood, Qakbot, Qbot and thousands more detected and removed by Thirtyseven4. - September 13, 2012 - Thirtyseven4, LLC

World Class Installations, Also Known as “The Electronic Locksmith” Selects E-Data for Biometrics Reader

Biometrics, in simple terms, is the use of human body characteristics such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements, for identification and authentication purposes. In this case of E-Data, fingerprints are used. - September 13, 2012 - World Class Installations

GoldKey Announces Special Problems Security Team

New Team at GoldKey Tackles Enterprise Security Challenges with Custom-Designed Solutions - September 13, 2012 - GoldKey Security Corporation

Information Security Firm Warns of First Irish-Language Computer Virus

commissum, an information security company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, warns of the implications of the recently-discovered Irish-language computer virus. - September 12, 2012 - commissum

Retina CS Receives 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award for Vulnerability Management

BeyondTrust today announced that Frost & Sullivan has recognized Retina CS 3.0, as the product leader in the vulnerability management market. Based on the findings of Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices research, the company best identifies the key security challenges that are most... - September 11, 2012 - BeyondTrust

Tri-Star Design, Inc. Develops First Cellular Iris Scan Recognition Device

World’s first cellular iris recognition device developed my Tri-Star Design, Inc. Units will be on display at the Design East Conference, Booth 1010, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, September 18 and 19, 2012. - September 11, 2012 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.

Data Resolve and Blueprint Data Partner to Deliver Endpoint Security for Small and Medium Businesses

Data Resolve Partners with Blueprint Data to Deliver Free Endpoint Security for Small and Medium Businesses - September 07, 2012 - BluePrint Data

Panda Security Launches 2013 Consumer Antivirus Solutions

New solutions provide complete protection against all kinds of threats with minimum impact on PC performance thanks to their cloud technologies; The new Scan Manager scans up to 70 percent faster - September 07, 2012 - Panda Security

ExoIS and Semafone Integration De-Scopes Any Environment from PCI Compliance

Semafone, the global leader in secure voice payments, is pleased to announce the appointment of ExoIS as a major reseller, OEM and hosting partner in North America. ExoIS provides PeepSafe, a Level 1 compliant portal for de-scoping any organization from PCI DSS compliance. ExoIS, is a leading US... - September 06, 2012 - ExoIS, Inc.

Joseph Steinberg to Deliver Thought-Leadership Lecture on Sep 6th: Green Armor CEO to Discuss Combating Next Generation Cybersecurity Threats

Joseph Steinberg (CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, CSSLP), respected cybersecurity expert and CEO of Green Armor Solutions, will deliver a special thought-leadership presentation on September 6th entitled "Combating Next Generation Cybersecurity Threats Requires More than Just Technology" open to the public as part of the BrightTalk Next-Generation Threat Protection Summit. - September 01, 2012 - Green Armor Solutions

Indusface Crosses 500 Customers Milestone

Continues momentum of enterprise web application security leadership through rapid adoption of IndusGuard, Indusface’s flagship product amongst leading organizations worldwide. - August 31, 2012 - Indusface Pvt. Ltd

Partnership with Duo Security Offers onthenetOffice Clients Option of Additional Protection

onthenetOffice announces a new partnership with Duo Security. - August 31, 2012 - onthenetOffice, Inc.

TeleSign Expands Intelligent Authentication Product Suite with PhoneID Contact

TeleSign, the market leader in Internet fraud prevention and Intelligent Authentication, announced the newest product in the PhoneID suite, which helps online businesses block fraud by delivering name and address details based on a phone number. PhoneID Contact enables online merchants and consumer... - August 29, 2012 - TeleSign Corporation

Secure Personal and Business Documents with New Vault Secure Document Manager App for Android

Signal Beach Software announces the launch of Vault Secure Document Manager. Vault uses any Android device to create a secure safe for capturing and protecting important documents, ideas, and other digital assets using US government standard AES-256 encryption. Vault's built-in secure camera scans... - August 24, 2012 - Signal Beach Software

Infinity Technology Solutions Makes Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States

Infinity Technology Solutions has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States, ranking at number 4,792. - August 23, 2012 - Infinity Technology Solutions

PixAlert and ExoIS Form Strategic Partnership

Exois to integrate PixAlert as email Gateway (DLP) Partner for PCI Level 1 compliant portal “PeepSafe.” - August 23, 2012 - ExoIS, Inc.

LifeSpan Earns a Spot in the Inc. 500|5000 for the Third Year in a Row

LifeSpan Ranks No.1856 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 149% - August 22, 2012 - LifeSpan

BluePrint Data to Extend Its Zero False Positive Internet Filter Guarantee Promotion Until October 2012

Internet Filter provider BluePrint Data, the leader in high quality OEM internet content filtering solutions announced today it is extending it “Zero False Positive Guarantee” promotion until October. The Zero False Positive Guarantee program provides users of BluePrint Data’s Web... - August 18, 2012 - BluePrint Data

ExoIS Partners with Ensygnia on Payment Card Security - Ensygnia Isolated Browser Technology and Patented OneScan Authentication Now Included in ExoIS Portfolio

ExoIS has incorporated Ensygnia’s ground-breaking, patented OneScan encrypted QR code technology (eQR) and isolated browser approach into the ExoIS PeepSafe solution in order to provide bank-grade security across all aspects of its managed platform. PeepSafe is a Software as a Service (SaaS) suite of applications that sits between the consumer, the merchant system and the payment Gateway, enabling PCI-compliance by ensuring cardholder data cannot enter an organization’s corporate network. - August 17, 2012 - ExoIS, Inc.

Sven Dietrich Elected Vice Chair of the Technical Activities Committee of the IEEE

Dr. Sven Dietrich, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology, has been elected Vice Chair for the IEEE Computer Society Technical Activities Committee. The Technical Activities Committee oversees the many task forces, technical committees, and technical councils of the Society. - August 15, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Leo Impact Launches a New Anti-Hacking Service

Leo Impact, a security services company now provides anti-hacking consulting services with financial insurance. - August 10, 2012 - Leo impact Security inc

South Korea, 4th in the Olympic 2012 Medal Ranks, But 1st in the Infected Computers Table - According to PandaLabs Q2 Report

- Over six million new malware samples were created in Q2 2012 - Three out of every four malware infections are caused by Trojans - New variant of the "Police Virus" emerges - August 10, 2012 - Panda Security

Versatile Security Exhibits at the Gitex Technology Week

Versatile Security will launch vSEC:CMS T3.0 at Gitex Technology Week in Dubai Oct 14-18. - August 10, 2012 - Versasec AB

BluePrint Data to Present a Webinar with Artisan Infrastructure on Implementing Cloud Based Internet Security

BluePrint Data today announced it is partnering with Artisan Infrastructure to provide Cloud Based White Label Solutions for Internet Security on Thursday August 9th 2012. - August 05, 2012 - BluePrint Data

New Job Board Debuts on CareersInfoSecurity

Information Security Media Group, publisher of CareersInfoSecurity and several other global media sites, announces the launch of its new Job Board, the world's largest online resource dedicated to information security job listings. At a time when the information security profession is enjoying... - August 05, 2012 - Information Security Media Group

Acunetix and Bitdefender Team Up to Protect Websites from Malware

New Acunetix service now integrates Bitdefender to instantly detect malware and allows for easy removal. - August 05, 2012 - Acunetix

IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2013) to be Held June 9 – 13, 2013 in Budapest, Hungary

“Call for Papers” Deadline Announced as September 16, 2012 - July 28, 2012 - IEEE Communications Society

Government Technology & Services Coalition Celebrates First Year with Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff & Releases Inaugural Annual Report

The Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC), the premier organization for small and mid-sized companies in homeland and national security today released its Inaugural Annual Report. The group celebrated their meteoric rise to over 90 member companies at their anniversary celebration... - July 26, 2012 - Government Technology & Services Coalition

CyberCrims Build "Super-Cracker" Machine at Cost of Standard PC

Hosting specialist UKFast reveals the high-powered password-cracking tools that are available to hackers for the cost of a standard PC - as little as £400. - July 26, 2012 - UKFast

Indusface Broadens Outreach to Chile with Its Next Generation Web Application Security Solution IndusGuard

Partners with Aurasud to provide comprehensive web application security to websites for the South American market. - July 26, 2012 - Indusface Pvt. Ltd

Phishing Attacks at All Time High: Psychological Approach Delivering Security as Technical Defenses Continue to Fail

Cybersecurity expert, Joseph Steinberg, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, CSSLP, C.E.O. of Green Armor Solutions, discussed recent comments by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) stating that the number of phishing sites is at an all-time high and that “no brand is safe,” as well as discussed why phishing is growing increasingly problematic and ways to combat it. - July 25, 2012 - Green Armor Solutions

Namtek Corp. to Participate in the SharePoint Technology Conference

Namtek Corp., an IT security systems integrator, will exhibit at the SharePoint Technology Conference (SPTechCon) in Boston from July 22-25. The four day event is the largest independent SharePoint Conference in the world, with an expected attendance of over 1,000 IT professionals, business... - July 25, 2012 - Namtek Corp.

LifeSpan Announces Participation on Solid State Drive Task Force

LifeSpan announced that company President Dag Adamson is a founding member of a task force formed by NAID (National Association for Information Destruction) to study Solid State Drive (SSD) data destruction. The task force is to be composed of industry professionals and technical experts and will... - July 24, 2012 - LifeSpan

Trustwave Spiderlabs to Unveil New Research, Lead Hands-on Demos at Upcoming Security Events

Cyber Security Leader to Appear at Fourteen Events at Black Hat USA, DEF CON 20, Security BSidesLV - July 21, 2012 - Trustwave

Simple Google Search Reveals Council’s £83m Spend

Hosting firm exposes councils’ lax cyber security - July 20, 2012 - UKFast

Panda Security Launches New Panda GateDefender Integra eSeries

- Panda GateDefender Integra eSeries is a new, unified perimeter security device providing protection against all types of threats and accessible anytime from the cloud - It offers complete protection at the Internet gateway, flexible connectivity and management and increases SMB productivity - Information on the solution is available at http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/enterprise/solutions/gatedefender-integra/ - July 20, 2012 - Panda Security

Syncdocs Keeps Google Drive and Office 2013 Users Safe in the Cloud

New app protects cloud files with military strength encryption. - July 20, 2012 - Syncdocs

Ares Assists Taiwan Top Household Retail Brand Working House in PKI Implementation

Working House, Taiwan’s top household brand and retailer, has decided to ask Ares to provide consultant services and help integrate overall system security verification, Working House has decided to ask Ares to provide consultant services and help integrate overall PKI implementation of its supply chain. - July 20, 2012 - Ares International Corp.

Panda Security Launches Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0

- Incorporates new features such as a community-based firewall, fifty percent faster scans and a new disinfection engine - Panda Security and CNET team up to give away 5,000 licenses from www.download.com. - July 20, 2012 - Panda Security

California Design Firm, Affarei, Offers Industry-Leading Privacy Services

California Design Firm, Affarei (www.affarei.com), offers design-based privacy solutions to businesses. Affarei’s advanced information privacy technical solutions are to be embedded into websites and online platforms. With the FTC’s new information privacy guidelines being released this past March, Affarei provides its customers with advanced technical solutions to be woven into online customer interfaces, ensuring that customer information remains private. - July 20, 2012 - Affarei, Inc.

Infinitely Virtual Announces New McAfee Anti-Spam Pricing – Offers Cloud-Hosted Premium Level Packages at 30 Percent Discount

Infinitely Virtual, a leading provider of virtual server cloud computing services for businesses, today announced new pricing that enables customers to get the full benefits of premium McAfee anti-spam protection for 30 percent less. - July 18, 2012 - Infinitely Virtual

IEEE ICC 2012 Concludes in Ottawa, Ontario with Thousands Attending the Conference’s First “Paperless+” Event

Themed “CONNECT – COMMUNICATE –COLLABORATE,” the IEEE International Conference on Communications (www.ieee-icc.org/2012) recently concluded its first “paperless+” event in Canada’s capitol city of Ottawa with thousands of international communications... - July 17, 2012 - IEEE Communications Society

ASTAV Technology to Conquer Theft of Passwords Now Available

ASTAV has spent almost 10 years successfully developing intellectual technological tools to thwart those who want to disrupt online security with malicious or criminal intent. Their systems and patent portfolios will be presented for auction to forward thinking companies on July 26th at ICAP Patent Brokerage. - July 13, 2012 - WTRS - West Technology Research Solutions LLC

Tactical FLEX, Inc. Hosts Aanval SAS™ and Responsible Security Webinar

Tactical FLEX, Inc., a global provider of information security, vulnerability, and risk management software solutions, today announced a new informative webinar entitled “Aanval SAS™ and Responsible Security Package Overview.” - July 13, 2012 - Tactical FLEX, Inc.