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Digital Boundary Group is Extremely Pleased to Introduce DUST™

Their new proprietary, automated tool developed to exploit and assess Microsoft networks is now available free of charge. - June 16, 2011 - Digital Boundary Group

Brush Creek Partners Helps Companies Prepare to Respond to a Data Breach in Light of All the Recent Data Breaches

Every Company is Vulnerable and it’s Time to Start Protecting Our Information and Preparing to Defend Our Businesses from a Cyber Attack - June 15, 2011 - Brush Creek Partners

CurrentWare Releases Internet and Endpoint Security Suite – Enhance Security, Increase Productivity

CurrentWare announces the launch of the CurrentWare Internet and Endpoint Security Suite. By leveraging on Internet filtering, web monitoring and endpoint device restriction, the CurrentWare Suite delivers a comprehensive enterprise security solution. The CurrentWare Suite, is now available at 50% discount till June 28th, 2011. - June 15, 2011 - CurrentWare

CipherPoint Software Announces SharePoint Defense in Depth Webcast Series

Webcasts will provide holistic view of what it means to secure SharePoint sites and content using defense in depth principles. - June 14, 2011 - CipherPoint Software, Inc.

Infinitely Virtual Offers Anti-Spam Premium Plan

Infinitely Virtual, a rapidly expanding provider of virtual server and cloud computing technology, is pleased to announce the addition of the Anti-Spam Premium Plan, available for Dedicated Exchange Hosting and Virtual Office Network plans, or as a stand-alone service. The Anti-Spam Premium Plan... - June 09, 2011 - Infinitely Virtual

Electronic Systems Solutions Inc Has Been Awarded Contract# PT65385 in Response to RFP 20191, Group 77201, Security Systems and Solutions, Lot 1, Statewide

Electronic Systems Solutions will offer security systems and solution products such as camera and video recording, access control on the New York State Contract. Electronic Systems Solutions represents several manufacturers and distributors on the New York State Contract. All products and manufacturers can be viewed on their website at www.gotoess.com - June 07, 2011 - Electronic Systems Solutions, Inc.

Cyber Hacking, FCP Internet (evolve) at Forefront of Recruitment Technology Security

Is a typical username and password authentication enough anymore? With so much emphasis in the news that the cyber hacking is becoming more frequent with the likes of Google and Sony making front page news. Evolve’s Managing director Nick John discusses the importance of protecting your data and how evolve takes security seriously with the use of 2-factor authentication. - June 04, 2011 - FCP Internet LTD

IEEE ICC 2012 to Feature Latest Wireless and Wireline Service & Networking Innovations & Advances from June 10 – 15 in Ottawa, Canada

“Call for Papers” Deadline Ends September 6, 2011 for Submissions Highlighting Original Research in Voice, Data, Image & Multimedia Communications. - June 03, 2011 - IEEE Communications Society

High School Uses Yubikey to Login Securely to Google Apps

A Swedish high school has deployed YubiKeys to their students and staff to securely login to Google Apps. The school’s IT department has chosen Google cloud services to simplify and save IT infrastructure costs. - June 03, 2011 - Yubico

Dr. Mitola of Stevens Enhances the Conversation at EastWest Institute Cybersecurity Summit

Cognitive radio inventor and VP for Research at Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Joseph Mitola is participating as a group moderator for the EastWest Institute Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit to be held in London, June 1-2. - May 29, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology

eReviewGuide.com Exposes Moral Hazards Present in Data Backup Software

eReviewGuide.com's newly published Data Backup Software guide identifies key factors that defeat the effectiveness of some data backup software packages and helps readers prevent future data recovery costs and hassles. - May 24, 2011 - eReviewGuide.com

BluePrint Data Offers Discount on its Cloud Based OEM Internet Content Filtering Services

BluePrint Data today announced it is offering a discount on its cloud based OEM Internet Filtering Services to Internet Security companies that offer Employee Internet Filtering, Parental Controls or other uses of web site content categorization - May 24, 2011 - BluePrint Data

School Computer Security Software Now Installed on New Zealand’s Biggest School Network

A school computer security software has become the top-selling software solution for an Australian company supplying the education sector. - May 19, 2011 - eye4you Pty Ltd

HostGee.Com Awarded SAS 70 Type II Certification

HostGee.Com, a leading provider of world-class managed hosting and IT infrastructure outsourcing solutions, today announced it has successfully completed a SAS 70 Type II Audit. Following a rigorous audit, HostGee has been awarded the SAS 70 Type II certification, an assurance to the public that... - May 16, 2011 - Hostgee Cloud Hosting

NIST Successfully Slashes FIPS 140-2 Validation Wait Time Down to Record Lows

Corsec Security, Inc., the leader in FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria documentation, project management and consulting services, today announced that NIST’s Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) queue is down to a record low. This accomplishment marks a major success for the FIPS 140-2... - May 14, 2011 - Corsec Security, Inc.

Network Utilities (Systems) Limited and CenterTools Software Partner Up to Provide Leading DLP Solutions Into the UK Market

CenterTools welcomes new partner Network Utilities (Systems) Ltd, a Network and IT Security specialist provider to mid and enterprise businesses in the UK. This partnership enables Network Utilities to provide its clients with CenterTools DriveLock™ endpoint security solution. DriveLock can... - May 14, 2011 - CenterTools Software GmbH

Award Winning Test Data Management Vendor to Attend the 2011 EuroSTAR Software Testing Event in Manchester, UK

Grid-Tools, the leading software vendor in test data generation, data masking and test data management, announces they will be exhibiting at the 2011 EuroSTAR event in Manchester. - May 13, 2011 - Grid-Tools Ltd

New Anti-Malware Panel Webinar Debuts from ISMG

Publisher of BankInfoSecurity.com announces the launch of its latest webinar, "Malware: Fight Back Using Layered Security," which will debut June 2. - May 11, 2011 - Information Security Media Group

New DLP Panel Webinar Debuts from ISMG

Publisher of BankInfoSecurity announces the launch of its latest webinar, "Data Loss Prevention: Stop the Next WikiLeaks Breach," which will debut May 24. - May 06, 2011 - Information Security Media Group

New Aujas Phishing Diagnostic Solution Helps Companies Assess and Remediate Phishing Risks

Phishing and other cyber attacks are headline news and a continual cause for deep concern - if not paranoia - for any company that has data and an IT infrastructure to protect. The recently released Aujas Phishing Diagnostic Tool enables organizations to assess and improve their preparedness against social engineering and phishing attacks. - May 05, 2011 - Aujas Networks

Egress Switch Highly Commended in SC Awards 2011

Egress Switch receives commendation award for "Best SME Security Solution" and "Best Security Solution, Financial Services." - May 05, 2011 - Egress Software Technologies Ltd

IndigoVision’s Control Center Certified on Select Intransa Storage Lines

IndigoVision, the leading manufacturer of complete IP Video security solutions, is pleased to announce the certification of its Security Management Software, SMS 4, by Intransa for their Maximum Flexibility and Maximum Choice product lines. The Intransa Technology Lab partner certification program... - May 04, 2011 - IndigoVision

idOnDemand and SAIC to Jointly Present "Identity as a Service Model" at Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference

idOnDemand and SAIC will jointly present 'Secure Identity as a Service: Case Study and Lessons Learned' at the Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference May 2-5 in Chicago. They will address considerations for service-based identity models, the variances between them and the impact they can have on corporate enterprises including a case study of a global deployment. - May 03, 2011 - idOnDemand

Issue 7 of Digital Forensics Magazine Out in May

TR Media, who publish the quarterly magazine, Digital Forensics Magazine, say that Issue 7 looks set to continue where Issue 6 left off, with the magazine containing features and articles that continue to look at the many, varied aspects of digital forensics. - May 01, 2011 - Digital Forensics Magazine

IT Managed Service Provider Invenio IT Signs Partnership Agreement with Network Box USA

Invenio IT, a New York-based IT Managed Services firm, has signed a partnership agreement with Network Box USA to be the preferred Value-Added Reseller in the tri-state New York area. - April 30, 2011 - Invenio IT

GuardTime Identified as Top Emerging Cloud Security Vendor

GuardTime is the creator of the patented Keyless Signatures™ technology used to validate the world’s data for applications such as secure cloud archiving. - April 30, 2011 - GuardTime Pte Ltd

Evans Resource Group Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating Organization

Company to participate in key standards setting body protecting payment cardholder data - April 29, 2011 - Evans Resource Group

New Security Section on CIOL.com

CIOL.com, India's leading and first IT portal addressing the information needs of the IT community, launched first of its kind exclusive Security section on its portal. - April 27, 2011 - Cyber Media (India) Ltd.

NorAm Intelligence to Provide Its Customers with New Generation Data Encryption Solutions

The cyber-threat to U.S. business, government and individuals doubled from the previous year. Therefore NorAm Intelligence made a priority of providing its customers with cutting-edge customized data encryption solutions. - April 24, 2011 - NorAm Intelligence

Actiance Triumphs at SC Magazine Awards Europe with Two Awards

Actiance scooped two awards at the 2011 SC Magazine Awards Europe. - April 23, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

Vircom Launches directQuarantine for Outlook

Newly launched directQuarantine is a Microsoft add-on for Outlook designed to relieve IT administrators by giving end-users total visibility and control over their quarantined messages. - April 22, 2011 - Vircom Inc.

Don't Pick Up More Than Eggs This Easter – be on the Lookout for Malware Laden E-Mails, E-Cards and Web Links, Says SUPERAntiSpyware

Malware authors use the Easter holiday to trick users into downloading malicious software. - April 22, 2011 - SuperAntiSpyware.com

Computacenter with Technology Partner Egress Software, Awarded Contract to Deliver Email Encryption & Secure Large File Transfer

Egress Switch selected as the product of choice to enable public sector organisations the ability to share confidential data securely with third parties. - April 19, 2011 - Egress Software Technologies Ltd

Calling All Hackers: Grand Prize in Sunshine State "Hacktacular" Challenge is a Full-Time Job with Benefits and Bonuses

Calling all hackers: Data Analyzers, LLC (www.datanalyzers.com) in Orlando, Florida, is hosting the Sunshine State "Hacktacular" Challenge with a big prize for the top competitor - a full-time job with benefits and relocation allowance if you move to Orlando. Data Analyzers has an... - April 17, 2011 - Data Analyzers LLC

Actiance Awarded Unified Communications Magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year Award

Vantage recognized for exceptional innovation - April 16, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

LynuxWorks to Demonstrate Latest Version of Secure Virtualization Technology at InfoSecurity Europe

LynxSecure 5.0 will be shown securing a standard laptop. - April 16, 2011 - LynuxWorks, Inc.

ValidEdge to Demonstrate New Malware Analysis Solution at InfoSecurity Europe 2011

Attendees can Test Drive the ValidEdge Malware Analyzer with Malware Samples. - April 16, 2011 - ValidEdge

Actiance Extends Compliance Controls for Facebook to Mobile and Non-Corporate Devices

Provides Ability to Monitor and Manage Content Sent Through Mobile Devices, Such as iPhones, iPads, Android Tablets and Smartphones. - April 15, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

Global Digital Forensics Announces "E-DEFENSE" for US Corporations to Step Up Response to Cyber Threats

Doing business on the digital frontier can have as many pitfalls as advantages. Responsibly controlling and protecting Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is crucial for a smooth operation, as well as maintaining client trust and integrity, yet many corporations and businesses wait until after a data breach before they begin taking adequate measures to protect themselves and their clients from cyber intruders. Global Digital Forensic's E-DEFENSE System can help change all that. - April 14, 2011 - Global Digital Forensics

IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 Expands Conference Agenda with Industry Forum & Expo

New Forum to Highlight the Advance of Real-World Telecommunications Practices, Engineering Methods & IT Business Systems. - April 12, 2011 - IEEE Communications Society

Green Armor Successfully Secures Against Risks of Epsilon Breach

Green Armor's psychology-based security has proven successful at protecting users from phishing and can mitigate the risks of the Epsilon Security Breach. - April 08, 2011 - Green Armor Solutions

Yubico and ForgeRock Partner to Provide Secure and Open Source Cloud Single Sign-on

YubiKey’s authentication integration paired with ForgeRock OpenAM allows customers to easily, securely and affordably solve single sign-on challenges across various web environments. - April 07, 2011 - Yubico

Yubico Introduces YubiHSM to Protect Secrets on Servers

Yubico introduces YubiHSM, a new approach for protecting secrets on authentication servers, in the form of a USB key. - April 07, 2011 - Yubico

Tax Season "Primetime" for Identity Stealing Malware

Keep your personal information safe this tax season by following these basic guidelines and doing a “self-check” for free with SUPERAntiSpyware. - April 07, 2011 - SuperAntiSpyware.com

Data Security: Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?

Indigo Identityware publishes White Paper, Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom? - April 07, 2011 - Indigo Identityware

Swedish Healthcare Uses YubiKey for Securing Access to Patient Data

Today, employees securely log on to Riks-Stroke, a world leading quality register of stroke patients, registration pages with a YubiKey or smart card, meeting the Swedish Data Inspection Agency’s requirements of stronger authentication. - April 06, 2011 - Yubico

idOnDemand and NXP Bring Smart Card Security to Mobile Device Authentication

idOnDemand will demonstrate secure information access from mobile devices in the NXP Semiconductor meeting room #104 at ISC West April 6-8 in Las Vegas. With an idOnDemand SmartID, users securely authenticate to corporate or cloud resources by simply touching their corporate ID card to their smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. - April 06, 2011 - idOnDemand