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Mimecast email security for Osborne Clarke law firm
Osborne Clarke is one of Europe's most respected and dynamic law firms. Supporting their clientele and business operations, which includes over 700 people active in 18 locations across Europe and an office in the US, requires considerable investment in technology. Email has become the hub for all of Osborne Clarke's business activity and is the main form of communications with clients.
As such, a resilient email infrastructure is vital in supporting a 24/7 business operation. Nathan Hayes, He... [more]
Posted on 05/09/2008 in
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Secure Computing acquires provider of identity-based monitoring solutions Securify
Secure Computing Corporation has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securify, a provider of identity-based monitoring solutions, for approximately $15 million plus an earn-out of up to $5 million. The purchase price is payable in cash or, at Secure Computing’s election, partially in shares of Secure Computing common stock. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, subject to certain closing conditions.
Securify, based in Cupertino, C... [more]
Posted on 04/09/2008 in
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Top threats facing independent software vendors
SafeNet has launched a new white paper aimed at helping software developers protect their work against piracy.
Called “Common Hacks and Counter Attacks,” this white paper details the seven greatest threats to hardware-based software protection. Software pirates are renowned for their methods of hacking into software.
SafeNet identifies the top threats facing independent software vendors (ISVs):
· Brute force attack – pure persistence, attempting every security combination;
· Re... [more]
Posted on 04/09/2008 in
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USA is top hosting Web-based malware country
ScanSafe has issued data on the top three countries hosting Web-based malware including viruses, Trojans, root kits, password stealers and other malicious programs. The USA were first, China ranked second on the list and Germany ranked third:
Top 5 Malware Hosts (based on Web malware blocked in the last month by ScanSafe):
1. US: 42 per cent
2. China: 12 per cent
3. Germany: 6 per cent
4. United Kingdom 5 per cent
5. Russia 4 per cent
A large number of the malware hosts in the... [more]
Posted on 03/09/2008 in
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Website infection rate triples
The Sophos Security Threat Report examines existing and emerging security trends and has identified that criminals are increasingly using creative new techniques in their attempt to make money out of internet users.
It is estimated that the total number of unique malware samples in existence now exceeds 11 million, with Sophos currently receiving approximately 20,000 new samples of suspicious software every single day - one every four seconds.
The firm's report reveals that most attacks ar... [more]
Posted on 02/09/2008 in
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