Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched two new EC2 instances for applications and analytics workloads, as well as AWS Data Pipeline, a web service that allows enterprises to move data across various systems Launching the new Elastic ...
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US space agency Nasa is to encrypt all its mobile computers after the loss of a laptop containing personal information about more than 10,000 employees and contractors. Until the encryption process is complete, staff members are forbidden ...
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The hand of government is not all that heavy on businesses when it comes to notification requirements about data breaches that affect personal information. And it looks like it won't get much heavier, even if a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. ...
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Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company's technology to its enterprise IT security offerings. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.Credant,founded in 2001,is ...
WinMagic Inc., the innovator in data security and encryption solutions, recently announced a strategic agreement with Interwork Technologies Inc. to distribute WinMagic's SecureDoc Data Encryption and Security software in North America. ...
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With so many publicly disclosed instances of online fraud and identify theft, why don't more people encrypt their email messages? That's the question the software developers at Encrytomatic LLC asked themselves recently while developing ...
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WinMagic Inc., the innovator in data security and encryption solutions, today announced it had been awarded a multi-country contract with one of the Big Four global Tax, Advisory and Audit firms housing over 140,000 employees globally. ...
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Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company's technology to its enterprise IT security offerings. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.Credant,founded in 2001,is ...
Tags: Dell, Credant, acquisitions, IT security offering
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom appeared in Auckland High Court Wednesday as part of a judicial review of the police raid on his rented Coatesville mansion in January. This followed a ruling last month that the search and seizure operation ...
This is especially true of organizations subject to compliance with regulations like PCI-DSS or HIPAA, but any organization could find itself in trouble if it can't get its hands on emails and SMS messages during an ediscovery process. ...
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Novosoft, one of the leading providers of backup solutions for small and medium businesses, revealed details of the upcoming update to their Online Backup service. The list of planned changes includes improved billing, new authorization ...
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Symantec this week announced two new data encryption options, one that is file-based encryption for use with Dropbox, and the second that works as an extension to the AppleiOS mail client to encrypt and decrypt documents. Symantec Mobile ...
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Cloud storage provider Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts. "A stolen password was also used to access an employee Dropbox account ...
Glasgow City Council has been slammed for losing more than 700 laptops and PCs in a probe into the body’s security malpractice. The council has lost 256 unencrypted laptops and nearly 450 PCs. It also has a further 541 unencrypted ...
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected security management firm Wave Systems' Safend Encryptor to encrypt sensitive data and manage and recover data securely. Further reading NHS Trust fined £175,000 for 'entirely avoidable' ...
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