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Technology, Telecommunications and Security Firms Will Share Cyber Threat Intelligence
Jul 8, 2013Some of the biggest technology, telecommunications and security firms will share cyber threat intelligence with the government to help increase the security of the defence supply chain, as part of a new government scheme. The scheme ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Global Growth in IT Spending Is Slowing, According to Analyst Group Gartner
Jul 3, 2013Global growth in IT spending is slowing, according to analyst group Gartner, which forecasts that total spending in 2013 will amount to $3.7 trillion, an increase of just two per cent on the $3.6 trillion that it believes was spent ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products, software
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Spending on Cyber Defence Is Set to Increase Despite The Coalition Government
Jun 24, 2013Spending on cyber defence is set to increase despite the coalition government announcing a further £11.5bn of cuts from Whitehall spending set out for 2015-2016. The Treasury announced the decision following a series of phone calls ...
Tags: Cyber Security, Cyber Conflict
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American Utility Providers Are Under Constant Assaults From Hackers
May 28, 2013American utility providers are under constant assaults from hackers, a new Congressional report reveals, with one electricity firm reporting 10,000 attempted cyber attacks in one month. Congressmen Edward Markey and Henry Waxman surveyed ...
Tags: Computer Products
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McAfee Is to Acquire Finnish Firewall Software Maker Stonesoft in a $389m Cash Deal
May 8, 2013Intel-owned security software vendor McAfee is to acquire Finnish firewall software maker Stonesoft in a $389m (£250m) cash deal. The deal, subject to the agreement of Helsinki Stock Exchange-listed Stonesoft's shareholders, will ...
Tags: Stonesof, Computer Products
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Anti-Virus Software Vendors Have Unveiled a Number of Upgrades to Their Systems
Feb 27, 2013Anti-virus software vendors have unveiled a number of upgrades to their systems, including new heuristic detection based on their signature databases, and new protections against botnets. Trend Micro has introduced new tools in its Custom ...
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Arms Vendors Are Moving Into The Cyber Security Sector
Feb 19, 2013Arms vendors are moving into the cyber security sector in response to a decline in sales of their traditional weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute It is the first time that annual arms sales have ...
Tags: cyber security, Arms, annual arms sales
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Nine out of 10 Companies 'not Vulnerable' to Cyber Attack - or So They Say
Jan 11, 2013Nine out of 10 companies do not believe that they are vulnerable to hackers,despite the fact that half have faced a"security incident"in the past year. That is the conclusion of a report into computer security by consultants Deloitte ...
Tags: Nine out of 10 companies not vulnerable, security incident
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Software Engineers Would Reduce The Risk of Security Flaws in Their Code
Jan 9, 2013Software engineers working for the US military will have to follow new testing procedures to reduce the risk of security flaws in their code. That is one of a number of computer security-related measures contained in the 2013 National ...
Tags: Software, US Military, Legal Checks
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Worldwide Spending on Security Is Expected to Touch The $60 Billion Mark in 2012, up 8.4 %
Dec 18, 2012Worldwide spending on security is expected to touch the $60 billion mark in 2012, up 8.4 percent from $55 billion in the previous year, according to research company Gartner — this figure will approach $86 billion in 2016. "The ...
Tags: Gartner, highlightedpost, network, research, security
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Check Point Software Technologies Plans to Introduce Document Security Software
Dec 18, 2012Check Point Software Technologies plans to introduce document security software that encrypts and controls access to files across an organization's various departments and also meets the growing need for corporate users to access company ...
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40% of Organisations to Increase Security Budgets in 2013 in Response to Rising Threats
Dec 18, 2012This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget reveals the IT security spending priorities of businesses in the UK and Europe. Despite the downturn, 40% of organisations plan to increase their security budgets in 2013 in ...
Tags: IT security, security budget, security spending, IT industry
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Salaries for Most Information Security Professionals Continues to Upward
Sep 27, 2012Salaries for most information security professionals are continuing to trend upward as demand increases, particularly for technical skills. According to the latest figures from recruitment specialist Acumin, the skills most in demand are ...
Tags: recruitment firm, technical skills, specific areas, e-discovery
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This Is 8.4% Higher Than in 2011 and It Will Continue to Grow Steadily to $86bn in 2016
Sep 13, 2012IT budgets will continue to prioritise security for the next four years at least,despite the economic slowdown,with$60bn to be spent on security technologies this year. According to Gartner research,this is 8.4%higher than in 2011 and it ...
Tags: Security Spending, IT budgets, web security appliances, Gartner CIO