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The VAR Guyâs Security Round-Up: Week Ending April 22
There was plenty of action in security news this week, with vulnerabilities taking center stage. Microsoft patched one that recently made headlines in its weekly security update, while Google admitted its website had a pretty major one for about 24 hours. The latter also acknowledged in its second annual security report for its Android mobile platform that the widely used platform remains… → Read More
The VAR Guyâs Security Round-Up: Week Ending April 15
The top security stories for the week ending April 15, 2016. → Read More
The VAR Guy's Security Round-Up: Week Ending April 8
The top security stories for the week ending April 8, 2016. → Read More
EiQ Raises Funds for Development of Mid-Market Hybrid Security Solution
Startup EiQ Networks is making inroads in its effort to deliver cloud security for midmarket customers with a round of new funding to help the company grow its business and customer base. → Read More
Unisys Offers Stealth Solution Across AWS Cloud, Enterprise
Unisys Corp. is extending its data-center security solution to the Amazon Web Services Cloud, giving AWS customers advanced security while providing its own clients with the scale of the AWS Cloud, the company said in a press release. → Read More
Security Startup Forescout Hits Billion-Dollar Mark for IoT Security
The major funding trend for security startups from last year is continuing into 2016. An Israeli-U.S. security startup, ForeScout Technologies, is one of the early big winners with a sizeable $76 million in new financing that brings the company’s valuation to $1 billion, the company said. → Read More
Sookasa Integrates with Salesforce to Protect Platform with Analytics
Sookasa continues to line up partnerships to protect cloud platforms with its cloud-based real-time activity monitoring solution by teaming up with online customer relationship management (CRM) platform Salesforce. → Read More
RiskIQ Expands Capability of PassiveTotal Threat Analysis Platform
RiskIQ is expanding the capabilities of its threat analysis platform with the ability to identify “who” and “what” information associated with potential attacks thanks to the addition of Intel 471’s cyber threat intelligence service. → Read More
Raytheon Unveils Security Spinoff âForcepointâ
Longtime defense solution provider Raytheon (RTN) has named its security spinoff Forcepoint and unveiled a number of new products as part of the company’s launch, with the goal of bring cybersecurity inspired by the defense industry to the global commercial market. → Read More
Dell Files for IPO to Spin Off SecureWorks Business Unit
Dell plans to spin off its SecureWorks security business unit into a public company, a move believed to be part of a plan to help the company reduce debt it will incur when it buys EMC next year. → Read More
Cisco Completes Acquisition of Lancope for Visibility, Analytics Technology
Cisco Systems (CSCO) has completed its acquisition of security startup Lancope to add continuous visibility and traffic analysis to its network security portfolio. → Read More
Cognitive Code Offers Siri-Like Approach to IoT Security
The growing adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) is inspiring security researchers to find innovative ways to secure it. To that end, startup Cognitive Code Corp. has developed a platform similar to Apple’s Siri that protects devices with conversationally intelligent apps that build security directly into the device. → Read More
Avecto Wins $49M from JMI Equity to Grow Endpoint Security Strategy
As 2015 comes to an end, security still remains popular with investors, with yet another startup—endpoint security software firm Avecto—recently receiving $49 million in funding from JMI Equity to continue its growth. → Read More
Survey: Lack of Skills Still Hamper Ability to Deliver Cyber Security
Thinking of a career change? Consider cyber security, as a recent survey by Cybrary found that a lack of required professional skills is still hampering companies’ ability to deliver cyber security to meet their evolving needs. → Read More
Exabeam Unveils Technology Partner Program
Security startup Exabeam has launched its initial alliance program and partners to help deliver and extend its flagship user behavior analytics technology. → Read More
PrismTech's Vortex Secures Connections Between Endpoints, Cloud Apps
PrismTech has updated its Vortex data-sharing solution with security to better protect connections between endpoints and cloud applications, allowing for distributed Internet of Things (IoT) computing between devices, the edge and the cloud, the company said. → Read More
Startup Cognitive Launches Visualization Platform to Secure Wireless Devices
Cognitive Systems offers a platform that provides real-time visualization of wireless signals, offering a new way to secure wireless networks and manage high-trafficked environments. → Read More
VCE Teams with Cisco to Boost Data-Center Security
VCE has teamed with Cisco Systems (CSCO) to optimize its data-center security for enterprises running on Cisco infrastructure. The partnership is expected to help businesses gain more flexibility and agility when managing their hybrid networks. → Read More
Google, Universities Find Holes in E-Mail, Data Security
E-mail security has come a long way over the past several years, and most people feel safe when they correspond to messages even on public domains. But there is evidence that they shouldn’t be so confident in the security of their messages, according to a new study by Google (GOOG) and two Midwestern universities, which found e-mail security still fundamentally lacking. → Read More
OpenDNS Uses Sound-Wave Technology to Predict Network Security Threats
Cisco Systems’ (CSCO) OpenDNS has developed new predictive security technology based on concepts typically used to analyze sound waves to help identify threats to a network before they happen. → Read More