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McAfee acquires SafeBoot for endpoint encryption
McAfee is acquiring endpoint encryption vendor SafeBoot Corp. in a $350 million deal to bolster the antivirus vendor's mobile device security software. Article | 09 Oct 2007
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Compliance, data breaches heighten database security needs
Experts say database platforms lack robust native encryption, monitoring, assessment and management tools to meet demanding new security requirements. Article | 16 Aug 2007
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Richard Clarke: Don't ignore data risks, deploy encryption
At a recent keynote with CISOs during the Gartner IT Security Summit, former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke warned that firms are doing little to prevent data theft. Article | 12 Jun 2007
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Database authentication, encryption getting priority in some businesses
While more organizations are seeking database authentication and encryption technologies, others are turning to database monitoring to secure data. Article | 22 May 2007
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Experts: Easing standards like PCI DSS a bad idea
Financial services practitioners say security standards like PCI DSS can be hard to heed, but that easing them would be a bad idea given the data fraud epidemic. Article | 09 May 2007
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Cryptographer's Panel: Founding fathers still eager for new advances
On the eve of cryptography's 30th anniversary, the men who invented the field say they're proud of what's been accomplished, but new cryptosystems are needed to keep on top of emerging threats. Article | 06 Feb 2007
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Coviello: In 3 years, no more stand-alone security
RSA President Art Coviello says today's patchwork of monolithic security devices will disappear in the next three years as security is integrated into the larger IT infrastructure. Article | 06 Feb 2007
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TJX breach: There's no excuse to skip data encryption
Companies complain that database encryption products are too expensive and difficult to manage, but customer loss and breach notification costs outweigh encryption expenses. Column | 18 Jan 2007
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Federal government pushes full disk encryption
Businesses need to follow the federal government's lead in reducing data breaches by holding employees responsible and examining full disk encryption (FDE) products. Column | 10 Jan 2007
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Utimaco strives for ultimate mobile encryption
With new U.S. government initiatives to protect data, data encryption on mobile devices is becoming a must-have for many firms. As The 451 Group's Nick Selby writes, German vendor Utimaco Safeware is rapidly expanding its presence in the U.S. using a... Column | 12 Oct 2006
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