Brian Prince

Mu Security released a new version of its flagship appliance to help enterprises strengthen testing and share analysis templates throughout their organization. Version 3 of the Mu-4000 Security Analyzer includes Sharable Analysis Templates, a new feature that helps organizations propagate best practices for system testing throughout an enterprise. Typically, only a small, specialized incident response […]

After weeks of rumors, Symantec finally announced that it plans to acquire Vontu for $350 million. Symantec’s move to buy up the San Francisco-based data loss prevention specialist comes after a busy month in the DLP space. Security rivals McAfee and Trend Micro both made moves of their own, with McAfee announcing plans to buy […]

Cisco Systems is making a major play for the access policy management market with the acquisition of Securent, but several analysts are questioning whether the merger will result in acrimony or marital bliss. The acquisition, valued at about $100 million, gives Cisco the capability to allow customers to audit and enforce access policies to applications, […]

IBM has launched a new program Nov. 1 for companies pursuing compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard in conjunction with a sweeping data security standard. The comprehensive program is designed to take companies through the entire PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance process, from assessment to compliance to certification, to help them meet […]

IBM touched off a major push for security that will include spending $1.5 billion on security-related efforts in 2008 to help businesses protect data and manage risk. Company officials said the money will be spent on developing security products and services as part of a strategy to make IBM a more prominent player in the […]

McAfee announced Oct. 30 that it will acquire ScanAlert to attack Web site security from both ends with ScanAlerts Hacker Safe service and its own SiteAdvisor rating system. With its eye on securing e-commerce, McAfee is set to integrate ScanAlert, of Napa, Calif., into its security strategy. ScanAlert audits and certifies the security of more […]

Symantec is making another play in the managed security space with a new service offering businesses in-depth, customized analysis of security risks affecting their enterprise. Called MTA (Managed Threat Analysis), the service will be sold through Symantecs Managed Security Services business. MTA customers get access to Symantec Global Services Security Response analysts, who will review […]

ESET wants to compete for consumer and small and midsize business security customers and expects speed to be its advantage when compared to the heavyweights McAfee and Symantec. ESET, based in Slovakia, introduced of the ESET Smart Security suite and a new version of its NOD32 Antivirus software that claims to outpace comparable McAfee and […]

WhiteHat Securitys Web vulnerability assessment service has been woven into an independent managed security service platform for the first time, extending the companys ability to deliver security to different segments of the market. SecurView, an Edison, N.J., provider of risk assessment and managed security services, will integrate WhiteHat Sentinel into its managed services platform. The […]

Embarcadero Technologies is selling data modeling templates for its ER/Studio product as a way for database administrators to be able to stop reinventing the wheel every time the need for data modeling or data warehouse design comes up. Dubbed Universal Data Models, the templates are off-the-shelf data model designs for nine common subject areas and […]

Database security vendor Sentrigo released the first major upgrade to its Hedgehog software Oct. 29, expanding operating system support and adding new quarantine capabilities to thwart unauthorized changes to the database. The upgraded version, which will once again be available in standard and enterprise editions, now features support for all Oracle databases version 8.1.7 and […]

Does lower consumer confidence and fears about a slowing economy have an effect on buying decisions for PC security products? That is the question at the heart of sharply different outlooks for the next fiscal quarters of Symantec and its computer security rival McAfee. On Oct. 24, Symantec announced that its profits for the second […]