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Survey: Midmarket CIOs favor HP

November 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
HP is well ahead of some of its rivals according to the latest Vendor Value Service report by Ziff Davis Enterprise Research. The study of midmarket CIOs found that HP was the vendor of choice among... Read more...

A bounty for Vista bugs

January 11, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

If you've discovered code that creates a security vulnerability in Microsoft's newest operating system Vista, you could be rewarded with some big bucks. VeriSign iDefense Labs is launching another... Read more...

Beware of 'Happy New Year' worm

January 1, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

When users log-on for the first time in the New Year, they might be greeted by emails that wish them a happy new year and offer a post card greeting. It seems that a new worm is masquerading in... Read more...

New worm boasts two-pronged attack

November 7, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The latest worm assault to hit the enterprise comes with a surprise: a secondary attack that hits the network about six hours after the initial installation, say security vendors. According to... Read more...

Senate holding ICANN hearings soon

September 18, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Should ICANN force VeriSign to do more for .com security? Yes, according to Network Solutions. Senate hearings tomorrow will focus on the issue of top-level domains and VeriSign's relative lock on the .com domain.  Network Solutions recently issued a report detailing VeriSign's alleged security problems. The hearings are also expected to lead into the issue of whether Internet control should be so U.S.-centric instead of relying on an international UN-sponsored group.

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Entrust acquiring Business Signatures for $50M

July 19, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Online authentication and fraud monitoring are a good match, so Entrust is buying Business Signatures for $50 million. Entrust's IdentityGuard system will link with Business Signatures' software called Zero Trust, which features real-time processing. RSA (now EMC) and VeriSign also recently bought anti-fraud firms. The trend is happening because of upcoming federal regulations.

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DEALS: Novell sells consulting unit

May 24, 2006 — 8:01pm ET


Consulting, security

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ALSO NOTED: SAP releases biz intelligence accelerator; VeriSign acquires GeoTrust for $125M; and much more...

May 17, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> SAP releases biz intelligence accelerator. Article

> VeriSign acquires GeoTrust for $125 million. Article

> Hardware firms oppose Net neutrality laws. …

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DNS hackers' newest, more powerful tool

March 26, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

One of the newest hacker tools is the DNS server, which cyber criminals are using to knock out online businesses and up their ante on Internet assaults. It's no small issue considering that DNS... Read more...

DEALS: Ma Bell may be back; BlackBerry settled at last

March 15, 2006 — 8:01pm ET


Two weeks of BIG deals.

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