Security
Symantec and resellers to play data doctors in IT clinics
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010Symantec has opened the doors on a small business IT clinic that will provide the vendor and its resellers with a chance to advise SMEs on security and data protection.The...Read More »
SMEs viewing PCI compliance as a competitive sales tool
Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010There could be a significant silver lining for those smaller retailers and e-commerce operations that make the effort to become PCI compliant with customers more likely to shop with those...Read More »
High-street retailers struggling to be ready for PCI
Posted: Tue, 17 Aug 2010With the deadline looming for large retailers to get behind the PCI rules governing the way high-street shops look after credit card data many are not ready for to be...Read More »
New security metric builds case for investment
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010by Warwick Ashford Security and data protection are consistently under-funded and under-staffed any potential investment has to be justified and pass budget approval hurdles, which typically require IT managers to show...Read More »
Sophos adds endpoint security to MSP programme
Posted: Wed, 11 Aug 2010Security vendor Sophos has announced the initial availability of an endpoint security as a service offering and formalised its managed service provider (MSP) programme. Initially available at launch via Sophos' four Service Partner Alliance (SPA) partners,...Read More »
Malware production surged in first half of 2010 says McAfee
Posted: Tue, 10 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes Whatever happens to the wider economy going forward, the IT security industry is likely to stay busy as the threat from malware continues to grow with ten...Read More »
WatchGuard CEO highlights need for total UTM speed stats
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010WatchGuard has raised the gauntlet to its UTM rivals by promoting its tactic of detailing the performance of the entire unit with all the functions switched on.The typical way of...Read More »
Company bosses biggest threat to IT security
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010by Ian Grant Bosses are the biggest threat to corporate data because they use their personal IT devices to upload and download work on the corporate network, according to new...Read More »
Majority of end-users misuse backup, recovery tools
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2010A majority of enterprise customers are failing to follow advice surrounding information management practice, with many improperly using backup and recovery software packages, according to new information from security specialist Symantec....Read More »
UK users: Spam is bad but not receiving a message is worse
Posted: Tue, 03 Aug 2010by Billy MacInnes Despite fears that spam could infect their computers with viruses or lead to identity theft, most UK users would rather receive spam than have a legitimate email...Read More »
McAfee cans Arc Technology as it concludes distribution review
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010The security vendor has concluded its seven month review of its distribution partners deciding to go down from four to three on its roster.Arc Technology has missed out on the...Read More »
Becta closure sparks school security fears
Posted: Fri, 23 Jul 2010Security specialists have expressed concerns that in the absence of guidelines from the shortly to be closed Becta schools IT buying group educational buyers will be exposed to threats.The government...Read More »
Data loss from MoD costs taxpayers thousands
Posted: Fri, 23 Jul 2010Despite the high profile loss of the data discs containing millions of consumer records by HMRC the public sector continues to mislay sensitive information on unencrypted hardware.In response to a...Read More »
Check Point bolstered by rising product sales
Posted: Wed, 21 Jul 2010Security vendor Check Point has been able to report strong product sales across all regions as it served up its second quarter numbers.The security market managed to avoid the dips...Read More »
Sophos reveals appetite for tougher penalities for data loss
Posted: Mon, 19 Jul 2010Despite potential fines of half a million pounds from the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to protect data and prevent leaks many firms think the penalties don't go far enough.According...Read More »
GFI buys Sunbelt Software
Posted: Tue, 13 Jul 2010US-based SME software infrastructure player has picked up security software vendor Sunbelt for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition was driven by Sunbelt's VIPRE product set, and GFI said today that...Read More »
PCI deadline stirs retail interest in security
Posted: Fri, 09 Jul 2010The looming deadline for compliance to the PCi credit card security measures are forcing retailers to look to the channel for support as they try to get on the right...Read More »
Security appliance market returns to growth
Posted: Fri, 09 Jul 2010The security appliance market has returned to growth after being hit hard in the recession managing to climb back into a positive position for the first time since the first...Read More »
AVG sets out to remind Mac users they are not safe
Posted: Thu, 17 Jun 2010AVG is hoping that greater awareness of the universal nature of web-based threats will attract Mac users as it targets that operating system for the first time.Traditionally Mac has been...Read More »
Security budget share to fall through 2011
Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2010The share of the enterprise budget devoted to security spending can and will be safely reduced by as much as 6% through 2011, according to new figures from sector analysts...Read More »
Despite the lessons of lost data firms still running risks
Posted: Thu, 03 Jun 2010The prospect oif a data leak on the scale of the HMRC one that lost discs containing millions of personal user's data continue to be a daily reality as the...Read More »
Fortinet expects reseller expansion as it pushes portfolio
Posted: Fri, 28 May 2010Firewall specialist Fortinet is echoing the general trend in the security industry to encourage resellers to sell more of its portfolio and expects to swell its channel ranks as a...Read More »
McAfee buys into mobile security space
Posted: Wed, 26 May 2010McAfee has quickly followed in the footsteps of its rival Symantec buying into the mobile security space with the acquisition of Trust Digital.Symantec picked up VeriSign last week as the...Read More »
Symantec adds indentity tools with VeriSign security buy
Posted: Thu, 20 May 2010Symantec has moved to bolster its remote security credentials with the acqusition of VeriSign's identity and authentication business.The cash deal is worth $1.28bn and is expected to close in the...Read More »
User security burden an opportunity for specialist resellers
Posted: Tue, 18 May 2010The threat of proposed cuts across government departments might weaken the ability of public sector bodies to keep on top of security compliance regulations.Even before the Chancellor George Osborne dots...Read More »
Hosted identity services could overcome slow adoption
Posted: Mon, 17 May 2010The move towards securing access for staff, resellers and other third parties is on customer radars but management systems are yet to be implemented by the majority of users.At the...Read More »
Russia and China main sources of web-based threats
Posted: Fri, 07 May 2010It might be a stereotypical view that most of the threats circling the internet come from current or former Communist countries but research from Kaspersky Lab indicates it is a...Read More »
Securing our digital future
Posted: Fri, 30 Apr 2010Identity protection will play a key part as IT advances our digital world, writes Simon Quicke With the number of mobile devices continuing to expand and cheque books and cash...Read More »
InfoSec: Securing identity and finances key to next decade
Posted: Tue, 27 Apr 2010The future for those operating in the security channel will be dominated by trying to secure the cloud, make cashless payments safe and in helping customers and firms establish and protect...Read More »
WatchGuard sets sights on enterprise market
Posted: Tue, 27 Apr 2010Unified Threat Management (UTM) specialist WatchGuard has set its sights an extending its reach beyond the SME market into the enterprise space. On the back of its purchase and sunsequent...Read More »
Threat of data loss fines a spur for the security channel
Posted: Tue, 27 Apr 2010The threat of fines of up to half a million pounds from the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) which came into force earlier this month are already causing phones to ring...Read More »
Security showstoppers at InfoSec 2010
Posted: Fri, 23 Apr 2010The great and the good in the security world meet in London next week at the InfoSec show, which runs for three days. As usual, there is plenty for resellers...Read More »
Sunbelt moves to exploit McAfee update problems
Posted: Thu, 22 Apr 2010Sunbelt Software is aiming to exploit potential problems its rival McAfee might be having after it emerged that an anti-virus update the vendor sent out caused major headaches for XP...Read More »
Cloud and social networking emerge as top security threats
Posted: Wed, 21 Apr 2010Social networking and cloud computing are leaving users exposed to cyber attacks as hackers start to exploit the latest ways of sharing data over the web.The preliminary findings of the...Read More »
Focused enterprise attacks emerge as main security trend
Posted: Tue, 20 Apr 2010Getting users to download fake security software in the hope that they have protected themselves remains one of the main routes for hackers hoping to get their hands on sensitive...Read More »
Is the death of the authentication token greatly exaggerated?
Posted: Mon, 19 Apr 2010Dave Abraham, CEO of Signify, takes a look at the token versus tokenless 2FA question and concludes that both are needed With the growth in anywhere, anytime working, two-factor authentication...Read More »
Check Point takes first steps into leak prevention game
Posted: Thu, 15 Apr 2010Check Point has taken its first steps into the data leak prevention (DLP) game with the launch of a new network-based DLP software solution designed to pre-emptively stop sensitive data...Read More »
Buoyant first quarter builds channel optimism
Posted: Fri, 09 Apr 2010Opinion is divided over whether or not the recession is over, but the outlook for 2010 is positive overall, writes Steve MoyesThe first quarter of 2010 has come to a...Read More »
Trend Micro appoints Arrow ECS to reach virtualisation channel
Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2010In a move aimed at exploiting the closer links between security and virtualisation Trend Micro has appointed Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions to its UK distribution line-up.Arrow ECS joins Sphinx and...Read More »
Security appliance market claws back to 2008 levels
Posted: Fri, 26 Mar 2010The security appliance market in Western Europe is treading water managing to end 2009 in roughly the same place it was the year before.According to IDC revenue from security appliances...Read More »
Network access control: A discerning approach to security
Posted: Thu, 25 Mar 2010The sophisticated capabilities of network access control make it a flexible, effective security tool, writes Anish ChauhanAlthough network access control (NAC) has been around in one form or another for...Read More »
CA finds virtualisation security fears have substance
Posted: Mon, 22 Mar 2010The security industry has been warning for a while about the dangers of unsecured virtual environments and those fears appear to be justified.According to research carried out by Forrester on...Read More »
Arrow ECS to beef up security and networking line
Posted: Thu, 18 Mar 2010Arrow ECS is planning on beefing up its security portfolio and making overtures at networking and voice vendors after missing out on Cisco's UCS play. It is three years since...Read More »
Sunbelt Software aims to build AV share
Posted: Wed, 17 Mar 2010A strategy of building a consumer business alongside cracking the enterprise market is the approach being taken by Sunbelt Software which is looking to take market share from rival anti-virus...Read More »
Security market shows strength through the recession
Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2010The security market has remained one of the most robust in the face of the worst recession for sixty years maintaining growth when other sectors experienced deep cuts in their...Read More »
Becrypt adds Security IP as distie to target enterprise space
Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2010In a move designed to increase its presence in the enterprise market data encryption specialist Becrypt has added Security IP to its distributor roster.The market for encryption has expanded in...Read More »
Blended threats demand fresh approach, says Websense
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010by Warwick AshfordBlended threats are the chief online security risk to enterprises and a new approach is needed to defend against these threats, says security firm Websense.These attacks are difficult...Read More »
Analysis: Time to face some social networking changes
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010Those in charge of communications and marketing in businesses should brace themselves. The goalposts are moving fast and the internet strategies that have found favour up to now might not...Read More »
McAfee boss talks of acquisition plans
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010McAfee is planning to make a handful of acquisitions every year to expand its portfolio and underpin its ambitions for the future.In comments reported on Reuters made by Dave DeWalt,...Read More »
In-depth: Threat-driven business
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010Industry experts are predicting a year of growth in the security market as demand picks up. Cath Everett reportsThe information security market is driven by an ever-growing number of compliance...Read More »
Security mangement shoots up user priority list
Posted: Wed, 24 Feb 2010Security management is rising up the corporate agenda as resource strapped users struggle to cope with expanding threats. As more users are encouraged to embrace the age of collaboration and...Read More »
Intel targeted in sophisticated hacking attack
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010Intel has revealed that just as Google was being targeted by hackers last month it was also being attacked although it is not relating the incidents.The vendor revealed the attack...Read More »
Websense plans to be selective with managed services players
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010Websense has announced the global launch of a managed services reseller programme in a move designed not only to reflect the growing demand for those skills but the desire to...Read More »
Poor governance at the heart of poor data security, says ICO
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010By Warwick AshfordFailure to put existing security policies into effect is another common failing, said Smith, showing that people remain one of the biggest challenges to getting information security right.Another...Read More »
Annual cost of security on average setting enterprises back $2m
Posted: Mon, 22 Feb 2010Security remains one of the top issues for enterprises with three quarters suffering an attack last year which is costing firms millions to protect against.A landscape of increased threats and...Read More »
McAfee and Brocade form product partnership
Posted: Tue, 16 Feb 2010Brocade and McAfee have formed a strategic partnership to deliver network security protection which should extend the products their respective channels can bring to the market.The agreement involves the vendors...Read More »
Security market awash with fear, uncertianty and doubt
Posted: Tue, 16 Feb 2010Security resellers wondering what to wave into a sales pitch might are being handed plenty of topical fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) by vendors.The latest warning, based around the BRITS,...Read More »
Analysis: Is China losing its allure?
Posted: Mon, 15 Feb 2010By Simon QuickeIf you were to take a guess at some of the major news themes of the forthcoming year, China might well sneak into the top five.An interesting article...Read More »
McAfee posts solid Q4 numbers helped by currency fluctuations
Posted: Thu, 11 Feb 2010All the arrows were pointing upwards for McAfee as it unveiled its Q4 numbers with the vendor benefitting from currency fluctuations and the continued strength of the security market.Net revenue...Read More »
Astaro revises licence fee model to widen UTM market
Posted: Wed, 10 Feb 2010In a move that has echoes of the razor blades model Astaro has moved to make its virtual UTM appliances and software effectively free with the costs shifting towards services.The...Read More »
Kaspersky extends deal registration across reseller base
Posted: Wed, 10 Feb 2010Security specialist Kaspersky Lab has extended deal registration benefits across its entire channel base to protect the business discovered by its smaller partners.The vendor has reacted to the discovery that...Read More »
Trend Micro moves SME security into cloud to boost margins
Posted: Mon, 08 Feb 2010Trend Micro is emphasising the cheaper installation and services costs as it launches a hosted version of its Worry Free SME targeted security product.Resellers will be able to reduce the...Read More »
Websense losses decrease in 2009
Posted: Wed, 03 Feb 2010Websense has cut its losses on the back of a decent performance in Q4 with its subscription business expanding and the general demand for security holding up through the recession.The...Read More »
WatchGuard highlights strength of UK market in Q4
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2010Watchguard has highlighted the strength of the UK market as one of the contributing factors to a healthy Q4 and a strong finish to 2009.The privately-owned unified threat management (UTM)...Read More »
Microscope Media Centre
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2010MicroScope.co.uk Media Information MicroScope is the longest established weekly newspaper for computer manufacturers, distributors and resellers who need to maintain a competitive edge in the channel. Hard-hitting opinionated editorial covers...Read More »
Clearswift portfolio sales strategy embraced by channel
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Clearswift has managed to encourage its resellers to sell across its web and email appliance portfolio in the last year having a direct impact on its third quarter sales.The security...Read More »
Analysis: Targeted attacks set new challenges
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010The phrase 'cold war' is one that most people would consider to have been consigned to history after the USSR collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down.But the phrase is...Read More »
Check Point 09 numbers show continued strength in security
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Check Point has singled out the channel for praise in helping the security vendor get through a tough year after it recorded increases in revenue and net income for 2009.The...Read More »
Analysis: Educators fear IT budget cuts
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Although the weather might have hit the numbers, more than 30,000 visitors were expected to walk the floors of London's Olympia at this year's BETT Show over its four-day span.One...Read More »
Security and compliance feed into improved Symantec Q3
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010Continued strong performances from its security and compliance product portfolio helped Symantec continue to show signs of recovery in its third fiscal quarter.For the three months ended 1 January GAAP...Read More »
Resellers set to benefit from political hacking fears
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010Those resellers wondering if the Chinese Google hack attack is going to be a spur for business might well find it does raise the urgency of discussions about protecting data...Read More »
Chinese attacks on Google most sophisticated ever
Posted: Tue, 26 Jan 2010The Chinese attack on Google was "one of the most sophisticated ever seen" according to the head honcho of McAfee. David DeWalt, CEO of the security vendor, said...Read More »
McAfee declares 2010 the year of the partner
Posted: Tue, 26 Jan 2010McAfee has dubbed 2010 as "the year of the partner" in a bid to put the muscle behind the channel to support its push into the mid-market. The...Read More »
Symantec takes on billing role to attract more dealers to hosted model
Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2010Symantec is stepping up its ambitions in the hosted security space with changes to its partner programme designed to make it easier for resellers to promote security as...Read More »
Workplace downloads put businesses at risk, says FAST
Posted: Fri, 15 Jan 2010Anti-piracy campaigners FAST IiS have spoken out over new research from security firm ScanSafe that purported to show a 55% rise in office workers attempting to download illegal software...Read More »
Security outsoucing tipped to expand in 2010
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2010An ostrich stance on security is not going to be an option for users as the pressure increases to the point where action has to be taken this...Read More »
Fines of up to £500,000 for lost data
Posted: Wed, 13 Jan 2010Potential fines of up to £500,000 for breaking the Data Protection Act by failing to adequately protect information could be a boon for the security industry. Despite the numerous high-profile cases...Read More »
Europe to lead mobile security market
Posted: Tue, 12 Jan 2010Third party apps will become the security safeguard of choice for corporate mobile users by 2014, with Europe and the UK at the centre of the trend according to...Read More »
Security appliance market sees second quarter of declines
Posted: Thu, 17 Dec 2009The security market might have been seen as immune to the downturn, but the latest figures tracking the sale of appliances across Europe show the recession has hit the market.For...Read More »
Kaspersky warns anti-virus industry will be playing catch up next year
Posted: Wed, 16 Dec 2009The increasing sophistication of web attacks will make a portion of user's antivirus threats redundant until the security vendors can catch up and improve their defences.That scenario is one painted...Read More »
Cisco outlines up-and-coming security threats
Posted: Mon, 14 Dec 2009In the best tradition of the Christmas ghost story, Cisco has released its 2009 Annual Security Report and talked of some of the horrors that await in 2010. ...Read More »
Mobile phone security gets placed on 2010 agenda
Posted: Fri, 11 Dec 2009One of the areas that could well cause concern on the security front next year is the emergence of threats targeting mobile devices. The industry has been...Read More »
SecureWorks acquires dns
Posted: Tue, 08 Dec 2009Security managed services specialist dns has been acquired by SecureWorks providing the US vendor with a UK presence on both sides of the border. In the last...Read More »
Kaspersky Labs sets out SME market ambitions
Posted: Tue, 08 Dec 2009Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab aims to become a major security supplier to small, medium and large business by 2014. At a briefing in Moscow, the firm's executives outlined...Read More »
Securing Windows 7 a major challenge for 2010
Posted: Thu, 03 Dec 2009Ensuring that Windows 7 remains secure remains one of the top challenges for the year ahead according to those fighting hackers on the front-line. Web and email filtering...Read More »
Web the security threat platform of choice
Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2009Hackers are still exploiting old vulnerabilities and basic errors to get access to sensitive data with the web the main route of attacks this year.In a review of 2009 Joona...Read More »
Security threat from laid off staff remains major user concern
Posted: Mon, 09 Nov 2009The security threat posed by former employees is becoming a major concern for users tasked with keeping data assets secure. Ever since the recession started to bite and...Read More »
WatchGuard talks of Q3 growth
Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009WatchGuard has revealed that the third quarter was a healthy one on terms of both profits and revenues underlining the continued stability in the security sector. The privately-owned...Read More »
M86 acquires Finjan to bolster enterprise credentials
Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009Web and messaging security specialist M86 Security has acquired Finjan to bolster its enterprise credentials and SaaS operations. Under the terms of the undisclosed deal M86 will immediately...Read More »
Worms rise as enterprise security threat
Posted: Mon, 02 Nov 2009Worms remain a serious problem for users along with rogue security software as users try to battle it out against the threats that litter the web. According to...Read More »
Cisco secures Scansafe acquisition
Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2009Networking equipment supplier Cisco is buying another security supplier with web security company Scansafe its latest buy. Cisco will pay $183m for Scansafe, which specialises in software as...Read More »
AirMagnet highlights WLAN security issues
Posted: Mon, 26 Oct 2009Network security specialist AirMagnet has warned that increasing uptake of 802.11n enabled wireless kit following the final ratification of the standard is providing new ways for cyber-crooks to break...Read More »
Five minute interview: Craig Whitney, Axway
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2009MicroScope puts its questions to Craig Whitney, vice-president and managing director of AxwayWhat is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? Always have a ‘plan B’ – from...Read More »
Rogue security software threat will grow in 2010, warns report
Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2009Rogue security software is set to increase in the next year, according to a report from security firm Symantec. Researchers have identified 250 distinct types of fake security software,...Read More »
Clearswift aims at rivals with trade-in deal
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009It is becoming quite a trend for vendors to encourage their resellers to target rivals in order to hit growth targets in a flat market by taking share. ...Read More »
Kaspersky sells through Intel portal to grow SME share
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009Anti-virus specialist Kaspersky Lab has signed up to sell products to SME customers via Intel’s Business Exchange portal. The move has been described by sources close to...Read More »
Jail terms needed to curb ID fraud
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009Businesses will not invest in personal data protection until there are more tangible consequences such as heavy fines or jail sentences, says security firm Stonewood. The number of UK...Read More »
Dimension Data reveals preference for holistic security
Posted: Fri, 09 Oct 2009Companies are moving to invest in security solutions and move away from point products as the investment in protection returns to the corporate agenda. IT security has been...Read More »
The driving power behind the cloud
Posted: Fri, 02 Oct 2009As many companies move into the cloud there is a growing need for tools that can monitor, analyse, optimise and secure the supporting infrastructure. There are a number of benefits...Read More »
Kaspersky hands resellers malware detection tool
Posted: Fri, 02 Oct 2009In an effort to help its channel partners gain fresh business anti-virus specialist Kaspersky Lab is handing resellers a scanning tool to gauge the level of malware that...Read More »