Over 400 enterprise IT and security managers were questioned in a March 2011 survey by cloud service provider Savvis.  Among those surveyed, security was overwhelmingly cited as their primary concern.  Chris Richter, V.P. of managed security services at Savvis, said, “We’ve seen hesitance ... 

Details of the new EU data protection law have been announced. The bill seeks to reform EU data regulations and save an estimated €2.3 billion in costs, implement pan-European regulation, and deliver a competitive edge to European companies.  Among the requirements of the new regulations is a ... 

Technology solution vendors and service providers in the UK, and other countries, continue to be watchful of the developments around the controversial anti-piracy legislation SOPA-PIPA, even as protests against it go viral. Two controversial anti-piracy legislations Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) an ... 

Symantec has announced the acquisition of LiveOffice, its erstwhile data archiving partner for cloud-based services. With this new product in their portfolio, Symantec will expand into data governance as well as eDiscovery compliance. Symantec’s Vice President, Brian Dye, while making the announcem ... 

Dell goes the HP-way, with acquisition of SecureWorks, a popular Managed Security product that has consistently performed well, with revenues exceeding $120 million while supporting 2,900 clients spread over 70 countries.   While HP, with acquiring Fortify software, ArcSight last year prepared ... 

US lawmakers, cutting across party lines, are urging analysis of social media traffic to track ‘current or emerging threats’ by the Department of Homeland Security. US lawmakers—Patrick Meehan and Jackie Speier—are part of a counter-terrorism subcommittee of leading Republicans and Democrats belong ... 

Even as trends of changes in IT security spending emerged from a recent Gartner Survey on budget outlays for 2012, it bust the story on PCI-conforming businesses, revealing close to 18% are non-compliant in real time. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 2011 (PCI DSS) is a hot-topic for en ... 

Companies are being urged to use data encryption methods to protect all of their data. According to a recent eWeek survey, 90 per cent of companies use encryption techniques for data security, although many organisations only encrypt certain data if legally required. The report also said enterprises ... 

The data security debate rumbles on as 71 per cent of merchants claim to have stored unencrypted card data in 2011. The figures, published following a survey by merchant data leader SecurityMetrics, highlight the need for firms to encrypt their data and continue the fight against hackers and thieves ... 

Documentation has been released explaining how to write a virus for Linux ELF programs. The move dispels the myth that the Linux operating system cannot get viruses. Linux Journal, in its January issue, made the admission, but refused to publish any code as they didn’t want to contribute to the ongo ...