The security landscape is rapidly evolving. We speak to distributors and vendors in the region to learn how they are …
Norton gets VeriSign checkmark
Symantec has announced that it is combining the power of the VeriSign checkmark with Norton brand, to create the most …
Fortinet rolls out new channel initiatives
Fortinet has announced a series of channel initiatives that support the company’s ongoing objective of creating value for, and getting …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …
Optimus signs up Bitdefender
Optimus Technology and Telecommunications has signed a distribution agreement with Bitdefender for the Middle East and North Africa region including …
Intel-McAfee developing cloud-security strategy
Intel, which last year acquired McAfee for its security expertise, has described work it is doing to provide enterprises with a way …
'Hyperspeed signalling' could prevent cyber attacks, claim researchers
Security engineers at the University of Tulsa have found a way to identify cyber attacks before they reach their target, …
Blue Coat signs Westcon Middle East as distributor for MENA Region
Westcon Middle East, a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, announced that it has been …
Symantec: Small-company security problems can threaten large corporate nets
Attackers used smaller businesses with less stringent security as gateways to their ultimate targets – large corporations or governments that hold valuable …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …
Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software
Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages. Microsoft, McAfee, …
Russia cyber crime market doubles in 2011, says report
Russian-speaking criminals grabbed more than a third of the entire global cybercrime market in 2011 as a growth in online …
Sophos partners with Facebook for user protection
IT security and data protection company Sophos today announced a partnership with Facebook to help protect users from links that …
Conficker worm still the top corporate network threat: Microsoft
Companies are still plagued by the Conficker worm, used to create botnets and spread other forms of malware, according to the …
Kaspersky releases security solution for virtualised companies
Kaspersky Lab today announced the release of its latest security technology to protect virtualised companies from malware and cyber criminals. …
Intel unveils new Core processors code-named Ivy Bridge
Intel yesterday announced its first third-generation Core processors code-named Ivy Bridge, which are faster and more power efficient than Core …
Microsoft touts corporate tools in Windows 8 Enterprise
Microsoft has laid out the exclusive features of Windows 8 Enterprise, one of three editions of the upcoming OS and …
Security vendors ‘must do more’ for enterprises: report
Enterprises do not have a clear and comparable choice of endpoint protection solutions that completely meet today’s mobile working security …
Apple, Oracle, Google lead major vendors with software vulnerabilities in Q1
Apple led all major technology vendors in reported vulnerabilities in its operating system and software during the first three months …
McAfee brings antivirus support to VMware’s vShield
McAfee yesterday announced a version of its antivirus software for VMware’s vShield security technology. The McAfee Management for Optimized Virtual Environments (MOVE) …