Stories about: Counterpane Internet Security

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Cybertrust-Verizon deal creates new security behemoth 09 July, 2007 16:56

The planned acquisition of managed security firm Cybertrust by Verizon Communications' Business unit was completed today, making the telco a more significant player in the Asia Pacific security market.
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BT appoints CSO for Asia Pacific region 28 June, 2007 10:28

BT today announced the appointment of Ganesh K Vanapalli as Chief Security Officer (CSO) for the Asia Pacific region.
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Verizon Business to acquire Cybertrust 15 May, 2007 08:24

Verizon Communications's Business unit plans to acquire managed security vendor Cybertrust in an effort to pump up its cybersecurity offerings, Verizon announced Monday.
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Investment bank inks multi-million dollar MPLS network deal 04 April, 2007 12:52

Investment bank CLSA is set to migrate to a MPLS network utilising BT's global support centre in Australia.
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LINUXWORLD - Speakers talk security, regulatory compliance 19 February, 2007 14:33

The first step in protecting your enterprise is figuring out how to destroy it. That's the approach to security taken by Jonathan Clemens, manager of enterprise security oversight at Intel. He recommends that companies conduct wargames to find their biggest weaknesses.
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Future-proof your IT security 27 December, 2006 08:00

Asymmetric warfare is hell. Sure, you may have night-vision goggles, body armor, and air support, but you're also working for a bureaucratic organization built to fight a war that doesn't look much like the one you're in. Your adversary, on the other hand, is poorly equipped, yet nimble, resourceful, and adept at spotting and exploiting the slightest weakness. So much so, you may not even know you're under attack.
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Storm building over RFID-enabled passports 22 September, 2006 13:20

As the U.S. government prepares to complete a conversion to the controversial RFID-based electronic passports, traditional paper-only IDs are still available for a few months to those listening to the raging debate over security and privacy concerns swirling around the electronic documents.
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Smart card vendors talk up privacy 17 August, 2006 07:26

A group of smart card and smart chip vendors are launching a campaign to talk up the security and privacy features of their products, even as researchers raise questions about their use in passports.
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What you need to know about VPN technologies 15 August, 2006 09:04

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, extend the reach of LANs without requiring owned or leased private lines. Companies can use VPNs to provide remote and mobile users with network access, connect geographically separated branches into a unified network and enable the remote use of applications that rely on internal servers.
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E-commerce in crisis: When SSL isn't safe 17 May, 2006 12:24

A secure connection between browser and back end underlies Internet commerce. But what if it's already compromised?
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'Security in the cloud' is not the way to go 15 February, 2006 13:26

One of the basic philosophies of security is defense in-depth: overlapping systems designed to provide security even if one of them fails. An example is a firewall coupled with an intrusion-detection system (IDS). Defense in-depth provides security because there's no single point of failure and no assumed single vector for attacks.