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BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- News Summary: RSA(®) Adaptive Authentication On Premise solution uses a Big Data approach to help combat threats posed by more than 30 million variants of malware targeting end users for account takeover attacks According to recent research by Aite Group, in 2011, account takeover attacks costs corporations over $400 million, a number that is expected to grow by 94% in 2016 The latest version of the RSA Adaptive Authentication...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While multiple layers of cyber security experts work diligently around the clock to protect your bank accounts and personally identifiable information, the most powerful weapon in fighting cyber crime is you. "Successfully defending against cyber criminals requires a continuous team effort," said Holly Ridgeway, chief information security officer at PNC Bank, N.A. "PNC aggressively protects our customers. But, the customer must also take...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and ZURICH, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VASCO Data Security Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, and Trusteer, the leader in endpoint cybercrime prevention solutions that protect organizations against financial fraud and data breaches, today announced a partnership to secure online transactions, applications and access to sensitive information. With this agreement, Trusteer and VASCO unite their...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced the launch of Panda GateDefender Performa eSeries, its new, unified perimeter security device that protects against all types of threats. Panda Security's new appliance enables mid-size and large companies (50 users or more) to protect their corporate network and increase their productivity. The solution is available in three different versions: compatible with...

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts and SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Attunity Ltd. (NASDAQ: ATTU), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, and OPSWAT Inc., a leader in multi-engine malware scanning solutions, announced today a partnership to combine the award-winning Attunity Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution with OPSWAT's Metascan file scanning technology. The collaboration is designed to facilitate the availability of a fully-managed...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Every cloud may have a silver lining the saying goes, but there will likely be no such silver lining for the future of cloud computing, which tops the list of serious computer security threats for 2013. On Wednesday, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) released the Georgia Tech Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2013 at the Georgia Tech Cyber Security Summit, a gathering of...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cloud computing, mobility, social tools and other technologies that put more power in the hands of individual users pose new challenges for organizations seeking to secure data, devices and networks, new research released today by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry, reveals. The majority of companies in CompTIA's 10th Annual Information Security Trends study attribute human...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's anti-malware laboratory, has detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security. Users receive a direct message on Twitter, which contains the text "Check out Obama punch a guy in the face for calling him a n*****," and a malicious link to a fake Facebook page. Click here for a screenshot of this message:...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage announces for auction malware scanning and cleaning IP portfolios from eAcceleration Corporation, which include patented automated malware removal and data scanning technologies. These portfolios will be included as two lots in the 17(th) ICAP Ocean Tomo IP Auction on November 29, 2012, at The Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, California. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO) "We are...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From mass compromises of Wordpress to a spear-phishing attack on the White House, there is no doubt cybercriminals gained confidence and momentum in 2012. To help organizations prepare for next year, the Websense(®) Security Labs(TM) today announced seven predictions for the 2013 threat landscape. The full report can be found here, which includes in-depth articles on mobile security, email security and Java exploits. Highlights include: 1....