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Blue Coat Systems to acquire security analytics firm Solera Networks

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:17:46 GMT

Source: www.networkworld.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Blue Coat Systems, a provider of Web traffic filtering and business assurance products and services, plans to buy security analytics specialist Solera Networks, which uses data mining techniques to classify network traffic and detect potential security threats. ...

Norwegian company names Indian firm for cyber attacks in over dozen countriesA Norwegian cyber security firm has alleged that a sophisticated cyber attack infrastructure appears to originate from India, conducted by private actors with no evidence of…

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:02:00 GMT

Source: eupolitics.einnews.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
… evidence of state-sponsorship. Norman Shark, Norwegian firm, has also named an … for industrial espionage against the Norwegian telecom corporation Telenor and other … . "Specific targets include government, military and business organizations. Attribution to … ...

Enough Airy-Fairy Liberal Nonsense About Police. If You Don’t Want to Get Raped, Hire a Private Security Firm.

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:42 GMT

Source: www.slate.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Liberal blogs and, of course, public radio are up in arms over this story about an Oregon woman who was raped because, due to massive budget cuts, there were no cops available to take her panicked phone call to the police. The rape occurred last August in Josephine County, a rural district that responded to the loss of millions of dollars in federal subsidies by firing 23 of its 29 police deputies and restricting the remnant’s availability to Mondays through Fridays. (The woman placed her call on a Saturday.) It's a very sad tale—and one wrapped up in the waning of the logging industry, which the original subsidy was designed to support—but I advise readers to be careful and hold on to their wallets, because the people peddling it have an agenda. This is what those big government types do, you see: Tug at your heartstrings and get you into an emotional place so that they can lure you into voting to raise taxes for more government spending. Well, I for one am not fooled. ...

Blue Coat Systems to acquire security analytics firm Solera Networks http://bit....

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:06 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Danish Security Firm G4S Remains Complicit in Israel’s Prison System

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:30 GMT

Source: muftah.org --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The below is a statement from the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)… Palestinian Prisoners Day [in April was] marked with actions in 11 countries protesting the complicity of British-Danish security company G4S in Israel’s prison system. The company provides equipment and services to prisons at which Palestinian political prisoners, including child prisoners, are illegally detained and subjected to torture. G4S also operates in Israeli checkpoints and illegal Israeli settlements. G4S has already lost contracts with universities, banks and charities across Europe as a result of its role in Israeli human rights violations. Reporting on the groundswell of public anger about G4S profiting from Israeli violations of international law, the Financial Times published an article that underlines the extent to which the campaign against G4S is impacting on the company’s reputation among investors. “The Israel/Palestine conflict has created reputational issues” for G4S, an investment analyst is quoting as warning. The article suggests that G4S may be considering selling its Israeli subsidiary altogether. The international campaign against G4S is resulting in the company losing lucrative contracts and facing criticism from public figures, members of parliament from across Europe, trade unions and investment experts. G4S told the Financial Times that it is responding to public pressure and repeated previous ...

Norwegian security firm suspects Indian hand in sophisticated global malware att...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:06 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Norwegian security firm suspects Indian hand in sophisticated global malware attack http://bit.ly/13EVgOT ...

Peculiar malware trail raises questions about security firm in India

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:02:00 GMT

Source: www.techworld.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military. ...

British Cloud Firm Wins Background Check Security Contract

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:00 GMT

Source: www.informationweek.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Skyscape Cloud Services will partner with Indian consulting group Tata to provide security for U.K.'s new online criminal background check system. ...

Internet Security Firm Websense Going Private for $907 Million

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:47 GMT

Source: 247wallst.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Websense Inc. ( NASDAQ: WBSN ) for $24.75 a share in cash, or a total of about $907 million. The Internet security firm will become a privately held company once the transaction is completed, currently expected to occur in the third quarter of this year. Websense’s senior management is expected to remain in place after the acquisition is completed. Under terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of Vista will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Websense. If the tender does not meet a minimum (unspecified) number of shares tendered, Vista and Websense will complete the transaction in a one-step merger, following shareholder approval. Four of six Internet security companies are showing share price gains for the past 12 months. The biggest gainer is Vasco Data security International Inc. ( NASDAQ: VDSI ), up nearly 22%, followed by Sourcefire Inc. ( NASDAQ: FIRE ), up about 8.5%; Palo Alto Networks Inc. ( NYSE: PANW ), up about 6%; and Websense, up nearly 4%. Fortinet Inc. ( NASDAQ: FTNT ) and CheckPoint Systems Inc. ( NASDAQ: CHKP ) have both posted declines in the past year. The trick for these firms is either to get their noses into the federal government trough or to persuade private firms that they need better security given the increasing number of attacks. Websense shares are up about 28.3% in the premarket this morning, at $24.67, well above the 52- ...

Internet Security Firm Websense Going Private for $907 Million (24/7 Wall St.)

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:47 GMT

Source: labs.ebuzzing.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) for $24.75 a share in cash, or a total of about $907 million. The Internet security firm will become a privately held company once the transaction is completed, currently expected to occur in the third quarter of this year. Websense’s senior […] Source : 24/7 Wall St. Explore : Finance Blogs , Internet , Investors , Private Equity , Technology ...