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Met police confirms FBI conference call hack
3 February 2012
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that a recording posted by Anonymous relates to a conference call between Met officers and FBI agents
- Cyber strategy 'too high level' for public, say MPs 2 February 2012
- ICO serves Scottish council with record £140k fine 30 January 2012
- US govt security website hacked
24 January 2012
IT Case Studies
Exploiting the human weak point
14 November 2011Author and consultant Ian Mann explains how he got the better of a SaaS provider's security precautions by outsmarting its customer support agents
- Securing mobile access 14 November 2011
- Putting the London insurance market into the cloud 14 November 2011
- How GfK NOP manages privacy in the digital era 28 July 2011
Perspectives & Trends
Showing up security
30 January 2012Hacktivists and cyber criminals continued to make a mockery of the security practices of some of the world's most respected organisations in 2011
- No time for faith in the Internet 28 November 2011
- Little Brother is watching
24 November 2011 - Facing up to the issue 14 November 2011
Features
A problem shared
19 December 2011Unlike the cyber criminals they are trying to combat, police forces, governments and private businesses struggle to collaborate effectively
- The wisdom of clouds 14 November 2011
- Security detail 2 June 2011
- Defending the nation 22 March 2011
Company Analysis
Intel reveals the fruits of its McAfee acquisition
21 November 2011
DeepSAFE will work outside the operating system at chip level watching the hardware for signs of malware, says Intel CTO Justin Rattner
- Has Anonymous attack been the making of HBGary? 3 November 2011
- Cost of cyber crime is not science fiction, says Detica 4 May 2011
- FireEye throws virtual decoy at advanced persistent threats 20 April 2011
| Company | Period | Revenue ($m) | Rev Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Inc | 4Q08 | $424.0 | 19% |
| Sonicwall Inc | 4Q08 | $54.3 | -3% |
| Trend Micro Inc | 4Q08 | $250.0 | -8% |
| NCC Group* | 2H08 | $38.1 | 15% |
| Verisign Inc | 4Q08 | $247.0 | 11% |
| Verisign Inc | 3Q08 | $246.1 | 14% |
* Figures converted to US dollars
More Financial Results in Security & Continuity| Acquirer | Target | Price ($m) |
|---|---|---|
| SecureWorks | VeriSign's managed svcs div | $45m |
| McAfee | SolidCore Systems | $33m |
| Trend Micro | Third Brigade | n/a |
| Symantec | Mi5 Networks | n/a |
| LogLogic | Exaprotect | n/a |
| Lumension | Securityworks | n/a |
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