Citrix collaborates with Palo Alto Networks
Citrix and Palo Alto will work together to deploy next-gen firewalls within Citrix SD-WAN. The firewalls are meant to create additional security for the assets of companies that are located outside of the main office.
Citrix SD-WAN is intended for setting up secure and automated networks. This s... Read more
‘Permira and Advent International want to acquire Symantec’
Symantec is said to have attracted the interest of private equity companies Permira and Advent International. These two organisations want to take over the security company for more than 16 billion dollars.
The security company had previously agreed to the sale of a large part of its practices. ... Read more
CISOs now find cloud technology as safe as it is on premise
Research shows that the majority of CISOs believe that single-cloud is as safe, or even safer, than on premise technology. Multicloud, however, is considered to be the least safe.
ITpro reports that 61 percent of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) believe that single-cloud companies are n... Read more
Eaton updates its network card offering
Eaton announces that its Gigabit Network Card is opening up new opportunities. The company states that the UL 2900-2-2 compliant card will now support three-phase systems in addition to single-phase UPSs.
The systems supported are 93PM, 93PS, 91PS and 9PHD. New features and connectivity protocols ha... Read more
‘Insufficient knowledge of cybersecurity terms in the Netherlands’.
According to a study by Cisco, the knowledge of cybersecurity terminology among Dutch companies is sub-standard. For example, one in three decision makers is not familiar with the term 'two-factor authentication'.
The study shows that 63 percent of the 550 participants in the study put cyber securit... Read more
“Governments increasingly target of cyber-attacks.
A new investigation by security company Positive Technologies shows that targeted cyber attacks are increasingly taking place with the aim of targeting governments. The research report investigated cyber attacks in the second quarter of 2019.
Targeted cyber attacks are carefully prepared in advan... Read more
Google promises to pay for discovery data abuse Android apps
Google has announced that it will pay researchers who discover when Android apps and Chrome extensions abuse user data. However, the discoveries must be verifiable and established by conclusive evidence.
According to TechCrunch, the action is part of Google's broader policy to prevent data abuse... Read more
CrowdStrike launches service to check threat level
CrowdStrike, supplier of endpoint security solutions, introduces a platform for companies to check their threat level. The platform, called CrowdScore, is located on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.
The service is intended for CSOs to be able to see in an instant what the threat level is for thei... Read more
“Almost half the companies still use Windows 7.
A study by Kaspersky shows that SMEs and enterprise organizations often still use Windows 7. Approximately half of the participants in the study indicated that this was the case. Microsoft's operating system will no longer be supported in a few months' time.
The study shows that 47 percent of SME... Read more
McAfee prepares for an IPO
McAfee would be preparing an IPO. According to Bloomberg's sources, this is a valuation of at least 8 billion dollars, which is equivalent to about 7.2 billion euros. In July, there were already rumours of an IPO, but then the company was only attributed a value of $5 billion.
Bloomberg's sources ... Read more