Symantec Will Centralize Encryption with Acquisitions
By Mark Long Symantec will be able to offer a complete encryption security package with its acquisition of PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies. CEO Enrique Salem said the acquisition of PGP and GuardianEdge will let Symantec expand its market. The PGP products will be integrated into the Symantec Protection Center to give Symantec a competitive edge. [...]
Who’s the Boss in Cloud Land?
By Richard Adhikari Cloud computing — certainly a hot topic at the RSA conference held earlier this month in San Francisco — is in some ways being eclipsed by security and accountability concerns. Who owns the data? Who is answerable if the cloud fails? Who is responsible if a virtual machine holding data from a [...]
Wi-Fi rides to wireless networks’ rescue
by Marguerite Reardon Good old Wi-Fi could be the fix to an impending explosion of data on wireless networks. Nearly three years after Apple introduced the game-changing iPhone, wireless operators around the globe are feeling the effects of the wireless data tsunami that is well under way. Even networks that don’t support the iPhone are [...]