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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:25 PM

ScanSafe Inc

ScanSafe Inc - Click to view 360-page
ScanSafe Inc
Type: Company
Name: ScanSafe Inc
Nationality: United States
Web Address: http://www.scansafe.com/
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for ScanSafe Inc
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
ScanSafe: Gumblar Responsible For 29% of All Web Malware Blocks In October
Website compromises take a multipronged approachLONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18/PRNewswire/ --In its monthly Global Threat Report issued today, ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS Web Security, reported that 29% of all Web malware blocks ... [Dark Reading - 7 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Twitter Inc - Click to view 360-page
Twitter Inc
Help! My boss tracks Twitter
As the Guardian put it last week, after-work life is rapidly disappearing and being replaced by non-working life. But it remains to be seen if the increased transparency regarding people's private lives because of new media such as Twitter and Facebook ... [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
McAfee Inc - Click to view image in its original context
McAfee Inc
Secure Channel: Content Security: An Untapped Opportunity
7:47 AM/EST The market maturation of security technology typically follows four phases: security technology is adopted for a real but minor threat, threats reach a critical mass, vendors get active in counter-threat technology and customer adoption accelerates. ... [Channel Insider - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 16 mins ago - Updated 16 mins ago - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Playfish - Click to view 360-page
Playfish
The geeks dilemma
Eldar Tuvey and his brother didnt get it right first time. Set up a decade ago in a cramped top floor office in Farringdon, central London, their software company battled email viruses.In the early days, when they paid themselves trainees wages, the business ... [Times Online - 16 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Gumbar collection of compromised websites was the cause of almost a third of all malware last month
The Gumblar series of website compromises was the cause of 29 per cent of all web malware blocks in October 2009.In its monthly Global Threat Report, ScanSafe revealed that Gumblar began leveraging its botnet of backdoored websites to host the malware ... [SC Magazine UK - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Cisco Systems Inc - Click to view image in its original context
Cisco Systems Inc
Deal Economy 2010: Cisco exec on lessons of M
Cisco Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CSCO) chief strategy officer Ned Hooper was the keynote speaker of the second day of The Deal Economy 2010. However, the busy dealmaker did not feel like he was the keynote.Hooper opened by joking about prior speaker, NFL ... [TheDeal.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Insidious web threat accounts for 29% of blocked malware in October
A series of website threats known as Gumblar is posing a significant threat making up 29% of all blocked malware by SaaS security vendor, ScanSafeIn its monthly Global Threat Report, ScanSafe, a pioneer of SaaS Web Security, reported that 29% of all Web ... [Pro Security Zone - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Cisco unveils collaboration tools
Cisco is placing bets on the future adoption of collaboration tools for businesses by unveiling later today a enhanced suite of offerings, including a new social networking software designed for a corporate setting and a new cloud-based e-mail hosting ... [ZDNet - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Cisco boosts bid for Tandberg to $3.41 billion
Cisco Systems has bumped up its buyout offer to $3.41 billion for video conferencing company Tandberg.The network giant's initial bid received a thumbs down from most of Tandberg's shareholders, who felt the initial $3 billion offer undervalued the c ... [CNET News.com - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
BCS AWARDS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR TITLE TO SCANSAFE
SaaS Web Security supplier picks up Information Security Product of the Year award at the UK IT industry awards from the British Computer Society and Computing UKScanSafe has been awarded the Information Security Product of the Year 2009 at the BCS & ... [Pro Security Zone - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 61 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Cisco borgs real-time security biz ScanSafe
A plug for the IronPortCisco intends to buy the web security outfit ScanSafe in a deal worth approximately $183 million, the networking gear maker said today.? ... [PublicTechnology.net - 10/28/2009]
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 7 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Cisco to acquire web security firm for $183m
Expects to broaden its existing on-premise web security offering and expand cloud-based service opportunitiesCisco said that it plans to acquire privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security provider ScanSafe for around $183m in cash and retention-based ... [Computer Business Review - 10/29/2009]

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...the most insidious threats facing both Web surfers and website operators today,' comments Mary Landesman, senior security researcher at ScanSafe. "Disturbingly, in early November, we detected that the backdoor left in place on the compromised websites by the Gumblar attackers was being leveraged by other groups of attackers meaning that the sites were under their control. This exacerbates the seriousness of the situation."
ScanSafe: Gumblar Responsible For 29% of All Web Malware Blocks In October [Dark Reading - 7 hours ago]
Mr Spencer Parker, ScanSafe's director of product management, was quoted as saying: "When Web filtering first became an option for companies, we generally saw them block access to typical categories such as pornography, illegal activities and hate and discrimination. In recent months, employers are obviously wising up to the dangers and negative impact on productivity linked to certain sites." If your company allows you access to Twitter or
Help! My boss tracks Twitter [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]
..."When a typical outbreak of web site compromises occurs, there are generally only a few actual malware domains involved," explained Landesman. "In the case of Gumblar, a conservative estimate suggests that there are at least 2,000 'backdoored' web sites serving as malware hosts. As a result, there are few points at which to target efforts to shut down the source of the malware."
Gumblar botnet on the march again [Computing.co.uk - 11/18/2009]

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The geeks dilemma [Times Online - 16 mins ago]
ScanSafe: Gumblar Responsible For 29% of All We... [Dark Reading - 7 hours ago]
Secure Channel: Content Security: An Untapped O... [Channel Insider - 9 hours ago]
The Connected Web - Outlook Gets Social, About ... [ebizQ.net - 10 hours ago]
Increase in Gumblar backdoors poses FTP credent... [Security Bytes - 18 hours ago]
Help! My boss tracks Twitter [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]
What's good for Dell and Cisco is good for you [Globes - 11/20/2009]
Insidious web threat accounts for 29% of blocke... [Pro Security Zone - 11/20/2009]
Deal Economy 2010: Cisco exec on lessons of M [TheDeal.com - 11/19/2009]
Gumbar collection of compromised websites was t... [SC Magazine UK - 11/19/2009]
Cisco unveils collaboration tools [ZDNet - 11/18/2009]
Gumblar botnet on the march again [Computing.co.uk - 11/18/2009]
BCS AWARDS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR TITLE TO SCANSAFE [Pro Security Zone - 11/17/2009]
UK IT Industry Awards 2009 - The winners [Computing.co.uk - 11/13/2009]
Infonetics Research: Infonetics Research: Conte... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/11/2009]
Infonetics Research: Content security survey: c... [.NET Developer's Journal - 11/11/2009]
Infonetics Research: Content security survey: c... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/10/2009]
Lost+Found: root kit protection, Koobface, Wind... [Heise Security - 11/10/2009]
IT executives weigh in on future of cloud security [SmartBrief - 11/09/2009]
Cisco bets on collaboration [ZDNet - 11/09/2009]
Cisco places bets on collaboration [ZDNet - 11/09/2009]
Cisco buys hosted security vendor [Computerworld New Zealand - 11/09/2009]
Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social ... [ZDNet - 11/09/2009]
Cisco Eyes Up China [Light Reading - 11/07/2009]
The state of the industry [SC Magazine US - 11/07/2009]
Gumblar site infections return, WordPress among... [SC Magazine US - 11/06/2009]
Gumblar Malware's Home Domain Is Active Again ... [Yahoo! News - 11/06/2009]
Gumblar malware attack surges again [Techworld.com - 11/06/2009]
Gumblar malware's home domain is active again [NetworkWorld - 11/06/2009]
A Guide To Cisco's Shopping Basket [Forbes.com - 11/05/2009]
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Cisco boosts bid for Tandberg to $3.41 billion [CNET News.com - 11/16/2009]
Cisco Systems has bumped up its buyout offer to $3.41 billion for video conferencing company Tandberg.The network giant's initial bid received a thumbs down from ...
Cisco's New Corporate Motto: Shop Till You Drop [All Things Digital - 11/03/2009]
Cisco’s fall acquisition binge continues unabated. Late Monday, the company announced plans to buy the set-top box business of China’s DVN Holdings for up to $44.5 ...
Cisco's New Corporate Motto: Shop 'Til You Drop... [All Things Digital - 11/03/2009]
Cisco’s fall acquisition binge continues unabated. Late Monday, the company announced plans to buy the set-top box business of China’s DVN Holdings for up to $44.5 ...
Cisco's New Corporate Motto: Shop 'Til You Drop... [All Things Digital - 11/03/2009]
Cisco’s fall acquisition binge continues unabated. Late Monday, the company announced plans to buy the set-top box business of China’s DVN Holdings for up to $44.5 ...
Security firm M86 acquires Finjan [CNET News.com - 11/03/2009]
The security industry consolidation continues.Web and e-mail security provider M86 Security was set to announce on Tuesday the acquisition of Finjan.Finjan brings ...
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