The SC Magazine IT Security and Finance Newsletter - December 2, 2009

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IBM confirms acquisition

Angela Moscaritolo December 01, 2009

As expected, IBM on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Waltham, Mass.-based database security start-up Guardium. IBM said the acquisition will improve its ability to help businesses safeguard sensitive information from internal threats and external hackers by continuously monitoring access to critical databases. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Israeli financial newspaper, TheMarker, estimated the buy at $225 million. — AM

Experts expect exploits abound on Cyber Monday

Angela Moscaritolo November 25, 2009

Cybercriminals have already begun to ramp up their exploits in preparation for Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year.

Market entrepreneurs

Staff Report November 06, 2009

A handful of folks whose technical savvy, inventive spirit and business acumen helped to enliven the IT security industry.

U.K. police charge pair with connection to Zeus trojan

Dan Kaplan November 18, 2009

The malevolent Zeus trojan, which aims to steal bank account credentials from infected computers, has taken a blow now that two people have been arrested in connection with its distribution.

Fortinet to become first IT security IPO since 2008

Dan Kaplan November 17, 2009

Fortinet, maker of UTM appliances, is set to make a rare IT security initital public offering.