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• Bradford Networks, Brocade Join Forces To Take On BYOD
  11:34 AM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  Under a new partnership, Bradford Networks is integrating its network access control Network Sentry software with Brocade's new HyperEdge Architecture.
• McAfee Acquires Stonesoft For Enterprise Firewall Capabilities
  10:18 AM EST Mon. May. 06, 2013
  McAfee says its Stonesoft buy will add next-gen firewall capabilities and an advanced malware detection engine to its intrusion prevention and firewall product lines.
• Breach Stats Prompt Need For Vulnerability, Configuration Assessment: Report
  7:40 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  Enterprises need to focus on vulnerability and configuration weaknesses that are consistently being targeted by attackers, according to security experts.
• Digital Privacy Watchdog Calls Out Apple, AT&T, Verizon
  11:25 AM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  A new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation gives out some low grades to companies for a lack transparency and potentially freely give up user information to the government.
• Dutch Officials Nab Suspect In Spamhaus DDoS Attacks
  10:09 AM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  Authorities arrest a man in Spain and seize computers, data carriers and mobile phones they say were connected with the March attacks on the antispam blacklisting service Spamhaus.
• DDoS Attacks Behind Unauthorized Wire Transfers, ACH Fraud: Report
  5:47 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  Security researchers at Dell SecureWorks have found that short-lived DDoS attacks against banks could be a precursor to an unauthorized wire transfer.
• Box Brings In Former Symantec, Yahoo Execs To Ramp Up Security, Trust
  5:58 PM EST Thu. Apr. 25, 2013
  Box hires former security executives from Yahoo and Symantec in its bid to bolster trust with customers and encourage enterprise adoption.
• New Sophos Americas Chief Examining Partner Lead Gen Concerns
  4:18 PM EST Thu. Apr. 25, 2013
  Former Astaro business partners are seeing the well of sales leads dry up, indicating Sophos could be focusing on other parts of its business.
• Cisco Warns Of Ongoing Attacks Targeting Dangerous Flaw
  3:26 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  Attackers are targeting an outdated flaw on one of the most widely used hosting control panels, the Plesk Panel, used by cloud-based hosting providers.
• Verizon Analysis: Top 10 Causes Behind Data Breaches
  12:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  Attackers are stealing account credentials and bypassing security systems as valid users, according to Verizon's analysis of 621 breaches that occurred in 2012.
• Verizon Data Breach Report Finds Employees At Core Of Most Attacks
  8:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  Attackers are choosing the least sophisticated methods, often turning to phishing attacks and stolen account credentials, to gain a foothold into corporate networks, according to the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
• ForeScout To Launch FireEye Connector For APT Detection
  4:12 PM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  The network access control platform maker will offer a plug-in to the FireEye antimalware platform for free to its current customers.
• McAfee Channel Chief Details Partner Growth (Video)
  12:01 PM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  The security firm is increasingly relying on the channel to boost sales in its security portfolio, according to McAfee's channel chief, Gavin Struthers.
• Five Companies That Came To Win This Week
  5:55 PM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  For the week ending April 19, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• HP Readies Security MSP Program, Inks Big Deal With CSC
  10:00 AM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  Top executives are investing millions to encourage channel growth and attempting to attract resellers and managed security services providers for its ArcSight and Fortify security business.
• McAfee Channel Chief Unveils Program Changes, Adds Partner Support (Video)
  4:36 PM EST Thu. Apr. 18, 2013
  In a wide-ranging interview, McAfee Channel Chief Gavin Struthers said the channel program has been retooled to include an improved partner portal, more outreach and support of sales initiatives.
• McAfee's Struthers: New Incentives, Level Playing Field Paying Off
  11:10 AM EST Thu. Apr. 18, 2013
  McAfee's channel chief says channel program revamp comes as most partners are in a transition phase, with pure reselling in decline and increased growth in providing cloud-based security management services.
• 5 Reasons DDoS Attacks Are Gaining Strength
  2:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 17, 2013
  The average attack bandwidth and duration has increased significantly in the first quarter of 2013, according to Prolexic Technologies, a maker of distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection appliances.
• Sophos Readying Cloud-Based Endpoint Protection For MSPs
  6:32 PM EST Wed. Apr. 10, 2013
  Sophos CTO Gerhard Eschelbeck tells CRN that he and his engineering team have been working on Web-enabling the Sophos Endpoint Protection Platform for more than a year.
• Virtual Instruments Leads The Performance Management Charge (Video)
  3:37 PM EST Tue. Apr. 09, 2013
  John W. Thompson talks about this new company, Virtual Instruments, and how it's ensuring the optimal performance of applications housed in virtual and cloud-based environments.
• Sourcefire Names New CEO, Founder Remains On As CTO
  5:12 PM EST Mon. Apr. 08, 2013
  Sourcefire named John Becker as CEO, replacing Sourcefire founder Martin Roesch, who was serving as interim CEO since last June.
• Former Symantec CEO: 'We Did The Best Job We Could But Not The Best Job Possible'
  4:42 PM EST Fri. Apr. 05, 2013
  Former Symantec CEO John W. Thompson says the aim was true on the security-storage vision behind the blockbuster $11 billion Symantec-Veritas merger in 2005, but the execution could have been better.
• Big Data And Security: Solera Sees The Opportunity For VARs
  10:26 AM EST Fri. Apr. 05, 2013
  Solera rolls out its 20:20 Partner Program and says channel partners can capture the rising interest in big data analytics tied to network traffic analysis platforms.
• Arbor Networks Retools Partner Program In Wake Of High Profile DoS Attacks
  11:01 AM EST Wed. Apr. 03, 2013
  A new, four-tiered program is designed to provide more incentive to sell anti-DDoS appliances and expand Arbor's partner base, said Arbor Networks Channel Chief Bill Lipsin.
• Stonesoft, Red River Partner For Public Sector Network Security
  5:34 PM EST Thu. Mar. 28, 2013
  The Finland-based company is attempting to spur broader adoption of its network security products in North America by focusing on federal accounts.