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Computers, General news, Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Sendio Grabs $3M for E-Mail Security

IT security is attracting VC funding despite the recession, but in that competitive market, the watchwords are “innovate or die,” experts say.
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General news, Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

eIQnetworks Secures $10 Million

Security startup snags funding in a tough market. But problems predate this recession as VC excitement for security has nosedived since 2000.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Finance

UPDATE: McAfee Snaps Up Secure Computing for $413M

Security software firm taps $1.1B cash position to move further into enterprise and cloud.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Security, Finance

Aladdin to Vector: Access Denied for $13 a Share

Israeli digital rights management firm balks at buyout bid by San Francisco private equity firm.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Security, Communications, Internet, Finance

Open Source's Sourcefire Balks at Barracuda

Creator of SNORT open-source security program, backed by Sequoia, rejects $187.4M takeover by another Sequoia firm
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Apple, Google Phones Pose Security Risks

Security specialists point to potential risks from phones developed from Google's Android and in Apple's plans to open its software platform to third party developers.
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Security, Media, Communications, Finance

Arbor Networks Grabs Ellacoya

Network security firm acquires packet inspection firm in long-rumored deal for an estimated purchase price of about $150M.
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Security, Communications, Internet

Does Facebook Need a Privacy Cop?

The Facebook Beacon flap suggests that consumers need clear rules about what information about them is being shared.
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Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Covergence Reloads With $15M for VoIP Networks

VoIP device maker, which sells its gear to carriers, will use the new cash infusion to market its wares to large businesses.
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Computers, Security, Communications, Internet

My World, According to Google

I use Gmail, Google Search, Google Maps, Google Docs ... why do I feel like Google is closing in on me?
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General news, Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Intel Chips In $10M on Security Startup

As fraudsters become better organized and more resourceful, online businesses are looking beyond law enforcement for help, and security startups are reaping the rewards.
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Computers, Finance

IBM Plans $1.5 Billion Security Spend

The world's largest technology services company on Thursday says it plans to spend a record $1.5 billion next year to develop and market security products.
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Security, Communications, Finance

Cisco Grabs Securent for $100M

Once considered a commodity, security startups are still drawing big bucks two years into the market’s consolidation.
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Communications, Finance

Sipera Answers $10M VoIP Call

VoIP security firm gets new funding as investors stay the course with a turbulent Internet phone market.
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General news, Security, Internet

New York AG Subpoenas Facebook

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo slaps Facebook with a subpoena, saying his office is launching an investigation into weak protections against sexual predators on the social network.
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Internet

Virtual Chinese Police to Patrol Internet

China will send out two virtual police officers to patrol the Internet to combat online pornography and other illicit activity.
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Media, Internet

D.C. Madam Bets on Valley Firm

California woman accused of running Washington prostitution ring turns to little-known search analysis firm in hopes of drumming up more client names.
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Security

Symantec, Intel Team on Security

Instead of designing security software to run on Microsoft's Windows or another OS, companies are building system that can directly interact with Intel chips.
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General news, Security

Britain Seeks ID Card Contractors

Britain launched on Thursday the selection process to choose companies to run its multi-billion pound national identity card scheme, the world's most ambitious biometric project.
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Security

Phishing for Answers on eBay

Online auction giant tries to solve rampant problem of password thieves.
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