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As part of a European Consortium, CA Labs, the research arm at CA Technologies, is conducting research and development for innovative solutions to address security challenges in multi-cloud environments. Horizon 2020 awarded a contract to the consortium to conduct the research.

Trend Micro Incorporated, a cloud security leader has appointed iValue Infosolutions as its Value Added Distributor. As part of the signup, iValue InfoSolutions will carry Trend Micro’s entire suite of Enterprise Business solutions across the country.   

Nilesh Jain, Head Channel Sales, Trend Micro, said, “Trend Micro is expanding its partner base to reach out to wider audience. We are focused to cater to a large segment of Enterprise Security accounts with our strategic solutions. We would be extensively targeting growth in the Government & Enterprise business this year. We are pleased to welcome iValue Infosolutions as one of the Value added distributors. We look forward to leverage their expertise in Security offerings and skilled resources to further expand our reach in multiple locations and strengthen our partner ecosystem.”

Quick Heal Technologies has jumped in the fray over the holiday season with a lot of offers for its anti virus software. It has come up with contest allowing customers to win assured gifts including mobile phone handsets, Titan watch, tablets, Honda Active mobike or superbike and a chance to win a Renault Duster. The ‘Quick Heal Khareedo Gaadi Jeeto Contest’ on select Quick Head products is valid till April 14, 2014.
If you have just purchased any of the products mentioned above, then you are just three steps away from entering the contest: Step 1 - Install your Quick Heal product. Step 2 - Register your copy of Quick Heal. Step 3 - After successful registration, enter your name and license key details in the form. Assured gifts include: Pen drive (SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4 GB), Titan Watch, Samsung Mobile Phone (Galaxy Young S6312) or Equivalent, Tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 T211 (Wi-Fi, 3G, 8 GB) or Equivalent, Apple MacBook (Apple MD711HN/A MacBook Air) or Equivalent, LG Full HD Cin…

Indusface, a SaaS based cloud application security organization, expanded its global management team with the appointments of Mehul Shah as Chief Strategy Officer, formerly from VeriSign and Venkatesh Sundar as Chief Technology Officer, to address strategic growth and technology innovation.

Insecure web and mobile applications continue to drive the demand for strong application security and compliance practices across enterprises, where 8 out of 10 applications have serious vulnerabilities, dangerously impacting business profits, customer data and brand reputation. Indusface with IndusGuard, its successful flagship suite of application security products has witnessed exponential growth in this area, securing an expanding base of over 600 customers worldwide. Indusface continues to achieve industry recognition for its technology and business success with the most recent recognition from Gartner as a niche player in their Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing an…

SafeNet announced key enhancements to SafeNet ProtectV that allow customers to encrypt Amazon EC2 workloads and maintain full ownership of encryption keys, with no need for on-premise hardware. SafeNet ProtectV with Virtual KeySecure is now available to run entirely on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and is compatible with AWS CloudHSM, allowing customers to retain full ownership of their encryption keys while deploying entirely in the cloud.  Through the AWS Marketplace, SafeNet ProtectV and Virtual KeySecure are available in a pay-as-you-go pricing model similar to AWS cloud services.

Forbes magazine bitterly commented on Google CIO's comment on the usage of third party services. It has written with reference to an interview by Ben Fried, CIO, Google to AllThingsD in which he talks about the risks to an organization like Google of using third party cloud products. Fried had certainly made a conflicting comment since the company itself promotes the usage of third party apps and cloud applications through its platform.

To combat the growing threat of cybercrime,eScan has launched its latest offering, eScan Total Security Suite with Cloud Security. The newly launched product is specially designed with enhanced and new technologies as well as features to match the constantly changing security needs of IT users and deliver them the highest standards of protection.
The increasing use of the internet in majorly all the aspects of our personal and professional life has undoubtedly enhanced productivity, however has also created new IT security challenges. Cyber criminals are continuously coming up with new ways to steal confidential data of IT users. Moreover, social media platforms that are becoming increasingly prevalent lead to evolving cyber threats. Hence, a multi-layered security approach is the need of an hour. The newly launched eScan Total Security Suite with Cloud Security ensures a comprehensive extra layer of protection for home users with its advanced and futuristic technologies …

Data security is a question in the cloud. Business executives still are clueless on the data security question in the cloud. They would rather show worry about the security of cloud-based applications, they are not deterred from using them to store their personal and professional data, and they are not losing sleep over their data and information, according to a recent survey from SafeNet Labs, the creator of SafeMonk.
When SafeNet Labs, a technology incubator initiative of SafeNet, Inc., asked hundreds of business professionals worldwide if they were worried about the security of the cloud-based applications or data stored in the cloud, 52 percent checked “Yes”; however, sixty-four percent of respondents said they still frequently use cloud-based apps to store their personal and professional data. Ironically, when asked what keeps them up at night regarding their data and information, more than half answered, “Nothing keeps me up; I sleep like a baby.”
Further examination of the sur…