10 Hot Security Startups to Watch

	Microsoft to developers: Fix Windows app security flaws in 180 days or be kicked from stores | Study: Bug bounty programs provide strong value for vendors
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	10 Hot Security Startups to Watch Tablets and smartphones, which employees are bringing into work in "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) style, are leading IT managers to ask security questions, starting with whether they should sort out corporate mobile apps and data from personal ones. It's all encouraged a spate of security start-ups to come up with their own answers, and highlighted here are a few that have recently hung out a shingle for mobile security. But it's not just mobile spurring the creation of young security firms out to change the world. Read More WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now In this Issue Microsoft to developers: Fix Windows app security flaws in 180 days or be kicked from stores Study: Bug bounty programs provide strong value for vendors NASA wants to bring back hunks of Mars in future unmanned mission BYOD breeds distrust between workers and IT Nintendo wins court case to stop DS flashcart emulator sales Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad WHITE PAPER: Tripwire 10 Steps to Risk-based Security Management Many professionals in information security espouse the belief—and commitment to—"risk based" security management. In fact, according to the latest Ponemon Report on Risk Management, 77% of those surveyed claimed a commitment to it. Learn More Microsoft to developers: Fix Windows app security flaws in 180 days or be kicked from stores App developers have no more than 180 days to fix security flaws or Microsoft will kick the vulnerable app from the Windows Store, Windows Phone Store, Office Store, and Azure Marketplace. Microsoft's new security policy for apps states: Read More Study: Bug bounty programs provide strong value for vendors Paying rewards to independent security researchers for finding software problems is a vastly better investment than hiring employees to do the same work, according to researchers from the University of California Berkeley. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Hyper-Mobility Meets Security in the Corporate Environment Read this whitepaper to learn more about the key threats associated with leaving smartphones unprotected and how your business can combat against mobile threats. Learn more. NASA wants to bring back hunks of Mars in future unmanned mission The space missions to Mars have so far been one way - satellites and robotic rovers have all gone up but not come back. NASA, as part a of a new, ambitious Mars visit wants to change that by sending a rover to the surface of the Red Planet which can dig up chunks of the surface and send them back to Earth for highly detailed examination. Read More BYOD breeds distrust between workers and IT Nearly a third of U.S. workers distrust company software on their mobile devices Read More WHITE PAPER: FICO (Fair Isaac) Deliver Customer Value with Big Data Analytics Big Data requires that companies adopt a different method in understanding today's consumer. Read this white paper to learn why Big Data is not just another passing trend. Learn more. Nintendo wins court case to stop DS flashcart emulator sales Nintendo has won a court case in Tokyo against sellers of illegal game emulators for its DS handheld console, part of its ongoing legal campaign to stamp out the products under toughened Japanese laws. Read More Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad Flexible PKard Reader and elegant Tactivo bring smart card authentication to your favorite mobile device Read More
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