12 hot security start-ups to watch

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	12 hot security start-ups to watch Going into 2014, a whirlwind of security start-ups are looking to have an impact on the enterprise world. Most of these new ventures are focused on securing data in the cloud and on mobile devices. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Illumio, for example, founded earlier this year, is only hinting about what it will be doing in cloud security. But already it's the darling of Silicon Valley investors, pulling in over $42 million from backer Andreesen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Formation 8 and others. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More In this Issue Should the NSA be reformed? Fierce debate rages DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by 'locking its front gate' NASA: Kepler's most excellent space discoveries Arbor Networks introduces cloud-based anti-DDoS service Banking malware infections rise to highest level since 2002 Start-up Adallom takes on SaaS security monitoring/auditing Start-up Sideband Networks models live network traffic to spot trouble The quest for weak links in information security WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now Should the NSA be reformed? Fierce debate rages There are now resounding calls to drastically change the secretive National Security Agency in the wake of the documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Some advocate a completely re-made spy agency, others say moves that drastic would hurt national security. Read More DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by 'locking its front gate' Even after obtaining the encryption keys from secure email provider Lavabit through a court, the government was prevented by the court order and various laws from accessing other Lavabit users' accounts, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday in a filing in an appeal by Lavabit. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Webinar: IBM IIM for Fraud, Abuse and Waste in Government View this IBM webinar to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud reduction, waste, and abuse in government programs and agencies. You will learn how IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) can help your organization. Learn More. NASA: Kepler's most excellent space discoveries NASA's Kepler space telescope continues to amaze Read More Arbor Networks introduces cloud-based anti-DDoS service Arbor Networks today introduced its first cloud-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation service to protect enterprises against large-scale attacks intended to swallow up available bandwidth or knock application servers offline. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Post-TMG: Securing Internet Facing Microsoft Apps Organizations currently using or considering Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) may face the dilemma of how, and what, administrators will use to secure Internet-facing Microsoft applications such as Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync with the departure of TMG. Read this paper to learn more about alternative solutions to Microsoft TMG. Read now>> Banking malware infections rise to highest level since 2002 Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to a new report from Trend Micro. Read More Start-up Adallom takes on SaaS security monitoring/auditing Start-up Adallom today introduced a cloud-based offering intended to help enterprises better monitor, audit and control use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications by employees. Read More Start-up Sideband Networks models live network traffic to spot trouble Start-up Sideband Networks today came out of stealth mode with an appliance that it says can model live traffic to give visibility into applications and user devices in order to solve performance problems. Read More The quest for weak links in information security A widely accepted definition of information security risk is the potential of a specific threat exploiting the vulnerabilities of an information asset, with the following formula used to represent information security risks: Risk = Likelihood x Impact. Read More
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