Trend Micro says it can catch hackers in action breaking into networks and trying to steal secrets with a new line of line of network-analysis tools and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> services.
EMC today announced it has acquired NetWitness, which makes the NextGen visibility monitoring system to detect electronic threats and malware-based attacks. EMC says NetWitness will operate as part of RSA.
Industry rumor is building this week that RSA, the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> division of EMC, is poised to acquire NetWitness, a privately-held company whose flagship product is used by U.S. government agencies and in the enterprise to detect and analyze security threats.
"Beware the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Persistent_Threat">Advanced Persistent Threat</a>"! is the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> vendor <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/who-wants-be-cyber-security-warrior?ap1=rcb">mantra of the moment</a>. But really, what is an APT? Depends who you ask ...
A botnet fingered for stealing a treasure trove of information last year has struck again, harvesting sensitive documents from dozens of government agencies and contractors, according to a pair of security experts.