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Symantec Chief to Retire in April, Remain Chairman

Symantec Corp. said Chief Executive John W. Thompson will retire at the end of the company's fiscal year in April.

The Cupertino, Calif., security software company said Monday that Mr. Thompson, 59 years old, will remain chairman after his retirement. He will be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Enrique T. Salem, 43.

Read the full article at Wall Street Journal

Veritas service helps companies find hidden risks in data centers

SaaS offering allows Veritas customers to scour their systems for problems.

Symantec Corp. today launched a service aimed at helping companies get more out of their data center investments by checking for problems and advising on ways to fix them.

Read the full article at ComputerWorld

A chat with Thompson

In an exclusive interview, Sean Robson catches up with John W. Thompson, CEO of security and storage major Symantec, to discuss the company’s recent successes, future plans, and how it is working to achieve its global goals.

Read the full article at itp.net

Citrix NetScaler 9 cuts data center costs in half

Citrix Systems has introduced Citrix NetScaler 9 solution for improving the efficiency and TCO of web-based applications.

As web applications multiply across corporate data centers, most companies waste an estimated 50 percent of the cost of running these applications due to highly inefficient use of server and network resources.

Read the full article at ciol.com

University Of Florida Records Hacked

The victims are no longer just banks and major retail chains. The University of Florida is the latest university to suffer a data breach. In this case, at least 330,000 current and former dental patients were potentially affected after unauthorized hackers gained access to the school's College of Dentistry computer server, which contained their personal information.

Read the full article at CRN.com

How to attain PCI compliance

Learn how eEye Digital Security can help you audit for and comply with the PCI Standard Security Standard.

IT security is on everyone's mind nowadays. In addition to such worries the finance and banking industry has to comply also with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

Read the full article at Help Net Security

Drilling Down Into Subscription Renewal Plans

At its partner conference in July Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) Corp., Redmond, Wash., announced that it would pay channel partners a margin of 12 percent when a solution provider first signs up a customer for its on-demand applications and 6 percent on subscription renewals.

Read the full article at CRN.com

Symantec and Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions

Symantec and Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions ensures that employees can utilize the Web productively while keeping business PCs stable and easier to support

Read the full article at InfoWorld.com

Corporate Security Policies Found Ineffective

A security policy is as good as the employees who follow it, right? A Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO)-commissioned study on data leakage revealed that many employees fail to adhere to security policies because due to poor communications with IT professionals.

Read the full article at CRN.com

Alarm raised on teenage hackers

Increasing numbers of teenagers are starting to dabble in hi-tech crime, say experts.

Computer security professionals say many net forums are populated by teenagers swapping credit card numbers, phishing kits and hacking tips.

The poor technical skills of many young hackers means they are very likely to get caught and arrested, they say.

Youth workers added that any teenager getting a criminal record would be putting their future at risk.

Read the full article at BBC News


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