Crossbeam Systems and Sophos announced a strategic partnership that delivers high-performance email security to large enterprises and service providers. Crossbeam's X-Series platform customers now have the ability to run Sophos's email security gateway software, Sophos PureMessage, to proactively protect users against the growing volume and sophistication of spam, malware, phishing, and other email-borne threats.

Sophos joins a list of leading security vendors whose software is certified to run on the X-Series, including Check Point, IBM, Imperva, Sourcefire, Trend Micro, and Websense. Crossbeam's X-Series platform virtualizes the delivery of some of the industry's most recognized security applications, enabling customers to consolidate up to 50 security appliances and network devices onto a single, carrier-class chassis. The X-Series delivers high-performance, low-latency security at the industry's lowest total cost to operate-up to 70 percent lower than competitors-and provides the scalability, adaptability, and built-in redundancy to reliably manage traffic as security and network demands change. More than 900 leading enterprises and service providers-including 10 of the top 11 carriers worldwide-rely on Crossbeam for security services delivery.

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In 2008, Norton found that kids reported spending nearly 10 times as much time online as parents realized.  In 2009, the gap shrunk to kids reporting being online twice as much as parents realized.  This year, kids and parents are fully in sync about the about of time kids spend online – closing one major gap.

Parents Aren’t Clued In

However, only 45 percent of parents realize their kids are having negative experiences.  While parents are generally aware of the activities kids participate in online, they underestimate the extent to which kids download music and videos, activities in which kids may be exposed to inappropriate content and encouraged to disclose personal details. 

Kids’ Emotions

Kids are feeling the powerful emotional impact of negative online experiences.  Children  are most likely to feel angry (39 percent), upset (36 percent), afraid (34 percent) and fearful/worried (34 percent) as a result of such an incident.  One-fifth of kids worldwide regret something they’ve done online.  Further,  kids feel some personal responsibility for these negative experiences, especially downloading a virus or being scammed.

The Good News

Kids actually want more parental involvement in their online lives.  In addition to relying on their parents if something bad happened online, nearly nine in 10 report they follow family rules for Internet use.  In addition, most kids say they have online manners: nearly seven in 10 say they don’t bully and aren’t mean to others online, over six in 10 say they don’t harass or stalk others online, and nearly six in 10 refrain from passing on embarrassing photos or posts about others.  More than half wouldn’t do or say anything online that they wouldn’t do or say off-line.

New Tips for Parents

While kids are aware of many common sense rules for staying safe online, the old rules are not enough to keep up with the fast-changing online world.  In addition to talking to kids, keeping security software up to date and using tools specifically designed for kids’ safety, parents can improve kids’ online experiences with new tips that combine technology and communication.

• Prepare your kids for good or bad experiences online – don’t wait until after something happens.
• Highlight the importance of thinking before clicking and downloading.
• To protect against malicious links on social networks, use a free tool such as the Norton Safe Web scanner application for Facebook, which uses site rating technology to scan members’ news feeds.
• Use a search advisor to help identify if a website is safe versus unsafe. 
• Let your kids know that what happens to them online is a shared responsibility – children cannot take all of the responsibility for what happens to them online.

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Blue Coat Systems announced that Wipro Infotech, the leading strategic IT partner for companies across India and Middle East, was named Asia Pacific Reseller Partner of the Year at the Blue Coat 2010 Asia Pacific Partner Conference in Hainan, China.  The Reseller Partner of the Year recognition is awarded based on attainment of overall sales revenue and deal registration, commitment to technical proficiency through accreditation and certification programs and marketing excellence.

The theme for the annual Blue Coat Asia Pacific Partner Conference in 2010, “The Power of Partnership – Your Profit Advantage,” highlighted how Blue Coat Channel Advantage partners could leverage Blue Coat solutions to increase margins and extend their market and regional positions.

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Kaspersky Lab announced launch of full-fledged India operations with an office in Hyderabad.
Ms. Suk Ling Gun has been appointed as the Managing Director, South Asia to spearhead the leading anti-virus company's expansion in the territory. Ms. Gun has led Kaspersky South East Asia for two and half years before assuming the new role.

Another important addition to the Kaspersky Lab India (KLI) senior management team is the appointment of Mr. Jagannath Patnaik as Director - Channel Sales. Mr. Patnaik is in charge of Kaspersky's sales and distribution in India. He joins Kaspersky with 20+ years experience in sales in diversified fields with 10 years in the Information Security space. KLI has started full-fledged operations from June 1, 2010 with marketing, sales and technology teams based out of Hyderabad.

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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced the acquisition of privately held Liquid Machines, a leader in data security.  Liquid Machines’ award-winning products prevent the misuse, modification, loss or theft of intellectual property and sensitive information residing in documents. Liquid Machines specializes in data protection and has 12 issued and pending patents for document encryption and content security. The acquisition, completed today, will broaden Check Point’s extensive data security portfolio.

Check Point’s data security strategy focuses on securing data throughout its lifecycle; Check Point Full Disk Encryption prevents data loss due to lost or stolen devices, Check Point Virtual Private Networking (VPN) turns any network into a secure and encrypted communication channel, and Check Point’s recently announced Data Loss Prevention products prevent sensitive data from being leaked out of the organization.  The Liquid Machines technology will be part of Check Point’s future product suite and will enable secure sharing of documents.

Liquid Machines is a US based company, headquartered in Waltham, MA, and is a market leader in the field of Enterprise Rights Management.  Liquid Machines was founded in 2001, and its customers include Fortune 100 companies in the financial services, utility and industrial sectors.

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To support its growing presence in the federal arena, Micro Focus announced its appointment of Tod Tompkins to Vice President of Federal Sales. Tod brings more than 24 years of IT expertise to the Micro Focus team. A seasoned leader with a background in direct sales, channel sales and marketing within the federal government and systems integration sectors, Tod is well positioned to lead Micro Focus into its next phase of growth. He is highly regarded for his dedication to customers’ needs and his understanding of the unique requirements of the government customer.

Before joining Micro Focus, Tod served as Director of Federal Sales at EMC, where he was instrumental in driving the company’s public sector business. Among other positions, Tod also served in a federal sales role at Microsoft, managing the company’s Civilian Science & Energy business vertical. Tod is a graduate of George Mason University, where he received a BS in Public Administration.

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Trend Micro has provided solution to Steel Conglomerate, Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) to tackle real time security threats. Jindal has opted for Trend Micro’s Office Scan Client-Server Suite to lower risks, resources and costs. The implementation also upgrades Jindal’s Endpoints for cloud protection.

JSL has implemented the latest version of Trend Micro OfficeScan 10. The new version leverages Trend Micro Smart Protection Network to take advantage of in-the-cloud threat intelligence to mitigate real time threats. Instead of the traditional way of relying on local pattern-based protection for end-points, the cloud based solution checks a file and matches it for pattern recognition in the cloud. 

Further, as the malware scanning and detection is done from the cloud, JSL has been able to remove a bulk of the malware signature storage from the endpoint. The implementation has also benefited JSL’s operations from increased network bandwidth availability as a bulk of the network bandwidth consumed during pattern updates has been significantly reduced. Additionally, users are getting immediate access to the latest protection wherever they connect—within the company network, from home, or via smart phones.

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Symantec announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VeriSign's identity and authentication business, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service.  The combination of VeriSign's security products, services and recognition as the most trusted brand online and Symantec's leading security solutions and widespread distribution will enable Symantec to deliver on its vision of a world where people have simple and secure access to their information from anywhere.

Under the terms of the agreement, Symantec will purchase the specific assets from VeriSign, including the majority stake in VeriSign Japan, for a purchase price of approximately $1.28 billion in cash. Symantec expects the transaction to be 9 cents dilutive to non-GAAP earnings per share in fiscal year 2011, due to the purchase price accounting write down of deferred revenue, and accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in the September 2011 quarter. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the September quarter.

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McAfee announced that Jonathan Chadwick is joining the company as chief financial officer (CFO) beginning June 14. He will be responsible for leading all worldwide finance functions, manufacturing, procurement, facilities and information technology. Chadwick, 44, will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave DeWalt and will be based in McAfee’s Santa Clara, California office.

Chadwick joins McAfee from Cisco Systems Inc., where he spent 13 years in various finance roles. Most recently, Chadwick held the position of senior vice president and CFO, Global Customer Markets. In this capacity he oversaw Cisco’s finance teams for the service provider, enterprise, commercial, small business and consumer customer segments. Partnering closely with the business leaders for these segments, Chadwick helped to shape strategy, pricing, portfolio and resource allocation decisions. In addition, he headed teams that lead business architecture planning and new business model introduction across Cisco.

Previously, Chadwick was Cisco’s corporate controller, responsible for a team of more than 1000 employees managing external reporting, compliance, procurement, shared services, and global process, systems and controls. Prior to that he ran the Corporate Finance and Planning group at Cisco. Chadwick joined Cisco in 1997 from Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he had been named audit partner. Chadwick is a Chartered Accountant in England and holds an honors degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Bath, England.

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ArcSight announced its extended reach in Southeast Asia with three partners in the region, including Transition Systems Asia in Indonesia, Transition Systems Malaysia, as well as Spectrum Edge in Malaysia. The partners extend ArcSight reach within the region, which already includes over 15 partners.  The ArcSight channel program provides a foundation for ArcSight and its partners to build long-term relationships to assist customers around the world with solutions in the enterprise security market. In 2009 and 2010, the program was awarded a Five-Star certification in Everything Channel's annual Partner Program Guide. 

To align its overarching global sales and marketing strategy, and further hone effectiveness of the company’s programs for addressing the growing demand in the Asia Pacific market, ArcSight has also appointed Mr Wong Loke Yeow as marketing director and evangelist for the Asia Pacific region. Besides Mr Wong, the company had added to its sales team Mr David Ng as director of South Asia sales, as well as Mr Calvin Hoon as director of channel sales in Southeast Asia and India. Both gentlemen previously held positions in Asia with leading technology companies, including Blue Coat Systems, IBM, SUN Microsystems and Symantec.

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