Cabling specialist R & M introduced its new cabling solution consisting of three layer security system and Cat. 6 shielded solutions to secure the financial sector in the Middle East region. R & M claims that its new solution meets the heightened security and zero downtime network requirements for banks and financial firms in the region.

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BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions has warned social networking enthusiasts, including IT employees, to be very careful when accepting friend requests within the network and to watch what data they share with these unknown persons. Read More…

Chip giant Intel has revealed it will acquire security security mainstay McAfee in a epic deal valued at US$7.68 billion in cash. In terms of the deal, in which Intel will buy all of McAfee’s common stock for $48 per share in cash with McAfee operating as a wholly-owned Intel subsidiary and report into Intel’s Software and Services Group.Read More…

Symantec has completed its acquisition of VeriSign’s identity and authentication business. The acquired business includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Code Signing Certificate Services, the Managed Public Key Infrastructure (MPKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Seal, the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service and the VIP Fraud Detection Service (FDS).Read More…

Aptec Holdings, a technology solutions distributor in the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey & Africa, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Applied Security (Apsec), an IT security solutions vendor specialising in PKI solutions, encryption and digital signature.Read More…

IT security vendor Symantec has announced it has completed its acquisition of PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge, two privately-held companies in the email and data encryption markets. The acquisition agreements between Symantec and PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge were announced on April 29, 2010. These acquisitions extend Symantec’s ability to help customersRead More…

ADAOX Middle East, the regional business development centre of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, recently signed a retail distribution agreement with KMG Technology in Egypt further strengthening ESET’s presence across the region. KMG Technology, which is a specialised IT security distributor in Egypt, will promote ESET’s security solutions by providing an expertRead More…