AdmitOne Security uses keystroke identification to screen users

AdmitOne Security uses keystroke identification to screen users

Identity thieves are everywhere. A teenager snatched the login of his real-estate agent father and threw wild parties at homes that were up for sale. Students get someone else to take a test for them. Loan officers get hacked and the profiles of 7,000 of… Continue Reading

Breach Security raises round for web app firewall appliances

Breach Security raises round for web app firewall appliances

Breach Security has raised $6 million in a second round of funding to expand its business of making web application firewalls that stop hackers.

The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company creates a security appliance, dubbed WebDefend, that can check incoming traffic for malicious software at a high speed… Continue Reading

Citrix acquires XenSource for $500M, in virtualization frenzy

Citrix acquires XenSource for $500M, in virtualization frenzy

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Citrix Systems is acquiring XenSource, an open-source “virtualization” company that lets multiple operating systems operate on a single server, reducing costs.

The price, at $500 million, is a whopping return for Palo Alto Calif.’s XenSource, which formed less than three years ago, and raised $40… Continue Reading