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 their customers are stolen.
This is the problem that AdmitOne Security is trying to solve. It uses the novel technology of keystroke identification. That is, it uses software to detect the… Continue Reading
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 without slowing down a web site, said Mike Pierce, chief executive of the company. The company licenses the appliance for a $75,000 one-time fee. WebDefend protects more than 15,000 commercial… Continue Reading
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 million in financing. The company was spun out of Cambridge University effort. It competes directly with VMware, the hot industry leader that went public yesterday with tremendous interest from investors.
The… Continue Reading