Barracuda swallows Purewire as it becomes a bigger fish in web-based security services
Barracuda Networks is announcing today it has acquired Purewire, a web-based provider of security services. Purewire provides cloud-based services, such as a security check that examines a link or web site and reveals whether it’s safe to use.
Purewire was one of my favorite companies when it debuted its Purewire Trust service at the DEMO 09 conference in March. With that service, you could type in a web site and Purewire Trust would shoot back a… Continue Reading
Dean’s picks for the best of DEMO
The DEMO 2009 conference was in a familiar setting in Palm Desert, Calif., this week, but it was very different from past shows. The elephant in the room, as organizer Chris Shipley pointed out, was the weak economy.
That colored everything. There were fewer companies — 39 this time versus 72 in the fall and 68 a year ago. This meant I was able to spend more time with each company, meeting them at their booths… Continue Reading
DEMO: Security firm launches Purewire Trust to vet web sites, people and software
Purewire is a web security company that serves business users. But now it’s announcing a new consumer service that helps users screen through bad web sites and check the identities of people they don’t know.
Dubbed Purewire Trust, the service handles three major threats: Potentially malicious people, unsafe places on the web, and potentially dangerous things like Java applications. With Purewire Trust, you simply type in someone’s email address to collect a bunch of information about… Continue Reading