PRAGUE, Czech Republic: AVAST Software has awarded its 190 millionth registered avast! user – and her friend – with an expenses-paid trip to Prague.
“Getting to the 190 million mark is quite an achievement for any company,” said Vince Steckler, CEO of AVAST Software. “And since over 60% of new users come because of a friend, this time we are also recognizing a recommender.”
Creator of OSSIM names J. Alberto Yepez Chairman of the Board
CAMPBELL, Calif.: AlienVault, creator of OSSIM, the de-facto standard open source SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution, announced today that it has closed an $8 million Series B financing led by new investor Trident Capital with participation from existing investors Adara Venture Partners and Neotec. The company has named Trident managing director J. Alberto Yepez Chairman of the Board.
Picture source: Joe Blogs/MoD
Vigilance can authoritatively report that the MoD has confirmed that a new Royal Navy missile defence system will be able to intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.
Below is a media alert from Imperva’s Application Defence Centre (ADC) on the backlash against the closure of the popular Megaupload file-sharing site by US agencies. The ADC has discovered what tool was being used by Anonymous and where in the world this tool was being downloaded from.
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