Internet / Network Security

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Internet / Network Security

Network Security Blog

From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Checkpoint Bids To Buy Pointsec

Monday November 20, 2006
Checkpoint, known for their firewall products and the popular Zone Alarm personal firewall software, has put in a bid to purchase Protect Data, parent company of Pointsec Mobile Technologies. Pointsec makes encryption software used by many enterprises and government agencies to secure and protect data, particularly on laptops and mobile devices. In light of the frequent security breaches resulting from lost or stolen mobile devices, technology such as that offered by Pointsec is a hot commodity right now. For more details, read this article in The Register.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Internet / Network Security

About.com Special Features

Internet / Network Security

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Internet / Network Security

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.