[whiskah]

Symantec Corp. a leader in information security, today (Sept 16th) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire @stake, Inc., a leading digital security company that helps corporations secure their critical infrastructure and applications. The transaction is expected to close in October. @stake provides digital security consulting services and award-winning security auditing and analysis products to assess and manage risk in the technologies that are deployed in corporate environments. Its consultants have a strong foundation in research and combine technical expertise with a business focus to create comprehensive security solutions to manage risks across complex enterprise IT environments. @stake's solutions enable electronic business in a variety of industries including banking and finance, e-business, software development, and telecommunications. "By joining forces with the leader in application security consulting, we expand the capacity and capabilities of our consulting organization, which allows us to better secure the applications that our customers develop and deploy."

In addition to its consultants' deep industry knowledge, @stake's SmartRisk services address key aspects of security, including applications, critical infrastructure, wireless and wired networks, storage systems, and education. "As a trusted advisor to many of the world's largest companies, @stake is excited about joining Symantec. This will allow our relationships to scale and allow us to support the long-term security needs of these key customers," said James Mobley, @stake president and CEO. "Joining Symantec means that we can expand our offering to a much broader global customer base. Symantec's reputation and @stake's expertise form a powerful and complementary partnership." @stake has gained market traction in industries such as finance, telecommunications, and software technology whose success depends upon conducting business via secure applications and complex infrastructures. Its customers include six of the world's top ten financial institutions, four of the world's top ten independent software companies and seven of the world's top ten telecommunications carriers.

And yet another 'brand name' becomes consumed by the corporate security giants...more>>

[beardednose]

So recently, two really good friends of hackers have been swallowed. First, foundstone, now @stake. Who's next?

I know who's safe! grc.com! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[u533m3n0t]

Wow. I wonder if Symantec will keep the LC series going or will discontinue it. LC5 rulz, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that they will keep the series alive. :o

[beardednose]

Either way, it will stay alive elsewhere :P

[KuerbY]

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[whiskah]

how abt norton 2005 with LC6 in it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


@flyer
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[aeqxitas]

hahahahah that would be the best av ever

[jonty]

Now that would be an interesting concept!

[Eduardo]

dear Jonty... try looking at the dates of topics before posting... that 'news' was from september 2004... more than a year ago since last post....

[jonty]

DuDu, on Oct 22 2005, 01:49 PM, said:

dear Jonty... try looking at the dates of topics before posting... that 'news' was from september 2004... more than a year ago since last post....

Then why are you reading it? Why are you posting a response? Please don't spam the forums with posts like that. :angry:

[aelphaeis_mangarae]

It kinda looks like Symantec is trying to turn itself into a Microsoft.

[Eduardo]

Jonty, on Oct 26 2005, 12:55 AM, said:

DuDu, on Oct 22 2005, 01:49 PM, said:

dear Jonty... try looking at the dates of topics before posting... that 'news' was from september 2004... more than a year ago since last post....

Then why are you reading it? Why are you posting a response? Please don't spam the forums with posts like that. :angry:

no need to get angry man!... I was just gently telling that u posted an answer a bit more than 1 year after this topic last post n that u should see the dates.
I was reading this topic because I have just registered n I was reading the nice stuff or stuff that had been recently posted/reply.
peace :)

[as0l0]

aelphaeis_mangarae, on Oct 26 2005, 09:29 AM, said:

It kinda looks like Symantec is trying to turn itself into a Microsoft.

I think that ALMOST every company in the world would like to be "a Microsoft".