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Is Virtualization ‘Better Than The Real Thing?’

Saturday, July 10, 2010

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What is the midmarket is saying about virtualization?  Over 200 companies responded to TriGeo's virtualization survey and they ranged in size from 50 to 5,000 employees.  They provided with us some of the facts and figures of their current and future virtualization plans, and shared their motivations, concerns and predictions about virtualization technology.

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More Than Just a Pretty (Inter)Face

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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TriGeo's new console is, well... stunning. Yes, I'm biased, but I think this falls into the category of "functional art".   The version 5.0 console is the result of the combined efforts of graphic artists, two independent user experience design teams, software architects and engineers, and the most important ingredient - our customers.  It reflects TriGeo's dedication to making good things better and great things extraordinary.

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TriGeo Celebrates Version 5 Release

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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We're excited to announce the arrival of TriGeo SIM Version 5.0, and you're all invited to the party!  Sorry, no cake, but if you've been hunting for the perfect SIEM solution, we've got something you need to see.

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Codename: Fawkes - TriGeo SIM Version 5.0

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Harry Potter fans will immediately recognize Fawkes as the name of Dumbledore's pet phoenix.   When our Director of Product Management, Nicole Pauls, suggested Fawkes as our TriGeo SIM Version 5.0 project codename we were quick to approve - and appreciate the significance.

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Grandma Got Hacked for Christmas

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Nothing quite says "Happy Holidays" like discovering that a family member's bank account has been hacked. Everyone believes that some malware found its way to an unprotected system, spotted the on-line banking activity, captured the credentials and dutifully transmitted them or awaited further instructions from whoever had control of this machine.  What's interesting about this case is that the bank has asked for the hard drive of the compromised PC.  What would you do?

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PCI Security - The Devil is in the Details

Monday, November 16, 2009

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Joshua Corman, research director for enterprise security at The 451 Group, renewed debate recently on the role that PCI plays in network security in an article featured in CSO Magazine. The article contains a number of Corman quotes from a recent 451 Group client conference. From the excerpts, it's clear that the Corman is trying to sound the alarm, and it may be falling on deaf ears.

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Slow And Silent Targeted Attacks On the Rise

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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This headline from a recent Dark Reading article is important.  The reality is that stealing identity and credit card data is big business. Thieves aren't interested in attracting attention. Their goal is simple – steal as much money as they can without being detected. Unfortunately, the article suggests that the solution for dealing with this threat is keeping log data for longer periods of time to provide a broader set of historical data for analysis.

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Wanted: United States Chief Technology Officer

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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The hunt for the nation's first CTO has begun. There's no shortage of names being considered, nor tasks that this superhero should be asked to perform. A visit to www.obamacto.org is a revealing and somewhat frightening look into the technical psyche of thousands of people who are suggesting and voting on hundreds of proposals. Given the disparate backgrounds, interests, and political affiliations, it's no surprise that the suggestions include topics like Broadband Everywhere, Mass Transit, Space Mining and the very popular Open Government Data.

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Government Data Loss: Double Standard

Sunday, November 16, 2008

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Will the federal government be held to the same security and compliance standards that it has mandated for corporations or that states impose on businesses operating within their borders?   It seems unlikely, so we're faced with a serious dilemma.  How can we be sure as citizens that the ever-growing volume of citizen and visitor data being compiled by the government will be “secure”? 

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Governator Vetoes Bill

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Clearly, the most meaningful consumer data protection comes from taking responsible and prudent steps to prevent data loss. Even under the best of circumstances, no one can guarantee that a loss will never occur and that's where California led the way in disclosure legislation.  In my opinion, this legislation was ill-conceived and I hope it won't be back.

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