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Report: IBM looking to buy incident-response platform maker Resilient Systems

IBM is considering buying Resilient Systems, whose software platform defines workflows to follow when corporate networks are hit with security incidents, according to a report.

The price tag for the company is more than $ 100 million, according to a story by Xconomy that attributes its information to two unnamed sources. IBM and Resilient haven’t answered requests yet for more information.

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DOD looking for ‘good enough’ mobile security – Defense Systems

DOD looking for 'good enough' mobile security
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Security is imperative to the Defense Department as it moves toward greater use of mobile computing, but DOD leaders want to be practical about it. “You're going to see a lot of headlines that say 'secure mobility.' Blank that out. I want you to insert

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Sony looking for ways to distribute ‘The Interview’ online

Sony Pictures says it hasn’t bowed to threats to pull “The Interview” and audiences will get a chance to see it—it’s just not sure how at present.

In the face of threats from hackers, Sony said last week said it was canceling theatrical release of the satirical movie about a plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, scheduled for December 25, and “has no further plans” to release on DVD or video-on-demand platforms.

On Friday, President Obama publically called that decision a mistake and now both parties appear to be back-pedaling a little.

“Remember, Sony only delayed this,” David Boies, the company’s lead attorney, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “Sony has been fighting to get this picture distributed. It will be distributed. How it’s going to be distributed, I don’t think anybody knows quite yet. But it’s going to be distributed.”

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