Channel Insider: Database Security Finally Coming of Age

 

Channel Insider's Ericka Chickowski reports that IBM will lay down $225 million to buy Guardium for its technology that monitors and protects databases against attacks and data leaks. IBM sees Guardium as a critical component in its growing arsenal of proactive security technologies...

 

 

Not to be outdone, Sentrigo announced the signing of four new partners: Cymbel and HIC Network Security Solutions in the U.S., Teysa in Mexico, and The Bristol Group in Germany. The new partners say Sentrigo fills a growing need for database protection sought by their customers.

“We looked at several database security solutions on the market - access control, encryption, gateway systems - but they were too complicated to deploy and too expensive,” said Aaron Reibstein, founder and CEO of Cymbel, in a statement. “Sentrigo provides a core technology that meets the immediate and long-term requirements of our customers, and offers a tremendous amount of value across the board.”

 

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