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	Balancing Risk Against Opportunity Laws coming into effect this year expand requirements to retain e-mail and other documents, and encrypt confidential consumer data being stored. Changes to laws protecting the privacy of customer's confidential information also are on tap for 2007. Following California's lead, about 30 states have imposed rules that require organizations to disclose when data leaks have occurred. Jan 30, 2007
	Broken Windows: Clean-up or Rebuild? According to Brian Krebs, security blogger for the Washington Post, writes that as of Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, Fortinet showed the best results in antivirus scanning of new malicious threats above other tested vendors. Jan 25, 2007
	Fortinet Adds NAC To FortiGate Appliance Fortinet this week took the wraps off an SMB-focused version of its flagship FortiGate appliance that marries networking and security functions. Jan 24, 2007
	Fortinet switch enforces NAC policies Fortinet this week plans to announce an enterprise access switch that enforces NAC policies as well as a host of other security functions the company is already noted for. Jan 23, 2007
	Fortinet Unifies Networking, Security Fortinet today announced the FortiGate-224B(tm), the first in a line of unified security and networking platforms that uniquely integrate multiple layers of threat protection with granular security access controls to help safeguard against both external and internal network threats without the need for multiple point solutions. Jan 23, 2007
	Fortinet Switches into NAC Fortinet Inc, known primarily as an unified threat management appliance vendor, will today unveil its take on the network access control space, releasing a UTM-switch device aimed at remote and branch offices. Jan 22, 2007
	Fortinet device steps up security support Fortinet this week is announcing an enterprise access switch that also functions as a small-office WAN router and multifunction security platform, reducing the number of devices that need to be managed in branch offices. Jan 22, 2007
	IE flaws stats stark, but omit big picture That's the question Laurence Olivier's sadistic Nazi dentist asked Dustin Hoffman over and over again as he plucked out Hoffman's teeth sans Novocain in the 1976 thriller Marathon Man. Jan 16, 2007
	Who's on first? Richard Stiennon, a former Gartner Inc. analyst, has joined Fortinet Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. In the newly created position of chief marketing officer. Stiennon will be responsible for driving the company's branding and go-to-market strategies. Jan 15, 2007
	Feedback Abuse Happening At EBay Pumping up the feedback leads to being perceived as a better eBay seller, and that can lead to being able to command a higher selling price for items. Some people use transactions for virtually worthless items on eBay solely to mutually drive up feedback ratings. Jan 11, 2007
	Fortinet Adds ASIC Booster to UTM Appliances Fortinet Inc has upgraded the hardware of its latest line of unified threat management appliances, saying it will offer up to a 200% improvement in performance in some circumstances. Jan 10, 2007
	Fortinet: An Alternative Security Vendor To Watch In researching a story on the troubles and challenges at Check Point Software Technologies -- the company that brought the first commercially viable firewall to market -- I expected to hear many dissatisfied solution providers opting for leading alternatives, namely Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Surprisingly, the name that kept rising to the top: Fortinet. Jan 10, 2007
	Trojans target online gamers, put businesses at risk Password-stealing Trojans, malicious code contained inside apparently harmless programming, are infamous for targeting financial institutions. But there's another area that they covet -- games -- and you might be shocked to learn just how vulnerable you are. Jan 9, 2007
	Microsoft Patches 10 Bugs, Omits Word Fixes Microsoft on Tuesday released four security updates to patch 10 vulnerabilities, seven of them judged "critical." But the company failed to fix multiple flaws in its popular word processor that have been exploited by attackers for more than a month. Jan 9, 2007
	New flaw found in Microsoft Excel Researchers from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based security vendor Fortinet Inc. and Danish vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia are warning of a new flaw in Microsoft Excel that attackers could exploit to run malicious code on targeted machines. Jan 9, 2007
	Pre-Patch Tuesday flaws reported in Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer 6 Security experts today reported two vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products - one of which likely will not be patched until next month's security update. Jan 9, 2007
	New Excel Flaw Does Exist A highly critical problem in Microsoft's much-utilized spreadsheet program Excel will be formally disclosed and patched by Microsoft later today. Jan 9, 2007
	Fraud on eBay: Causes and Cures EBay's success makes it a huge target on the Internet. Scammers are attracted to eBay like moths to a flame; the problem is that it's the eBay buyers and sellers who wind up burned. Jan 8, 2007
	The year ahead: Juggling IT risks, opportunities In 2007, IT executives will need to clearly evaluate risk as they weigh sometimes opposing proposals to bolster security, increase wireless connectivity, extend more business processes over the Internet and address regulatory requirements. Jan 3, 2007
	People on the move Richard Stiennon is to take on the role of chief marketing officer at Fortinet. Jan 1, 2007