InfoWorld

Verisign buys security researcher iDefense for $40M

Looking to flesh out its line of managed security services products, VeriSign has snapped up network security researcher iDefense. The $40 million cash acquisition was completed Wednesday, according ...
Computerworld

U.S. Bancorp, VeriSign team on banking security

U.S. Bancorp will use a hardware-token-based authentication service from VeriSign Inc. to secure access to commercial banking services for its customers, and may soon introduce a similar service for ...
The Business Journals

Verisign's Internet security powers may be stretching too far

I’m not one of those people who live in fear of Big Brother. Some would think me naive because I don’t worry that the National Security Agency is monitoring my emails and texts. Maybe ...
Washington Technology

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign Inc. has acquired Reston, Va.-based security intelligence firm iDefense for about $40 million in cash, said officials with Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign. iDefense provides intelligence ...
Washington Technology

Symantec makes $1.3B play for VeriSign's security biz

Continuing its buying spree, Symantec Corp. has agreed to acquire VeriSign's identity and authentication business, which includes SSL Certificate and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services, for ...