Chris Mayers, Chief Security Architect, Citrix, commented on the on the Government’s new password guidance. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Chris Mayers, Chief Security Architect, Citrix : “For more than ten years, security professionals have been saying that conventional password policies are senseless. It’s ludicrous to expect people to think up complex passwords, remember them, and then change them frequently. The most egregious is the “three strikes” rule for password attempts, which has no scientific justification whatsoever; research in 2003 showed that 10 attempts was a reasonable number. “Now, the government has issued “Password guidance: simplifying your approach”. Like other recent government security…
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New generation of ESET Mail Security 6 for Microsoft Exchange with new GUI, anti-spam engine, antivirus and strong server-role orientation has been released worldwide ESET®, a global pioneer in IT security for more than two decades, announced the release of new generation of ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server with completely redesigned user interface, new anti-spam engine, and antivirus with optional cloud-powered scanning. The product’s new version comes natively supported by ESET Remote Administrator 6 and presents an ultimate combination of server malware protection, spam filtering and thorough e-mail scanning. “ESET Mail Security 6 for Microsoft Exchange Server keeps…
Widespread demand for harsher penalties and enforced data breach detection measures Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response, today released the findings of a survey of over 2,000 UK consumers. The research revealed that the spate of high-profile data breaches reported in recent years is leading to increasing public fear about organisations’ ability to prevent and detect cybercrime. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of consumers say the time it is taking businesses to realise that sensitive customer data has been lost is ‘unacceptable’ and as a result, there are grave concerns about the existence of breaches…
Everyday an employee will send out and receive dozens of emails; most of them trivial and inconsequential. During her time as Secretary of State Hilary Clinton too used her email for communication purposes, although that is where the similarities end. Whilst your average employees might send out an email every so often containing valuable and highly confidential content, every email coming from the Secretary of State’s desk is valuable, to her opposition at home and abroad, and of course the press. Clinton’s emails from her time as Secretary of State have become something of a nuisance for the presidential hopeful…
At a technology, entertainment and design conference in Vancouver Arrigo Berni the chief executive of notebook distributor Moleskine told the audience : “Paper will always be around. It helps express a fundamental part of human experience”. This particular conference is frequently attended by representatives of promising tech start-ups as well as those who have been in the game for a while now; therefore Moleskine’s attendance at the TED conferences, a company that above all relies on paper, to some might seem rather surprising. However, Moleskine is no longer a company that deals in only paper. As Berni rightly pointed out…
Richard Walters at Intermedia commented on the Password guidance: simplifying your approach, which suggests that complex passwords are no longer recommended. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Richard Walters, General Manager and Vice President of Identity and Access Management (IAM) at Intermedia : “The report from CESG is full of excellent advice on improving password security. Much of the advice is only relevant to in-house applications and does not apply to SaaS based applications where password complexity, policies and account locking is in the hands of the SaaS vendor. Certainly reducing or removing the human element from password selection and change is positive –…
The BBC has reported that the DD4BC gang threatens to swamp servers with data unless a ransom of up to 50 bitcoins (£8,000) is paid. “The latest attacks – focused primarily on the financial service industry – involved new strategies and tactics intended to harass, extort and ultimately embarrass the victim publically,” Marc Gaffan, general manager for the Incapsula service at Imperva commented on this attack. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Marc Gaffan, General Manager for the Incapsula Service at Imperva : Is this a growing trend? “Online extortion using DDoS, unfortunately, is not a new phenomenon. Customers have been receiving so-called ransom notes for…
Microsoft has warned a US appeals court that forcing it to hand over emails stored on a server in Ireland would demolish internet user privacy worldwide in a “global free-for-all”. At the heart of the matter is a row over whether the Redmond giant should cough up messages held in an Irish data center – messages belonging to someone living in Dublin. US prosecutors chasing a drugs investigation sought a search warrant in the US to access the files, but Microsoft thinks the action should be taking place on Ireland’s soil, where the information is stored. Tim Erlin, Director of…
Enterprise Random Password Manager Provides Enterprise-level Security Controls Over Privileged Credentials on all Layers of the IT Stack, On Premises and in the Cloud Lieberman Software Corporation’s adaptive privileged identity management platform, Enterprise Random Password Manager™ (ERPM), now supports Microsoft Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2016. These enhancements are consistent with the company’s strategy of anticipating how its customers’ IT infrastructures will evolve in the future, and ensuring that ERPM continues to scale to the largest enterprise environments. “ERPM was in the initial class of applications Certified for Microsoft Azure last year, and is available for download from the…
Businesses now chose to rely more heavily on digital devices that can be taken anywhere and used at any time. This means that businesses are now more frequently choosing to use portable storage devices too. Every mobile phone, tablet and computer has its own storage space which employees chose to use for reasons of convenience and efficiency. Often these devices might also be used in conjunction with more a traditional storage device such as a USB stick or CD; such devices are used for storage purposes only. These devices are often preferred by employees as they are simple to use…