Mike Potts, CEO of Lancope (www.lancope.com), published a blog post reflecting on the recent RSA Conference and how, while once the domain of IT security specialists, cybersecurity is now becoming familiar terrain to C-level execs. Far from being a solely a technical concern, Mike explains that “cybersecurity is finally being recognized as a business discipline that directly impacts an organization’s business goals, which is causing the C-Suite to sit up and listen.” Another RSA conference is behind us, and as always, we overheard security professionals speaking their own language using terms like “APTs“ and “zero-day threats.” While these words and numerous other terms…
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HP Security Voltage, Lieberman Software and Tripwire commented on the current spate of casino data breaches, after the recent Hard Rock news and new admission by Firekeepers Casino of a possible POS data breach. Mark Bower, global director of product management, HP Security Voltage (www.voltage.com): “The point of sale (POS) system is the simplest attack point in the retail flow, yet easily mitigated with modern end-to-end data security as used by large and small retailers today without customer impact. Any merchant not considering the repeated warnings and advice – from payment processors, card brands and processing networks who have been illustrating…
QinetiQ’s data security company Boldon James, a leading provider of data classification and secure messaging solutions, has today announced that Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI) has selected Boldon James Classifier to ensure compliance with security regulations and standards. TAI, Turkey’s leading technology establishment in the design, development, manufacturing, integration and support of aerospace systems, has selected Boldon James’s Email, Office, File and Power Classifier, which will also streamline the introduction of new Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions and practices. One of the top hundred aerospace and defence organisations in the world, TAI is faced with complex regulatory, legal and compliance…
IoT Threat Map The proliferation of different devices, networks, platforms and applications to support the Internet of Things (IoT), multiplies the vulnerabilities and greatly increases the potential for malicious attacks, according to Beecham Research. The new Beecham Research ‘IoT Security Threat Map’ highlights the key areas where external or internal attacks may originate and where the fast growing IoT industry needs to do more to provide better security controls. The IoT Threat Map was presented at this week’s ‘Internet of Things Security Summit’ run by the NMI (National Microelectronics Institute) at Bletchley Park, to an audience of senior industry, government,…
Benefits of adopting an Expense Management solution Increased agility and great customer satisfaction are key parts of a successful business today. With this comes the need to give employees better access to company data on the go via both corporate owned devices and through BYOD schemes.However in the rush to mobilise workforces, many organisations are overlooking the need to manage the process cost effectively. By 2017 Gartner[i] predicts one in two firms will no longer provide employees with corporate owned devices, and instead rely on staff to provide their own mobile devices for work. If this is indeed the case,…
Research predicts DRaaS will overtake traditional disaster recovery by 2018 Improved Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) maturity, greater provider choice and lower monthly service costs are playing a key role in broadening the appeal of DRaaS across a variety of organisations, regardless of size. As a result, Peter Groucutt, Managing Director of Databarracks, believes that DRaaS is becoming the cloud service of choice for those organisations looking to migrate to the cloud. The latest figures from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) indicate that cloud adoption is at its highest figure to date, with 78 per cent of organisations now…
Raj Samani, EMEA CTO Intel Security and former CISO at a large government department has shared his views on what a majority Conservative government will mean for the cyber security and tech industry. Raj Samani, EMEA CTO Intel Security: On Conservative’s plans to improve responses to cyber-crime with reforms to police training and expansion of “Cyber Specials” – volunteers from outside law enforcement with the skills to tackle cybercrime: “Retraining police officers to be more cyber savvy is an absolute necessity. Cybercrime needs to be treated with the same level of severity as physical criminality. It’s a sinister and malicious…
Congratulations to David Zaken, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, for wading in, no, for jumping in with both feet in potentially shark-infested waters of cyber regulation, with the recent issuance of “Directive 361”, Cyber-security Management, aimed at banks and credit card companies. (The original directive in Hebrew can found HERE) The purpose of the Directive is to support banks in efforts to manage cyber-related risks and help banking corporations manage such risks. The Directive puts bank executives on notice that cybersecurity efforts can no longer be relegated to obscure folk too often toiling away in backrooms crowded…
New Web Application Scanning solution now part of Rapid7 portfolio providing customers with deep analysis and security testing capabilities to manage risk across web applications and assets A leading provider of security data and analytics software and services, announced today that it has acquired NT OBJECTives (NTO), the web and mobile application security testing company, expanding Rapid7’s Threat Exposure Management offering to further meet the needs of modern business infrastructures. NTO’s application security testing solution – trusted by many Fortune 500 companies – analyzes web applications for security vulnerabilities and maximizes organizations’ ability to effectively reduce IT security risk. Rapid7 is…
Are your text messages and IMs safe? Given the knowledge of extensive government surveillance programs that are continually leaked, and the massive tracking programs corporations use to keep tabs on consumers, it’s a fair question to ask. There are a number of apps that can keep personal messages private, though there are some things you should keep in mind before using them. Fortunately, WhoIsHostingThis is providing an in-depth overview of the top 7 of these apps in their newest infographic so that you can make an informed decision when opting-in to their privacy protection offerings. Source: WhoIsHostingThis.com