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Identity management trends in 2015
A new year is always an excellent time to look ahead. So, there’s not much of a better time than now to look at some of the identity management trends expected for the …
Corel DLL hijacking vulnerability could allow arbitrary command execution
Corel has developed a wide range of products including graphics, photo, video and office software. When a file associated with the Corel software is opened, the directory of …
Do we need regular IT security fire drills?
IT security “fire drills’, supported by executive management and the risk committee should be conducted regularly in organizations, in order to understand the …
Is IT security stifling innovation and collaboration?
Critical company data is at risk in the UK as a result of organizations focusing their IT security policies and resources more on external threats, such as cybercriminals and …
The ubiquitous social media “buy’ button and the journey of authentication
Earlier this year two of the world’s largest social media sites, Facebook and Twitter, announced the addition of “buy’ buttons to their offerings, giving …
Week in review: Bitstamp hack, dangerous code in free apps, insider threats
Week in review: Bitstamp hack, and global defense-in-depth architectures analyzed Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and …
Security of data in the cloud now an executive-level concern
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) surveyed more than 200 IT and security professionals, and nearly 72 percent admitted that they did not know the number of shadow IT apps …
Analysis of global defense-in-depth architectures
Attackers are bypassing conventional security deployments almost at will, breaching systems in a wide swath of industries and geographies. That’s the stark conclusion of …
Innovation must not come at the price of security
One of the main themes to come out of CES has been the advancement of the Connected Human. Whilst we can’t commute to work on a Hoverboard just yet, “Sent From My …
State of the Internet: Attack traffic, DDoS, IPv4 and IPv6
Akamai today released its latest State of the Internet report, which provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds and broadband adoption across fixed …
Compromised credentials in enterprise cloud apps
A new Netskope report shows a continued increase in cloud app usage across enterprises, as well as the high volume at which files are being shared outside of a given …
The coming shift in security
Vendors continue to trumpet new platforms as the best way to improve enterprise-level security. Flashy spinning visualizations, added scalability and the meaningless …
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