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Automating vendor risk management and certification processes
Qualys announced customizable questionnaires in its QualysGuard Cloud Platform and suite of integrated solutions for security and compliance. Businesses can use the new …
New expert-level cyber forensics certification
(ISC)2 has developed a new certification, the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFPSM), as the first global standard for assessing experienced digital forensics …
Dell adds identity to the classification of unstructured data
Dell Software released Dell Quest One Identity Manager – Data Governance Edition Classification Module, the latest solution that adds identity to the classification of …
The future of online authentication
Recently, Twitter has introduced 2-factor authentication – the latest in a long list of large-scale web services that have taken this step including Google, Microsoft …
Week in review: NSA spying scandal, EU net neutrality, and vulnerable smart TVs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews, articles and interviews: Google won’t allow facial recognition on Glass Whether …
Changes to the standard for PIN Transaction Security
Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of the PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) requirements. These requirements, …
What are users doing after log-in?
Businesses today use up to 50 on-premises applications and 25 cloud-based applications on average, so identity and access management (IAM) technologies to secure data and …
Backup and recovery problems exposed
A Veeam survey of 500 SMBs across the USA and Europe found that they are experiencing significant issues with the cost, complexity and lack of capabilities of their data …
Secure Windows desktops by removing administrator privileges
BeyondTrust released PowerBroker for Windows 6.0, an identity management solution that allows customers to take a system’s overall risk into context when deciding what …
Microsoft to release five bulletins next week
Microsoft released advance notification for next week’s Microsoft patch and it looks like we’re getting only five bulletins. We received several comments on what …
Rogue employees, malware exploits and unauthorized software
While IT security professionals recognize the threat posed by unwitting employees, many still admit to allowing administrative privileges to go unmanaged, making organizations …
Tripwire includes web application scanning with IP360
Tripwire announced that dynamic web application scanning is now included in IP360. This critical functionality enables customers to detect and prioritize web application …
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