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Cloud and IoT adoption requires organizations to future-proof PKI implementations
New research by the Ponemon Institute shows an increased reliance on PKIs in today’s enterprise environment, driven by the growing use of cloud-based services and …

SOC 2 + HITRUST: Evolving infosec demands in healthcare
Two-thirds of business associates are not fully prepared to meet the growing marketplace demands regarding controls for protecting healthcare information, such as patient …

The impact of intelligent systems on IT teams
Fast track deployment of intelligent systems is well underway, according to Ipswitch. 88% of IT professionals saying their organisation has already invested in one or more …

Google wants to revamp public Wi-Fi networks, but what about security?
William Shakespeare once wrote, “the eyes are the windows to your soul,” but if you ask savvy retailers, they might say it’s guest Wi-Fi. Why? New Wi-Fi systems allow them to …

Steps to developing secure IoT products
IoT is broad ranging, and the pace of change and innovation is fast. This makes identifying controls that can be applied against diverse IoT products difficult. Recently, much …

No more guilt about your lack of innovation in administrative IT
Helpdesks are mired in mundane tasks that are repeated every day – password resets, user account access and account creations, just to name a few. Manual tasks that really …

Enterprise multi-factor authentication market to cross $1 billion this year
Evolving cyber threats contribute to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for businesses each year due to compromised credentials and data breaches. ABI Research …

Week in review: Security fatigue, open source jobs, and compromised online shops
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 100+ online shops compromised with payment data-stealing code Since March 2016 (and …

Open source jobs: Insights from European professionals
The 2016 Open Source Jobs Report released earlier this year by Dice and The Linux Foundation analyzed trends for open source careers and the motivations of professionals in …

Why attaching security to each piece of data is critical
Following in Edward Snowden’s footsteps, yet another NSA contractor has leaked highly classified trade secrets and government information. My question to you: Are we really …

How much is your privacy worth?
How much is your privacy worth? Take for example your bank account number, sort code, name, and address. Is it worth more than £25? Well I think that it is and as a result I …

Security orchestration and automation: Closing the gap in incident response
Companies in North America are poised to increase their reliance on security orchestration and automation for incident response (IR), according to Enterprise Strategy Group …