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Experts offer cyber security forecast for the year ahead
Kroll released its third annual Cyber Security Forecast, a prediction of the most significant cyber issues organizations will confront in 2014. The latest forecast highlights …
A look at security effectiveness by industry
BitSight analyzed security ratings for over 70 Fortune 200 companies in four industries – energy, finance, retail and technology. The objective was to uncover …
NERC CIP compliance insufficient to ensure electric system security
Tripwire announced the results of a survey on North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance. The online survey was …
Exploring risk-based security management in the industrial sector
Tripwire announced the results of research comparing risk-based security management in the industrial sector to that of other industries. The survey, conducted in April 2013 …
Merchants showing payment security awareness
ControlScan and Merchant Warehouse have jointly released the results of their survey of Level 4 merchants’ awareness, sentiment and progress toward securing cardholder …
PCI DSS 3.0 is now available
Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS). …
Network IDS reduces “white noise” for more focus on critical vulns
RandomStorm has announced the latest release of its next generation network intrusion detection system (NIDS), StormProbe. StormProbe analyses all network traffic, using more …
Executives, IT officers most concerned about malicious insiders
An international survey polling 260 respondents from a wide variety of industry sectors has revealed that over half of them are more worried about their own employees turning …
ManageEngine enhances Firewall Analyzer and EventLog Analyzer
ManageEngine announced enhancements to its firewall security and configuration management software, Firewall Analyzer, and to EventLog Analyzer, its log management and IT …
The current state of application security
New research offers a better way to understand the maturity of an organization’s application security program in comparison to the core competencies of high-performing …
Compliance and security vulnerabilities are top concerns for POS systems
Without adequate controls to manage store systems and the increase in number and variety of devices – retailers can expect security costs to continue to increase …
Cloud emulation sandboxing service tackles zero-day attacks
Check Point has announced the availability of Check Point R77, the latest release for its Software Blade Architecture. R77 offers over 50 product enhancements, including the …