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Five Key Features to Look for in Your Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solution  Richard Walters, General Manager and Vice President of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Intermedia When it comes to safeguarding sensitive business information, passwords are often a company’s primary line of defence. But as employees need to remember a growing number of different login credentials, these defences become prone to human error and consequently vulnerable to attacks. A recent study conducted by Intermedia last year found...

Symantec today announced it is securing more than one billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including everything from televisions and cars to smart meters and critical infrastructure. With IoT devices expected to number 25 billion by 2020, Symantec is leading the effort to protect consumers from hacks against their always-on, Internet connected devices. “As IoT innovation and adoption continues to grow, so has the opportunity for new cyber security risks.  This is the next frontier....

Centrify Corporation, the leader in securing identities from cyberthreats, today announced findings from a recent survey it commissioned to determine penetration and security compliance of Apple devices in the workplace. Conducted by Dimensional Research, the Centrify Apple survey demonstrates that while people widely use Apple devices for work, lack of security and management of those devices exposes companies to significant liabilities. Of the total 2,249 US workers surveyed, nearly half (45 per cent) use at least one...

Jimmy Wales, entrepreneur and founder of Wikipedia, will deliver the opening keynote speech this year at Europe’s number one IT event, IP EXPO Europe 2015, taking place at London’s ExCeL.  At the event on Wednesday 7th October, Wales will discuss the current state and future of Internet privacy and online censorship. Famous for creating the world’s largest online encyclopaedia and for his controversial views on online freedom of speech, in this insightful speech, Jimmy will...

The evaluation of Edward Snowden's documents still bring new information about the scale of the NSA scandal to light. According to a report from the New York Times from the 15th August, the US telephone provider AT&T helped the NSA spy on internet traffic in a form which was described by the NSA itself as being “a partnership, not a contractual relationship”. Most recently 60 million emails were forwarded illegally to the NSA every day...

•    Most successful cyber-attacks are down to human error not inadequate technology – cyber-security is a leadership issue •    Shortsightedness in the C-suite is a serious problem: CEOs need to take charge and create high-reliability organisations •    To do so, they should embrace the core principles practised by the US military that consistently minimise risk and successfully repel more than 30 million cyber-attacks a year  As organisations worldwide continue to fall victim to cyber-attacks made...

KnowBe4 issued a statement over the weekend warning IT managers of a new blast of ransomware infections caused by malvertizing, misusing publishing network Adspirit.de. This network is used by companies such as Drudgereport.com, Weather.com, wunderground.com and has apparently spread to eBay and AOL.com, sites visited by millions of users according to security researchers at MalwareBytes and reported by SC Magazine. According to KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman, “The same cybercrime lowlifes that infected the Yahoo website...

OPSWAT, provider of solutions to secure and manage IT infrastructure, and Arbit Security, specialised in high-end IT security products, today announced their partnership to provide secure and threat-free data flow for high security networks, including Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks and Government and Military classified networks. Aspen Institute Research recently reported that 9 out of 10 IT security professionals at 625 critical infrastructure organisations have experienced at least one...

Auriga Consulting Ltd (Auriga), the expert data, ICT and security consultancy, today warned that an over emphasis on defence is leaving the financial sector exposed to cyber attack. An increase in threat levels has seen the sector bolster defences by focusing on detection and attack response but recovery remains a fragmented process with little investment in Cyber Resilience. Cyber Resilience uses threat intelligence and existing internal resource to enable the organisation to cope with the...

Cryptzone, a provider of dynamic, context-aware network, application and content security solutions, today announced the appointment of Leo Taddeo as Chief Security Officer (CSO). Taddeo, former Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations/Cyber Division of the FBI’s New York Office, will be responsible for analyzing the cybersecurity market to help shape Cryptzone’s vision for security solutions. Prior to joining Cryptzone, Taddeo led more than 400 agents and professional support staff in cyber investigations, surveillance...