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RSA, a Dell Technologies business and global leader in Business-Driven Security™ solutions, announced that Rohit Ghai will be appointed RSA’s new president. Ghai will be focused on RSA delivering solutions that help customers more strategically address their security transformation and better manage business risk. Ghai is currently president of Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division, and responsible for all aspects of the business. He has been instrumental in setting a compelling vision, transforming go-to-market and revitalizing...

Android Marcher posing as Super Mario Run  Nintendo recently released the game Super Mario Run for iOS platform. Soon after the release, this game became a sensational hit on Apple iTunes store. However, this game's Android version does not exist and there has been no official confirmation on the release. The attackers are taking advantage of the game's popularity and spreading malware posing as Android version of Super Mario Run game. We had written about a similar scam which occurred during...

Silicon Valley analytics software firm FICO today announced that it has been accepted into the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program, which requires FICO to agree to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. Effective December 7, 2016, this voluntary self-certification declares FICO’s cooperation with the privacy program adopted jointly by the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce. “Joining the Privacy Shield further demonstrates...

With knowledge and skills as the foundation for effective cyber security, Context Information Security has launched its new training and refresher programme designed to keep cyber security professionals, CISOs and IT managers up to date with the knowledge and skills required to understand and defend against the latest threats.   The courses have been designed to provide in-depth understanding and practical knowledge across four main categories - web application hacking, mobile hacking and security testing,...

CFC Underwriting, a specialist provider of cyber insurance to over 20,000 clients globally, today releases findings from a survey conducted at the 2016 Cyber Symposium in London. The survey acts as a barometer of current attitudes towards the UK cyber insurance market. Cyber insurance is the fastest growing line of insurance in the world – the total written premium globally today is estimated at $2.5bn, and Allianz estimates it will reach $20bn by 2025. When...

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the global leader in cyber security, revealed the findings of a decade-long research campaign that helped unearth an international cybercriminal gang dubbed “Bayrob.” Symantec’s wealth of intelligence led to a successful FBI sting operation and the capture of three criminals in Romania. The group is responsible for stealing up to $35 million USD from victims through auto auction scams, credit card fraud and computer intrusion. Through its research, Symantec discovered multiple...

Global technology company Nuix has released the findings from its third annual survey of corporate information security practitioners who almost universally agreed that human behaviour was their largest security threat. While businesses were investing to develop broad and mature cybersecurity capabilities, many survey respondents were uncertain about the most effective technologies and capabilities to focus on. “Cybersecurity no longer has an air of mystery about it for executives and directors but human behavior and technological...

ITOne, in partnership with Docler Holding is proud to announce the second edition of Game of Code at the Geesseknappchen Forum in Luxembourg on March 11th and 12th 2017. For the 1st edition, the Hackathon gathered more than 200 visitors and 35 teams of developers and designers who participated in the two challenges designed by Docler Holding and Digital Lëtzebuerg. The participants and speakers came from all over Europe. The game is simple: 24hrs of...

Groupon users have reported that fraudsters gained illegal access to their accounts and placed unauthorised purchases in their names. The hackers allegedly used login details from other data breaches to hack into individual customers' Groupon accounts. Here is what the industry makes of the data breach: Rob Sobers, director at Varonis: "Today’s news is the result of billions of compromised user accounts from other breaches now being used to gain legitimate access to Groupon user...

Veracode, a leader in securing the world’s software, today announced compelling insight from a survey of global developers and development managers on the current state of software security. The report underscores the importance of developer-led security in the age of DevOps, and showed that businesses are recognising the importance of securing applications. Despite showing moves toward earlier and more frequent security testing throughout the development process, the survey results also indicated there are still hurdles...