Microsoft's strategy on identity management aimed squarely at cloud-based...
Microsoft's strategy for providing customers with identity management options is increasingly reliant on cloud-based methods of authentication and access control for provisioning of Windows-based...
View ArticleCertificate Authority Security Council backs SSL server rules taking effect...
As a safety precaution to prevent SSL server certificates being exploited for network man-in-the-middle attacks on organizations, vendors that issue SSL server certificates will begin adhering to new...
View ArticleStart-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks
Start-up GuardiCore is working on a security product that works through a 'honeypot' approach to detect and block stealthy attacks on software-defined networks (SDN) and multi-vendor virtual-machine...
View ArticleStart-up offers up endpoint detection and response for behavior-based malware...
Start-up SentinelOne is offering security software for behavior-based malware detection intended to augment, not replace, the type of full anti-virus endpoint protection suites that typically also have...
View ArticleShould companies practice data retention or data destruction?
Many businesses spend a lot of time thinking about how to retain and store data, but there's another idea: Think about how to destroy your data.
View ArticleHyTrust, Intel team to lock down VMware virtual machines
HyTrust, in a partnership with Intel, today said its cloud security software used with VMware-based virtual machines can now ensure those VMs will only run in designated trusted locations based on...
View ArticleCleveland Indians turn to SIEM in malware, botnet battle
For the Cleveland Indians' IT department, dealing with malware on behalf of hundreds of Windows-using employees at the baseball team's Progressive Field data center operations can be a little bit like...
View ArticleSecurity council blames breaches on poor PCI standard support
The growing number of data breaches resulting in massive numbers of payment cards being stolen from retail stores and other businesses is occurring because they're failing to keep up with the Payment...
View ArticleLos Alamos National Lab's R&D fueling new quantum-crypto firm
Technology development firm Allied Minds says it has set up a new company, Whitewood Encryption Systems, to develop quantum-crypto technology under an R&D licensing arrangement with Los Alamos...
View ArticleCan SDN usher in better IT security?
That software-defined networking (SDN) is a coming reality is starting to gain traction in IT security circles, with some vendors arguing it could lead to a level of interoperability in security...
View ArticleNIST issues Best Practices on how to best use Secure Shell software
The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol and software suite is used by millions of system administrators to log into application and service accounts on remote servers using authentication methods that include...
View ArticleSkyhigh Networks integrates cloud security for Box file-sharing with...
Skyhigh Networks Wednesday aired an offering that lets companies using the Box file-sharing service first have files checked for compliance by their existing data-loss prevention (DLP) equipment.
View ArticleGoogle's plan for Chrome worries certificate authority vendors
Google intends to make changes in its Chrome browser later this year that would have Chrome display a warning on websites using certificates based on the secure hash algorithm, SHA-1. Google wants to...
View ArticleHP showcases security software that look to detect infected and compromised...
At its HP Protect Conference in Washington, D.C. this week, HP is taking the wraps off new security products that aim to detect infected and compromised machines as well as server-based software that...
View ArticleErnst & Young accused by Canadian used computer dealer of data breach
A used computer dealer in Canada claims he discovered a trove of Ernst & Young customer business data on Dell servers bought back in 2006 -- and he wants the global consultancy to pay him to return...
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