COMPUTING SECURITY AWARDS
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COMPUTING SECURITY AWARDS 2016
The 2016 Computing Security Awards celebrated all that is best in our industry. Already we are looking forward to another gala event in 2017, as the top talent fight their way into the finals in their categories, showing once again what a wealth of flair and expertise now exists right across our industry – something that is serving to keep businesses safe from the relentless attacks being perpetrated at every turn.
In the meantime, showcased below are more winners who triumphed at the 2016 awards: |
News
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Offerings that go beyond
BeyondTrust has expanded its cloud offerings, in the shape of its BeyondTrust Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program and an Amazon Machine Instance (AMI) of BeyondInsight |
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Partnership promises Cloud silver lining
Niu Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with Alert Logic to further enhance its security offering in the cloud |
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More attacks unleashed
A new security report has highlighted the latest cloud security landscape, specifically trends with DDoS and web application attacks, as well as malicious traffic from bots |
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Ransomware? Never heard of it
Although most UK organisations consider ransomware a threat, a fifth are unsure how the malware actually works – and 11% have never heard of it |
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Features
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Battle of wits
Organisations must assume responsibility for their security by undertaking due diligence and self-regulation – else they could be the next victims of a data breach |
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Who's afraid of APT?
An advanced persistent threat (APT) uses multiple phases to break into a network, avoid detection and harvest valuable information. How do you fight back against those odds?
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Prevention: better than any cure
They are vicious and pernicious. So what steps can be taken to detect and block exploits as soon as they attempt to use software vulnerabilities? |
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Manning the perimeter walls
Perimeter defence and intrusion detection have been a mainstay of network security. But how are they evolving to meet more sophisticated attacks? |
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Centre of attention
Security operations centres – SOCs – are all the rage, but their reputation has been called into question |
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Ransomware top of threat list
More than 80% of resellers think customers are most concerned with new ransomware threats |
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Product Review
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CYjAX Intelligence Platform
The cyber threat landscape is evolving at such a pace that businesses need to be even more inventive in protecting confidential data
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Ixia ThreatARMOR
Enterprises with overwhelmed security services should seriously consider augmenting them with ThreatARMOR
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Phishing Mitigation from SpearSec
Measurement and analysis is central to SpearSec, and there are a wide range of analytics and statistics offered to drive improvement and assess service effectiveness
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White papers
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How to avoid a tangled Web
Web 2.0 aids enterprises in conducting business, but also introduces many damaging risks. Trend Micro offers its insights into Web application vulnerabilities and how to avoid these
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Welcome to the February 2017 issue of the Computing Security Newsletter.
With GDPR now less than 18 months away, companies are running out of time to get their houses in order before the regulation is implemented next May. This comes as Facebook revealed it is upgrading its login defences by rolling out support for hardware security keys designed to provide a level of security greater than many banks that offer single-factor authentication.
As companies aim to get themselves ready, Capgemini has revealed what it claims is a glaring global gap in the perception of security confidence in the financial services industry. Just one in five financial service organisations admitted they would be highly confident they could detect a data breach (21%); this comes as 83% of consumers revealed they find banks and insurers trustworthy to protect their data.
In the UK, banks and insurers share a similar level of trust from insurers (82%), but professionals in these industries are less confident they can spot a data breach (19%) than their global counterparts. This level of trust may be down to these organisations failing to disclose data breaches they suffered, with a quarter of UK financial services organisations (26%) revealing they have suffered a data breach in the last 12 months, yet only 3% of consumers believe their bank has suffered a data breach in the same period.
Kristofer le Sage de Fontenay, head of UK Financial Service practice at Capgemini Consulting, commends UK preparation for GDPR, but had this to say about the high levels of trust placed in the financial services industry when it comes to protecting data. “This may be due to the lack of data breaches disclosed by the industry. However, as GDPR comes into effect, expect this trust to be tested when banks and insurers are forced to reveal breaches. The industry should be making it a priority to ensure they are putting in the right threat intelligent solutions to protect their customers’ data and proactively informing them when a breach occurs.”
Failure to reveal breaches has exposed untold numbers of businesses and individuals to exploitation and financial loss. In the face of escalating cybercrime, that has to stop – and the threat of the most severe penalties for such practices is exactly what’s now needed.
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Brian Wall, Editor
Computing Security
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