The government should look to widen its promotion of initiatives such as the Cyber Essentials Scheme, in order to address concerns surrounding the adoption of good cyber security practices within the public sector, says Oscar Arean, technical operations manager of Databarracks.
Read MoreAccording to IDC's Europe, Middle East, and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 2Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $654.80 million, a moderate 6.2% year-on-year growth. Shipments increased marginally at 0.8% year on year to 174,771 units.
Read MoreRiverbed adds new web application firewall capabilities to Riverbed SteelApp for fast integration in data centres and the cloud.
Read MoreCompanies still need to get their data security houses in order.
Read MoreRapid7 has announced enhancements to its critical security controls monitoring platform, Rapid7 ControlsInsight, to support Windows server controls and monitoring. Application and maintenance of security controls has been highlighted as a proven and effective means for organizations to proactively mitigate risk and monitor their networks. With the new release of ControlsInsight, customers will receive proactive guidance on how to align their security programs with best practices recommended by...
Read MoreThe Global Enforcement Network (GPEN) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have revealed the findings of their report – conducted by 26 privacy regulators across the world – on the privacy of mobile apps. It found that out of the 1,200 mobile apps analysed, 43 percent failed to tailor privacy communications to the small screen; the information was either too small or hidden in lengthy privacy policies that required scrolling or clicking through numerous pages.
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