The secrets of top performing information security officers
A new study based on two years of work by IANS Research looks at the work of chief information security officers (CISOs) and their role in enterprises.
The report identifies concrete actions CISOs should consider taking to progress their programs from where they are today to the next level.
Popular Windows development UI library goes open source
User interface controls are important to creating applications for use across different devices as they need to retain the native look and feel of the OS.
To make life easier for .NET developers development company Progress is making its Telerik UI for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) open source. Telerik UI offers developers a set of native UI controls for building Windows apps.
Next generation email security addresses advanced threats
Despite other developments in malware, email remains a favourite route for attackers because it's easy for people to fall victim to phishing and other threats.
Network security company SonicWall is launching a new next-generation email security platform to help guard against ransomware, zero-day and advanced threats.
Invisible malware targets financial information
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a series of targeted attacks that use legitimate software to avoid detection.
The attacks employ widely available penetration-testing and administration tools as well as the PowerShell framework for task automation in Windows. They drop no malware files onto the hard drive, but hide in the memory.
Enterprise change management goals are out of sync with strategy
The results of a new study to be released tomorrow, but seen exclusively by BetaNews, reveal a severe misalignment between the way IT leaders talk about change management and the strategies they have in place to execute these initiatives.
The survey of more than 320 IT leaders by document productivity company Nitro shows that change management strategies vary between organizations, but many fall short.
Security consultancy offers $1 million guarantee against breach-related costs
One of the biggest worries for businesses is the cost of suffering a major cyber attack in terms of both money and business reputation.
San Francisco-based independent security consultancy AsTech is so confident of its track record that it's offering a $1 million warranty against breach-related costs if an organization using its Paragon Security Program suffers unauthorized access to non-public information through a vulnerability that AsTech fails to discover.
DDoS tactics shift towards a blended approach
The world of cyber security is a constant arms race with attackers and defenders constantly on the lookout for an edge.
Cyber security company NexusGuard has released its latest threat report for the final quarter of 2016, and notes a shift towards blended DDoS attacks combining multiple vulnerabilities with the intent of overloading targeted monitoring, detection and logging systems.
The problems facing the app development industry
The app development business is being plagued by long development times, skills gaps and large backlogs according to a new report.
The study from low-code development platform supplier OutSystems identifies the critical issues that the industry needs to address if it’s to avoid missed opportunities and lost revenue.
Duo Security launches fast, simple alternative to VPN
Enterprise users increasingly want access to their data while they're out of the office. This generally requires a VPN or Network Access Control (NAC) solution but these can be time consuming and complex to set up and administer.
To make things faster and simpler, trusted access specialist Duo Security is launching a major commercial implementation of Google's BeyondCorp framework that drastically improves and simplifies management of how employees and devices access critical corporate applications.
Threat hunting gains in popularity to combat cyber threats
The use of threat hunting techniques to combat cyber attacks is increasing according to a new report.
The study by Crowd Research Partners of cybersecurity professionals in the 350,000 member Information Security Community on LinkedIn reveals that threats are rising dramatically and that deployment of sophisticated threat hunting platforms can significantly accelerate the time needed to detect, investigate and fix threats.
Druva launches improved ransomware protection for enterprises
Ransomware is a big problem for today's enterprises, the US Department of Justice reports an average of 4,000 ransomware attacks occur in the US every day.
This means detection and fast action is more important than ever. Cloud data protection company Druva is launching an enhanced version of its platform to manage the ransomware threat from detection right through to recovery.
New product delivers 'self-healing' endpoint security
Increasing numbers of companies are coming to accept that it's only a matter of time before they become the victim of some form of data security breach. This means they need to be able to detect and respond to threats more quickly.
Cloud-based security platform Absolute is launching a new Application Persistence product to provide embedded, self-healing capabilities to third-party endpoint controls such as VPN, anti-virus, encryption, systems management and other critical controls that are too easily compromised.
New solution cuts risk from unstructured data
Businesses understand the need to look after sensitive data, but a problem often arises in knowing where that data is. Unstructured information held in folders and documents is just as valuable to hackers as database records and is harder to protect.
Identity management company SailPoint is launching its latest data governance solution, allowing enterprises to guard sensitive files wherever they reside.
Unified security management comes to the cloud
Implementing effective security can be time consuming, complex and costly, more so given the adoption of cloud-based systems.
Unified security management (USM) specialist AlienVault is aiming to simplify things with the release of USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security monitoring platform.
ZTE leads the way in unwanted call protection
Phone spam from robot calling systems is a major issue in the US and around the world, prompting regulators to look at controlling the problem.
Smartphone maker ZTE is taking a proactive approach and teaming up with caller profile service Hiya to integrate caller identification, spam detection and call blocking into its latest Axon 7 handset.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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