SailPoint extends open identity management platform
Since threats to enterprise systems often come from stolen or compromised credentials, managing user identity is a vital part of modern security.
Access control specialist SailPoint is announcing a plugin framework for its SailPoint IdentityIQ platform that will allow customers and partners to develop extensions to the core product features, so they can move towards a more identity-aware organization.
27 percent of apps connected to corporate environments are risky
As organizations move more of their data to the cloud the risk from shadow IT in the form of connected third-party apps grows greater.
New research from CloudLock CyberLab, the security intelligence part of the CloudLock security platform, finds that 27 percent of third-party apps are classified as high risk. This means cyber criminals could gain programmatic access to corporate platforms and impersonate end users.
New application uses behavioral analytics to fight ransomware
Ransomware is one of the most important security threats for business to deal with as it has the potential to cause serious damage and financial loss.
User behavior specialist Exabeam is launching its Analytics for Ransomware, a new application designed for early detection across the corporate network. Unlike other security products, Exabeam can detect ransomware movement and activity in the network, servers, workstations, BYOD devices, and cloud services.
Behavioral firewall helps guard against data breaches
When a data breach is just as likely to originate from inside the organization as outside, protecting an enterprise can be a difficult task.
Californian company Preempt is launching a new proactive approach that allows organizations to spot threats in real-time without engaging already overwhelmed security teams.
Collective defense helps security professionals collaborate against cyber crime
To be effective in fighting cyber crime it's important that businesses are able to share intelligence effectively.
Endpoint security company Carbon Black is enabling this with its new Detection eXchange, a collective defense ecosystem which will enable thousands of security professionals to collaborate against hackers and prevent cyber attacks.
Progressive threat detection guards against attacks from anonymous networks
Cyber attackers use a variety of anonymity techniques to avoid detection. Many attacks come from anonymous proxies and anonymity networks are often use valid, but compromised, credentials.
Access control specialist SecureAuth is launching a new Threat Service product to stop suspicious logins even if attackers have valid credentials and even if they are logging in from an anonymous network.
The evolution of cloud in the enterprise [Q&A]
Over the past few years the cloud has significantly changed the way all of us store data, and in many cases how we run software too.
But from an enterprise perspective what impact has the cloud had on traditional data centers, and how is it continuing to evolve? We spoke to Saviz Izadpanah, chief technology officer of HighQ -- which provides cloud collaboration and content publishing services to the world's leading law firms, corporate legal teams and banks -- to find out.
Intel improves its Unite conference room technology
With businesses becoming more geographically dispersed and employees often working on different platforms, conferencing is a vital tool. But the challenge of getting equipment to cooperate can result in loss of time and productivity.
Chip maker Intel had this issue in its own business and came up with an in-house solution to solve the problem. Intel Unite improved the company's meeting set-up time by 70 percent and was made available to other businesses. Now it wants to make Unite more attractive with some new enhancements to the product.
Partnership deal aims to help businesses transform using big data
Many businesses are keen to exploit the advantages of big data, but they struggle to find the resources needed to do so.
A new partnership between management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and analytics specialist Mu Sigma aims to let clients exploit cutting-edge big data and analytics solutions to transform the way they do business.
New solution adds machine learning analytics to VMware environments
With virtualized environments performance issues can be hard to pinpoint. IT departments can find it difficult to spot whether the cause is in the application, network, storage, or virtualization layer of the infrastructure.
Software optimization specialist SIOS is bringing machine learning to bear on this problem with the latest release of SIOS iQ, its analytics software for VM environments.
New breed of 'super hunters' earn thousands from bug bounty programs
With data breaches still making headlines and security teams facing increased pressures it's not surprising that companies are looking for innovative ways to find flaws in their systems.
Crowdsourced security specialist Bugcrowd has released the results of its second annual State of Bug Bounty Report which shows that the number of bug bounty programs hosted on its platform is up by an average of 210 percent year on year since January 2013.
More than half of enterprises believe cloud apps are as secure as on-premise
In the past there's tended to be a perception that running applications in the cloud is less secure than keeping them in-house.
However, a new study by data protection company Bitglass suggests that this view is changing as cloud apps mature. 52 percent of organizations are now confident that cloud apps are as secure as premises-based apps, up from 40 percent a year ago.
New enterprise collaboration platform uses social network technology
There are lots of business collaboration tools on the market, but a new offering from UK-based Connectik aims to combine productivity features with the ease of use of a social network.
Connectik's newly launched hub allows enterprises to create a social network with their customers, staff and business partners, while also serving as an internal collaboration and productivity tool.
New platform enables faster delivery of smart apps
New technologies like big data and machine learning are beginning to revolutionize business, but they place increasing demands on the technical expertise needed to exploit them.
Development platform Mendix is launching its latest version, Mendix 7, that will allow businesses to build Smart Apps to improve operations, deliver differentiated services and create new business models.
New free security scanner checks Internet of Things devices
Protecting yourself online is no longer just about your PC and your mobile phone. There are now a whole host of other devices which are potentially vulnerable.
Internet security specialist BullGuard is launching a new, free tool for consumers that reveals connected devices which could be vulnerable to hackers. If a user's smart device is flagged as being vulnerable, details about the specific security issues are provided.
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