Not just big players, but small and mid-sized entities see the importance of SIEM solutions too. do You?

Regulatory compliance is the key driver of Security Information Event Management (SIEM) solutions. This is what the 2010 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM says. However, an article that was recently published in CSO.com on two surveys by RSA and the SANS Institute states that ‘almost 90 percent of respondents said the primary [...]

Does your SIEM solution provide the complete picture of your landscape? Think again!

Adherence to IT security regulations, such as PCI DSS, SOX, FDA, Basel II, and so on, are being increasingly enforced on organizations around the world. Companies are forced to look into more efficient ways to control risks and to implement security and control mechanisms, which include continuous monitoring of their [...]

Two-Factor Authentication: Panacea to the Password Predicament

Organizations the world over are feeling an increasing need for stronger authentication processes to safeguard their global enterprises and communication networks against security threats. The call for strong password policies is gradually getting weaker. Consequently, today, IT security authorities understand and propagate the need for stronger authentication mechanisms such [...]

Aviation Authority report recommends data encryption and multi-factor authentication as precautions against data loss

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been in the news recently for wrong reasons. It was criticized for inadequately securing vital information of more than 3 million pilots that it certifies. This news was recently published on govinfosecurity.com.
The Inspector General’s office stated that critical information is “vulnerable to unauthorized access [...]

Identification of critical data is the first step of data protection, says industrial espionage expert

“The first thing companies have to do to protect their information is to detect the five percent of vital data that is truly worthy of protection at all costs.” This was the core idea of the keynote address that Mr. Michael George, industrial espionage expert, Bavarian Department of the Interior [...]

Consumers tend to move to service providers that handle their data with care, says IT security expert

According to a report on Identity Theft Resource Center, astounding volumes of critical data records were breached in 2009 – a trend that has been growing since 2005. A report by idtheftcenter.org states that the business sector is one of the most affected with a recorded data breach growth of 41% [...]

The Key to Passwords is Risk Management: But is Your Password really Secure?

The Government Computer News Website (gcn.com) recently carried an article by its senior writer and author of the CyberEye column, Mr. William Jackson, on password management. The article, mystically named ‘Password management’s secret ingredient’, talks about generating ‘secure’ passwords and mentions a few password management tools. The article also [...]

Companies in France, Germany, and the UK are going the SSO Way: Forrester Report

A recent survey by Forrester came up with the finding that many companies (actually two-thirds) in France, Germany, and the UK are rushing to implement IAM technologies within their organizations. The reasons that they cite for this rush are:
1. Improved security
2. Improved service delivery
3. Regulatory compliance
4. Cost reductions
5. Governance

Companies running huge installations often face massive manual [...]

Your system passwords may not only be passé, they may be a security threat too!

There is a growing argument against the use of passwords not just from the security or convenience point of view, but also when considering productivity and the amount of time wasted in password resets. Many IT professionals today consider complex passwords and password creation policies to be thoughtless, logic less, [...]

Is Your SAP Business Environment Secure? Think Again!

The question of security of SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning software has been appearing on leading IT news Websites for the past couple of weeks. Analysts say that companies using SAP AG’s ERP software could be vulnerable to stealth attacks by hackers if their systems are not properly configured.
To verify this, according to [...]