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New threats subverting digital signature validation

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

McAfee Labs has released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: Third Quarter 2013, which found new efforts to circumvent digital signature app validation on both PCs and Android-based devices. The McAfee Labs team identified a new family of mobile malware that allows an attacker to bypass the digital signature validation of apps on Android devices, which contributed to a 30 percent increase in Android-based malware. At the same time, traditional malware signed with digital signatures grew by 50...

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

Rapid7 has announced the general availability of its cloud application and user risk management solution, Rapid7 UserInsight, as well as several enhancements to its information-driven security analytics portfolio. With these innovations, Rapid7 is the first and only security analytics provider to offer visibility into user behavior across on-premise and cloud networks, to integrate phishing exposure information into user risk assessment, and to deliver fully closed-loop vulnerability validation...

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Infrastructure Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

CloudSigma has announced the general availability of advanced network policy management across all its cloud locations. With this new feature, customers can create, manage and apply enterprise-grade networking policies in relation to their cloud infrastructure in a fully integrated way. By removing complexity and stressing usability, CloudSigma’s new networking policy features enable customers to enhance their security, while also saving time.

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning employers about the importance of making sure temporary staff – who regularly handle personal information - receive adequate data protection training.

China rates itself as world’s #1

EMC® Corporation has announced results of an independent survey revealing fresh insights about IT strategies and infrastructures deployed within companies and governments throughout the world. Most notably, respondents cite a startling lack of senior executive confidence that permeates organizations globally, specifically concerning readiness around the critical IT requirements of continuous availability; advanced security; and integrated backup and recovery. Reduced investment in these...

Skills shortages, automation and gaining context remain a challenge for SOCs

Antony Perridge, VP International, ThreatQuotient, on the state of the SOC.

Research reveals a rise in novel social engineering attacks

Darktrace research reveals 135% increase in ‘novel social engineering’ attacks in 2023 amidst...

Research reveals cyber resilience maturity

Only 38% of CISOs across EMEA believe their cyber resilience state is mature, according to new...

New Greenbone research reveals that 1.19 billion confidential medical images are now freely available on the internet

Upated report on unsecured PACS servers shows problem has escalated in the last 60 days.

Onfido launches Compliance Suite

Qualified Electronic Signature and One-time Password, combined with Onfido’s off-the-shelf...

SonicWall expands cybersecurity offering with Generation 8 launch

SonicWall announces nine advanced firewalls, enhancing MSP capabilities with integrated, scalable...

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