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Cloud and SaaS increases security challenges for developers says expert

Cloud Security Best practice, Tokenisations and encryption need to become more prevalent

The rise in popularity of hosted, cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is making life more difficult for developers to secure critical applications. “One of the challenges is exercising controls over the remote infrastructure, especially in multi tenant environments,” explains Dr. Johannes Ullrich, Dean of Research and a faculty member of the SANS Technology Institute. “Each development environment will place restrictions on how data is stored and handled by the applications and developers need to educate themselves on the platform before committing to projects.”

: DAWN NICHOLLS; InfoSecurity; Posted On Friday, 03 February 2012 08:28

Britain shocked and saddened by violence in Port Said leading to killings of 74 people

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt today expressed the grief felt by his country when he described the violence at a football stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February as shocking and saddening.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Thursday, 02 February 2012 13:10

Day of reckoning cometh for dreaded Somali pirates as they are sent to face the long arm of the law in Seychelles

RFA Fort Victoria disembarks pirates for prosecution in the Seychelles Photo: Kyle Heller

A group of pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles, Vigilance has learnt.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; Industry News; Posted On Thursday, 02 February 2012 13:09

SecurEnvoy says ICS research highlights the need for easier security technology

Theale – Berkshire: Commenting on research from the ICS – the Irish Computer Society – which found that almost 58 per cent of the data breaches were caused by staff, SecurEnvoy says that the human element is the most overlooked aspect of many organisation’s security defences.