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Research study uncovers an epidemic of security worst practices

64% of organisations fails to encrypt data in the Cloud

Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, in conjunction with Echelon One, an IT security research leader specialising in security programs and guidance, yesterday released the 2011 IT Security Best Practices Assessment. Echelon One led the effort to establish a set of 12 best practices and worked closely with Venafi to evaluate how well 420 enterprises and government agencies implemented them. The assessment reveals an epidemic of security worst practices, where a majority of organisations fail to adhere to simple data protection standards and, in many cases, are fully unaware of what security practices are currently in place.

: BILL BOYLE; InfoSecurity; Posted On Thursday, 04 August 2011 15:35

News Analysis: The biggest series of cyber-attacks in history is driven by cyber crime

The Guardian has reported: “Biggest series of cyber-attacks in history uncovered. Hackers infiltrated networks of 72 world organisations including the United Nations, security company McAfee discovers”.

: AMICHAI SHULMAN, CTO AND CO-FOUNDER OF IMPERVA; InfoSecurity; Posted On Thursday, 04 August 2011 15:15

How the American Civil War tore apart the Federal Judiciary, too (Part 2)

As the United States marks in 2011, the 150-year anniversary of the start of the Civil War that so tested the nation, it must be noted that the long and bloody fight had a similar effect on the federal court system and its judges – a tearing at the very fabric of American justice.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 03 August 2011 16:04

What a difference a year makes

One year ago we added malware removal to Trusteer Rapport: (http://www.trusteer.com/company/press/trusteer-adds-free-financial-malware-removal-rapport-secure-browsing-service).