Idappcom last week released a second update to its malicious traffic library this month due to a marked increase in the number of attacks targeting industrial control systems. This led to a second release update to Idappcom’s traffic library this month which contained 50 attacks alone pertaining to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Reports last week disclosed how the iPhone keeps a record of your physical location. A worrying scenario which Rob Rachwald, Director of Security Strategy for Imperva warns; “has deeper implications, than may first appear, as hackers could exploit your movements.”
Imperva, the leader in data security, and the Ponemon Institute, last week made public the results of their second study on the impact of the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS). The 2011 PCI DSS Compliance Trends Study surveyed 670 US and multinational IT security practitioners on how efforts to comply with PCI-DSS affect an organization’s data protection and security. This year’s report shows that while the majority of PCI compliant organizations suffer fewer or no breaches, most practitioners still do not perceive PCI-DSS to have a positive impact on data security.
Of a truth her Royal Majesty is a rewarder of British companies that are highly innovative, hence Berkshire based IT security company, SecurEnvoy was last week at the just concluded Infosecurity Europe 2011 Exhibition held at Earl’s Court in London between the 19th and 21st of April named as one of the few elite British companies to win a Queen’s Award, heralding them as one of the most successful UK businesses to receive the much coveted award in Britain.
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