SEATTLE: ExtraHop released of its new Threat ID bundle, an extensible plug-in to the ExtraHop platform. ExtraHop Threat ID analyses east-west traffic within the datacenter, looking at common threat vectors including certificates, ciphers, DNS, and scans. The bundle then maps them against known configurations to help improve the security posture of IT organisations by proactively identifying and managing potential threats within the environment.
The new head of security at Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has become the first female chair of the International Professional Security Association (IPSA) in its 59-year history.
Ian Kilpatrick, EVP Cyber Security for Nuvias Group On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, and will be a game-changer in how organisations store, secure and manage personal data. GDPR will affect the whole of the EU Zone, which currently spans 28 member countries and half a billion citizens. Its goal is to unify data protection across the European Union, but because GDPR applies to individuals within the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA), companies outside these zones will still have to meet the standards if they want to continue using data from customers in the EU.
Maidenhead, U.K.: When WannaCry hit, the world learned that for two months a patch had been available that would have prevented the problem. But its victims were those that hadn’t yet deployed this patch. As many companies discovered the hard way, there is an unacceptable ‘risk window’ that persists between the discovery of a software vulnerability and when the patch is successfully installed.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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