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Options successfully completes annual SOC 2 and SSAE 16 Audit

New York: Options has announced the successful completion of the annual Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II and Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 Type II audit, and issuance of the SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II reports. The audit, which was carried out by a third party accredited accounting firm, measures and validates the security, design and operating effectiveness of a service provider’s infrastructure, controls and associated practices.

: MARIE-CLARE MCCABE; Industry News; Posted On Tuesday, 05 May 2015 07:04

Check Point launches World Cyber Threat Map, showing attacks taking place in real time

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has launched the ThreatCloud World Cyber Threat Map, which visualizes how and where cyberattacks are taking place worldwide, in real time.

The Map is powered by Check Point’s ThreatCloudTM intelligence, the largest collaborative network to fight cybercrime which delivers threat data and attack trends from a global network of threat sensors. The ThreatCloud database holds over 250 million addresses analyzed for bot discovery, over 11 million malware signatures and over 5.5 million infected websites, and identifies millions of malware types daily.

: JOSEPH RUTTER; Industry News; Posted On Tuesday, 05 May 2015 06:58

The Love Bug celebrates fifteenth anniversary

On the fifteenth anniversary of the infamous Love Bug worm, Fred Touchette, manager security research, AppRiver has commented reminiscing on the Love Bug. Highlights include:

How the bug worked and what the financial damage was

The techniques of the Love Bug in comparison to more recent campaigns, including Stuxnet

How the security community has reacted and developed over the last 15 years in response

Tips for users to look out for to stay safe online

: Fred Touchette, manager security research, AppRiver; Talking Point; Posted On Tuesday, 05 May 2015 06:47

Again, PALFINGER records huge growth with exceptional high increase in earnings

- Record revenue of EUR 292.3 million (+10.7 per cent)

- EBIT increased by 15.5 per cent to EUR 23.6 million

- Consolidated net result rose by 21.4 per cent to EUR 14.5 million

Internationalization and enhanced flexibility as factors of success

The first quarter of 2015 was highly satisfying for the PALFINGER Group: Revenue was stepped up by 10.7 per cent to EUR 292.3 million, EBIT increased by 15.5 per cent to EUR 23.6 million, the EBIT margin once again exceeded the eight per cent mark, and the consolidated net result rose by 21.4 per cent to EUR 14.5 million.