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Looking Ahead: What Is Shaping The IAM Industry

Ironically perhaps, the Identity and Access Management (IAM) industry has often lacked a sense of an identity. Just what problem is IAM trying to solve? Security? Compliance? Realising cost savings and enabling business efficiency? All of the above and more? And just what does define an IAM solution today? Do customers still need enterprise grade IAM suites for cradle-to-grave user lifecycle management or are point controls and the low-cost / quick to deploy ‘as-a-Service’ type offerings now more in demand?

: Colin Miles, CTO, Pirean; Viewpoints; Posted On Wednesday, 06 August 2014 07:15

'Poweliks' fileless malware hides undetected in your system's registry

In response to the discovery of the Poweliks malware, a new fileless malware that lives and works entirely out of your computer system's registry, Mark James, security specialist at ESET says:

: Lucy Harvey; Talking Point; Posted On Wednesday, 06 August 2014 07:07

Alert Logic helps clckwrk secure business critical Oracle applications

London, UK: clckwrk Limited, has selected Alert Logic’s managed Security-as-a-Service solutions to secure Oracle applications it hosts on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. clckwrk is using Alert Logic Threat Manager for managed intrusion detection and vulnerability scanning, as well as Alert Logic Log Manager for improved auditing, compliance and forensics. Applications like Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Business Intelligence tools that are hosted by clckwrk in the AWS cloud (along with business critical data), are now secured by Alert Logic, using a unique combination of people and proprietary technology delivered as a 24x7 managed service, to ensure clckwrk’s critical business data is protected in the cloud.

: Carolina Brealey; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 06 August 2014 06:58

P.F. Chang's names 33 restaurants compromised in breach

In response to the news that PF Chang’s restaurants has named 33 of its restaurants that were compromised by bank card fraudsters this year, Mark James, security specialist at ESET says