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SourceClear Open Sources Tool That Identifies Potentially Hazardous Commits

Security

SourceClear Open Sources Tool That Identifies Potentially Hazardous Commits


  • Monday, June 13, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

SourceClear has open sourced its Commit Watcher tool which identifies accidental disclosure of sensitive information (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.) and security patches for vulnerabilities that are not explicitly disclosed.In a blog post the compa...


WhiteHat Web Applications Security Statistics Report Highlights Chronic Vulnerabilities

Security

WhiteHat Web Applications Security Statistics Report Highlights Chronic Vulnerabilities


  • Sunday, June 12, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

WhiteHat Security has released its eleventh annual Web Applications Security Statistics Report which was compiled using data collected from tens of thousands of websites to analyze vulnerabilities, remediation rates and risk levels. The report reveal...


Orasi Software and Saltworks Security Form New Application Security Venture

Security

Orasi Software and Saltworks Security Form New Application Security Venture


  • Monday, June 6, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

Orasi Software and Saltworks Security have announced an agreement to form a new cooperative venture, where Orasi will contribute quality-focused solution sales, support, consulting and training services that leverage Saltworks application security se...


New SAP Cybersecurity Report

Security

New SAP Cybersecurity Report


  • Wednesday, June 1, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

Onapsis has released a new SANS report, “Blueprint for CIS Control Application: Securing the SAP Landscape”, that maps SAP cybersecurity to the CIS Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense. The SANS Institute was established in 198...


Level 3 Communications Releases New SaaS Network Security Solution

Security

Level 3 Communications Releases New SaaS Network Security Solution


  • Monday, May 30, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

Level 3 Communications has the launched the Enterprise Security Gateway (ESG) platform, a new cloud-based SaaS network security solution. The platform uses Level 3's network to provide carrier agnostic, network-based security protection.ESG utilizes ...


Don't Expect Apple and Google to Do App Security for You

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Don't Expect Apple and Google to Do App Security for You


  • Tuesday, May 24, 2016
  • By Sinan Eren

The appetite for mobile apps with an appealing user experience shows no signs of slowing – even in closely regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare. In fact, according to Gartner, by the end of 2017, IT organizations will be har...


Aqua Security Launches Container Security and Compliance Platform

Security

Aqua Security Launches Container Security and Compliance Platform


  • Wednesday, May 18, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

Aqua Security (formerly Scalock) has announced the availability of its Aqua Container Security Platform for securing containerized environments and providing control over the security and compliance posture of software containers.The platform provide...


F5 Networks Introduces New Security Functionality to DevOps Software

Security

F5 Networks Introduces New Security Functionality to DevOps Software


  • Wednesday, May 18, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

F5 Networks has launched new software-based solutions that give companies the opportunity to take advantage of the benefits provided by traditional data center, cloud, and hybrid architectures.The new products include:BIG-IP 12.1 software: Offers app...


Twistlock Releases New Security Platform for Container Environments

Security

Twistlock Releases New Security Platform for Container Environments


  • Thursday, May 12, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

Twistlock has announced the release of Twistlock Runtime, a set of automated capabilities that defend against active threats targeting container environments. The platform is designed specifically to detect and stop sophisticated runtime attacks...


Tips to Use Penetration Testing to Protect Your Business From Cyber Attacks

Security

Tips to Use Penetration Testing to Protect Your Business From Cyber Attacks


  • Thursday, May 12, 2016
  • By Joaquín Rodríguez Varela

Forty-seven percent of all breaches were caused by malicious or criminal attacks according to the most recent global data breach study released by the Ponemon Institute. Resolving an attack cost businesses an average of $170 per record, translating t...


Application Security Market to Triple in the Next 5 Years

Security

Application Security Market to Triple in the Next 5 Years


  • Wednesday, May 11, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

A new market research report has been published by MarketsandMarkets which predicts that the global application security market size is expected to triple, growing from $2.24 Billion in 2016 to $6.77 Billion by 2021. The report is titled “Application...


Five Common Mobile App Security Vulnerabilities And How to Fix Them

Security

Five Common Mobile App Security Vulnerabilities And How to Fix Them


  • Saturday, April 30, 2016
  • By Seth Jaslow

Mobile app security leaves much to be desired. That was the conclusion of a 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) study which found that a staggering 96 percent of 36,000 mobile apps failed at least one of 10 privacy checks. Three years ago, a simila...


Department of Homeland Security Creates Mobile Application Playbook

Security

Department of Homeland Security Creates Mobile Application Playbook


  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), has created The Mobile Application Playbook (MAP), a DHS sponsored reference guide to assist federal agencies with the planning, management, and execution ...


Report Details Cybersecurity Implications for the Energy Sector

Security

Report Details Cybersecurity Implications for the Energy Sector


  • Thursday, April 21, 2016
  • By Stuart Parkerson

ScottMadden has released a report highlighting the future implications on cybersecurity for the energy sector. The report outlines the significant changes to the energy grid taking place in certain parts of the US which will result in significan...


Deploying New Applications is a Top Driver for Identity and Access Management

Security

Deploying New Applications is a Top Driver for Identity and Access Management


  • Tuesday, April 19, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

SecureAuth Corporation has published results of a survey on enterprise priorities within the identity and access management (IAM) market. The research was conducted in association with Decision Analyst and received responses from 230 IT security prof...


Microsoft Cloud App Security is Now Generally Available

Security

Microsoft Cloud App Security is Now Generally Available


  • Wednesday, April 13, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

The Microsoft Cloud App Security platform is now generally available offering a cloud-delivered service built for cloud apps.The platform offers two main components: (1) Discovery of cloud usage in a company using log-based traffic analysis and (2) G...


How March Madness Impacts Enterprise Mobile Data Usage and BYOD Security

Security

How March Madness Impacts Enterprise Mobile Data Usage and BYOD Security


  • Tuesday, April 5, 2016
  • By Richard Harris

Oversized events like March Madness and the Olympics not only can cause decreased productivity from employees, but also may increase security risks for companies whose employees are using devices that access corporate data. We visited with Michael Co...


MDM Policies Could Make You Feel Like a 5th Grader on iOS

Security

MDM Policies Could Make You Feel Like a 5th Grader on iOS


  • Tuesday, April 5, 2016
  • By Chris Hazelton

Apple recently released its iOS 9.3 update which will add new features for enterprise mobility management (EMM) vendors to control the look and feel of Apple iOS devices with mobile device management (MDM) profiles. The primary purpose of these ...


A Developer's Perspective on Mobile Security in the Age of BYOD

Security

A Developer's Perspective on Mobile Security in the Age of BYOD


  • Thursday, March 31, 2016
  • By Joe Schulz

With the cost savings of BYOD continuing to lure organizations to adopt this approach, the number of companies allowing employee-owned devices is still on the rise, as well. In early 2015, Tech Pro Research announced that 74 percent of organizations ...


Out of Band Update for Flash

Security

Out of Band Update for Flash


  • Wednesday, March 23, 2016
  • By James Rowney

MS16-036 is a critical out of band update and resolves 20 vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player on all supported versions of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10. This bulletin addresses vulner...


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