Convergence of SIEM and Forensics
Sometimes technology areas that once seem distinct converge. Indeed there was a time when the term convergence was used, without qualification, to refer to the coming together of IT and…
DetailsI Yam What I Yam – Identity-based Security
“I yam what I yam, and that’s all what I yam!” Popeye the Sailor echoed these words decades ago. One can only guess how Popeye would respond to identity and access management…
DetailsCylance Enters End-Point Protection Space
Cylance is a new vendor in the end point protection space. They caught my attention with a completely new way to discover malware on Windows devices. In addition to launching…
DetailsRemoving Administrator Rights Blocks Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Chalk one up for the “It’s so obvious when you think about it,” files. Removing administrator rights from Windows user accounts can block–or at least, slow down–most critical malware infections,…
DetailsAlienVault Adds New Partners to Its Crowd-Sourced Threat Intelligence Platform
AlienVault has added new partners to its crowd-sourced threat intelligence platform to improve information sharing between private sector organizations, security vendors, and government organizations. The AlienVault Open Threat Exchange program…
DetailsVormetric Introduces Application Layer Encryption Solution
Vormetric has announced a new application encryption tool kit, which equips corporate IT departments with the ability to create and integrate encryption in their own applications. The new solution, called Vormetric…
DetailsCyberoam Now 100 Percent Subsidiary of Sophos
Post the recent Sophos acquisition of Cyberoam its CEO and MD Hemal Patel gives securitycurrent more information on the terms and what the acquistion means. sc: Sophos already acquired a UTM vendor.…
DetailsAttorney Client Privilege and the NSA
The New York Times recently reported that the NSA, through intermediaries in Australia, was actively engaged in collecting communications between the Government of Indonesia and their U.S. law firm hired…
DetailsNIST Releases Long-Anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the long-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security. The framework, released on February 12th, provides critical infrastructure operators with a broad…
DetailsNot Like the Others
(This is the sixth installment in an on-going examination of the first principles of data privacy and security. The first installment can be read here. The second installment can be read here. The…
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