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Pyramid Computer Reveals Network Security Appliance Platform Featuring Innovative Design
posted on 08/05/2012

Pyramid Computer GmbH, an innovator of custom professional IT solutions, has released the NetBen II appliance server platform, providing unique features for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to offer the best possible uptime and connectivity in data centre applications such as Unified Threat Management (UTM). “Our NetBen II appliance server platform provides ISVs and OEMs with a unique offering for the network security market” said Frieder Hansen, CEO of Pyramid Computer. “Currently, no other provider is able to match its feature-rich capability. Developed using our FlexSysteme principles, NetBen II provides a robust and scalable appliance server platform leveraging industry standards for ease of integration and maintenance.” Featuring redundant power supplies and fan units that are not only hot-swappable but also front accessible without withdrawing the unit or removing panels, NetBen II permits extremely fast repair for maximum uptime. T... [more]

UK companies leaving the security of their data on cloud to chance, shows research by PwC/Infosecurity Europe
posted on 08/05/2012

• Only 38% of large organisations ensure that their data held by external providers is encrypted • 56% of small businesses don’t check their external provider’s security • Half of organisations of national importance use cloud for business critical data Many UK companies are failing to keep a proper check on the security of their data held by third parties offering cloud computing services, new research shows. Although three-quarters (73%) of organisations are using at least one outsourced service over the Internet, only 38% of large organisations ensure that data being held by external providers is encrypted. Furthermore, more than half (56%) of small businesses don’t carry out any checks on their external providers’ security and rely instead on contracts and contingency plans. These are some of the worrying preliminary findings from the 2012 Information Security Breaches Survey (ISBS) written by PwC in conjunction with Infosecurity Europe and supported by the department fo... [more]

Directors Portal for the iPad makes even the least security savvy board member secure
posted on 07/05/2012

Cryptzone, Europe’s IT Threat Mitigation specialists, last week announced the launch of the Directors Portal. The portal is a state-of-the-art web based, online workspace, devoted exclusively for board level executives. The portal will be demonstrated for the first time at Infosecurity Europe in London from 24th to 26th April 2012. The portal is available as an iPad app to make it always available to the Director who is always on the go. All employees like to bring in their own devices into the corporate network, senior managers are no different, and in fact Board members are notoriously unsavvy and lax when it comes to securely transferring, sending and reading sensitive information. Board Secretaries across the world regularly send out highly sensitive and confidential materials to board members either by paper or unsecured email communications. With many members geographically dispersed and frequent travellers, this practice puts such content at a high risk of loss or theft. The poten... [more]

ForeScout Proves NAC Superiority Over Other Leading Vendors in Independent Test
posted on 28/03/2012

ForeScout CounterACT Overall Bests Cisco, Juniper and Bradford Networks in Tests Conducted by The Tolly Group Akin to Proof-of-Concept Evaluation Across 34 Criteria ForeScout Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of automated security control solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises and government organisations, today announced the results from an in-depth competitive analysis of leading network access control (NAC) vendors. Sponsored by ForeScout, the in-depth comparative analysis conducted by The Tolly Group presents comparative details in a method comparable to the evaluation processes that are undertaken by prospective NAC customers. The overall results illustrate ForeScout’s best-in-class NAC approach and lower total cost of ownership compared to Cisco, Juniper and Bradford Networks. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent NAC market report, the four best selling NAC solutions are respectively Cisco, ForeScout, Juniper and Bradford Networks, which represent over 71 percent of th... [more]

IT security lessons that Australia can teach us (1/2)
posted on 22/03/2012

Paul Kenyon, COO of Avecto, on how the Australian Defence Signals Directorate could teach IT security professionals a thing or two when it comes to operating system and application whitelisting plus privilege controls ... The Australian economy - under the respected guidance of its 27th Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her federal team - is carving out a name for itself in the IT security arena. Whilst this may sound surprising, it comes against the background of Australia's (as a country) relative youth and the fact that the country has around 22 million citizens: big enough to make its weight felt in international terms, but small enough to be flexible in the modern world of IT matters. A key example of this is the country's Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) - Australia's equivalent to the US Department of Homeland Security - which has analysed some of the attack techniques used by cybercriminals and come up with four main methods of blocking them. And the Australian governmen... [more]

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