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ForeScout and HP ArcSight integration enables organisations to identify and respond quickly to security and compliance issues
posted on 12/10/2011

ForeScout Technologies, Inc. has announced an integration with HP ArcSight that delivers real-time visibility and remediation. This connects the ForeScout NAC platform to the HP ArcSight ESM product to help IT organisations increase operational efficiency, react faster to security incidents and improve overall security posture. From a single HP ArcSight ESM console, customers can now dynamically gain rich endpoint configuration, access, identity and security information, as well as readily enforce security policies and mitigate threats enterprise-wide by leveraging ForeScout CounterACT. This will empower enterprises to further automate risk management, compliance and remediation processes. Additionally, HP ArcSight has named ForeScout a Gold Partner as a part of the ArcSight Technology Alliance Program, which is made up of prominent technology companies allied to provide solutions and services in support of the HP ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management platform. ForeSco... [more]

IT security is a necessary evil
posted on 07/10/2011

The IP EXPO security index survey, conducted among IT professionals from businesses of all sizes and sector, reveals that nearly one-fifth of IT professionals fear their businesses may never re-open for business or would fail shortly after a major security breach, as a direct consequence of that breach. Other findings include: o 70% said they believed security would be best considered collaboratively and routinely across all aspects of ICT. o 47% said they believed their own organisations needed more security-related collaboration between different ICT disciplines. o 44% of respondents stated that at least a quarter of their jobs involved IT security. For 23%, security took up more than half their time. o 23% of respondents said that their approaches to compliance compromised their security. o 26% said mobile devices such as smartphones and laptops posed the highest risk of data loss to their businesses. o 18% said memory sticks being used for data theft posed t... [more]

NHS responsible for one third of all data breaches
posted on 06/10/2011

Since David Smith, the Deputy Commissioner with the ICO revealed in April last year that the NHS is responsible for one third of data breaches reported to his office there has a been a steady stream of patient data losses reported in the media, with censures and undertakings signed by the various health trusts involved. “But has this changed the NHS' strategy on data security? Judging from the stream of NHS data loss reports in the 18 months since the ICO Deputy Commissioner's revelations at Infosecurity Europe 2010, nothing much has changed. This is an utter disgrace,” said Grant Taylor, Cryptzone’s UK VP. “The sad reality is that, with around one in twelve adults employed or involved within the NHS in some way or another, it is perhaps understandable that patient data losses are going to keep on taking place. But that doesn't make them any more acceptable, nor should it detract from NHS IT security professionals' ongoing task to stop incidents like this from taking place,” he adde... [more]

IT security professionals must develop more effective portable device security strategies
posted on 03/10/2011

The smartphone has become ubiquitous in our lives. As the new iPhone 5 is about to be launched, IT managers now need to develop a more effective access strategy for the increasing use of smartphones and tablet computers in the workplace. Peter Davin, Cryptzone's CEO, commented: “Lord Erroll said at this year's Infosecurity Show keynote back in April that the consumerisation of IT is now inevitable, but regardless of who actually owns the portable device, we agree his point that organisations must accept that portable devices are now as much a facet of workplace life as the photocopier – which, incidentally, auditors viewed as a significant security threat back in the 1970s when they started reaching the mainstream,” he said. “The rise and rise of Google Android as a portable device operating system of choice, however, changes things from an IT security perspective, since - as an open source operating system - users can clearly download their apps from many different sources, some o... [more]

Infosecurity's Virtual Conference focusses on the E-Crime industry
posted on 30/09/2011

The Infosecurity 2011 UK autumn virtual conference brought together a series of topical and informative sessions which will cover issues from security in businesses, to career advice on how to make progress in the information security profession. Speakers included Professor John Walker from CAMM, Rolf von Roessing member of ISACA framework committee, Paul Simmonds Board member of Jericho Forum, Ray Stanton Global head of business continuity, security and governance at BT. Also speaking at the conference was Bob Tarzey Analyst and director from Quocirca, Raj Samani EMEA Strategy Advisor at Cloud security alliance and CTO of McAfee, Chenxi Wang vice president at Forrester and Steve Durbin global vice president at ISF - all giving their insight into information security trends and how to keep your business up to date and secure. This virtual conference gave participants the chance to gain a greater understanding on how to secure their businesses, understand the cybercrime industry, a... [more]

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