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Cybersecurity is in Crisis

Intel Security recently released an in-depth survey of the cybersecurity industry, looking at causal agents of the low availability of people with training and professional accreditation in computer security. The global report titled “Hacking the Skills Shortage” concludes:…

Comment: Know and Serve Your Customer

‘Know your customer’ started as an anti-money laundering (AML) initiative in the financial industry. Regulators insisted that banks establish a customer ‘due-diligence’ processes to ensure that all bank accounts could be traced back to the entities that owned them.…

Stack creep - from the network layer to the application layer

Last year saw an unprecedented interest in protection of corporate data. With several high-profile losses of intellectual property organisations have started looking for a better way. For the past 30 years the bastion against data loss has been network devices. We have relied on routers,…

IoT in industrial computer systems (ICS)

IoT, the Internet of Things, covers a wide range of technologies. My Fitbit e.g. is an IoT device, it connects to my smartphone which formats the data collected on my movements. Also, vehicles that communicate with diagnostic instruments and my home thermostat that I can control via the…

Adaptive Policy-based Access Management (APAM)

Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC ) has been with us for many years; it embodies a wide range of systems that control access to protected resources based on attributes of the requesting party. As the field has developed there are three characteristics that are most desirable in an ABAC…

OT, ICS, SCADA – What’s the difference?

Operational Technology (OT) refers to computing systems that are used to manage industrial operations as opposed to administrative operations. Operational systems include production line management, mining operations control, oil & gas monitoring etc. Industrial control systems…

Executive View: AWS Identity and Access Management - 79048

AWS is the largest global provider of Cloud infrastructure with extensive capabilities to suit a wide range of customer requirements for cloud-based services. The AWS platform now provides easy-to-use facilities to allow customer to better leverage their identity management environment.

Executive View: Vendor Overview CyberArk - 70280

CyberArk is a pioneer in Privileged Account Security, and is widely recognized as the leader in this sector. Building upon a strong base product, CyberArk has enhanced its offering to include the capabilities that organizations need to secure and manage pr ivileged  accounts and their…

Vendor Report: Jericho Systems – Attribute-Based Access Control - 71513

As a long-term contractor to the Dept. of Defense in the United States, Jericho Systems have a history of developing technology that protects computing assets from unauthorized access. Their development activity has attracted a number of awards and the company has been granted patents over…

Executive View: Microsoft Security Suite - 72541

A comprehensive approach to data protection – one that combines all aspects of computing infrastructure– rather than the point products that comprise many organization’s cybersecurity environment, is a decided plus, provided the overall goal is achieved.

Advisory Note: Plant Automation Security - 71560

Industrial Computer Systems (ICS) are increasingly coming under attack as hackers are realizing the economic and reputational benefit of a successful operations technology system compromise. Organizations seeking to exploit their plant automation systems to drive business processes are…

Access Control From an Userbase to Agency Applications in the Education Sector

The Ministry of Education in New Zealand can now control access from a wide user base to agency applications in the education sector.

Patients, People and Things - Managing Identities in Healthcare

Digital transformation is a game changer in the health sector and a core requirement is better identity management. The need for improved security in modern medical facilities, the growing reliance on monitoring devices and support for millennials in their health outcome management, all…

Graham Williamson - Privacy in the Asia Pacific: CBPR vs. GDPR

Session at the Consumer Identity World 2017 APAC in Singapore

Digital Transformation in Government

Digital transformation is increasingly affecting all types of organisations including Governments. In order to encourage citizens to adopt digital services, the least expensive channel for governments, it is necessary to support modern connection methodologies and provide user-focussed…

Blockchain - How to Separate the Hype from Reality

Blockchain has taken the world by storm since the inception of Bitcoin. While the primary interest has been in the financial and insurance industry sector Blockchain technology has wider application. This webinar will describe the technology and separate the hype from reality, looking at…

Getting Rid of the Password – How to Increase Safety Affordably

Despite compromised passwords being the leading cause of data breaches, most online…

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M&A Activity in Cybersecurity and IAM

It seems almost every week in cybersecurity and IAM we read of a large company buying a…

API Security in Microservices Architectures

Microservice-based architectures allow businesses to develop and deploy their applications…

Cybersecurity Pen-Tests: Time to Get Smart About Testing?

One of my favorite stories is of a pen-test team who were brought in and situated next door…