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Critical infrastructure executives complacent about Internet of Things Security

24 percent of critical infrastructure employees have already connected an Internet of Things device to their employers’ networks

LONDON, UK: Tripwire, Inc. has announced the results of an extensive study conducted by Atomik Research on the security of the “Enterprise of Things” in critical infrastructure industries. The study examined the impact that emerging security threats connected with the Internet of Things (IoT) have on enterprise security. Study respondents included 404 IT professionals and 302 executives from retail, energy and financial services organizations in the U.S. and U.K.

: Lucy Harvey; Case Studies; Posted On Monday, 26 January 2015 11:01

Security experts react to the State of the Union address

Tripwire security experts comment on the State of the Union address, about the cybersecurity proposals presented by President Obama:

: Lucy Harvey; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 23 January 2015 19:48

Healthcare.gov sending sensitive info to third party web sites

The recent news that the healthcare.gov web site may be leaking sensitive information (http://bit.ly/1xAmWnF) provides another example of why absolutely all sensitive information should be encrypted and encrypted as early as possible, according to Luther Martin, chief security architect for Voltage Security (www.voltage.com). Martin says:

: Katie Chodosh; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 23 January 2015 19:38

Lieberman Software reduces the risks of enterprise password management

LONDON, UK: It can be almost impossible to manually discover and track all of the privileged accounts that exist in large enterprise environments, and then change the passwords for those accounts frequently enough to maintain secure access to systems with sensitive data. However, when systems can't be reached for credentials updates due to network delays, maintenance issues, and similar problems, failure to change interdependent privileged credentials can lead to business disruptions and lockouts.