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2014 Vormetric Insider Threat Report shows third party contractors and compromised 'Privileged User' credentials worry financial services firms

55 percent of European financial organisations believe third party contractors pose the biggest risk; 52 percent find insider threats harder to detect than last year

Vormetric, a leader in enterprise data security for physical, virtual and cloud environments, today announced further analysis of its ‘Insider Threat' report, conducted in 2014 with industry analyst firm Ovum. Focusing on just those responses from IT decision-makers at financial services organisations in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (a total of 92 responses), the research reveals how firms in the financial sector are evaluating their exposure to insider threats, and the steps they are taking in order to mitigate the risks.

: Jonathan Mathias and Kasia Murphy; Case Studies; Posted On Wednesday, 07 May 2014 13:32

Shavlik Protect goes global with cloud-based off-premise patching, virtualization security and open reporting

United Kingdom: Critical patch fulfillment demands flexibility and rapid deployment capability, and as such, Shavlik is pleased to announce the release of Shavlik Protect 9.1. A leader in innovative agentless patch management, virtualization security, and third-party patching, Shavlik’s latest release of Protect continues to be the quickest and most powerful way to manage physical and virtual assets, software, patches and antivirus protection.

: Gemma Randazzo; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 07 May 2014 13:25

Herne Bay High School selects MOBOTIX to help build and sustain a thriving educational community for 1730 pupils and staff

NCS Technology delivers powerful yet flexible 72 camera CCTV installation to foster a safer and more productive educational environment

UK: MOBOTIX AG has released details of a project at Herne Bay High School, a mixed ability Academy, with designated Sports College status, in Kent, that has benefited from long term use of MOBOTIX technology to help build and sustain a thriving educational community. Herne Bay High School is one of the largest schools in Kent with over 1500 students and 230 employees. The school had a basic analogue CCTV system since 2000 but it was limited by poor quality and limited accessibility via a single terminal in reception.

: DAWN NICHOLLS; Surveillance; Posted On Wednesday, 07 May 2014 13:15

Berlin to host SANS Europe’s largest Pen Test and Ethical Hacking Event

SANS Pen Test Berlin 2014, Europe’s largest dedicated Training Event and Summit for Penetration Testers and Ethical Hackers presents 5 courses including “SEC573: Python for Penetration Testers” and the new “SEC760: Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers”