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SecurEnvoy positioned as a “visionary” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for User Authentication

London: The leading information technology research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. recently published its “Magic Quadrant for User Authentication” (Ant Allan, March 7, 2013) and SecurEnvoy, a specialist in tokenless two-factor authentication, is now positioned in the “visionaries” category. Based on Gartner’s criteria, SecurEnvoy believes this means it has demonstrated a well-structured vision which is in line with market trends and has hit the mark. According to Gartner, newer wide- and tight-focus vendors are making significant inroads and offer enterprises sound alternatives across a range of needs. Market researchers also estimate that by 2017 more than 50% of enterprises will choose cloud-based services as the delivery option for new or refreshed user authentication implementations — up from less than 10% today.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; InfoSecurity; Posted On Thursday, 28 March 2013 09:34

British troops arrived in the West African State of Mali to train their military as part of EU defence co-operation

British troops have arrived in Mali to assist in the training of its military as part of a European Union Training Mission, Vigilance can confirm. The deployment of UK personnel, promised by the Secretary of State for Defence in February, forms part of the EU mission to develop the infantry and artillery skills of the Malian armed forces currently combating extremists in the West African country.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:42

Websense, Barracuda Networks hail launch of cyber security information sharing partnership

Vigilance can report that following the news that cyber security experts from industry are to operate alongside the intelligence agencies for the first time in an attempt to combat the growing online threat to Britain's firms, two IT firms-Websense and Barracuda Networks have said the Government’s initiative has come as a welcome relief to do battle with online sharks, which have before now had tended to be having a field day doing maximum damage to businesses, organizations and governments by operating in a manner that gave the impression that they were unconquerable.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:38

Security B-Sides London, the hat trick edition welcomes first NetWars

LONDON, UK: SANS Institute is pleased to announce its Platinum Sponsorship of the upcoming Security B-Sides London un-conference taking place on the 24th of April at the Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. The free but traditionally sold out event has released 500 tickets and includes 30 presentations to bring information security professionals together, encourage discussion and educate.