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BSIA launches online survey campaign for education against information destruction services

Campaign will start with an initial research piece, for organisations operating at public sector A new piece of research has been launched by the UK’s security industry trade body, aimed at assessing the buying behaviour of public sector organisations seeking secure data destruction services. Following a number of high-profile data breaches within NHS Trusts and local authorities, secure data destruction is now a top priority across the public sector. Organisations...

ExtraHop’s SVP to present on delivering real-time visibility at IP Expo Manchester

Attendees will learn about 4 key sources of IT data & how to use it beyond IT to deliver insight ExtraHop, the global leader in real-time wire data analytics for IT intelligence and business operations, announced that SVP of Marketing and Business Development Erik Giesa will give a presentation during IP Expo Manchester on delivering real-time visibility for the digital enterprise with an IT Operations Analytics (ITOA) architecture. Session attendees will learn about...

Phoenix Data Security launches security operations management platform ‘Swimlane’

Phoenix Data Security recently announced the launch of Swimlane, a new security operations management platform and company focused on empowering enterprises and government agencies with data-driven automation and orchestration for incident response and improved security operations. Swimlane centralises an organisation’s security alerts, alarms and incidents to automate resolution and deliver a better ROI on current and future security investments. Using software-defined security (SDSec) m...

CIVINTEC Global presents Near Field Communications Total Solution

CIVINTEC Global, a manufacturer specialising in the ISO18092 NFC market, offers its full range of best-in-class NFC devices; including the NFC OEM Reader Module, the NFC desktop reader, the NFC Access Door Reader, NFC portable system and the NFC Android/Linux System with Software Development Kit (SDK). These devices provide advanced capabilities to inspire a range of new NFC applications that create simple, secure connections between devices and smartphones. Near Field Communications (NFC) is a...

Data protection and data security major topics at this year's 2014 Security Essen

Security Essen will showcase innovative technologies, system solutions and services which permit secure communication Eavesdropping attack, surveillance and data theft are just a few terms which everyone has been talking about at the latest since the revelation of the NSA scandal. German business enterprises in particular are alarmed and intend to probably spend considerably more on IT security measures than before. That is the result of a current study by the Internet provide...

Accellion enhances mobile management and device control features to comply with industry data security regulations

Accellion, Inc., the pioneer in providing enterprise-class, secure mobile productivity solutions, recently announced new enhanced features for mobile management and device control. Accellion now provides IT and security organisations with selective remote wipe, whitelisted mobile apps and strengthened IT admin controls, enhancing the security of business-sensitive information, while complying with industry data security regulations. The Accellion enhanced remote wipe feature gives administrator...

Acuity launches management application allowing businesses to monitor card data security

A free management application that allows businesses to measure, monitor and report on their compliance to PCI-DSS v2.0 payment card data security standards, has been launched by governance, risk and compliance (GRC) specialist Acuity. Available for download from the Acuity website www.acuityrm.com, the compliance software monitors progress against the six milestones in the PCI-DSS Prioritised Approach and will identify, assess, manage and report on risks to cardholder data. It will also track r...

Security Industry Association announces OSDP with Data Security Extension

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) with Data Security Extension as a new Standards Department project within the organisation's American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards programme.OSDP was originally developed by HID Global and Mercury Security Corporation (with some recent contribution from Codebench, Inc.) as a communication protocol for interfacing peripheral devices, like card readers, to control p...

G4S wins Certification to ISO 27001 for adopting best practice for data security

This is the first time a building security business has attained the awardG4S Technology has recently been awarded Certification to ISO 27001, the internationally recognised standard for information security management systems, demonstrating their commitment to adopt best practice for data security. This is the first time a building security business has attained the award.As information security breaches are predicted to increase in the future, customers are demanding assurance that their supp...