COMPUTING SECURITY AWARDS
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COMPUTING SECURITY AWARDS 2016
Just a reminder that voting will close on 5 October for the Computing Security Awards, so please make your choices by that cut-off date at
www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk
We have had an outstanding response so far, but remember that, as a reader of the magazine and the monthly e-Newsletter, your vote is extremely important in this process. It is your vote that will help to decide which products, companies and people will see their names up in lights and honoured at our gala awards night on 13 October this year.
Meanwhile, here are more of our winners from the 2015 Computing Security Awards:
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Education and Training Provider of the Year
WINNER: ADISA
RUNNER UP: University of Oxford
All of the 2015 Awards results can be seen by going to:
www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk
Please note: the winning products and services will not necessarily be the only solutions or the newest solutions available from the respective suppliers. You should contact these suppliers directly to learn more about what they can offer.
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News
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Features
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Outgunning the criminal mind
Digital forensics are being driven by changes in the technology available – and product development is a direct response to this market pressure, says one expert |
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The right train of thought
IT security training could not be more essential. But what should the practices and policies be that underscore this?
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Beyond the nightmare
Governance, risk and compliance are vitally important, especially as more and more legislation is introduced that could have grave consequences for any enterprise that flouts its rules |
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Can managed security services providers – MSSPs – deliver the expertise, knowledge and infrastructure they need to secure them from Internet attacks?
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Product Review
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Varonis DatAdvantage
DatAdvantage from Varonis is built from the ground up as a data access governance solution. Scaling across businesses of all sizes, DatAdvantage offers a wealth of sophisticated tools that take the guesswork out of identifying sensitive data and its ownership
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Opinion
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Internet of Things
Computing Security recently interviewed Dr Anand Narasimhan, managing director, Sims Recycling Solutions, EU & India, to garner his thoughts on asset management and disposal
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White papers
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How to avoid a tangled Web
Web 2.0 aids enterprises in conducting business, but also introduces many damaging risks. Trend Micro offers its insights into Web application vulnerabilities and how to avoid these
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Welcome to the September 2016 issue of the Computing Security Newsletter
At a time when ransomware and other attack techniques that exploit insider negligence have become rampant, I was alarmed to hear recently that only 39% of end users believe they take all appropriate steps to protect company data accessed and used in the course of their jobs.
Even more worrying is that this represents a sharp decline from 56% in 2014, according to a new survey of more than 3,000 employees and IT practitioners across the US and Europe.
The report was conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Varonis Systems, a provider of software solutions that aim to protect data from insider threats and cyberattacks.
Moreover, while 52% of IT respondents believe that policies against the misuse or unauthorised access to company data are being enforced and followed, only 35% of end user respondents said that their organisations strictly enforce those policies.
The new release, ‘The Widening Gap Between End Users and IT’, compares end-user practices and beliefs with those of their colleagues in IT security and IT generalist roles. This new analysis draws from the same data released by Varonis and the Ponemon Institute on 9 August this year, in a report titled ‘Closing Security Gaps to Protect Corporate Data: A Study of US and European Organisations’, which found a sharp rise in the loss or theft of data, an increase in the percentage of employees with access to sensitive data and the belief among participants that insider negligence is now the primary concern for organisations trying to prevent these losses.
It would seem that there is a massive disconnect still between an acute awareness of what has now become a pernicious threat landscape and the need to defend against that in a structured and appropriate way. That must change – and quickly – else more and more organisations will become victims.
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Brian Wall, Editor
Computing Security
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