FedRAMP high baseline hurdled by AWS
Amazon Web Services have announced they have achieved the recently released FedRAMP high Authorisation accreditation. The accreditation only applies to AWS Gov Cloud in the US. There are 421 security controls in the...
Ransomware frozen with an IceBlock
Security vendor SECDO has launched an anti-ransomware solution. The technology called IceBlock seeks to detect and contain ransomware before it spreads through an organisation. In doing so, SECDO says it can stop...
Bitbucket Cloud gets more secure
Atlassian has released Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication for Bitbucket Cloud according to a blog by TJ Kells. This is based on the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance U2F standard. It...
Is Dell cutting too deep?
As Dell gets closer to closing its EMC acquisition it is disposing of assets no longer considered core. This is not just about Dell slimming down. It has a lot of...
SAP strengthens cloud governance
SAP has announced plans to deliver a range of GRC services. The news came at the SAPinsider governance, risk and compliance (GRC) conference in Vienna where the company unveiled details of...
Medical IoT gets security boost
To improve the cybersecurity of medical devices a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Program (CRADA) has been announced. The deal between the US Department for Veteran Affairs (VA) and Underwriters Laboratories...
Customer or attacker?
Kaspersky Lab has announced that 38% of financial companies cannot tell the difference between customer behaviour and a cyber attacker. The details are contained in a survey conducted by Kaspersky and...
Ransomware shifting targets
US Security vendor Stealthcare has warned that malware, already making significant inroads into healthcare, is beginning to turn its attention to other verticals. According to Jeremy Samide, CEO, Stealthcare: "Recent cyber attacks...
DDoS attack threat increases
A10 Networks is warning that the rise of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks is threatening businesses with sudden death. The warning comes as A10 releases the results of a survey...
Cloud adoption increases risk
Security vendor Blue Coat Systems, who have announced that they are to be acquired by Symantec, have conducted a survey with YouGov looking at the risk to corporate data from cloud...