Security News > 2020 > June
IAM priorities differ by industry vertical, and a one-size-fits-all approach to IAM doesn't work when every industry and business within that industry is unique, according to LastPass and Vanson Bourne. Each industry vertical has unique business needs, and as a result has different areas of focus when it comes to their IAM program.
Today, Cynet launches the Cybersecurity Skill Tests website to optimize the hiring process with an automated online questionnaire form for each such position. Cynet has assembled a vast question pool with hundreds of dedicated questions for the 6 leading cybersecurity positions, covering all aspects of each selected role.
Today, Cynet launches the Cybersecurity Skill Tests website to optimize the hiring process with an automated online questionnaire form for each such position. Cynet has assembled a vast question pool with hundreds of dedicated questions for the 6 leading cybersecurity positions, covering all aspects of each selected role.
An Amazon Web Services cloud storage bucket that was left open to the public internet has exposed thousands of Joomla users' personal information. About 2,700 individuals who signed up to use the Joomla Resources Directory - a community forum for finding developers and service providers specialized in the Joomla content management system - had their information exposed.
Nearly 80% of the companies had experienced at least one cloud data breach in the past 18 months, and 43% reported 10 or more breaches, a new Ermetic survey reveals. "Even though most of the companies surveyed are already using IAM, data loss prevention, data classification and privileged account management products, more than half claimed these were not adequate for protecting cloud environments," said Shai Morag, CEO of Ermetic.
France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease, becoming the first major European country to deploy the smartphone technology amid simmering debates over data privacy. Officials and experts say tracing apps aren't a magic bullet against the virus but can aid time-consuming manual contact tracing efforts.
The longstanding challenges associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, such as the cost of compliance and reliance on time-consuming manual tasks, are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as finance and audit teams are required to perform audit tasks remotely. "The tasks associated with SOX compliance continue to be significant and time-consuming," said Brian Christensen, executive vice president and global leader of Protiviti's internal audit and financial advisory practice.
VMware introduced a new integrated feature in VMware vSphere 7 that will enable enterprises to deliver elastic infrastructure on-demand for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. With the newly integrated Bitfusion capabilities, VMware vSphere 7 will enable enterprises to pool their powerful GPU resources on their servers and share them within their data centers.
Incognia announced the launch of its location-based behavioral biometrics solution developed to combat rising rates of mobile fraud. Incognia location behavioral biometrics provides a new frictionless weapon for enhanced fraud detection and prevention.
Signifyd announced the launch of its Authorization Rate Optimization solution, a powerful tool to maximise online retailers' conversion rates and protect them from authorization-stage order declines that have become increasingly costly as fraud rings have become increasingly sophisticated. Authorization Rate Optimization allows retailers to maximise revenue from online transactions by harnessing machine learning and data from Signifyd's vast Commerce Network to weed out fraudulent orders before they are presented to payment gateways for authorization.