Security News

How to install the OpenVAS Security Audit Tool on Ubuntu Server 18.04
2019-02-25 00:54

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing the open source security audit tool, OpenVAS, on the Ubuntu Server platform.

Nearly two-thirds of organizations say tech skills gap is impacting IT audits
2019-02-13 06:15

Technologies such as AI are reshaping the future of IT auditors, but auditors are largely optimistic about the future, according to new research from ISACA. In the Future of IT Audit, the results...

Webinar: Automate compliance audits without the staff
2019-01-28 06:30

With so many consequential data breaches in the past decade, data security and privacy are top of mind issues for security leaders and corporate boards. Numerous government and industry...

DHS Orders U.S. Federal Agencies to Audit DNS Security for Their Domains
2019-01-23 07:48

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has today issued an "emergency directive" to all federal agencies ordering IT staff to audit DNS records for their respective website domains, or...

DoD Lacks Visibility into Software Inventories, Audit Finds
2018-12-19 16:11

The U.S. Department of Defense lacks visibility into software inventories, a review of Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force commands and divisions reveals. read more

Super Micro: Audit Didn't Find Chinese Spying Chip
2018-12-14 10:18

Firm Says Audit 'Lays to Rest the Unwarranted Accusations'Super Micro says a third-party audit of recent and older motherboards has not turned up evidence of a spying chip as alleged in an...

Making Internal Audits More Relevant
2018-12-13 13:48

Wockhardt's Prasanna Bharatan on Why Audits Often Are Not MeaningfulHow can improve internal audits be improved and made more meaningful? Prasanna Bharatan, internal auditor at the pharmaceutical...

Symantec comes out in swinging in bitter legal battle over security bug audit conspiracy claims
2018-11-29 08:03

Profit driving NSS claims of industry boycott, antivirus makers swear Symantec says the biz that accused it of conspiring with others to avoid independent security audits is "less than honest" and...

Why you need to know about Penetration Testing and Compliance Audits?
2018-11-15 15:18

We live in an age where data flows like water, becoming the new life source of our everyday ventures. As such, you can just imagine what all of that entails and the weight that data receive,...

Top data and analytics risks that will concern audit executives in 2019
2018-10-26 05:15

Risks surrounding data and analytics are the primary concerns of chief audit executives (CAEs) for 2019, according to Gartner. Based on a survey of 144 CAE clients, Gartner has identified the...