Security News

Inadequate IT processes continue to create major security and compliance risks
2017-09-29 12:45

The results of a study of more than 900 IT security professionals, conducted by Dimensional Research, spotlights how common security best practices – such as timely removal of access to corporate...

Only 45% of organizations have a structured plan for GDPR compliance
2017-09-28 13:00

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect in 2018, making organizations accountable for personal data protection including how and where data is stored and how it is...

HIPAA Privacy Compliance After a Hurricane
2017-09-21 19:33

How Much Flexibility Do Healthcare Organizations Have?The deadly hurricane season has prompted federal regulators to issue several specific HIPAA waivers in recent weeks. But are such waivers...

Symantec's Latest DLP Offering Aids GDPR Compliance
2017-09-21 14:31

Symantec DLP 15 Helps Protect Sensitive Data in Managed and Unmanaged Environments and Aids in GDPR Compliance In unpublished research, seen by SecurityWeek, 96% of U.S. CISO respondents agreed...

HIPAA Compliance Audits: The Future Is Murky (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-06 22:33

OCR Official Avoids Spelling Out Plans for the ProgramWill HHS, under the Trump administration, create a permanent HIPAA compliance audit program? And what's next for the ongoing second phase of...

Security is the Goal, Not Compliance (Security Week)
2017-09-05 13:36

Just Because You Passed Your Compliance Audit Does Not Mean That You Are Secure When asked why he robs banks, Willie Sutton famously responded, “because that’s where the money is.”  In today’s day...

New Security, Compliance Features Added to Cisco Spark (Security Week)
2017-08-22 08:24

Cisco announced on Monday that it has added some important security, compliance and analytics features to its Spark collaboration platform. read more

Top cloud challenges: Security, compliance, and cost control (Help Net Security)
2017-06-29 14:00

A new Fugue survey, fielded to over 300 IT operations professionals, executives, and developers, found that most respondents believe that the cloud is not living up to expectations because of...

Google's $2.73 Billion Fine Demonstrates Importance of GDPR Compliance (Security Week)
2017-06-27 15:59

The European Commission (EC) has levied a €2.42 billion ($2.73 billion) fine against Google because it "has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another...

Regional regulatory compliance trends: Strategies and implications (Help Net Security)
2017-06-19 15:00

In this podcast, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, talks about regulatory compliance trends that across a variety of different regions in the world, as well...