Security + Compliance

2016 – the rise of the cyber security and data breach reporting officer

A leading crime lawyer predicts 2016 to be the year where organisations appoint dedicated cyber security and data breach reporting officers as part of their legal compliance obligations.

Agreement on Commission's EU data protection reform will boost Digital Single Market

The European Commission put forward its EU Data Protection Reform in January 2012 to make Europe fit for the digital age (IP/12/46). Recently, an agreement was found with the European Parliament and the Council, following final negotiations between the three institutions (so-called 'trilogue' meetings).

Covata and T-Systems deploy encrypted file-sharing for Barmer GEK

German health insurer leverages Safe Share, Covata’s end-to-end encrypted data-centric cloud sharing solution, to enable high-security data exchange.

A10 Networks extends multi-vector DDoS protection

A10 Networks is announcing a collaboration with Verisign to enable hybrid DDoS mitigation strategies for customers. A10 Networks further announced enhancements to its market-leading multi-vector DDoS protection solution, Thunder TPS (Threat Protection System) -- including the ability to send alerts to Verisign's cloud-based DDoS Protection Service using the OpenHybrid™ API.

Connected visibility

Pwnie Express, provider of real-time threat detection of all the wireless and wired devices in and around workplaces, has announced European availability of its Pwn Pulse SaaS platform. European organizations can now detect rogue, misconfigured, and unauthorized devices, from phones and printers to malicious access points, across wired and wireless spectrums. Visibility from Pwn Pulse helps European companies more comprehensively protect critical business infrastructure while...

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