At least one in three ex-employees left with access to systems or data post termination

Over a third (36%) of desk-based workers in the UK and the US are aware of having continued access to a former employer’s systems or data, with nearly one in 10 actually accessing it.

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Poor password management leaves service accounts open to attack

Survey reveals security professionals don’t practice what they preach when it comes to passwords.

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UK and US professionals agree that people are the most frequent point of failure in IT Security

A survey amongst 250 IT security professionals, conducted during this year’s Infosecurity Europe show, has revealed that 20% of organisations believe malicious insiders pose the biggest threat to their security. A further 44% suggest employee’s ignorance could also cause defences to crumble. Hardly surprising, then, that this audience firmly pointed the finger at ‘people’ (70%) as the most frequent point of failure in an organisation’s IT security, with 20% citing...

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SafeNet helps enterprises enhance Hadoop Big Data security

SafeNet, Inc has announced the extension of its ProtectFile solution to include the transparent and seamless encryption of sensitive data at rest in Apache Hadoop clusters. With SafeNet’s ProtectFile for Linux, organisations that have deployed or are planning to deploy Hadoop to support growing volumes of big data can now secure high-value information without impacting Hadoop performance or the end-user experience.

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Potential boost for jobs and investment as 65 percent believe COVID-19 has had a positive impact on...
Remote workers pose huge threat as more than half of surveyed organisations predict they will...
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Keysight’s Threat Simulator delivers actionable recommendations for addressing vulnerabilities...
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The powers of identity and privilege

By combining Okta, the leader in identity access management; SailPoint, the leader in identity governance; and CyberArk, the leader in privileged access security; organizations now have a unified solution to securely manage and govern all users.

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