Security + Compliance

DPO deficit must be urgently overcome ahead of implementation of the GDPR

IAPP study estimates 28,000 DPOs will be needed in Europe by May 2018.

Microsoft unveils offerings to empower IT and drive digital transformation

New security capabilities across Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365, Azure and Enterprise Mobility + Security; new intelligent features in Office apps; availability of Windows Server 2016.

GDPR - The Data Protection Officer

Skyhigh Networks secures $40 million in Series D funding

Skyhigh Networks, the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), todayhas announced a $40 million Series D financing round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $105.5 million. Thomvest Ventures led the round, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners. In conjunction with the financing, Umesh Padval, Venture Partner at Thomvest, has joined the Skyhigh Networks Board of Directors.

Clavister challenges in Mauritania

Directorate-General of Taxes deploys four Clavister high-end W50 firewalls to secure network and critical data.

Splunk expands Adaptive Response Initiative

Splunk has expanded the Adaptive Response Initiative. The initiative, announced earlier this year, brings together leading vendors, leveraging end-to-end context and automated response to help organizations better combat advanced attacks through a unified defense. Acalvio, Anomali, Cisco, CrowdStrike, DomainTools, ForeScout, Okta, Proofpoint, Qualys, Recorded Future and Symantec have now joined the Splunk initiative, bringing together many new capabilities to enterprise security.