cloud security
Cloud-based software reputation platform
Bit9 announces the first open, cloud-based reputation platform available to assess the trustworthiness of software. The Bit9 Global Software Registry (GSR) is now accessible …
Next generation Security-as-a-Service platform
Qualys introduced its Security-as-a-Service platform to host the QualysGuard IT security and compliance Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite of applications in the cloud. The …
Managed cloud-based tokenization service
nuBridges announced nuBridges Protect Tokenization as a Service (TaaS), a cloud-based tokenization service for national and multi-national companies that want to protect …
Virtualized scanner appliances for enterprises and cloud environments
Qualys announced the introduction of virtualized software-based scanner appliances for its QualysGuard Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IT security and compliance platform. The …
A cloud trust authority to accelerate cloud adoption
RSA announced the RSA Cloud Trust Authority, a set of cloud-based services designed to facilitate secure and compliant relationships among organizations and cloud service …
Mobile application security in the cloud
Rapid adoption of mobile devices and mobile apps as a critical part of an enterprise IT strategy has created a significant and unbounded security risk. Challenged to implement …
Organizations still don’t understand application security strategies
Organizations lack a sense of urgency for securing critical data, according to a new report by Application Security. The report found that the greatest challenges to securing …
63.7% of organisations plan a cloud investment this year
Only 36.3% of organizations are not planning any cloud investment, suggesting that previous fears of moving into the cloud may have abated, according to Ipswitch. Cloud …
Cloud operating system for public, private and hybrid clouds
Joyent released SmartDataCenter 6, the newest version of its cloud operating system, an integrated suite of software and services designed for service providers and …
Global workforce and the cloud
Every couple of years (ISC)2 issue a report on the current situation and future expectations regarding the global information security workforce. At the Infosecurity press …
Chinese Trojan targets cloud-based AV technologies
A Trojan that tries to obstruct cloud-based antivirus technology present in major AV solutions offered by Chinese security firms is targeting users by posing as a video player …
40% of executives not planning to adopt the cloud
Forty percent of C-level executives have stated that they are not planning to adopt cloud computing, according to a report by ISACA. Respondents who do not plan to use cloud …