New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Appian Quick AppsKey features: Appian Quick Apps enables citizen developers without technical knowledge to create fully-functional business application in 15 minutes or less. Apps are automatically supported on leading devices, desktop web browsers and mobile devices. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Appian Quick AppsKey features: Appian Quick Apps enables citizen developers without technical knowledge to create fully-functional business application in 15 minutes or less. Apps are automatically supported on leading devices, desktop web browsers and mobile devices. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Whenever creating a budget, there is always the rainy day fund or the contingency account in case of unexpected circumstances. But what if those circumstances are a data breach that is bigger than you could have ever imagined? And you don’t have cyberinsurance?Look to open sourceTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
Whenever creating a budget, there is always the rainy day fund or the contingency account in case of unexpected circumstances. But what if those circumstances are a data breach that is bigger than you could have ever imagined? And you don’t have cyberinsurance?
Sure you might be up the proverbial creek without a paddle but fear not as some security pros are willing to throw out a lifeline to help you at least get your head above the water with some sage advice.
The common theme when asked about where to cut corners was to make sure your policies and procedures are sewn up tight. There are really no corners to cut but more about having solid policies in place.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
Looking over your shoulderImage by Louis OliveiraAs mobile devices continue to penetrate our society, mobile security is becoming increasingly difficult to manage. Every mobile device, whether it’s a phone or a tablet, provides hackers with a new avenue to seize private information. We’ve seen many banks, hospitals, and other large organizations have enormous data breaches that caused a lot of damage and recovery time, and they don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. For this reason, it is important to take these steps to keep mobile devices protected. Sinan Eren, vice president of Avast Software and general manager of Avast Mobile Enterprise, provides advice on how to do so.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow. Absolute Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD)Key features: Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD) allows organizations to identify and protect sensitive data stored on an endpoint. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow. Absolute Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD)Key features: Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD) allows organizations to identify and protect sensitive data stored on an endpoint. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Target on youImage by Andreas DantzAccording to the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, ransomware campaigns only care about the payout rather than the individual target. Ransomware, whether purchased or developed, is relatively cheap and delivery is virtually free.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Target on youImage by Andreas DantzAccording to the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, ransomware campaigns only care about the payout rather than the individual target. Ransomware, whether purchased or developed, is relatively cheap and delivery is virtually free.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.CloudJumper nWorkspaceKey features: CloudJumper nWorkspace is a comprehensive Workspace as a Service platform for SMBs and the enterprise that simplifies IT while expanding access to desktops, software applications, data, and entire workspaces from any device or location. Users have access to thousands of applications or can add their own applications with ease using the platform. The fully packaged WaaS platform offers customers a choice of licensing models for greater flexibility and lower costs, including named user and concurrent user licensing options. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.CloudJumper nWorkspaceKey features: CloudJumper nWorkspace is a comprehensive Workspace as a Service platform for SMBs and the enterprise that simplifies IT while expanding access to desktops, software applications, data, and entire workspaces from any device or location. Users have access to thousands of applications or can add their own applications with ease using the platform. The fully packaged WaaS platform offers customers a choice of licensing models for greater flexibility and lower costs, including named user and concurrent user licensing options. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Identity protectionImage by ThinkstockThe IoT security battle is lost if you’re uncertain that the person or thing on the other end of an online transaction is actually who or what it claims to be. Most IoT attacks occur when malicious actors are able to replace an authentic sensor with a compromised device, or when unauthorized remote access is gained and transmits a false signal to a device. To prevent these kinds of attacks, digital identity must establish effective online trust for all connected devices and people in an IoT interconnected ecosystem. This kind of online trust is achieved by implementing a comprehensive approach to digital identity and access management.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Identity protectionImage by ThinkstockThe IoT security battle is lost if you’re uncertain that the person or thing on the other end of an online transaction is actually who or what it claims to be. Most IoT attacks occur when malicious actors are able to replace an authentic sensor with a compromised device, or when unauthorized remote access is gained and transmits a false signal to a device. To prevent these kinds of attacks, digital identity must establish effective online trust for all connected devices and people in an IoT interconnected ecosystem. This kind of online trust is achieved by implementing a comprehensive approach to digital identity and access management.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Array Networks APV1600Key features: The APV1600, a fifth-generation application delivery controller (ADC) appliance runs Array’s Version 8.6 software to achieve industry-leading Layer-4 (3.7Gbps), Layer-7 (3Gbps) and SSL (2100TPS) benchmarks for throughput and connection speed. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Array Networks APV1600Key features: The APV1600, a fifth-generation application delivery controller (ADC) appliance runs Array’s Version 8.6 software to achieve industry-leading Layer-4 (3.7Gbps), Layer-7 (3Gbps) and SSL (2100TPS) benchmarks for throughput and connection speed. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
WhalingWhaling threats or CEO fraud continues to grow with 70 percent of firms seeing an increase in these email-based attacks designed to extort money. There has been an uptick of activity lately as fraudsters spend the first few months of the year taking advantage of tax season, targeting finance departments with emails that look like they are coming from a company’s senior executive. Case in point are Snapchat and Seagate as companies that inadvertently gave up employees’ personal information.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Altify MaxKey features: Altify Max is the first "augmented intelligence" platform that combines human and machine intelligence. Altify Max includes more than 30 years of sales knowledge built-in and combines the deep muscle memory of a million sales engagements, knowledge of the world’s best sales methodologies and insights from each individual business to create instant, real-time recommendations about how to progress each opportunity. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Altify MaxKey features: Altify Max is the first "augmented intelligence" platform that combines human and machine intelligence. Altify Max includes more than 30 years of sales knowledge built-in and combines the deep muscle memory of a million sales engagements, knowledge of the world’s best sales methodologies and insights from each individual business to create instant, real-time recommendations about how to progress each opportunity. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Altify MaxKey features: Altify Max is the first "augmented intelligence" platform that combines human and machine intelligence. Altify Max includes more than 30 years of sales knowledge built-in and combines the deep muscle memory of a million sales engagements, knowledge of the world’s best sales methodologies and insights from each individual business to create instant, real-time recommendations about how to progress each opportunity. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Evacuation planImage by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Just like an evacuation plan at your home when a fire strikes, you need a disaster recovery blueprint set aside so that everyone in the company knows what to do and where to go when disaster strikes the network. Here’s a list of 10 tips that will help keep things calm.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Ryan Francis