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IS YOUR IDENTITY AT RISK FROM BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION?

IS YOUR IDENTITY AT RISK FROM BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION?

Mar 24, 2019 | Bomgar Discovery Tool, Cyber security, Data Security, Identity Management and Access Control, Password Vault, Privileged Access Management, Privileged Identity Management, Security | 0 Comments

When classifying the sensitivity of various types of data, few, if any, types of data rank higher in sensitivity than biometric data. Yet, while biometric data is increasingly collected with abandon, this practice is under-scrutinized, pushing us further in the...

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IS YOUR IDENTITY AT RISK FROM BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION?

IS YOUR IDENTITY AT RISK FROM BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION?

Mar 24, 2019 | Bomgar Discovery Tool, Cyber security, Data Security, Identity Management and Access Control, Password Vault, Privileged Access Management, Privileged Identity Management, Security | 0 Comments

When classifying the sensitivity of various types of data, few, if any, types of data rank higher in sensitivity than biometric data. Yet, while biometric data is increasingly collected with abandon, this practice is under-scrutinized, pushing us further in the...

Podcast: How DevOps Teams Use Network Monitoring Tools

Podcast: How DevOps Teams Use Network Monitoring Tools

Mar 14, 2019 | Alerting, Application Monitoring, Mapping, Network Monitoring, Network Traffic Analysis, Performance Monitoring, Reporting, Traffic Analysis | 0 Comments

Many companies that never dreamed they’d be developing their own software are having to “roll their own.” Sometimes it’s an internal-use-only, as a custom layer over an existing platform like Salesforce, sometimes as a product they’re selling. This is what has driven...

What’s New in Endpoint Protector 5.2.0.5

What’s New in Endpoint Protector 5.2.0.5

Mar 12, 2019 | Content Aware Protection, Cyber security, Data Leakage Prevention - DLP, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Device Control, Easy Lock, Encryption, Endpoint Security, Mobile Device Management | 0 Comments

A new release of Endpoint Protector is available for our clients and it presents the first version of a brand-new feature: Deep Packet Inspection. Currently available for macOS, the new functionality allows network traffic to be inspected for content....

5 Elements of a Proactive Cybersecurity Plan

5 Elements of a Proactive Cybersecurity Plan

Mar 10, 2019 | Certification, Cyber security, Security, Training | 0 Comments

With the innovations in mobile technology and the cloud over the last few years, employees are now working from their own devices and remotely from their own homes more than ever. However, these advancements in modern remote tech do not come without their own risks as...

HARDCODED AND EMBEDDED CREDENTIALS ARE AN IT SECURITY HAZARD – HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

HARDCODED AND EMBEDDED CREDENTIALS ARE AN IT SECURITY HAZARD – HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Mar 7, 2019 | Bomgar Discovery Tool, Password Vault, Privileged Access Management, Privileged Identity Management | 0 Comments

Embedded credentials, also often referred to as hardcoded credentials, are plain text credentials in source code. Password/credential hardcoding refers to the practice of embedding plain text (non-encrypted) credentials (account passwords, SSH Keys, DevOps...

MyWorkspace Feature Update: Connecting to Remote Apps using Session hint / TSVUrl

MyWorkspace Feature Update: Connecting to Remote Apps using Session hint / TSVUrl

Mar 5, 2019 | Cyber security, Encryption, Endpoint Security, ITSM, Mobile Device Management, SAM, Security, Service Management, Unified Endpoint Management, Workspace Management | 0 Comments

The MyWorkspace team is thrilled to announce that connecting to remote apps using Session hint / TSVUrl (the Windows Server 2012/R2 way) is supported as of now. Connecting to Remote Apps using Session hint / TSVUrl Since Windows Server 2012/R2 the connection broker...

Critical CSRF Vulnerability on Facebook

Critical CSRF Vulnerability on Facebook

Mar 4, 2019 | Fastest Web Scanning Engine, Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Vulnerability Scanner | 0 Comments

A security researcher Youssef Sammouda (Samm0uda) recently discovered a critical CSRF (Cross-site Request Forgery) security vulnerability on Facebook. This security issue could have been used to take over any Facebook user account. Samm0uda...

5 Best Practices for PCI DSS Compliance

5 Best Practices for PCI DSS Compliance

Mar 4, 2019 | Content Aware Protection, Cyber security, Data Leakage Prevention - DLP, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Device Control, Discovery, Easy Lock, Encryption, Endpoint Security, Mobile Device Management | 0 Comments

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that helps businesses protect their payment systems from breaches, fraud and theft of cardholder data. Developed by the PCI Security Standards Council, PCI DSS...

The importance of BullGuard’s Home Network Scanner

The importance of BullGuard’s Home Network Scanner

Mar 3, 2019 | Antivirus, Cyber security, Data Security, Endpoint Security, Home Network Scanner, Home Network Security, Mobile Security, Next Generation AntiVirus, Ransomware Protection Solution, Security | 0 Comments

BullGuard’s Home Network Scanner monitors your home Wi-Fi network for vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers, such as open ports. Why is this important? Port scanning has long been a popular probing tactic among hackers. It is typically used as a...

Software License Optimization Buy Only the Software You Need; Use All of the Software You Have-Edge Computing Will Create Business Advantage. Here Are 3 Things You’ll Need To Safely Use It.

Software License Optimization Buy Only the Software You Need; Use All of the Software You Have-Edge Computing Will Create Business Advantage. Here Are 3 Things You’ll Need To Safely Use It.

Feb 28, 2019 | Cyber security, Flexera-Software Asset Management Tools, FlexNet Code, Patch Management, SAM, Software License Optimization, Software Updater, Software Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management | 0 Comments

The job of an ITAM team is never done, is it? Just when your software asset management program starts to mature, cloud and SaaS raise the bar on what’s needed to keep spending and risk under control. Now that we are starting to see SaaS spend management and...

emt MMTS event in Oman – Great Team, Perfect business partners and Fantastic result , thank you all

emt MMTS event in Oman – Great Team, Perfect business partners and Fantastic result , thank you all

Feb 26, 2019 | Cyber security, Endpoint Security, Flexera-Software Asset Management Tools, Identity Management and Access Control, Mobile Device Management, Network Configuration Management, Network Monitoring, Other Security Topics, Patch Management, Secure File Transfer, Service Management, Software License Optimization, Workspace Management | 0 Comments

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New build facilitates scanning restricted areas and sites which use Swagger and SOAP

New build facilitates scanning restricted areas and sites which use Swagger and SOAP

Feb 26, 2019 | Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Security, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner | 0 Comments

Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.190206130 – Windows and Linux) has been released. This new build makes it easier to record Login Sequences which can be used to scan restricted areas, and provides support to provide Swagger and WSDL as import files to be used by the...

How To Use SNMP To Monitor Network Devices

How To Use SNMP To Monitor Network Devices

Feb 24, 2019 | CPU Utilization, Cyber security, Dashboard, Mapping, Network Configuration Management, Network Monitoring, Network Traffic Analysis, Performance Monitoring, Reporting, Security, Traffic Analysis, Wireless Monitoring | 0 Comments

The following is an excerpt from our Network Monitoring blog at whatsupgold.com. In this post, you'll learn what SNMP is, how it works, and the uses and limitations of the protocol. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard set of...

Reducing Security Risks with Cross-Platform DLP

Reducing Security Risks with Cross-Platform DLP

Feb 21, 2019 | Access Control, Content Aware Protection, Cyber security, Data Leakage Prevention - DLP, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Device Control, Easy Lock, Encryption, Endpoint Security, Mobile Device Management | 0 Comments

Nowadays, the majority of businesses work with a mixture of device types and operating systems. Cross-platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions help diminishing security vulnerabilities in heterogeneous IT environments. Over the past decade, the organizations have...

5 Simple Ways to Improve Data Security

5 Simple Ways to Improve Data Security

Feb 19, 2019 | AI-Artificial Intelligence, Certification, Cyber security, Internet of Things, Other Security Topics, Security, Security Training Certification, Training | 0 Comments

In addition to their own private information, businesses often host a wide variety of sensitive information collected from customers and employees. A breach of this information could not only disrupt everyday operations but could totally devastate an organization...

UNLOCK PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYNERGIES BY INTEGRATING PASSWORD AND PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT FOR UNIX/LINUX SYSTEMS

UNLOCK PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYNERGIES BY INTEGRATING PASSWORD AND PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT FOR UNIX/LINUX SYSTEMS

Feb 17, 2019 | Bomgar Discovery Tool, Password Vault, Privileged Access Management, Privileged Identity Management, Remote Support | 0 Comments

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a subset of Identity Governance. As a discipline, it consists of much more than just password management. Today, PAM encompasses credential (password, key, etc.) storage and rotation, session monitoring and auditing, least...

Smart camera screeches nuclear war

Smart camera screeches nuclear war

Feb 14, 2019 | Antivirus, Home Network Security, Internet, Internet of Things, Internet Security, Mobile Security, Next Generation AntiVirus, Other Security Topics, Security | 0 Comments

Ever heard of the smart Nest security camera? Perhaps not, but if you’re one of the 11 million owners of Nest smart devices which connect to the home Wi-Fi network, it might be a good idea to take note of the following, if not for its curiosity value at least its...

Flexera and KPMG Expand Alliance to Keep Open Source Software Clean and Safe

Flexera and KPMG Expand Alliance to Keep Open Source Software Clean and Safe

Feb 12, 2019 | Corporate Software Inspector, Flexera-Software Asset Management Tools, FlexNet Code, Patch Management, Security, Software License Optimization, Software Updater, Software Vulnerability Management | 0 Comments

KPMG Adopts FlexNet Code Insight to Identify Open Source License Compliance and Security Risks Flexera and KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, today announced an expanded strategic alliance to help development, legal and security teams with open...

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