Computer News
July 8, 2010
Security expert Cyber-Ark has just conducted its fourth annual “Trust, Security and Passwords” survey.
And it's revealed that there isn't that much trust amongst the 400 IT administrators from across the UK and America that the company questioned.
35% of those surveyed believed that their firm's sensitive data had been passed on to competitors at some point in the past.
Of ...
A third of companies believe their secrets have been stolen
by Darren Allan
April 23, 2010
Cyber-Ark today disclosed details of On-Demand Privileges Manager™, part of its PIM Suite V6.0 due for ‘official’ release at next week’s InfoSecurity, effectively slamming the doors and closing the blinds to anyone with designs on snooping around the network – regardless of their political persuasions or role within the organisation. The first to unify superuser access control, policy management and audit ...
Cyber-Ark announces tools to stop network snooping
by Janet HarrisCyber-Ark today disclosed details of On-Demand Privileges Manager™, part of its PIM Suite V6.0 due for ‘official’ release at next week’s InfoSecurity, effectively slamming the doors and closing the blinds to anyone with designs on snooping around the network – regardless of their political persuasions or role within the organisation. The first to unify superuser access control, policy management and audit ...
March 12, 2010
Reports that the Swiss regulator FINMA is investigating the theft of data on up 24,000 private clients of the Geneva private bank of HSBC Holdings has been met with astonishment by Cyber-Ark, the data security specialist. "We're surprised as the data theft appears to be down to a lack of privileged account controls at the bank. "Here is yet another powerful ...
Cyber-ark calls for privileged account controls after HSBC Breach
by Janet HarrisReports that the Swiss regulator FINMA is investigating the theft of data on up 24,000 private clients of the Geneva private bank of HSBC Holdings has been met with astonishment by Cyber-Ark, the data security specialist. "We're surprised as the data theft appears to be down to a lack of privileged account controls at the bank. "Here is yet another powerful ...
February 12, 2010
Reports that a computer programmer - charged with stealing data from a major bank - has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the US shows how easy it is for valuable company data to electronically go walkabout, says Cyber-Ark. "This case is interesting as it apparently involves a former member of the bank's IT staff allegedly downloading software and ...
Data theft case highlights need for secure data sharing
by Janet HarrisReports that a computer programmer - charged with stealing data from a major bank - has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the US shows how easy it is for valuable company data to electronically go walkabout, says Cyber-Ark. "This case is interesting as it apparently involves a former member of the bank's IT staff allegedly downloading software and ...
January 29, 2010
Cyber-Ark® Software, the leading global software provider for protecting critical applications, identities and information, announced today that it achieved a more than 40 percent increase in sales in 2009 versus 2008, and continued profitability. Demonstrating the strength of its market-leading Privileged Identity Management and Governed File Transfer Suites, Cyber-Ark added an impressive 130 new customers in 2009, bringing the company’s user ...
Cyber-Ark reports 40 per cent sales growth in 2009
by Janet HarrisCyber-Ark® Software, the leading global software provider for protecting critical applications, identities and information, announced today that it achieved a more than 40 percent increase in sales in 2009 versus 2008, and continued profitability. Demonstrating the strength of its market-leading Privileged Identity Management and Governed File Transfer Suites, Cyber-Ark added an impressive 130 new customers in 2009, bringing the company’s user ...
November 24, 2009
A survey of workers in the financial hubs of the UK and US has revealed some surprising results.
Conducted by security experts Cyber-Ark, the survey of 600 office workers determined that 41% had taken data from an ex-employer to a new position.
And 26% admitted that if they were fired the next day, they would take sensitive company information with ...
41% of workers admit data theft
by Darren Allan
September 17, 2009
Cyber-Ark Software, the leader in securing and managing privileged identities and highly sensitive information and Devoteam, the leading ICT services company in Europe, today have announced a new partnership which will enable companies in Belgium to safeguard their sensitive information and prevent data leakage as well as protection from insider threats. Devoteam will now be able to offer their clients in ...
Devoteam and Cyber-Ark Partner Against Insider Threats
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark Software, the leader in securing and managing privileged identities and highly sensitive information and Devoteam, the leading ICT services company in Europe, today have announced a new partnership which will enable companies in Belgium to safeguard their sensitive information and prevent data leakage as well as protection from insider threats. Devoteam will now be able to offer their clients in ...
September 14, 2009
Cyber-Ark Software, the leader in securing and managing privileged identities and highly sensitive information and SecurIT, the Benelux based market leading systems integrator in the Identity & Access Management space, have announced a new partnership in the Netherlands, which will provide companies with the tools to safeguard their sensitive information, prevent data leakage and protect themselves from the insider threat. Cyber-Ark ...
SecurIT and Cyber-Ark Partner to Prevent Insider Threats
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark Software, the leader in securing and managing privileged identities and highly sensitive information and SecurIT, the Benelux based market leading systems integrator in the Identity & Access Management space, have announced a new partnership in the Netherlands, which will provide companies with the tools to safeguard their sensitive information, prevent data leakage and protect themselves from the insider threat. Cyber-Ark ...
September 2, 2009
Cyber-Ark, the leading global software provider for protecting critical applications, identities and information, today announced enhancements to its Privileged Identity Management Suite. The suite includes a new version of its Application Identity Manager™ that features the most secure and robust authentication methods for App2App environments, resulting in greater compliance, security and corporate accountability while dramatically simplifying large scale projects for ...
Cyber-Ark Launches Latest Identity Management Suite
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark, the leading global software provider for protecting critical applications, identities and information, today announced enhancements to its Privileged Identity Management Suite. The suite includes a new version of its Application Identity Manager™ that features the most secure and robust authentication methods for App2App environments, resulting in greater compliance, security and corporate accountability while dramatically simplifying large scale projects for ...
July 15, 2009
Microsoft's planned 'super-sandbox' web browser/OS, code-named Gazelle, will provide a "bullet-proof" environment to run potentially high-risk applications, Cyber-Ark said this week. The security specialist said memory sandboxing, as Microsoft intends to use for Gazelle, is a "highly effective" way to create a secure environment, because "the environment disappears entirely when the sandbox is closed". "This is not dissimilar to our segmented approach ...
Internet vagabonds to be foiled by Gazelle
by David MastersMicrosoft's planned 'super-sandbox' web browser/OS, code-named Gazelle, will provide a "bullet-proof" environment to run potentially high-risk applications, Cyber-Ark said this week. The security specialist said memory sandboxing, as Microsoft intends to use for Gazelle, is a "highly effective" way to create a secure environment, because "the environment disappears entirely when the sandbox is closed". "This is not dissimilar to our segmented approach ...
June 10, 2009
More than a third of IT administrators abuse their privileged access to IT systems to download confidential data such as board meeting minutes, redundancy lists, and marketing strategies, a new survey has discovered. The poll by data security firm Cyber-Ark found that 35% of senior IT professionals in the UK and the US admit to snooping, while nearly three quarters (74%) ...
IT staff confess insider snooping
by David MastersMore than a third of IT administrators abuse their privileged access to IT systems to download confidential data such as board meeting minutes, redundancy lists, and marketing strategies, a new survey has discovered. The poll by data security firm Cyber-Ark found that 35% of senior IT professionals in the UK and the US admit to snooping, while nearly three quarters (74%) ...
May 11, 2009
Computer security firms are playing a vital but little known role in the global fight against swine flu. Secure electronic communications allow governments and health agencies to keep up to date on how the virus is developing worldwide. "The secure and rapid dissemination of information has been - and will continue to be - a central plan to health agencies' IT strategies ...
Security firms called in to swine flu battle
by David MastersComputer security firms are playing a vital but little known role in the global fight against swine flu. Secure electronic communications allow governments and health agencies to keep up to date on how the virus is developing worldwide. "The secure and rapid dissemination of information has been - and will continue to be - a central plan to health agencies' IT strategies ...
March 24, 2009
Security software provider Cyber-Ark yesterday unveiled an updated version of its access management tool, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Suite 5.0. Available immediately, PIM 5.0 is a combination of two existing Cyber-Ark products: Application Identity Manager (AIM) and Enterprise Password Vault (EPV). Together, the two programmes can be used to track, manage, and record access to sensitive applications and databases, ensuring that privileged ...
Cyber-Ark launches new access management tool
by David MastersSecurity software provider Cyber-Ark yesterday unveiled an updated version of its access management tool, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Suite 5.0. Available immediately, PIM 5.0 is a combination of two existing Cyber-Ark products: Application Identity Manager (AIM) and Enterprise Password Vault (EPV). Together, the two programmes can be used to track, manage, and record access to sensitive applications and databases, ensuring that privileged ...
March 17, 2009
Cyber-Ark says the deletion of more than 10,000 Government records in Australia's Northern Territory by the drunken ex-fiancee of an IT staffer highlights the need for protection of critical user IDs and passwords. "Reports are coming in of the deletion of 10,475 user accounts on the Northern Territories' health, court and prison service's computer systems in a drunken rage after one ...
Australian Government data loss avoidable
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark says the deletion of more than 10,000 Government records in Australia's Northern Territory by the drunken ex-fiancee of an IT staffer highlights the need for protection of critical user IDs and passwords. "Reports are coming in of the deletion of 10,475 user accounts on the Northern Territories' health, court and prison service's computer systems in a drunken rage after one ...
February 24, 2009
When 28,000 log-in details stolen from a well-known website were posted online recently, security firms discovered that a sizable minority of internet users are incredibly naive at setting their own password. Security analysts Cyber-Ark found that 14% of users choose sequential combinations such as 1234, QWERTY, or ABCD whilst 16% use their first name as a password. Four percent of users, meanwhile, ...
Popular passwords include '1234' and 'password'
by David MastersWhen 28,000 log-in details stolen from a well-known website were posted online recently, security firms discovered that a sizable minority of internet users are incredibly naive at setting their own password. Security analysts Cyber-Ark found that 14% of users choose sequential combinations such as 1234, QWERTY, or ABCD whilst 16% use their first name as a password. Four percent of users, meanwhile, ...
February 13, 2009
Cyber-Ark Software added more than 130 new global customers in 2008, including Kaiser Permanente, which marked the company’s 500th customer win. Cyber-Ark’s expanded partnerships, growing customer base and proven information security products fuelled the company’s record 40 percent year over year revenue growth. “With insider threat and data breaches at an all time high, and auditors enforcing an increasingly controlled environment, companies ...
Cyber-Ark Posts Record 2008
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark Software added more than 130 new global customers in 2008, including Kaiser Permanente, which marked the company’s 500th customer win. Cyber-Ark’s expanded partnerships, growing customer base and proven information security products fuelled the company’s record 40 percent year over year revenue growth. “With insider threat and data breaches at an all time high, and auditors enforcing an increasingly controlled environment, companies ...
November 12, 2008
Software Company Cyber-Ark, who work in the areas of Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Sensitive Information Management and Digital Vault solutions, have been hired by an unnamed “influential global financial institution” to provide their PIM security solution. According to the company the ink is already dry on what they claim to be a seven figure contract. Not surprisingly in today's financial climate the ...
Cyber-Ark Signs Huge banking Institution
by Alan HartenSoftware Company Cyber-Ark, who work in the areas of Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Sensitive Information Management and Digital Vault solutions, have been hired by an unnamed “influential global financial institution” to provide their PIM security solution. According to the company the ink is already dry on what they claim to be a seven figure contract. Not surprisingly in today's financial climate the ...
October 21, 2008
In a security market that is beginning to see problems with tried and tested security solutions such as Secure FTP, companies are turning more and more towards alternative ways of keeping data secure. One such solution is Sensitive Information Management, another comes in the form of PIM or Privileged Identity Management. Cyber-Ark, a pioneer in this field has just announced the release ...
Cyber-Ark announces Inter-Business Vault 5.0
by Alan HartenIn a security market that is beginning to see problems with tried and tested security solutions such as Secure FTP, companies are turning more and more towards alternative ways of keeping data secure. One such solution is Sensitive Information Management, another comes in the form of PIM or Privileged Identity Management. Cyber-Ark, a pioneer in this field has just announced the release ...
September 10, 2008
A highly publicized incident in which a disk containing personal details of over 5,000 Ministry of Justice staff went missing has prompted Cyber-Ark to claim that it is time for the EU data security controls to be fully taken up in the UK. They say there is a strong need for government departments and agencies to legally enforce the use of ...
Cyber-Ark Calls On Government to Adopt EU Security Policies
by Alan HartenA highly publicized incident in which a disk containing personal details of over 5,000 Ministry of Justice staff went missing has prompted Cyber-Ark to claim that it is time for the EU data security controls to be fully taken up in the UK. They say there is a strong need for government departments and agencies to legally enforce the use of ...
