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Imperva say ICO penalties focus too much on disclosure

On April 6, the ballgame for data security in the UK changes because, as from that date, the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has the power to fine organisations up to 500,000.. more

Imperva says social networking sites responsible for users' security

Responding to reports that Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter seniors are blaming weak passwords for the ongoing security problems of social networking sites, Imperva says that social networking sites need to take.. more

Imperva comments on Iowa Homeland Security site hack

Reports that the US Department of Homeland Security’s Web site for Iowa has been defaced by hackers sends out a very strong message on the IT security front, says Imperva. According.. more

Imperva warns of 'industrialised' hackers

Imperva, the data security leader, today released a new report warning that hackers have become industrialized and represent an exponentially increased threat to individuals, organizations and Government. Imperva’s report says the emerging industrialization of hacking parallels the way in which the 19th century revolution advanced.. more

Imperva launches ThreatRadar to guard against industrialised Cyber Attacks

Imperva, the data security leader, today announced the general availability of ThreatRadar, a new add-on to Imperva’s market-leading Web Application Firewall (WAF) that provides automated, reputation-based defense against large scale industrialized cyber attacks. “ThreatRadar dramatically increases an enterprise’s ability to stop attacks by automatically adapting.. more

Twitter credentials worth $1,000 to cybercriminals

The rapid evolution of Web 2.0 services and the parallel world of cybercrime is driving a revolution in the price that criminals charge each other for user credentials, says Imperva, the data security specialist. The price of a file of user credentials – known as.. more

Imperva updates SecureSphere

Imperva, the leader in data security, today announced a major update to its market-leading Data Security Suite. The release extends Imperva’s database auditing solution with numerous platform, storage and scalability enhancements and introduces User Rights Management for Databases (URM), which allows organizations to automate the.. more

Imperva analyses password strength

Imperva, the leader in Data Security, announced today the release of study analyzing 32 million passwords recently exposed in the Rockyou.com breach. Imperva’s Application Defense Center (ADC) analyzed the strength of the passwords in a report, Consumer Password Worst Practices, that analyzes 32 million passwords.. more