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Securing and regulating IoT

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By Simon Bryden Consulting System Engineer at Fortinet In the data center, servers, storage and, more recently, networks are highly automated, and the processes are “industrialized”. However, in the case of IT security, point solutions and manual work still seem to prevail. In this article, we will take a look at the important first steps towards an industrialization of IT security as well as consider whether or not we need a legal regulation of minimum security requirements for IoT equipment (and thus for IIoT equipment). Since the first network firewall devices started to appear on the market, the volume, variety … Continue reading Securing and regulating IoT

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Strong Authentication’s Old Reliable, the Hardware Token Still Going Strong

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By Thirion de Briel, Olivier Global Solution Marketing Director, IAM Solutions It has been clear for years that passwords alone are not enough to protect your company’s assets, networks, applications and data. With the number of breaches increasing every year, and the cost and consequences of those breaches also on the rise, the time to act is now. Multi-factor authentication is essential in today’s environment.  It increases security by combining one or more “factors” to verify that the person who is asking for access is who they say they are.  These factors include something you have (a smart card or a mobile credential … Continue reading Strong Authentication’s Old Reliable, the Hardware Token Still Going Strong

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Epicor Unveils Product Vision for the Future of Business with ERP as the New Backbone for Digital Transformation and Growth

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Epicor delivers the muscle to move industry forward with intelligent business platform primed for global customers to embrace cloud, IoT, mobility, predictive analytics, and more Poised to transform the future of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise softwareto promote business growth, unveiled its product vision for the next-generation of user interface (UI) technology and design and industry cloud platforms that will drive Epicor solutions enabling customers and partners to embrace cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), mobility, predictive analytics, and other emerging technologies. “Analysts have said that by 2020 … Continue reading Epicor Unveils Product Vision for the Future of Business with ERP as the New Backbone for Digital Transformation and Growth

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AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises

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AppCentrix, a leading South Africa-based managed ICT services company, today announced its expansion into the Middle East and signing of a distribution agreement with ExtraHop, the leader in real-time IT analytics for network performance management and security. The company intends to capitalize on the region’s growing need for robust and competitively priced cyber security solutions by introducing its subscription-based managed services model that also drives strategic decision making by delivering data analysis for management insight.   Managed security services have been gaining steady traction in the Middle East over the last three years. “Organizations have been keen to address their … Continue reading AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises