Computer Sciences Corp.
(CSC) has announced AppSEC on demand, a hosted service that lets
developers test the security of their applications and ‘bake’ security
into their code. According to CSC, current cyber security addresses
networks and the corporate perimeter leaving organizations ‘highly
vulnerable’ at the application layer. 86% of successful cyber attacks
penetrate the application layer while a mere 1% of expenditure goes
into application security*. The service is delivered from CSC
operations centers using HP’s ‘Fortify’ security tools.
Siemens has teamed with Intel unit McAfee to provide security solutions and services
to industrial customers. The offering boosts Siemens’ managed security
service offering with a ‘next generation’ firewall, security
information and event management, endpoint security and threat
intelligence. Siemens’ Siegfried Russwurm announced the deal at the
Hannover Messe this month saying that the deal would be ‘an important
foundation for the future of manufacturing and Industry 4.0.’ Industry
4 is a current EU buzzword covering much the same ground as the
Internet of Things, the Industrial Internet and other marketing flights
of fancy.
The International association of IT asset managers (Iaitam) has teamed with Ernst & Young to
offer IT asset management certification using Iaitam’s ITAM360 program.
You may wonder exactly what ‘IT asset management’ entails. The wordy
release offers little enlightenment. But the topic is, we understand,
to be viewed as a ‘C-level’ requirement in the industry. The
participation of an EY specialist in forensic technology makes us think
it is cyber related. Decide for yourselves by visiting E&Y or Iaitam.
The latest (5.6) release of Industrial Defender’s automation systems manager
(ASM) adds interoperability with third party security technologies,
providing a ‘unified view’ across heterogeneous operational technology
environments.
* The 2013 (ISC) 2 Global Information Security Workforce Study.
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