An Introduction To Identity Access Management
An Introduction To Identity Access Management Data breaches come in many forms, and today’s organisations need to govern and enforce user access to prevent data loss. It’s an issue that causes an abundance of data leaks due to the lack of safeguarding valuable data with context-based access control. This is where identity access management […]
A Data Security Update: Looking Ahead to 2017
What an eventful year 2016 has been! We just about survived the fallout of the BREXIT referendum, we lost many famous faces such as David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Gene Wilder and Muhammad Ali to name a few. Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States and before all that, on the 14th […]
HANDD Business Solutions Appointed Securonix First UK VAR
HANDD Business Solutions is proud to announce a new partnership with Securonix, the industry leader in security analytics that predict, prevent, detect and contain threats to enterprise security. HANDD will be the first UK Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Securonix. Securonix’s platform will complement the detection stage of HANDD’s Protect, Detect and Respond cycle to […]
Global Trends in Cyber Resilience
Every day gives us another example of companies falling victim to cyberattacks. ‘Cyber resilience’ has therefore become the new goal; defined as “the capacity of an enterprise to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of cyberattacksâ€. The Ponemon Institute has investigated this growing requirement in depth, conducting research into the cyber resilience […]
The Insider Threat – Is Your Organisation in Control?
Since security became an issue in the world of IT all those years ago, people have always focussed on the threat of external parties. Perhaps a kid trying to show off, maybe a competitor trying to steal information or even a terror organisation trying to cause chaos – they come in all shapes and forms. […]
Secure Your Dropbox Password
It has been reported that 68 million user records have been dropped on the internet as the result of a Dropbox hack. Details of the hack are few and far between at the moment but Dropbox have issued a statement advising users on actions to take. For more information on their recommended actions visit this […]
Badly Managed SSH Keys Pose a Serious Threat to Your Security
Over the years enterprises have been seriously lax in their approach to the management of their SSH keys. The problem has been compounded by the lack of visibility and monitoring capabilities as well as the lack of provisioning and remediation processes. What has happened in the past is Administrators and external contractors are typically given […]
Think EU GDPR Doesn’t Apply? Think Again!
I am surprised by the number of organisations that are yet to fully adopt a robust strategy for tackling the new EU GDP regulations both pre and post BREXIT. From what I have seen sifting through endless amounts of freely available information it has never been too clear on what the EU GDPR has actually […]
Who Can You Really Trust?
In the wake of the recent HSBC Banking scandal where two former employees are facing charges for rigging a multi billion dollar currency deal, I can’t help but wonder, what could’ve been done better to prevent this? Mark Johnson the Global Head of Foreign Exchange Trading and former HSBC Colleague Stuart Scott are alleged to […]
Managed File Transfer is Going Places
As the UK’s leading experts in Managed File Transfer it is always exciting to hear positive things about the industry from leading independent sources. The recent report by Transparency Market Research indicates that the Managed File Transfer market is showing no signs of slowing down.  Forecasts suggest the global market is expected to increase from USD939.5 million in […]