Hiring an information security vendor? Use these best practices.

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	INSIDER Hiring an information security vendor? Use these best practices. The exponential rise in security incidents has caused many businesses to look hard at getting their own houses in order before they become the next headline. As part of those efforts, businesses are turning to security consultants to perform audits, penetration testing and other assessments of their systems. These are admirable activities, worthy of consideration by any prudent organization. But these engagements should be entered into with all the care that a business would use in any other transaction in which a third party is granted access to the company’s most sensitive systems and data. Unfortunately, this is seldom the case.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More : BMC Software IT Security and Compliance With BMC Intelligent Compliance, you can reduce both the amount of time you're vulnerable to attacks and the cost of maintaining complete IT compliance. View Now In this Issue AT&T a closer partner of NSA than previously known, Snowden docs show Mozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox DARPA wants low-power chips that handle high-impact applications DOJ calls for encryption balance that includes law enforcement needs Oracle's new 'PULA' license promises unlimited database use in perpetuity DARPA wants to transform vacuum electronics for superior communications, data transmissions WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services Meet the industry's first adaptive, threat-focused next-generation firewall (NGFW) designed for a new era of threat and advanced malware protection. Cisco® ASA with FirePOWER Services delivers integrated threat defense for the entire attack continuum - before, during, and after an attack. Learn More AT&T a closer partner of NSA than previously known, Snowden docs show A new analysis of documents leaked by Edward Snowden highlights massive surveillance efforts with special help from AT&T Read More Mozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox A new tool in prebeta is designed to block browser tracking across sites Read More WHITE PAPER: OpenText Enterprise-Level PDF Accessibility The biggest challenges in Life Sciences companies today are maintaining a robust product pipeline and reducing time to market while complying with an increasing and evolving multitude of Federal and international regulations. Learn More DARPA wants low-power chips that handle high-impact applications DARPA DARPA’s  Circuit Realization At Faster Timescales (CRAFT) program aims to make it easier, faster and cheaper to design custom circuits akin to this one, which was specially designed to provide a range of voltages and currents for testing an infrared sensor device that had been a candidate for an orbiting telescope. Heavyweight 3D imagery and complex unmanned aircraft systems are just two applications that beg for the low power, high performance custom integrated circuits the researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are looking to build.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More DOJ calls for encryption balance that includes law enforcement needs Companies encrypting customer data should weigh the benefits to cybersecurity against needs of law enforcement, officials say Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology How Today's Hybrid Enterprises Thrive in Disruptive Times While hybrid architectures and SaaS applications bring significant cost and flexibility benefits to enterprise users, they're creating unprecedented challenges for IT. In order to prioritize according to business needs, and to deliver an optimal and consistent end-user experience. View Now>> Oracle's new 'PULA' license promises unlimited database use in perpetuity 'We have seen them in the wild,' one consultant confirms Read More DARPA wants to transform vacuum electronics for superior communications, data transmissions The notion of vacuum electronics may sound ancient in high-tech terms but a new program from the scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to transform the widely-used equipment into the next century.According to DARPA, vacuum electron devices (VEDs) are critical components for defense and civilian systems that require high power, wide bandwidth, and high efficiency, and there are over 200,000 VEDs currently in service.+More on Network World: DARPA wants to make complex 3D printing trustworthy, dependable, safe+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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