Cryptzone, the European IT security vendor, today announced Bluehive as the latest distributor to include Cryptzone’s solutions into its product portfolio.

The French deal comes at a time when many European organizations are considering the likely impact of stronger privacy rules and a new requirement for data breach notification. These were outlined in the European Commission’s proposal for a revised Data Protection Regulation and Directive, published in January. It is hoped that the harmonization of data protection across the European Union will create a baseline for organizations operating within European member countries.

A survey of 300 IT Security professionals has revealed that board of directors are most likely to ignore or flout security policies and procedures, with 42% cited as frequently ignoring them. That’s according to a survey released today by Cryptzone, Europe’s IT Threat Mitigation specialists, who found that rather than setting an example, over half of respondents were convinced that senior management believe that "the rules don't apply to them" when it comes to respecting IT security policies and procedures.

Alarmingly, 52% of those surveyed agreed with the statement that the Board of Directors have access to the most sensitive information yet have the least understanding of security. A worrying statistic when data loss has become a daily news headline and the regulators is hitting hard on organisations with lax attitudes towards data security.

Dissecting a Hacktivist Attack Deconstructs Recent Social Network Breach, Highlights Vulnerabilities and Provides Recommendations for Remediation

Imperva, Inc. (NYSE:  IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today released its May Hacker Intelligence report Dissecting a Hacktivist Attack, which highlights how hackers exploit user-generated content features of social media websites by deconstructing the recently successful attack on MilitarySingles.com.

“Social networking, user-generated content and PHP-based applications are prevalent on the Web, but this report gives pause to consider how easily sensitive personal information can be accessed through these channels,” said Amichai Shulman, CTO, Imperva.

SecureSphere 9.5 Automates Profile Optimization to Minimize Complexity of Emerging Web Application Frameworks

Redwood Shores, Calif., May 17, 2012 – Imperva, Inc. (NYSE:  IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced that the SecureSphere 9.5 Web Application Firewall has enhanced Dynamic Profiling with augmented support for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Dynamic Profiling simplifies the management of dynamic and complex Web application frameworks with a finely-tuned profiling to help identify aberrant behavior that often indicates abuse.