The time is ripe to elevate the greatest movers and shakers in the world of information security as nominations for the Infosecurity Europe 2013 ‘Hall of Fame’ open.

For the last 5 years the medal of honour of the information security world has been presented to speakers of high renown with the ‘Hall of Fame’ at Infosecurity Europe. Voted for by fellow industry professionals the recipients of this most prestigious honour stand at the vanguard of the technological age. Possessing a wisdom that can only be gained through experience at the frontiers of the industry, any inductee to the Hall of Fame is guaranteed to impress, as the adorned walls of previous shows testify.

 ISACA, a global IT association with 100,000 members in 180 countries, teamed up with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to issue a user guide on Service Organization Control ReportsSM  that help evaluate risk, reliability and compliance issues regarding outsourced tasks or functions. The guide, titled SOC 2SM User Guide for Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality or Privacy, is available at www.isaca.org/SOC2.

 The recent, and largest, cyber attack ever on a state government in the US, shows that attacks on third-party credentials - which can be used in identity theft frauds - are becoming more and more commonplace.

 The problem, says Andy Kemshall, chief technology officer at SecurEnvoy, is that public sector organisations in the US have a lot of identity information on citizens in their database, including payment card details.

 “US credentials such as the person’s social security number, name, address and payment card details, are pure gold when it comes to identity theft information, which has now become a global cybercriminal commodity business,” he said.

 Security Policy Management Market Leader Achieves 1108% Growth Over the Past Five Years

Ramat Gan, Israel –October 30, 2012 –Tufin Technologies today announced that it has ranked eighth on the 2012 Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Israel. In 2011 Tufin landed the number one spot on the list and in 2010 it ranked second, making this the third year in a row that Tufin has topped Deloitte Israel’s prestigious list.  In a country often referred to as the ‘start-up nation’ known for producing some of the world’s most successful and innovative technology companies, ranking this high on Deloitte Israel’s list is a major accomplishment. Tufin’s placement in the top 8 for three years running makes this year’s achievement particularly noteworthy.