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the Free CMSWire NewsletterGoogle and Microsoft continue to chase each other’s tails. Public sector email was in focus yesterday, today its Google Apps which has just received a government security certification. Meanwhile IGC has joined the XML project for Electronic Discovery.
Google Gets US Security Cert
Yesterday we reported that Microsoft (news, site) and Google had opened a new battle ground with both trying to secure General Services Administration contracts to provide email services.
Well looks like Google has made some progress on this front already as it announced yesterday morning that Google Apps had been certified as meeting the security requirements of the US government.
The certified apps are contained in a new version of Google Apps productivity suite called appropriately, Google Apps for Government. It contains the core apps, including Gmail, Docs, Video, Calendar and Postini with a price the same as Google Apps of US$ 50 per user per year.
The new certification, which gives Google Apps a FISMA-Moderate rating, means that it can be used to send data that is considered sensitive but not classified using servers that are isolated from the ones used by private sector clients.
The certification that Google Apps qualifies for is called a FISMA-Moderate rating, which means that it's authorized for use with data that's sensitive but unclassified.
While it gives Google added compliance and risk kudos, it will only add to the Microsoft v Google stand-off — Microsoft is already reportedly seeking FISMA certification for its Business Productivity Online Suite.
While the certification is significant for Google it still has a long way to go before it will be able to put Microsoft back in its box.
McAfee Upgrades Risk Management Solution
For risk management, McAfee has just unveiled a new solution for IT Security. The new solution combines real-time threat intelligence with global vulnerability scanning across applications, databases and networks, and correlates that with security countermeasures already in place
The result, McAfee (news, site) says, is that it helps organizations assess their highest priority risks. Consisting of McAfee Risk Advisor 2.5, McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.0 and MacAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases, it automatically pulls information together into a real-time risk analytics engine.
This enables organizations to fully understand their risk posture across every meaningful sector of their IT environment including databases, web applications, systems and networks to know precisely what is needed to optimize their security posture.
All products are available now. If you want to know more check out the McAfee Web GRC page age at the website
Cyber Attacks Cost US$ 3.8m Each
If you’re trying to get some kind of idea of how much a cyber attack will actually cost you, a new report from the Ponemon Institute (news, site) analyzing cyber- attacks against 45 companies shows the cost to businesses to be an average of US$ 3.8 million.
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