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URL Shorteners: Convenient But a Potential Security Risk

2016-04-16 03:04:47| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

If URLs are too short, they're easily guessable using brute-force techniques, which can expose users' data and identities.

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Hortonworks Ramps Up Hadoop Security

2016-04-14 23:38:15| TechNewsWorld

Hortonworks this week announced a series of enterprise security efforts to bolster performance and data safety with its Hortonworks Data Platform. The company announced that Pivotal Software will standardize on Hortonworks' Hadoop distribution. The thrust of the product announcements concerned updates on applying security policies and maintaining data governance.

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Information Security Officer

2016-04-14 16:07:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency GSA has set up a selection procedure that aims to establishing a reserve list for Information Security Officer. The Information Security Officer will belong to the GSMC Technical team reporting directly to the GSMC Technical Manager. Heshe will assist the GSMC Technical Manager as well as the GSMC Manager in the discharge of their responsibilities regarding the protection of EU Classified Information EUCI at both GSMC sites in compliance with the relevant legislation, implementing acts and instructions from relevant stakeholders. The tasks and responsibilities shall in principle include without limitation o Ensure the availability of any GSMC Local Security Operations processes necessary for the GSMC to fulfil its mission. Lead, manage and perform those processes associated with change management of security policies and procedures as well as accreditation Site and System Security Accreditation process Apply and implement the security requirements to the GSMC, determine the security design and contribute to the security accreditation of the systems. This comprises the delivery of related accreditation requests and contributions of the GSMC for all registriesIT systems needing accreditation Local Security Engineering process The lifecycle of activities that lead to the production setting of new or modified local security operations support processes. Starting from the evaluation of analysis of new applicable local security requirements to the GSMC andor evolutions request, scoping the related security requirements for implementation and input to new technical requirements if required to support such new security requirements, ensuring the implementation thereof direct contribution or monitoring third parties, up to the validation and in operations setting of such local security operations processes evolutions. It shall include the contribution to definition of security policies, processes and procedures regarding global security environment, local security environment and electronic ICT security environments Technical Engineering processes Contributing from a security standpoint to requirements definitions and design of technical infrastructures with a strong emphasis on ICT systems e.g. firewalls, VPNs, tokens, certificates, avoidance of threats like virus spreading or denial of service attacks, event logging, even detection and log analysis o Lead the necessary coordination of other GSMC security staff activities and processes such staff remaining directly responsible for the performance and evolution of their respective processes and procedures Security Schedule Management and Task Monitoring Process Plan for and maintain the schedule of deliveriesmajor associated workload, and monitor tasks progress status of other staff relating to local security operations and engineering supporting processes. Ensure the controlling of the security procedures by himselfherself or through the audits done by other personnel SecurityAudits and awareness contributions Planning, preparation and execution of various audits to monitor the compliance of the organisation towards external requirements, internal security policies, processes and procedures, and security related technical requirements including penetration tests Lead and organise regular security staff coordination meetings, preparing minutes of meetings and tracing the associated individual tasks o Liaise with relevant authorities and partners, in particular with Bodies in charge of the various accreditationapproval of the GSMC. As of 2016, this entails four areas local site accreditation and Critical National Infrastructure operators with national authorities, Galileo system accreditation with the Security Accreditation Board, and the GSA Security Department regarding GSMC IT systems The Central Security Office in the GSA Headquarters which defines the policies and establishes instruments to ensure that the security rules are respected and the security policies are consistently applied throughout the Agency Leading or participating in working groups in relation to the above duties o Ensure the overall security structure of the GSMC and the implementation of the GSAs security policy, including security awareness within the GSA, effectiveness of the GSMCs internal security controls, monitoring of the Security of the communications infrastructure, network assets and database infrastructure of the GSMC looking for signs or marks which could be understood as internal or external violation of the system o Security Support Services Contract Management Drafting terms of reference for each specific contract in relation to the post duties, managing such contracts services approving invoices, and managing budget planning and use, ensuring regular reporting and action tracking, establishing jointly detailed working procedures at the interface of GSMC staff duties o Performing other relevant duties as required. Language use The above tasks and responsibilities will be conducted in the o English language most documentation and interactions with GSA staff and other personnel coming to the GSMC site, as well as Galileo program stakeholders o French language relationships with French authorities and CampsdesLoges personnel, managing the guarding contract and interactions with guards, personnel of contractors involved in facilities management services The Information Security Officer shall be available for regular oncall duties outside normal working hours availability by phone with ability to come back to the site within predefined elapsed times that will be established to meet operational external requirements the duties associated with such oncall shall be of a nature similar to those of the main duties of the post, but will also include a wider set of activities aimed at ensuring the security and technical availability of the site focussing on feared events and their related initial reaction procedures. Heshe may at a later stage be requested to perform team management of other GSMC security staff currently reporting to a GSMC Manager. In times of crisis during which GSMC activities need to be reinforced heshe might be required to be a member or contribute towards the Emergency Management Committee until the end of the crisis. The postholder may be required to obtain and maintain a certification for the related duties. Working location The Information Security Officer initial work location will be the French GSMC site. However the duties of the post encompass equally the integral local security processes of both GSMC site. The job holder may be requested to go on frequent missions and have temporary detachments to other GSA premises UK and Czech Republic to perform similar tasks to those in France including backup type of duties. Heshe may also be requested for a permanent relocation to the UK site. For more details and application, please visit our career webpage httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities

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Verimatrix web client security added to INSIDE Secure's DRM Fusion

2016-04-14 08:30:55| Digital TV News

Verimatrix and INSIDE Secure (Paris:INSD) have announced a partnership that offers freedom of DRM choice when designing solutions for a multi-screen video service.

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Radio Navigation Security AIV Engineer E3

2016-04-13 17:07:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Ajilon Technology Aerospace is looking for an Security AIV EngineerE3 for an opportunity at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands Ajilon Technology Aerospace is a specialized Engineering consultancy with more than 30 years experience providing aerospace Engineers to our key partners in The Netherlands. Ajilon is a longstanding business partner of the European Space Agency ESA, with more than 100 employees recruited from across Europe currently supporting ESAs activities. General tasks to be performed The work includes design, analysis, implementation and testing of radio navigation systems, with emphasis on system architecture andperformance, GNSS security and on radio navigation receivers.The principal tasks and responsibilities will include o Radio Navigation system GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO etc. and augmentation EGNOS, WAAS, QZSS etc.. The work includes studies analyses and testing of navigationsystemssegmentselementstechnology, dissemination and navigation algorithms, including tools development evaluation of NavigationPositioningTiming algorithm and techniques, usersystemsegment performance assessment based on software simulators, laboratory and field measurements, and support to ESA projects in follow up of industrial procurements. o Radio Navigation equipments covering space applications. The work includes study, design, analysis and testing of navigationpositioningrangingmonitoring technology and receiver for space. Radio Navigation space applications performed at ESA include scientific applications atmospheric sounding, oceanic observation, formation flying, rendezvous and attitude determination. o Radio Navigation equipments for terrestrial applications. The work includes study, design, analysis and testing of navigation receiverstechnology for terrestrial applications and local augmentation. Radio Navigation terrestrial applications performed at ESA are those related with high performance based on high accuracy e.g. geodesy andor high integrity e.g. civil aviation, maritime. o Radio Navigation signals and signal processing. The work includes study, design, analysis and testing of signal and signal processing techniques including toolsequipment development and procurement. It encompasses signal structure, modulations, data dissemination, techniques for error correction, synchronisation, multipath mitigation and estimation, interference mitigation, cancellation, encryption, authentication, etc. o Radio Navigation Laboratory equipments. The work includes definition procurement design, testing, usage of Radio Navigation equipment in support to Radio Navigation experimentsand test campaigns. o GNSS System implementation and verification including ground segment control and processing facilities and GNSS security o In particular for Galileo, participation in studies, simulations and laboratory testing for the assessment of system endtoend functionalities and performance, including measurement campaigns, data processing and field testing, also applied to radio navigation receivers design and techniques o Support to the Galileo project in the monitoring of industrial contracts for the development of radio navigation tools and equipment including receivers and for studies on radio navigation, including generating technical requirements and statements of work Specific tasks to be performed Supporting GALILEO Security related to the following o GALILEO Ground Control Segment GCS Security Integration Verification and Qualification SECIVQ activities test, credit collection and anomalies followup o Secure Test campaigns for GCS Qualficiation and Acceptance Reviews o GCS engineering activities and reviews requirements, key point design, Test Readiness and Results, Qualification and Acceptance review of test procedures and reports o Establishing and maintaining GCS security requirements o KMF related tasks deep knowledge of KMF architecture needed To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required o University degree MSc in telecommunications and signal processing or electronic engineering, as well as experience in these fields. o Specific knowledge in the design and testing of Radio Navigation systems and equipment including receivers. o They shall have strong knowledge on the design of satellite navigation systems, ranging and positioning techniques, RF, signal processing techniques, and digital navigation receivers in addition to GNSS security and processing facilities. o The specialist shall in particular have at least 4 years of experience relevant with the GNSS and GALILEO systems and equipment and have good knowledge of Radio Navigation processing, simulation and testing systems. o They shall be specialist in the implementation, maintenance and operation of complex Radio Navigation processing, simulation and test facilities for spacecraft, aircraft, maritime and land mobile applications. o Candidates must be eligible for security clearance from their national security administration. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC is the largest site and the technical heart of ESA. This nursery of European space activities is located in Noordwijk, Netherlands. At ESTEC, about 2500 engineers, technicians and scientists work handson with mission design, spacecraft and space technology. Almost all ESA projects except launchers are managed from ESTEC. In Noordwijk, people work on science missions, manned space missions, Earth observation, telecommunications and navigation satellites. ESTEC provides extensive testing facilities to verify the proper operation of spacecraft, such as the Large Space Simulator LSS, acoustic and electromagnetic testing bays, multiaxis vibration tables and the ESA Propulsion Laboratory EPL. Please send your CV to technologyaerospaceajilon.nl before 04052016

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