Security Solution for Financial Services” in Europe

For second year running Veracode achieves recognition in leading European industry awards

Infosecurity Europe, London, 30 April 2009 – Veracode Inc., provider of the world’s leading Application Risk Management Platform, announced today that it has won a major SC Magazine Excellence Award.   Veracode’s SecurityReview®, the first comprehensive solution for managing application security risk available as a cloud-based service, was the winner in the Best Security Solution for Financial Services category.  This is the second time Veracode’s contribution in this sector has been recognized in Europe. 

• Knowledge of risk reducing concepts dwarfs cost saving practices
• Financial pressure top of business agenda

London, 29 April, 2009: A survey* commissioned by NetApp has revealed that UK business leaders are in the dark about how to reduce business costs through technology, focusing instead on managing security risks through IT.

Despite the fact that 59% of Britain’s ‘Captains of Industry’ see the current financial crisis as the most critical issue facing Britain, 41% do not feel confident that they know enough about technology to be able to evaluate the options available to improve their business performance.

Infosecurity Europe, London, 29 April 2009 – Securityvibes.com, the online community dedicated to IT Security and Compliance for CSO’s and IT Security industry experts, announces the opening of its UK based community. SecurityVibes is the first online community dedicated to CSO’s and ITS experts offering a confidential space of discussion where they can exchange with their peer on IT security trends, solutions, real life issues with a real vendor independance. 

Securityvibes.com offers a unique approach thru it’s online community, opened to all non vendor IT security experts, and it’s news portal, managed as a media, by a senior IT security journalist and expert Ben Chai.

Study clearly shows organizations are At-Risk from Insecure Software

Infosecurity Europe, London, 29 April 2009 – Veracode, provider of the world’s leading Application Risk Management Platform, announced today the findings of an independent commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Veracode titled, “Application Risk Management in Business Survey.”  The survey revealed that enterprises are struggling to protect their organisations from the costly and growing threat of application security breaches.  The study interviewed development, security and risk professionals across the UK and US, and confirmed that risk associated with insecure software is a very real concern and a top priority for management and developers alike.