ANX Corporate Blog

On Monday, May 16, President Obama released a strategy framework for cyberspace that stresses developing norms of responsible state behavior to promote a secure, open Internet.  Of particular interest to me, was the likely trend of data breach notification.  The drumbeat for simplification and standardization of state laws into a national law is intensifying.  There’s already a dizzying array of different laws regarding data breach notification.  Forty-seven state laws are in place today.  There’s also an extensive docket of proposed state laws. States are delving into more and more aspects of data breach aftermath.  For example, Hawaii has a proposed law that forces a business to pay for a person’s access to credit reports for at least three years in the event of a data...

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All good intentions don’t always end up with the desired result we were originally seeking or desired.  The same can be said when it comes to the ever changing world of information technology and security.  The popular move right now is toward consolidation and hosting systems in the cloud.  While there are many great financial benefits associated with cloud offerings, it’s important to understand the bigger picture in terms of risk and business continuity.

It’s understood that risks change over time that could pose new threats and vulnerabilities to the applications and systems in which are now hosted by a third party.  The agreements in place with your provider will often detail the terms of the agreement, but often lack the information associated with business continuity...

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TruComply, an easy-to-use GRC SaaS application, currently supports over 550 regulations

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (May 16, 2011) – ANXeBusiness Corp. (ANX), a leading provider of integrated security, compliance, and secure connectivity solutions, announced today that the company will be exhibiting its GRC solutions at ISACA’s 41^st Annual North America Computer Audit, Control and Security (North America CACS) Conference, May 15-19 in Las Vegas.  ANX will be located at booth #416 on the Expo floor.

North America CACS is designed for IT audit, security and governance professionals in North America. Its content-rich and thought-provoking sessions delve into some of the biggest challenges facing IT audit and security professionals. Sessions focus on the latest strategies to address these...

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ANX becomes a multi-year winner of Hot Companies Award; Flagship GRC product, TruComply, awarded Hot Technologies Award

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (May 13, 2011) - ANXeBusiness Corp. (ANX), a leading provider of managed security, compliance and connectivity solutions, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry's leading technology research and advisory guide, has named ANX a winner in both the Hot Companies and Hot Technologies categories at the Annual 2011 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards.  This coveted program recognizes the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management, product engineering, and customer satisfaction in every area of information technology.  ANX...

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard many companies touting the benefits of cloud computing ad nauseam. These days it seems like everyone has gone nebulous and jump on the cloud computing bandwagon.  While services like Gmail, Netflix and Salesforce.com have become household names, how do we as industry professionals sort through the buzz and distinguish true cloud players from those who are just blowing smoke? The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) may have the answer.

In September of 2010, the CSA announced the availability of its Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge, or CCSK, certification. More and more organizations are looking to take advantage of cloud computing in order to lower costs, simplify IT infrastructure,...

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