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De Tweede Kamer heeft het nieuwe Beoordelingskader accreditatiestelsel hoger onderwijs Nederland 2016 op 3 november 2016 aangenomen. Tijdens Next Higher Education op 7 december geeft de NVAO een uitgebreide toelichting op het nieuwe beleid en de ervaringen tot nu toe. U heeft uiteraard de gelegenheid om al uw vragen en opmerkingen rechtstreeks met de ‘makers’ te bespreken. Beoordelingskader accreditatiestelsel hoger …

De meldcode moet worden aangepast, kondigde staatssecretaris Van Rijn van VWS dit voorjaar aan. Investeer in collectief leren, adviseert Sietske Dijkstra. ‘Blijvend resultaat boek je door samen intensief casussen te bespreken.’ Sietske Dijkstra, eigenaar van Bureau Dijkstra, docent op de opleiding regisseur huiselijk geweld en kindermishandeling en voormalig lector huiselijk geweld en hulpverlening in de keten aan het Expertisecentrum Veiligheid …

In de snel verdichtende grote steden staat de fysieke openbare ruimte onder enorme druk. Daarnaast is de economische groei van kleinere gemeenten niet meer vanzelfsprekend. In de grote steden is er steeds minder ruimte voor mens, groen en water. En staat mobiliteit, interactie en de menselijke maat onder druk. Lopen steden in krimpregio’s leeg en ontstaat er verschraling van het …

As recent data breaches show, every organization needs to take action to better secure insider access, particularly that of privileged users and contractors. By Travis Greene, NetIQ, the security portfolio of Micro Focus In 1992 during the preparation for Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign, political strategist James Carville, in an effort to focus the messaging, hung a sign in the …

Recently, we’ve seen evidence of the increase in insider threats related to outsiders obtaining and abusing insider credentials. Like others, I’ve pointed to multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a means to mitigate the risk posed by this attack method. But, it’s worth considering – what are the limitations of MFA in reducing the risk of outsiders abusing insider credentials? To be …

If the Panama Papers were a wake up call to pay closer attention to insider threats, two recent developments have revealed that we have awakened to an elephant in the room. The first is the release of this year’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) on April 26, which states, “63 percent of confirmed data breaches involved weak, default or …

CIO recently reported that a variant of spear phishing called whaling has emerged as a major cybersecurity threat. Whaling is a social-engineering scheme that uses the relationship between executives and employees to trick employees into taking an illicit action. An attacker masquerading as an executive bids, and the employee does his or her bidding. Notable companies such as Snapchat, Seagate, …

What does the name “Panama Papers” bring to your mind? Outed tax evaders? Exposed grafters? Money launderers? Or like me, does your mind go straight to the risk and prevention of insider security breaches? For those of you who don’t habitually pore over the financial or security press, the Panama Papers refers to a massive and lengthy data breach that …

Almost every job includes monotonous—but necessary—tasks that we dread completing. For line of business (LOB) managers, access certification is one of these tasks. Imagine a seemingly endless list or spreadsheet containing lines upon lines of users’ names coupled with their levels of access. In addition to a long list of other responsibilities, LOB managers are responsible for carefully evaluating whether …

Data breaches have become commonplace these days, and enterprises around the world agree that it’s not a matter of “if” but rather “when.” Complicating matters, gone are the days when your employees worked nine to five, from their desktops or laptops, or even within the walls of the office where access is delivered in a predictable, simple and easy to …