The user's demand for a fast integration of the German Modernized Baseline Security framework by BSI made a new sub-release 1.17.2 of verinice. and verinice.PRO necessary. Detailed information about bugs and the applied solutions are available in our release notes. 

A new version of verinice-Client has been provided in our verinice.SHOP for download. Subscribers of verinice.PRO will find the new version 1.17.2 in the respective repositories. 

This update is mandatory for users of the…

Starting with version 1.18 verinice will include a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) of the AdoptOpenJDK initiative. AdoptOpenJDK creates JRE which contain all security patches and may be used free of charge. For verinice users nothing will change: verinice will still contain a current JRE and the verinice.TEAM will keep the installation as easy as possible.

Previously (incl. version 1.17.x) verinice contained a JRE, which was published by Oracle free of charge. However, Oracle changed the Java…

The verinice.TEAM has identified and fixed a problem in the recently released verinice.PRO 1.17: When sending mails for unfinished tasks a lot of reminder mails were sent within a short time instead of only every 7. Affected are only verinice servers. A new version verinice.PRO 1.17.1 with corresponding solution has already been released and is available in the .PRO repository.

verinice development manager Daniel Murygin: "We were able to react quickly and publish a hotfix. Our support, to whom…

verinice support budgets are now available in the verinice.SHOP. They provide quick and easy access to supporting services. In addition to individual contracts, SerNet is thus making flat-rate budgets available to customers all over the world.

With this step SerNet wants to make it easier for verinice users to have direct access to the expertise of the verinice.TEAM. Two advantages in particular are key: The contract is concluded immediately instead of having to be individually negotiated. In…

<link https: www.centos.org _blank external-link-new-window>CentOS 7 is supported by verinice since the current 1.15 version – users can now switch to the newer version of the Linux distribution.

Updating servers from CentOS 6 to 7 is not possible, hence verinice must be set up and configured again. If needed, <link https: www.sernet.com _blank external-link-new-window>SerNet and the verinice.TEAM offer support with the transition. The verinice appliance will be available for CentOS 7 in a few weeks and will also simplify the reinstallation. Daniel Murygin, team lead software development: "Customers who are…

The verinice.CLIENT is now available as subscription at the <link https: shop.verinice.com _blank external-link-new-window verinice.shop>verinice.SHOP. The contract period spans 1, 2 or 3 years. The change made by verinice publisher <link https: www.sernet.com _blank external-link-new-window sernet>SerNet comes as a lot of customers requested a subscription based model.

Previously, new versions of the verinice.CLIENT had to be purchased separately. With typically two releases a year many customers required a new acquisition every six month and had to negotiate with their purchasing department. To simplify this process on the user side,…

SerNet added v.Designer to the <link https: shop.verinice.com _blank external-link-new-window verinice.shop>verinice.SHOP today so this software is not only available for <link internal-link>verinice.PRO customers but also for users of the verinice standalone Client.

v.Designer enables you to modify report templates or to create new ones.

verinice uses the BIRT framework that includes a report designer. v.Designer is based on this tool and has been slightly modified for verinice and enhanced with certain options and functions. All main functions remain the same so that manuals and…

7-9 June 2016 marks the date of the Infosecurity Europe in Olympia (Kensington, London). SerNet will present the ISMS-Tool verinice there for the first time. You can find the SerNet team and the verinice.PARTNERS from Sila Consulting at the verinice booth S70 on the 2nd level.

Together we will introduce verinice in its current version 1.12, demonstrate the potential of the ISMS tool and give an outlook on the future development steps. In addition, Sila informs about partner services such as the…

On 4 May 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It replaces the national sectoral data protection regulations in the 28 EU Member States. Thus, after a a two-year transitional period, national regulations will not be valid anymore. 

With the reform, a EU wide unified legal framework with a high standard of data protection should be ensured in the member states. For companies, the basic regulation has major implications…

On February 17th, 2016 a <link http: www.heise.de security meldung glibc-dramatische-sicherheitsluecke-in-linux-netzwerkfunktionen-3107621.html _blank patch linux red hat over critical glibc>critical bug in the Linux library glibc was made public. verinice.PRO users should patch their operating systems with the updates released.

The command

yum update 

updates the whole system to the latest version.

If only the operating system should be updated without…