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RSS breachApplication Hacking Techniques and How to Stop Them - Level 200
White Paper Attendees will discover what actions an attacker will take in order to break the security of an application and how to minimize the cost of a security breach. This webcast will concentrate on how to protect your application by understanding how... [10 Apr 2008]
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: A Handbook on the Implications for IS Professionals
White Paper The importance of supporting your corporate compliance through the proper control of your computer software applications should not be underestimated, as the penalties for the breach of this act are severe and are applied directly to the senior... [10 Apr 2008]
Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security
White Paper This white paper discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security, and what you can do to protect yourself. Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. [31 Mar 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News It was not made clear whether the National Security Forum would have oversight of government departments, which have been involved in a rash of data breach reports in the past year. Michael Small, director of security management strategy at... [20 Mar 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [13 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment The massive breach that retailer TK Maxx suffered was a good example. A study by the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by PGP Corporation and Symantec, examined the costs incurred by 21 UK businesses after experiencing a data breach. [10 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a further attack, citing the risk of a massive data breach on the system. James Hall, director of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), told silicon.com the revised scheme is likely to cut £1bn off its... [10 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News A string of revelations about lost government data followed the HMRC data breach, including the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the [29 Feb 2008]
Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay
News Lumension Security vice president, Alan Bentley, said: "The good news with this latest data breach is that the data was encrypted. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [29 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Illegal file-sharing, biometrics flying high, ID fines…
Comment ¦ The Naked CIO: Identity crisis ¦ Revealed: The full cost of a corporate data breach ¦ Open source gains business credibility ¦ Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their... [28 Feb 2008]
'Tamper-proof' chip and PIN terminals hacked
News Certified devices are easy to breach. Saar Drimer and Steven Murdoch, overseen by Professor Ross Anderson, managed to hack two widely used PIN terminals: the Ingenico i3300 and the Dione Xtreme. Security from A to Z [27 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment I fear that few chief executives realise the capacity of a data breach to hole their business below the waterline. My fear is that it took a big data breach to bring this issue to the public consciousness. [27 Feb 2008]
Revealed: The full cost of a corporate data breach
News Data breaches cost businesses nearly £50 for each customer record lost, with one UK company revealing the cost of a recent data breach hit £3.8m. Research sponsored by PGP and Symantec examined the costs incurred by 21 UK businesses after they... [25 Feb 2008]
Web Application Penetration Testing for Leading E-Tailer
White Paper To ascertain the impact of a security breach on their application, the company engaged AppLabs to carry out Web Application Penetration Testing (WAPT) on their servers exposed to the Internet. The company is India's leading retail chain with a... [24 Feb 2008]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News The government has failed to address important concerns about security on the internet - including ignoring calls for a data breach notification law - leading a House of Lords committee to look at the issue again. [22 Feb 2008]
