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IT Departments on Data Security: A Research Concepts Survey

whitepaper One out of four organizations surveyed had a data breach in the past year. A survey of 185 IT professionals finds that, although computer and data security are high priorities, they are surprisingly unprepared to prevent data breaches and computer...

Tags: anti-hacking, survey, measures, explores

[11 May 2008]

Developer Security Best Practices

whitepaper A security breach can result in significant financial loss, irreparable damage to reputation or worse. The importance of strong security cannot be overvalued for any successful business. Information security should therefore be of the utmost...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI Data Security Standard: The Risk Mitigation Challenges of the "12 Commandments"

whitepaper It only takes one security breach and the harm to a merchant's organization can be permanent. Payment Card Industry's (PCI) is designed to safeguard credit card data from the time it is received until the end of its life cycle.

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI Compliance: Low Risk, High Reward

whitepaper When one's business' reputation is damaged from a breach of data security, customer trust suffers. Reputation is the most prized asset for any business. When customer trust suffers, sales are impacted and market position threatened.

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Healthcare

whitepaper The shift towards electronic health records makes laptop management and data breach prevention a growing challenge. The loss of one computer puts patient privacy at risk, and exposes organizations to damaging publicity and HIPAA compliance issues.

Tags: asset management, laptop, laptops, tracking

[05 May 2008]

11-Hospital Health System Manages Growing Fleet of Laptops

whitepaper As a leading healthcare provider with a state-of-the-art electronic health record system, Allina Hospitals & Clinics required a way to protect its rapidly growing laptop population from computer theft and potential data breach.

Tags: back-office, asset, health, electronic

[03 May 2008]

600 HMRC workers caught snooping

News The government-commissioned Poynter Review of the breach that led to the loss of 25 million personal details after a junior employee posted two CDs to the National Audit Office is expected to be published imminently.

Tags: data loss, hmrc

[01 May 2008]

Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security

whitepaper 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.

Tags: threat, paper discusses, continue, hackers

[30 Apr 2008]

Samsung chief steps down after tax indictment

News South Korea's most powerful businessman said yesterday that he would step down after 20 years at the head of the giant Samsung Group, following his indictment last week for tax evasion and breach of trust.

Tags: ceo, samsung, tax

[22 Apr 2008]

UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has warned chief executives to protect staff and customers...

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'

Comment Breach of copyright is a whole different box of frogs, since no one will ever die or be physically injured as a result of it. The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also got a lots of comments, while women in IT - or lack of...

Tags: file-sharers, home office, women

[17 Apr 2008]

Why Organizations Need Web Application Firewalls

whitepaper Web application firewalls offer immediate and effective protection for web applications and help organizations pass security audits that demonstrate regulatory compliance. In addition, web application firewalls facilitate secure coding initiatives...

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

Recovery After a Security Breach

whitepaper Implementing an “incident response process” after a security breach This paper reviews best practices for disaster recovery. Topics include: Compiling useful information for law enforcement Assessing damage or loss

Tags: network security, response, loss, damage

[10 Apr 2008]

What You Need to Implement a Network Security Solution

whitepaper A breach in network security could cost company a great deal in lost productivity, lost data, repair work, and loss of confidence among customers, partners, and employees. But these damages are preventable.

Tags: network security, network security, protect, deal

[10 Apr 2008]

Application Hacking Techniques and How to Stop Them - Level 200

whitepaper 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...

Tags: anti-hacking, developers, discover, protect

[10 Apr 2008]

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: A Handbook on the Implications for IS Professionals

whitepaper 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...

Tags: business management, act, examine, compliance

[10 Apr 2008]

Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security

whitepaper 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.

Tags: continue, hackers, methods, threat

[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...

Tags: gordon brown, cyber crime, security, funding

[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...

Tags: data loss, mod, full disclosure, cards

[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.

Tags: threat, data theft, social engineering, security

[10 Mar 2008]

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