data security in case studies
Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008
Case Study Speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, Yan Noblot, principal consultant at Atos Origin, said: "It's interesting to see how information security has developed since 2002 and the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the one in... [16 Apr 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study N is for Network security Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. The system also generates reports, has a quick search function and helps the force comply with the Data Protection Act. [12 Mar 2008]
Comparison site gets smart to beat that competition
Case Study The company's founder and managing director John Paleomylites explained the launch team was drawn from the data security sector in 2005 and was looking at how the web could be used to collect quality data from customers. [29 Jan 2008]
Rotherham NHS ups network access security
Case Study Rotherham NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) has improved network security using integration software to match staff records with systems access.silicon.com Public Sector He said: "This posed quite a security problem. [25 Jan 2008]
AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date
Case Study It also allows greater collaboration between workers in the company by allowing them to view calendars to organise meetings, while the security has also been improved. HP was also able to prepare and synchronise a significant amout of data in advance. [23 Jan 2008]
Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying
Case Study Security from A to Z Because the system is so precise, Liddell is also using it to comply with Freedom of Information (FoI) enquiries and data protection issues. The system is also being used to help the college comply with data protection... [11 Jan 2008]
Somerfield gets serious about wireless security
Case Study Somerfield has undertaken a security audit on its wireless networks, leading to a less draconian security policy that allows the retailer's IT department to take full advantage of wireless technology in the future. [05 Nov 2007]
ICI takes the plunge with WLAN
Case Study Paul Simmonds, global information security director at ICI, said around 20 sites have started to use the service so far. He explained that the WLAN is centrally managed from a data centre in the UK where the Aruba master switch is located. [10 Oct 2007]
Norton Rose reaps rewards of comms upgrade
Case Study Norton Rose inked a £5m data security and storage deal with BT last year. International law firm Norton Rose has signed a £1.9m contract with Affiniti to upgrade its communications network. The legal firm moved from six offices to a single London... [23 Aug 2007]
Holiday company steps up data security
Case Study As a result of the improved data security, the company has been able to strengthen existing relationships with customers and bring in new business. Holiday company Attraction World has beefed up security around its business critical database and... [17 Aug 2007]
BlackBerrys juicing up work/life balance
Case Study Campbell said: "Mobile solutions, like the BlackBerry, provide business users with the ability to communicate with ease from whatever location they find themselves in, without needing to locate access points or negotiate security systems to access... [13 Jul 2007]
Durham college betters campus life with wireless
Case Study The network is improving students' experience in a variety of ways including allowing them to record lectures so they can be watched later and improving campus security through a more extensive CCTV network. [26 Jun 2007]
Paymaster saves £300k with mainframe move
Case Study The migration was completed within 10 months and Paymaster has also been able to improve levels of system availability and security, while reusing its core application code and data to minimise risk and expense. [08 May 2007]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study Police and healthcare service staff were worried about the security of having their data on a shared network. A big challenge for the IT department was therefore to build trust in the new network, which has received the BS779 worldwide security... [28 Mar 2007]
Comic Relief gets IT ready for donation deluge
Case Study The charity's two data centres have also streamlined the load-balancing and security of transactions, to speed up the process of supporters inputting their credit card details into the website or via call centre staff. [15 Mar 2007]
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