data networks for security breaches
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Vulnerabilities on UK company and public sector networks grew from 19 last year to 21 this year according to security analyst NTA Monitor and 87 per cent of data breaches could have been avoided by regular patching and other precautions according... [19 Jun 2008]
Univerge VoIP Security Best Practice
White Paper Security breaches might cause damage to an organization's reputation and/or loss of business opportunities if occurred. Although IP telephony solutions allow for a new way of office communication while reducing network costs, it does however add... [31 May 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Viruses, dodgy printers, unsupported open source software and iTunes are all among the 10 most common tech problems that can cost money or lead to security breaches in organisations. Software company BDNA surveyed its customers and identified the... [29 May 2008]
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)
White Paper Unfortunately, education institutions because of their open networks and occasionally inadequate security procedures are particularly vulnerable to hacking and other compromises of confidential data: of the 321 information security breaches... [13 May 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide... [23 Apr 2008]
PCI DSS Compliance: A Difficult But Necessary Journey
White Paper The need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has been a rude wake up call for thousands of companies who believed their networks are secure and safe from security breaches. [16 Apr 2008]
360 ° Network Access Control With TippingPoint NAC
White Paper Yet, for all of the deployment of perimeter security firewalls, application security gateways, ID management systems, desktop protection software, and other network security devices, major network breaches leading to loss of personal privacy... [28 Feb 2008]
Careless homeworkers increase security risks
News Careless remote and home-working staff are opening up corporate IT networks to an increased risk of damaging security breaches. Social networks also pose a security risk, according to Richard Steel, CIO for the London Borough of Newham. [08 Feb 2008]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment The bad news is that adopting such applications opens up potential breaches. Audio, image data types, internet telephony and video present new challenges for CIOs responsible for corporate performance, security and productivity. [29 Nov 2007]
TJX data heist was "inevitable", says report
News The privacy commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, said in the report: "The company collected too much personal information, kept it too long and relied on weak encryption technology to protect it - putting the privacy of millions of its... [27 Sep 2007]
IT security breach pitfalls named
News We have an endless arms race as the hackers get better and better.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of information... [18 Sep 2007]
Data leaks - Europe readies new rules
News As part of its review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communication networks and services, the EC is proposing specific requirements for providers of electronic communications to warn on certain breaches of security and to inform users. [02 Aug 2007]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for security "incidents"
News The IT chief told the politicians: "Those are events that we report on as a data-gathering tool," adding that he was confident all breaches considered significant had been addressed properly. Those episodes included unauthorised users hooking up... [21 Jun 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News However, Stuart Okin, UK head of security at Accenture, said that approach isn't right for everybody and in businesses reliant upon distributed networks of partners it can prove impractical. Kurt Roemer, chief security officer at Citrix, told... [11 May 2007]
McAfee moves to arrest corporate data loss
News The threat of data loss has become an increasingly high profile issue in recent years, with government departments, public sector organisations and large and small businesses all suffering security breaches or data theft. [06 Feb 2007]
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