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Security heading for the cloud
News But the analyst adds that criminals will also make use of the cloud to reduce the cost of heavy processing in attacks such as breaking encryption keys or finding vulnerabilities in software. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and... [17 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Galileo CRM Biometrics Encryption Terabytes of data are streaming through dedicated fibre optic links between laboratories and universities globally in preparation for... [15 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News The Department of Health recently revealed that many trusts were unlikely to complete encryption of personal data for several months. Amendments to the directive would require "providers of electronic services to inform users of breaches of data... [03 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Department of Health recently revealed it would take at least six months for trusts to complete encryption of all machines, from when work began in most trusts in March. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and... [30 Jun 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News For periods in 2006 and 2007 the 55 unencrypted laptops were being used in breach of MOD laptop encryption security policy. The biggest gaps were in guidance on encryption and setting an audit trail for data transfers. [26 Jun 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News The transfer sets a precedent for procedure that would be followed ahead of the October data loss with data sent in full, without adequate encryption protection and without senior authorisation. The files are compressed as zip files, providing low... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News According to O'Donnell, in response to the raft of public-sector data losses, a series of mandatory security measures are being put in place, including data encryption and compulsory penetration testing by independent contractors. [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The report said laptops had been used in breach of MoD encryption policy and pointed out ongoing data protection breaches within the MoD. Core measures: a series of mandatory minimum measures is being put in place across government including... [25 Jun 2008]
Ambulance service loses 999 details
News The ambulance service stated on its website: "All the information on the disc was protected by a password and industry-standard encryption. The disc was reported lost last week by courier TNT, and had been mislaid earlier this month while in... [25 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News The target of 31 March for encryption to take place was a local deadline set by some SHAs and CfH said there was no central target set by the DoH. David Nicholson has sought and received assurances from the heads of all trusts that they are working... [24 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Open Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate parsing vulnerability: Some web servers are using OpenSSL to provide encryption. A trio of studies have painted a damning picture of business security, with online vulnerabilities rising as companies and... [19 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News The forthcoming Quebec embedded release will include BitLocker drive encryption, Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, Address-Space Load Randomisation - and on the memory-management front, support for SuperFetch, ReadyBoost and Dynamic System... [06 Jun 2008]
Gov't department readies for Vista rollout
News According to Defra, Vista's power management features will help reduce the department's carbon footprint while the BitLocker encryption system will boost security. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll... [15 May 2008]
UK should 'abandon' software market to China
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Galileo CRM Biometrics Encryption Revenues in the Chinese software product and services sector are forecast to reach $140bn by 2010 and already hit $21bn during the... [14 May 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News Machines used by the army, navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt Disk Protect Baseline solution. Disk Protect Baseline allows a hard disk to be encrypted and protected by a single encryption key but each user has a... [08 May 2008]
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