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Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. An industry association has been created for ethical hackers, in a bid to... [25 Apr 2008]
Security - vendors must take some responsibility
News At a panel debate at Infosecurity Europe 2008, security experts lined up to put some of the blame for hackers finding ways to exploit code on software makers. While companies may go to great lengths to ensure their IT... [23 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity Europe conference, reveals that IT managers and board-level executives are trying to keep their... [23 Apr 2008]
Facebook under attack: The spam and phishing threat
News Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, Max Kelly said the attacks have become serious over the past few months. The popular social-networking site Facebook is coming under increased attack by spammers... [23 Apr 2008]
ID management in the security spotlight
News Identity management remains a problem for both private and public sector organisations, according to security experts speaking at London's InfoSecurity Europe event last week. Paul Simmonds, director of global... [30 Apr 2007]
Gary McKinnon: Hacker 'damages' are exaggerated
News Speaking at the InfoSecurity show in London McKinnon said of his own case: "In order for it to be an extraditable offence I was told you have to have done $5,000 worth of damage to a PC. Although McKinnon has a clear... [27 Apr 2007]
Watch your staff: 'Insider threat must be addressed'
News But guarding against the threat is one of the most challenging and complex problems a business will face, according to attendees at the InfoSecurity show in London. The insider threat posed by malicious staff abusing... [26 Apr 2007]
Your perimeters are "porous", companies told
News In a debate at the Infosecurity conference in London on Wednesday, security experts argued that maintaining security at the boundaries of an organisation had become unworkable, thanks to an increasingly mobile workforce,... [28 Apr 2006]
Vista will safeguard HD disposal, says Microsoft
News Nick McGrath, head of platform strategy for Microsoft UK at Infosecurity 2006, said: "With Vista and Bitlocker, businesses will be able to throw hard disks away and be sure [they are] secure. Microsoft claims businesses... [26 Apr 2006]
DTI: Businesses are getting serious about security
News Alun Michael, DTI minister for industry, told journalists at the Infosecurity show in London that he saw "encouraging signs that security is now being treated as an important business issue". UK businesses have made... [26 Apr 2006]
"Trusted insiders" a threat to corporate security
News Speaking today at the Infosecurity conference in London, Tony Neate, e-crime liaison for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), said insider 'plants' are causing significant damage to companies. Employees are still... [25 Apr 2006]
'E-crime, not ID cards should be top priority'
News During a keynote speech at the Infosecurity conference in London, Erroll said: "ID is very much on the political agenda. The government is ploughing too many resources into the ID cards scheme while failing to provide... [25 Apr 2006]
Virus Top 10: 'Latest hit list far from the last'
News Many high-profile attendees at last week's InfoSecurity Europe show predicted such worms and viruses may have had their day, but with one new entry in the Sophos top 10 the company argues it's a method of infection that... [03 May 2005]
Biggest security headache just won't go away...
News For all the technology on display at InfoSecurity Europe this week it seems the biggest problem plaguing IT directors is still the largely non-technical issue of end-users and their ability to undermine even the most... [29 Apr 2005]
CIOs asking if it's time to outsource security
News Attendees at this week's InfoSecurity Europe event with some budget in their pockets are facing a decision over whether they keep their security in-house or outsource it. Clearswift unveiled its new appliance at the... [28 Apr 2005]
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