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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]
News The majority of respondents, 61 per cent, have more than five passwords for accessing their business applications and systems, with only a particularly bold two per cent relying on a single password. Some silicon.com readers are juggling up to 20...
[06 May 2008]
News Ratcliffe told silicon that requests for password resets were running at 400 per month. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA
[21 Apr 2008]
News Pass the hash' attacks, which use stolen password hashes to access other systems in a targeted network - avoiding more time-consuming password cracking - were also singled out. 'Pass the hash' and metasploit are two of a new breed of emerging...
[09 Apr 2008]
News The majority of those businesses surveyed used antivirus and spam filtering software, backed up data and used a firewall, while only 40 per cent had a strong password policy and only 15 per cent employed an IT manager responsible for security.
[09 Apr 2008]
News There is also no indication it has been stolen and the disc is password protected. HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000 customers.
[07 Apr 2008]
News But ActiveSync support also means iPhones gain security features such as remote wipe and password policies - which Gartner considers essential for business devices.iPhone 2.0 will also support Cisco IPsec VPN for secure transmission of data, and...
[19 Mar 2008]
News Access to medical records would require a login and password, Schmidt said. Google is testing an online storage bank in the US where individuals can store and access their medical records, the company has said.
[29 Feb 2008]
News He warned that companies must take adequate measures to safeguard data on mobile devices before they leave company premises by using password protection and encryption and said those who fail to do so risk losing the trust and confidence of both...
[21 Feb 2008]
News Mick Gorrill, assistant commissioner at the ICO, added in a statement: "It is essential that before a company allows personal information to leave its premises on a laptop there are adequate security procedures in place to protect personal...
[25 Jan 2008]
News The password-protected CDs contain the names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of the entire HMRC child benefit database. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.
[14 Jan 2008]
News But one of the biggest stories of 2007 - and not just in the tech world - turned up in October when two password-protected CDs containing the records of 25 million child benefit recipients were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC...
[14 Dec 2007]
News The streaming version of iPlayer will have new features such as the ability to share programme links, password protected access for more adult programmes and a radio button linking to BBC Radio content.
[14 Dec 2007]
News After losing an unencrypted CD containing the personal pension details of 15,000 people, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) went on to lose the details of 25 million child benefit recipients after two password-protected CDs were sent unrecorded and...
[13 Dec 2007]
News Fasthosts subsequently implemented automatic password change to every customer which did not change their control panel and FTP passwords. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.
[03 Dec 2007]
News Two password-protected CDs containing information from the child benefit database were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October but never arrived and have not been...
[03 Dec 2007]
News Two password-protected CDs containing the child benefit information were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October - but never arrived and have not been found.
[29 Nov 2007]
News But customers using their child's name or date of birth as a password - information which is contained in the lost records - are advised to think strongly about changing them. It emerged last week that HMRC has lost two password-protected CDs...
[29 Nov 2007]
News The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant information commissioner...
[23 Nov 2007]
News An anonymous silicon.com reader from Hove said the episode involves "procedural and supervision failures" both at HMRC and the NAO, adding: "How could auditors have thought it acceptable to be sent the entire database (with only password...
[22 Nov 2007]
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