threats mitigate in news
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News ENISA has also launched a three-year programme it says will "mitigate the risk of a digital 9/11" by improving the resilience of public electronic communications in Europe. Andrea Pirotti, executive director of ENISA,... [27 May 2008]
Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts?
News Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of IT decision makers surveyed by networking giant Cisco in an annual poll into remote working said they are planning to increase security spending this year to mitigate risks associated... [11 Mar 2008]
ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't
News However, the NO2ID spokesman added that the government may try to mitigate any potential political damage caused by the unpopularity of the scheme by promising a review. The Sunday Mirror also reported that the prime... [06 Nov 2007]
Counterterrorism gets $200m tech backing from EU
News The funding was granted in response to a call from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, a research programme that seeks to develop technologies and knowledge to mitigate threats including... [13 Sep 2007]
Terror and regulation bigger risks than IT
News Ken Davis, IT director at TV channel Five, said: "There are IT-related risks of course but even in an operation which is totally dependant on IT other, more strategic business, competitive and regulatory risks are seen as greater and... [05 Jul 2007]
Schneier: 'Blame firms not staff for security breaches'
News However Schneier, CTO of Counterpane, said companies need to work harder to ensure they mitigate human error - even taking it out of the equation as much as possible. Chapman said he believes there are few excuses now... [21 Feb 2006]
Banks use IT to mitigate bird flu threat
News Steve Bittenger, research director at Gartner, said: "Business continuity and IT leaders are ideally placed to plan for avian flu's threats. Financial services organisations are being urged to improve their crisis... [17 Jan 2006]
AT&T webcast alert system has eye on security
News Corporate customers will often receive email alerts from their respective security vendor, notifying them of attacks and suggesting ways to mitigate the problems. Ed Amoroso, AT&T chief security officer, said in a... [15 Dec 2005]
Comms giants team up to fight hackers
News Service providers that are cooperating by sharing attack fingerprints are helping mitigate these threats more quickly and closer to the source, thus making the Internet a more secure place. Mark Sitko,... [29 Mar 2005]
Microsoft denies SP2 flaw is a danger
News In an email message to silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com, Microsoft representatives said the company would continue to modify the technology and would evaluate ways to mitigate the reported method of bypass. [03 Feb 2005]
Athens Olympics braced for wave of cyberattacks
News Noblot said: "A good way to mitigate project risks is to reuse architecture and systems. Threats taken into account include not only the obvious terrorism one but also anti-capitalist protests against... [20 May 2004]
Big Blue fancies itself as Big Brother
News Harriet Pearson, chief privacy officer for IBM, said in a statement: "The ability to monitor, manage and mitigate the risks related to privacy breaches.can help firms avoid potential customer backlash and litigation. [28 Oct 2003]
US gets a new cybersecurity czar
News He knows firsthand the vast threats that exist today and what needs to be done to quickly identify, assess and mitigate those threats. The Bush administration said on Monday that it has... [16 Sep 2003]
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