security risks
RSS security risksLeader: Payment migration deadline looms
Leader There are no benefits to leaving it as late as possible - only risks that you won't be able to hit the deadline. After all, big users such as The Bank of New York have long planned their migrations in order to streamline their systems and benefit... [20 Sep 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
Cheat Sheet But this is a new area of technology and some analysts are warning companies shouldn't rush in until they understand the potential security risks of virtualisation. Virtualisation? So I get to put on a funky headset and walk around a simulated... [04 Jun 2007]
HCI confusion leaves directors at risk
News He said that if an employee is using the computer to log onto the company network they should also sign policies to reflect mobile security concerns, making them aware of the risks associated with wireless connection. [26 Aug 2005]
Google releases Android 1.0 SDK beta
News Due to the security risks inherent in accepting arbitrary data from 'outside' the device, the data messaging facility of the GTalkService will not be present in Android 1.0," though the phone can use Google's servers for Google Talk IM, Google said. [19 Aug 2008]
Intel focuses on caring for corporate PCs
News Some of the priorities for desktops will be to reduce security risks, increase manageability, improve collaboration and improve performance for tasks such as data mining and search. Starting later this month, Intel will try to further expand its... [18 May 2005]
Leaked Microsoft memo: Careful with those Linux comments
News In May 2001, Senior Vice President Craig Mundie presented a paper in which he argued that releasing source code into the public domain is "unhealthy" and causes security risks. By Scott Ard Some of Microsoft's efforts to disparage open source... [07 Nov 2002]
Microsoft to license Unix code
News In March 2001, Microsoft senior vice president Craig Mundie said releasing source code into the public domain is "unhealthy," causes security risks and "as history has shown, while this type of model may have a place, it isn't successful in... [19 May 2003]
Green screen: Is computer recycling a waste of time?
Comment Recycling old PCs can pose serious security risks if companies and institutions fail to erase data from hard disks. This has generally been a good thing. In short, it means better and faster computers. [08 Feb 2001]
RIAA guilty of 'child abuse'
News The RIAA said in a statement: "It is refreshing to see that P2P United is acknowledging that their members should be more active in educating their users about the consequences of illegal file sharing that is rampant on their networks, as well as... [30 Sep 2003]
Births, deaths and marriages database eroding privacy
News The government must avoid the risks of turning the register of births into a set of comprehensive dossiers on every citizen," said FIPR general counsel Nicholas Bohm, who authored the response, in a statement. [30 Oct 2003]
Microsoft XP blunder means party time for hackers
News The FBI is treating the risks posed by the hole seriously amid fears it will open servers up to denial-of-service attacks. Microsoft's team of techies are working to fix a glitch in one of its web servers which is preventing XP users from... [15 Jan 2002]
Companies expose private data with PC clearouts
News He warned that these organisations leave themselves seriously exposed to data protection issues as well as business and commercial risks. Garfinkel and Shelat's findings appear in the latest edition of computer industry journal IEEE Security &... [17 Jan 2003]
Security Q&A: Your questions answered (Part 3)
Comment The only practical way forward is to conduct a thorough risk assessment, and to detail and mitigate those risks in any subsequent policy. Last week we asked you to email us questions to put to our panel of security experts. [06 Aug 2004]
Risk management: Be afraid
News We need to create the [FUD] and report on the risks and vulnerabilities that exist, and present to our board that direct action is required. He cited Gartner's recommendation that 3.5 per cent of the IT budget in financial services should be... [03 Aug 2005]
Microsoft to IT managers: 'Switch to XP - it's great!'
News The Desktop Centre site also includes a new version of Microsoft's Baseline Security Analyser, a tool that checks corporate desktops for the presence of current software updates and patches and for configuration errors that could pose risks. [25 Feb 2003]
