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Outlawed: Reckless loss of data

News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals...

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[12 May 2008]

IT Departments on Data Security: A Research Concepts Survey

whitepaper One out of four organizations surveyed had a data breach in the past year. A survey of 185 IT professionals finds that, although computer and data security are high priorities, they are surprisingly unprepared to prevent data breaches and computer...

Tags: anti-hacking, survey, measures, explores

[11 May 2008]

Developer Security Best Practices

whitepaper A security breach can result in significant financial loss, irreparable damage to reputation or worse. The importance of strong security cannot be overvalued for any successful business. Information security should therefore be of the utmost...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI Data Security Standard: The Risk Mitigation Challenges of the "12 Commandments"

whitepaper It only takes one security breach and the harm to a merchant's organization can be permanent. Payment Card Industry's (PCI) is designed to safeguard credit card data from the time it is received until the end of its life cycle.

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI Compliance: Low Risk, High Reward

whitepaper When one's business' reputation is damaged from a breach of data security, customer trust suffers. Reputation is the most prized asset for any business. When customer trust suffers, sales are impacted and market position threatened.

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Healthcare

whitepaper The shift towards electronic health records makes laptop management and data breach prevention a growing challenge. This whitepaper discusses IT asset tracking solutions to meet the challenges of laptop theft, mobile data security and simple...

Tags: asset management, laptop, laptops, tracking

[05 May 2008]

600 HMRC workers caught snooping

News The government-commissioned Poynter Review of the breach that led to the loss of 25 million personal details after a junior employee posted two CDs to the National Audit Office is expected to be published imminently.

Tags: data loss, hmrc

[01 May 2008]

Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security

whitepaper This white paper discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security, and what you can do to protect yourself. Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

Tags: threat, paper discusses, continue, hackers

[30 Apr 2008]

UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has warned chief executives to protect staff and customers...

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

Why Organizations Need Web Application Firewalls

whitepaper Web application firewalls offer immediate and effective protection for web applications and help organizations pass security audits that demonstrate regulatory compliance. In addition, web application firewalls facilitate secure coding initiatives...

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

Recovery After a Security Breach

whitepaper Implementing an “incident response process” after a security breach This paper reviews best practices for disaster recovery. Topics include: Compiling useful information for law enforcement Assessing damage or loss

Tags: network security, response, loss, damage

[10 Apr 2008]

What You Need to Implement a Network Security Solution

whitepaper A breach in network security could cost company a great deal in lost productivity, lost data, repair work, and loss of confidence among customers, partners, and employees. Companies just need a solid security strategy and a well-planned...

Tags: network security, network security, protect, deal

[10 Apr 2008]

Application Hacking Techniques and How to Stop Them - Level 200

whitepaper Attendees will discover what actions an attacker will take in order to break the security of an application and how to minimize the cost of a security breach. By acting in a proactive manner developers can ensure that security is maintained even...

Tags: anti-hacking, developers, discover, protect

[10 Apr 2008]

Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security

whitepaper This white paper discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security, and what you can do to protect yourself. Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

Tags: continue, hackers, methods, threat

[31 Mar 2008]

PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech

News It was not made clear whether the National Security Forum would have oversight of government departments, which have been involved in a rash of data breach reports in the past year. Michael Small, director of security management strategy at...

Tags: gordon brown, cyber crime, security, funding

[20 Mar 2008]

MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards

News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals...

Tags: data loss, mod, full disclosure, cards

[13 Mar 2008]

Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up

Comment Often, unwittingly, the two combine as social engineering encourages internal staff to install the payload that opens up a breach in data security. The massive breach that retailer TK Maxx suffered was a good example.

Tags: threat, data theft, social engineering, security

[10 Mar 2008]

ID cards chief defends u-turn

News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a further attack, citing the risk of a massive data breach on the system. James Hall, director of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), told silicon.com the revised scheme is likely to cut £1bn off its...

Tags: id cards, security, identity, british

[10 Mar 2008]

'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC

News A string of revelations about lost government data followed the HMRC data breach, including the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the

Tags: full disclosure, data loss, hmrc, details

[29 Feb 2008]

Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay

News Lumension Security vice president, Alan Bentley, said: "The good news with this latest data breach is that the data was encrypted. Security from A to Z Security companies were quick to issue statements on the discovery.

Tags: home office, laptop, ebay, disc

[29 Feb 2008]

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