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How closely are you monitoring?

Comment In Unicenter [CA's systems management service], there are technologies that measure in great detail database performance, down to the level of identifying poorly-written SQL statements that are slowing down performance," says Simon Perry, CA's...

Tags: monitoring, management, efficiency, performance

[10 Dec 2007]

CIOs must not fend off risk alone

Comment And according to Simon Perry, senior VP security at CA, "more forward-thinking" companies are recognising that risk management requires its own dedicated professional, bridging the gaps between all parts of the business.

Tags: cio, security, risk

[10 Jul 2007]

Learn to love your network again

Comment Simon Perry, senior VP security at CA, believes that while many companies are rightly concerned with the task of securing their networks, too many rush in without first establishing what their networks actually look like and by doing so reduce the...

Tags: data networks, networks, lan

[26 Mar 2007]

Biometric passport cracked and cloned

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA and a member of the European Network and Information Security Agency, told silicon.com that if people can crack the security on bank cards then it was inevitable, in time, they would find a way to do the...

Tags: cloned, epassports, e-passport, biometric passport

[04 Aug 2006]

Password Hell (Part 2): Companies must get it right... now

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, agreed that increased complexity only encourages employees to write down passwords or otherwise jeopardise security by seeking shortcuts to remembering them, such as using repeat characters or only slightly...

Tags: passwords, id cards, biometrics, passport

[16 May 2006]

Analysis: The way to security and compliance

Comment Simon Perry, VP of security at software vendor CA, one of the leading vendors in identity management software, explains: "The average user has access to six applications but around 17 identities. CA's Perry says: "SSO deployed as middleware allows...

Tags: id management

[04 May 2006]

Analysis: Protecting yourself from an inside job

Comment It was like trying to eat a whole elephant in one go," says Simon Perry, head of security at Computer Associates. Ron Condon looks at the best ways to rein in staff. Viruses and worms may get all the publicity but it's the accounts clerk with a...

Tags: id management

[19 Apr 2006]

Federated ID must win over happy shoppers

News But Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, who commissioned the research, said this is far from a rejection of federation. Perry said while the discussion is around security there is likely to be more wariness and the system will undoubtedly win...

[03 Apr 2006]

Australia makes crucial step in war on spam

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com he believes the laws are a positive move and added that although Australian citizens will now be better protected, global co-operation along similar lines could make a real difference to...

Tags: spam, australia

[29 Mar 2006]

Mare.D virus: Ignore the hype

News Simon Perry, senior VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com his company isn't even rating the virus. Media reports circulating about the threat posed by a Linux worm called Mare.D have been written off as little more than the result of a "slow...

[23 Feb 2006]

Security professionals back tougher laws for hackers

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, said the bill is a very positive move and expressed hopes that it will be followed up with a commitment to provide greater resources for high-tech crime units once they have more effective laws in place to...

[26 Jan 2006]

Was your business at risk for 56 days this year?

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, said time taken to release a patch is not an effective measure of security where risk analysis and the prioritisation of patches are weighed up by individual vendors.

Tags: patch, security, antivirus, patch management

[19 Dec 2005]

The Weekly Round-Up: 09.12.05

Round-Up Jeez," said Simon Perry, VP of security strategy at CA.you'd think it'd come with at least free antivirus installed. Perry went on to point out that it "takes smash-car-window-and-run laptop theft to a whole new level", though the Round-Up would...

Tags: round-up, weekly round-up

[09 Dec 2005]

Security 'head honcho' role divides firms

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, who commissioned the MORI survey, told silicon.com: "The presence of a CSO is usually indicative of a sense of maturity in the approach to security. The CSO is responsible for creating and steering that...

Tags: ciso, cso

[05 Dec 2005]

Hacker mag closure spells bad news for security

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com: "Phrack closing its doors does reduce some visibility into the thoughts of the 'dark side'. While it will always be possible to find anything relating to hacking "if you search long and...

Tags: defcon, hackers

[11 Jul 2005]

Sumitomo spyware scare: What have we learned?

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, said: "Is this the wake-up call? CA's Perry said: "What it should tell companies is that spyware is not simply an issue for home users concerned over their personal privacy - it is a legitimate corporate...

Tags: sumitomo, spyware

[18 Mar 2005]

£220m Sumitomo sting: Was it an inside job?

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at Computer Associates, told silicon.com: "It's very dangerous to speculate on an ongoing investigation; however, the scope of the proposed theft would tend to indicate that they would have had someone on the inside.

Tags: sumitomo, bank, spyware

[18 Mar 2005]

Security experts hit out at "unethical" bug finder

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com: "Knowledge cannot be effectively controlled. Perry also questioned whether Aitel's customers are getting value for money. Security experts have hit out at US firm Immunity Inc, which...

[11 Mar 2005]

CA shuts down licensing vulnerabilities

News Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com the company has been working closely over the past couple with eEye Digital Security and iDEFENSE in identifying the vulnerabilities and testing the patches for robustness.

Tags: buffer overflow, ca

[02 Mar 2005]

Updated virus alerts: MyDoom raised to high alert

Updated virus alerts: MyDoom raised to high alert

News Simon Perry, senior VP security at CA, warned that the worm while familiar in many ways opens a backdoor vulnerability that is then "open to something much more sinister". Perry said the threat of a "zombie or slave machine" being created by this...

Tags: sober, bropia, mydoom

[21 Feb 2005]

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