systems security
RSS systems securityNasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News Security A to Z From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. McKinnon has admitted hacking into the US systems but has always maintained he was searching for UFOs. [28 Aug 2008]
Liverpool midwives cull paper with 3G laptops
News Chaudry said the laptops were chosen as they were lightweight and also have a fingerprint reader, adding a layer of biometric security to the process. In the interests of data security, safety and so on we need to make sure the laptop itself isn't... [27 Aug 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News The loss of a USB stick containing unencrypted data on 84,000 prisoners by a management consultancy working for the Home Office has been slammed as a "shambolic" failure by the IT security industry. This loss of data, compounded by the fact that it... [27 Aug 2008]
HP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News UK universities scored a series of grants, with the University of Bath picking up two grants for work on the artistic rendering of video and systems security modelling, while the University of Bristol also gained a pair of awards to conduct... [18 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News Security from A to Z Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at Sun, described OpenID's reliance on the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) as a "multi-factor problem" in light of the discovery of a fundamental flaw in DNS... [14 Aug 2008]
iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard, says Gartner
News For businesses that simply want to make use of the device in a consumer-style way - i.e.primarily as a personal assistant tool with little or no integration into business systems - the analyst said there is likely to be no more security impact... [11 Aug 2008]
Enhancing Desktop and Laptop Security Performance with Disk Defragmentation
White Paper Read this paper from Diskeeper Corporation to find out just how much faster you can realize full security on your systems. Security is vital, and so is the performance of that security technology. Using real-world scenarios, this study presents the... [11 Aug 2008]
Development Process of Database Applications for Armed Forces Purposes, C2IS and the Role of the International Security Organizations in This Process
White Paper The nature of the Functional Applications was appropriate for the database systems. During the last few years developing computer industry has realized one of the potential, which is the Armed Forces Applications. [11 Aug 2008]
Freight Provider Boosts Sales by $1.5 Million With Standardized Operating System
White Paper ELFS) relies on its IT environment for every facet of its business, but the company's varied desktop operating environment and lack of security caused frequent, costly downtime for users. Working with partner Solutions Information Systems, ELFS... [09 Aug 2008]
Alcoa Takes Control of Its Desktop Computers, Saves More Than $2 Million Annually
White Paper In the past, critical security updates demanded huge costs - up to U.S.million of labor per update - and took weeks to deploy across the company's 250 North American locations. Together, they deployed a solution based on Microsoft Systems... [09 Aug 2008]
Array SSL VPN Provides High Performance and Secured Access to Company Resources for More Than 10,000 Remote Users
White Paper They wanted to enable the mobile workers and senior managers across the company to get easy network access without having to furnish them with corporate systems. Aker Kvaerner evaluated Array's SSL VPN and found a nice surprise: the Array SSL VPN... [09 Aug 2008]
Securing Internal Networks: The Final Frontier
White Paper The proliferation of alternate paths into an organization, application-layer attacks, and devastating worms/malware are all hammering home the conclusion that perimeter defenses must be complemented by a full range of internal security measures. [09 Aug 2008]
Bracknell Forest reaps virtual rewards
Case Study Security from A-Z Dawson said: "As and when systems drop off warranty or we're about to do a migration to a new platform or upgrade to Windows 2003 they get considered and then they get pushed onto VMWare. [08 Aug 2008]
Proving Compliance with McAfee Total Protection for Data
White Paper Companies feel a sense of security from encrypting data stored on corporate systems on desktops, laptops and mobile devices. They believe this act will protect their intellectual property, and sensitive customer information will remain safe and... [07 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News UK shoppers credit card details could be at risk from the same wireless hack technique that snared more than 40 million people's details in the US, according to security experts. Security at hundreds of medium sized retailers is not fully checked... [06 Aug 2008]
