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1 in 10 IT professionals admit to cheating to get an IT audit passed
According to a survey conducted by Tufin Technologies of 242 IT professionals mainly from organisations employing 1000 to 5000+ employees, 1 in 10 admitted that either they or a colleague have cheated to get an IT audit passed. While our MPs are promising more transparency and honesty in politics perhaps the IT industry should follow suit. Howe [...more...]
Cybercrime industry has automated itself to improve efficiency, scalability, and profitability
The world of hacking has evolved into two major varieties: industrialized attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). There has been a lot of discussion around the validity of APT recently - some have even connected APT with panties. But APT is a real threat. So, what’s the difference between APT and industrialized hacking, and how should you r [...more...]
How to pass your Payment Card Industry Audit
For organisations that store, transmit or process credit card information, it is vital as they must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). The PCI DSS standard attempts to protect consumers while safeguarding the reputation of the industry itself and, while not a government mandate, this [...more...]
Comodo Endpoint Security Manager Version 1.5 proactively stops viruses and malware before they enter a system
Businesses of all sizes are increasingly targeted by hackers, with a disturbing trend of attacks directed at specific personnel or groups, such as corporate finance staff with access to electronic banking systems. Starting in mid 2009, small businesses, local governments, educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations began reporting sta [...more...]
Concorde acquires Control Key to offer PCI compliance, firewall security and 2 factor authentication solutions
Concorde has announced the acquisition of Control Key, the Blackburn based IT security specialist. The acquisition will enable Concorde to offer a greater range of IT security services to their blue chip client base including PCI compliance, firewall security and 2 factor authentication solutions for data security. The deal follows on from othe [...more...]
Syphan seeks to raise investment to accelerate its research and development programme
With increasing numbers of companies building high-speed networks to help optimise their core business operations and taking advantage of the cost savings on offer by adopting new Internet-based voice and video conferencing technology, there has been a massive up-swing in demand for a new level of security products that can operate effectively in t [...more...]
Five ways to improve cloud computing security
According to recent research from Gartner, Inc., 60 percent of virtualised servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replace through 2012. Today, most organisations deploy virtualisation technologies without involving information and network security teams in the initial planning stages. As a result, many organisations are sim [...more...]
Schumacher Group uses Symplified SinglePoint to provide an integrated information security infrastructure for on-premises and Cloud applications
Emergency departments (ED) are the single largest access point to most hospitals in the United States, and are critical for the success and sustainability of an institution. Schumacher Group is the fastest growing emergency medicine staffing and management company in the nation. The company uses cloud applications as a central information sharing a [...more...]
Growing threat of General Election-themed spam in the run up to the UK election
The forthcoming UK General Election on May 6th 2010 has already been dubbed the ‘Digital Election’ in light of the unprecedented use by all the political parties of online tools such as email, viral videos, social networking, blogs and mobile applications. However, the high degree of legitimate and safe online campaigning has also given rise to inc [...more...]
Skybox Security introduces new partner strategy for effective firewall assurance solutions in the mid-market
Skybox Security has announced the introduction of a new worldwide partner strategy that responds to the growing need for effective firewall assurance solutions in the mid-market. Elements of the new partner strategy include the recently announced Skybox CertiFire firewall assurance product for mid-size enterprises, program enhancements for partner [...more...]
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