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Implementing an effective security strategy
In the last ten years, the risks for enterprise security have grown steadily and new types of attacks have appeared. These are often combinations of viruses, Trojans or other malware from a wide range of anonymous sources. At the same time, enterprise networks are growing ever more complex. A large number of servers are dedicated to a variety of ta...
SunGard protects Kingston Asset Finance from unplanned disruptions
SunGard Availability Services has announced that Kingston Asset Finance Limited (KAF) has selected SunGard to help ensure it can continue operations in the wake of unplanned disruptions, whether man-made or natural. Part of the Close Brothers group, KAF arranges financing on commercial vehicles and plant equipment for small and medium businesses...
Half of all employees begin their new jobs using competitive information taken from their old jobs
New research from Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. shows that almost half of people would take useful information and data with them to their next job. It is unlikely that anyone would stop them as three quarters of companies, based on the recent survey, have no security in place to prevent information going out the door. Eighty five pe...
Snooping IT Staff peek at your confidential data
According to a survey released by Cyber-Ark® Software, whilst you sit at your desk working innocently away, little do you realise that one in three of your IT work colleagues are snooping through company systems, peeking at confidential information such as your private files, wage data, personal emails, and HR background, just by using the special ...
How to comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
Credit card fraud was the most common form of identity theft with 26% of all reported occurrences in 2005, with more than USD 48 billion lost by financial institutions and businesses in that year and USD 5 billion lost by individuals. As from September 30, 2007 all businesses handling cardholder data – irrespective of size – have to be fully co...
BS 25999 will have little impact on business resilience unless it becomes embedded in business practices
The recent announcement of the BS 25999-1 (code of practice) comes after a number of high profile incidents around the world have raised awareness of what can go wrong. In addition, regulatory, environmental and organisational drivers have all underlined the case for a standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM). There are high expectations...
Preventing data loss and theft
All kinds of organisation have been affected by data security breaches, from government departments to well-know financial institutions. And there is no indication that the problem is subsiding. Recent research found that there had been over 25 million exposures of personal records to potential theft and fraud over a 12-month period. This equates t...
Ensuring your IT infrastructure is really secure
Information security has the reputation of being something of a black-art. This may be due to the media portrayal of mathematical wizards developing intricate cryptographic algorithms, or teenage prodigies hacking into highly sensitive defence systems. However, the principles and approaches to information security are, at heart, pretty straightfo...
How to protect your website against cyber-terrorism
Apocalyptic predictions of utility shutdown and loss of lives caused by terrorist attacks on computer systems abounded a couple of years ago. When they failed to materialise, the public lost interest in terrorist activity on the internet. But terrorists have not lost interest in the web. On the contrary, they take advantage of website vulnerabil...
dnsMSS Managed Content Security allows organisations to ensure compliance with corporate internet usage policies
For in-house teams, enforcing company Internet policies and tackling the array of good, bad, inappropriate and dangerous web content facing users is a critical, but time consuming and often costly process. With the demands of maintaining constant vigilance for attacks, IT departments are under immense pressure. dns has launched the latest add...
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