All Risk Management News - June 2007

Weekly compilation of storage news:: HP, IBM in 'statistical tie'

IDC's quarterly external storage systems tracker also showed that low-end systems made up the bulk of growth in the market; EMC opens $160M new R&D center overseas.

Europe stops 'visa shopping' with massive biometric database

The European Parliament has approved draft proposals for a mammoth biometric database to prevent “visa shopping”.

Accenture system helps New York bank cut compliance staff

A New York bank is to cut the staff employed on compliance reporting from 365 to 12 following the introduction of a new compliance and IT security monitoring service from Accenture.

Connecting for Health briefing claims much of NHS NPfIT complete

A confidential Connecting for Health briefing paper for the prime minister has claimed that much of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is complete - although an integrated national care record system has yet to materialise, and software delivered under the scheme has been criticised by some trusts as not yet fit for purpose.

PCI: a lesson worth sharing

Large UK retailers, such as John Lewis and Tesco, have shown a relaxed, in control, strategic approach to meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

Human error blamed for HBOS data loss

Halifax Bank of Scotland's loss of an unencrypted computer disc containing the details of 62,000 customers has highlighted the need for stronger data security in departmental processes where IT has little control over end-users.

Average cost of app outages rises to £1,500

The average cost of an application going down has risen to £150,000 an hour at Fortune 1,000 firms, according to a survey of 300 IT managers.

YouTube Trojan steals user data

Websense has discovered a new crimeware technique on the YouTube video clips website.

Hackers steal £237,000 from US city bank account

Hackers have broken into the capital city of the State of Nevada's general fund bank account and stolen $450,000 (£237,000), reports the LA Times.

Red Hat enhances JBoss middleware offering

Red Hat has completed the acquisition of MetaMatrix, which will enhance its JBoss service-oriented architecture (SOA) products by providing next generation data management and integration capabilities.
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