Microsoft's Ed Gibson and Vinny Gullotto are interviewed by web editor James Garner at Information Security 2008, London, about security threats and the future of cybercrime.
Over the past few years, the government has launched a number of initiatives to promote data sharing between public organisations including the NHS, Whitehall departments and police services. The government's determination to overhaul information management was strengthened after a series of scandals, including the Victoria Climbié and Soham murders, which occurred after warning signs were missed because police forces and education and social services did not share information.
The government has an important role to play in improving information security, the UK chapter of the international Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has said.
Financial services firms are failing to check the IT security arrangements of firms they outsource back-office functions to, according to the Financial Service Authority (FSA).
NHS trusts have reported nearly 300 incidents that put patients' safety at risk since 2005, when the National Programme for IT began systematic records.
Websense says hundreds of thousands of legitimate websites - including the United Nations site and UK government ones - have been compromised with a massive Javascript injection attack aimed at stealing user information.