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Health bodies warn patients and staff after laptop thefts

Two health bodies have warned patients and staff that their confidential data is at risk after laptops were stolen from remote workers.

Spam on the rise again

The latest research from messaging system supplier Ipswitch has found that a massive 95% of all e-mail received is spam.

PCI council adds Pin security to remit

  • News
  • Date: 24 September 2007
The PCI Security Standards Council has added Pin Entry Device (PED) security technology to its payments industry testing portfolio to streamline standardisation.

Virus protection: nature's approach

  • News
  • Date: 24 September 2007
Enterprise networks contain vulnerabilities and are likely to do so until the economics of system design and implementation change dramatically. The best defence against the exploitation of these vulnerabilities currently involves using reactive measures against viruses and spyware, and using intrusion prevention systems such as firewalls.

Prepare to lower your perimeters

  • News
  • Date: 24 September 2007
Using anti-virus, anti-spam and a firewall at the network perimeter to vet entrants have long been the front-line weapons against outside security threats. But there are people who argue that these defences are not suited to doing business today. Is the traditional security approach, where access is granted or denied at the network border, becoming obsolete in a world where business is carried out over the internet?

Book digest: IT Risk - Turning Business Threats into Competitive Advantage

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 24 September 2007
CIOs need to consider vulnerabilities in their organisations rather than threats to their IT environments if they are to protect both properly.

IT risks rising up audit committee agendas

Research by KPMG's Audit Committee Institute covering more than 1,300 audit committee members in 25 countries around the world has found that nearly a third (30%) are not satisfied that their committee spends sufficient time looking at IT risk issues, with a further 59% only "somewhat" satisfied.

Highway Agency rolls out new services to road users

A raft of developments at the Highways Agency are set to improve service for England's road users.

Banks to increase security spending

Security is now a key issue in the boardrooms of the world's largest banks according to the latest research from Deloitte.

Rugged IP converters released by GarrettCom

GarrettCom is adding a new model to its line of Serial-IP converters that extends security, resilience and network management to distributed serial devices in power substations and other harsh industrial environments.
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