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Metasploit Framework 3.0 adds to security armoury

Brief: Metasploit Framework 3.0 contains 177 exploits, 104 payloads, 17 encoders and 30 auxiliary modules that perform such tasks as host discovery and protocol fuzzing.

Britain hotspot for malware on local servers

A new report from Finjan says more malware is hosted on local servers in the U.S. and Britain than in countries with less developed e-crime law enforcement policies.

Web users warned to take control of online safety

Over one-in-ten (12%) internet users have experienced web fraud in past 12 months, costing them an average of £875 each.

Boards are opening up to the IT message, say CIOs

The UK's IT leaders are more confident than ever that communication between IT and the board is improving.

Insurer speeds SOA development

Insurance company Atradius has implemented an emerging technology that automates monitoring of software development.

Certification plan aims to close the door on hackers

Major employers are backing the first qualifications in secure programming as part of drive to reduce software errors that are leaving corporate systems open to attack.

Offer continuity tax breaks, says MP

Patrick Mercer, former Conservative spokesman for homeland security, has called for tax breaks and insurance incentives for firms that deploy business continuity plans, as part of a radical rethink of the UK's approach to terrorist threats.

Housing Corp refuses to disclose report on problems of £17m project

The Housing Corporation, the quango responsible for distributing more than £2bn a year to housing associations, is refusing to disclose the results of an independent investigation into its problematic £17m IT modernisation programme.

Keep talking in a crisis or 'risk brand damage'

Firms are at risk of irreparably damaging their brands and reputations if they fail to communicate properly with the public and their customers during a critical business interruption, delegates will be told at this week's Business Continuity Expo.

Compliance drives security spending

  • News
  • Date: 26 March 2007
More than 70% of Fortune 1,000 companies in the US are increasing their security budgets to meet regulatory and audit compliance requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard.
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