All SMEs News - November 2007

Petition posted on PM's website seeks support for central e-crime unit

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 30 November 2007
People worried about the loss of information on 25 million child benefit recipients can now sign an online petition on the Prime Minister's website to call for the formation of a police central e-crime unit.

Discussion forum launched for UK design and manufacturing businesses

A website has been launched to provide an independent resource of design advice for UK manufacturers. The DesignTalks website is sponsored by CAD software supplier SolidWorks but independently edited, hosted and managed by a third-party company.

Securing the drugs industry

Pharmaceutical companies operate in a broad community of partners, collaborators and competitors. Allowing other organisations into your network can be risky, but keeping them out may be a more costly mistake.

One third of websites infected with malware, says Sans Institute

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 29 November 2007
Nearly one-third of websites were infected with downloadable malware as infection rates almost doubled in the past year, according to the Sans Institute.

SAP Conference: user group reaches out to IT departments

Finding easier and less disruptive ways engaging SAP users in the business world is one of the main areas of focus for the incoming chairman of the SAP UK and Ireland User Group, Alan Bowling.

Social engineering attacks on the rise

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 27 November 2007
The Sans ­Institute's latest annual list of the top 20 attack targets reveals that hackers have stepped up their use of phishing and other social engineering attacks as network defences become more robust.

Half of businesses fail to back-up data

More than half of small businesses are failing to back-up their electronic files, and risking a complete loss of data as a result.

SME IT suppliers to get quality standard

The National Computing Centre will this week help launch an IT quality standard for SME IT suppliers.

IT contractors value lifestyle benefits over lower tax, says survey

IT contractors put lifestyle benefits above financial rewards, according to contract services provider Giant Group.

SMEs get plug for data leakage

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 19 November 2007
With 70% of small businesses worried that they may be losing sensitive data via e-mail and surreptitious file transfers, software house Sophos has added data leakage protection to its suite of information security applications for small businesses. ...
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