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Endpoint security

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Startup profile: Digital Shadows

  Digital Shadows is an IT security startup that analyses a company’s digital footprint on the internet. The service looks at all the information businesses expose online through social media channels, cloud services and mobile devices to find risks ...

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Apple, Facebook and Microsoft reveal US government data requests

  Technology giants Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have all revealed details of US government surveillance requests

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Security tech market set to grow 8.7% in 2013, says Gartner

  The worldwide security technology and services market will reach $67.2bn in 2013, up 8.7% from 2012, according to research firm Gartner

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Apple unveils iOS 7

  Apple has unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, saying iOS 7 is the most significant update since the original iPhone

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  Telefonica Digital forms security group Eleven Paths

  The business division of mobile operator Telefonica launches Eleven Paths, an independent company working on security issues in the workplace

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  Zero trust model key to security success, says Forrester

  The principles of network confidentiality, integrity and availability are not balanced, says John Kindervag, principal analyst at Forrester Research

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  NSA surveillance whistleblower reveals identity

  Former technical assistant for the CIA, Edward Snowden, reveals his identity as the whistleblower of US surveillance programmes

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Most businesses hit by mobile security incident, study shows

  Almost 80% of businesses had a mobile security incident in the past year, in many cases incurring substantial costs, a study has shown

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Case study: TGI Friday's goes wireless with Aruba

  TGI Friday's across the UK uses wireless technology from Aruba Networks to process payments and has big plans for the future

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Care home operator manages Apple estate with Absolute

  Software firm offers the right MDM solutions for LNT Group to manage a fleet of iPhones without needing individual iTunes accounts.

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Case Study: US supermarket chain solves security challenge virtually

  A US supermarket chain has implemented an endpoint security system to secure legacy applications and to save additional development

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Dell appoints new UK head to drive services transformation

  As the company attempts to reinvent itself, Dell has a new UK head, Tim Griffin who aims to deliver a single country focus

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Managing the mobile enterprise

  Mobile working has brought new challenges for IT departments, but the fundamentals of managing them remain the same.

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Solihull council saves time and money with BYOD

  At least one in five local authorities in the UK could allow staff to use their own devices at work, due to demand from employees

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  Symantec helps NHS trust cut security costs by a quarter

  The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust cut security costs by 25% in its partnership with security supplier Symantec

• May 03, 2013 03 May'13

  BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox approved by US military

  The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on its networks

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  LogRhythm and FireEye announce partnership

  LogRhythm's next-generation security information and event management technology is to be integrated with FireEye's malware protection system

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  NIST revises US federal cyber security standards

  The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised federal cyber security standards to address threats since 2005

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Security Think Tank: Governance should determine strategy for BYOD

  With the growth of BYOD, what measures can IT take to ensure the security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role?

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  UK consumers fear cyber attacks on smart meters, survey reveals

  UK consumers believe smart meters will capture too much personal information and will be vulnerable to cyber attack, a survey has revealed

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  McAfee warns of unpatched vulnerability in Adobe Reader

  An unpatched vulnerability in every version of Adobe Reader reveals where and when a PDF document is opened, says McAfee

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Case study: Omnicom improves security and cuts costs without disruption

  The Omnicom Media Group has cut costs and reduced risk without business disruption by deploying ForeScout’s CounterACT network access control system

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Spam SMS messages drop following ICO penalty

  The number of spam SMS messages has significantly reduced since government regulator ICO issued £440,000 fines last year

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Infosec 2013: Sophos updates free Android security app

  Google’s Android mobile operating system is an increasingly popular target for malware and SMS phishing, says security company Sophos

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Conficker makes way for web-based attacks, says Microsoft

  Web attacks emerge as top threat as businesses finally begin to win the battle against Conficker and other worms, says Microsoft

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  New approach blocks all zero-day malware, says Trusteer

  Stateful application control blocks 100% of previously unknown malware, closing the security gap left by traditional AV software, says Trusteer

• April 16, 2013 16 Apr'13

  Mobile malware up 163% in 2012, says NQ Mobile

  Mobile malware threats increased 163% to more than 65,000 in 2012, according to the latest security report from NQ Mobile

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Bots and web apps among top threats to data security, says Check Point

  Bots, viruses, breaches and attacks are a constant and real threat to the information security of organisations

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Porn websites pose malware risk, says researcher

  Browsing popular pornography internet sites pose a growing risk of malware infection, according to a security researcher

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  Check Point CEO Gil Shwed unveils 2013 plans

  Check Point will focus on mobile data, simplifying security management, protecting branch offices and collaborative attack intelligence in 2013

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  Malware hits businesses 20 to 60 times an hour, say researchers

  Advanced cyber attacks hit businesses 20 times an hour on average, say researchers at security firm FireEye

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  Researchers discover new Android Trojan

  Cyber threat researchers have discovered a new Android Trojan called Stels which is designed to steal text messages

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  Fraudsters widen card-skimming operations in Europe

  Criminals using card-skimming devices are targeting not just bank ATMs but transport and parking ticket machines as well, a report has revealed

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  US Army practises poor data security on mobile devices

  Pentagon inspector general finds smartphones and tablets the US Army buys are not configured to protect sensitive data and allow remote wipe

• March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13

  Millions of vulnerable devices on the internet, researcher reveals

  A scan of the internet by an anonymous security researcher has revealed millions of IP-enabled devices protected only by default passwords.

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  CESG denies BlackBerry 10 insecurities

  CESG - the the information assurance arm of GCHQ - denies reports BlackBerry’s latest OS doesn’t pass muster when it comes to security

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  Case study: Hamilton Fraser embraces BYOD with MobileIron

  How insurance firm Hamilton Fraser is using MobileIron to enable employees to bring their own devices while following company policy

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  IT security professionals break USB stick virus rules

  Most IT security professionals polled at RSA Conference 2013 admitted to picking up and plugging in USB flash drives they found lying around

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  CESG says BlackBerry’s new BB10 software not secure enough

  The government's technical security advisor CESG says BlackBerry's new BB10 software is not secure enough for essential work

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  CIO interview: Hervé Coureil, global CIO, Schneider Electric

  A 20-year veteran at energy management firm Schneider Electric, Hervé Coureil became CIO five years ago, crossing disciplines from finance

• March 12, 2013 12 Mar'13

  UK’s million missing laptops a data time bomb, says report

  The million laptops that have gone missing in past year are a business data time bomb, says Sony’s VAIO Digital Business report 2013

• March 08, 2013 08 Mar'13

  Half of all companies lose devices with important data

  Recent survey shows half of all firms have lost devices with important data, with security implications for more than 20% of those businesses

• March 07, 2013 07 Mar'13

  Barclays streamlines phone banking with voice biometrics

  Barclays wealth investment management has been using voice biometrics from Nuance to streamline authentication when clients call

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  What is RSA's build, buy, partner strategy?

  Computer Weekly takes a closer look at RSA's build, buy, partner strategy

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Traditional security fails against targeted attacks, says Trend Micro

  Context is the most important element to defending corporate data in the face of increasingly targeted attacks, says security company Trend Micro

• March 05, 2013 05 Mar'13

  Rapid malware growth for smartphones, reports G Data

  Malware is increasingly targeting smartphones and tablet PCs with an Android operating system, according to a malware study from G Data

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  350,000 different types of spam SMS messages were targeted at mobile users in 2012

  350,000 different variants of unsolicited spam SMS messages were accounted for in 2012, with 53,000 variants logged for December alone

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  Health records should be protected like bank details, says BCS

  The BCS and NHS say people should protect their online medical records in the same way they look after their bank details

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  RSA 2013: Cyber security skills shortage needs urgent attention, says DoHS

  The lack of people with cyber security skills requires urgent attention, says Mark Weatherford, deputy under-secretary for cybersecurity at the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS).

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  RSA 2013: Big data could help or hinder business, says RSA

  Big data has the potential to transform businesses through the ability to extract meaning, but it will also increase exposure to cyber attack

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Samsung launches SAFE with Knox for mobile devices enterprise security

  Samsung has unveiled software which enables a secure work profile to run on a Samsung mobile device

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Financial attacks migrate to other sectors, McAfee finds

  Cyber attacks originally crafted to target the financial services industry are migrating to other sectors, says security firm McAfee.

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Over half of botnet control centres in the US, says Check Point

  The command and control centres (C&C) for more than half of the world’s botnets are in the US, not China, says security firm CheckPoint

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Apple releases security update for Mac OS X following Java malware attack

  Apple releases a security update for its Mac OS X to protect against malware used to attack the company’s computer systems

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  VMware updates Horizon with workplace bundle

  VMware has updated its Horizon View and VMware Horizon Mirage tools and introduced Horizon Workspace to support secure VDI and mobile access

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  The lawyer, the supplier and the consultant on outsourcing security

  A global survey that revealed 63% of security breaches are linked to third-party services highlights need to prioritise security when outsourcing

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  McAfee warns of NFC threat to mobiles

  As near field communications (NFC) becomes a more popular feature on mobile phones, more attacks based on the technology will arise

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  BAE Systems and Vodafone join forces for mobile security

  The aerospace and defence company BAE Systems will work with Vodafone to offer security products for mobiles and tablets

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  iOS 6.1 security flaw allows iPhone lock screen bypass

  Apple may have to release another fix for its recently released operating system update iOS 6.1 to protect against thieves and hackers

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  IT industry group releases password-killing standard

  A consortium of IT companies, including PayPal and Lenovo, publishes new set of standards that could rid users of usernames and passwords

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  Apple seeks to improve iOS security with image recognition

  Apple is planning to improve the security of iOS on iPhones and iPads by using image recognition or response, according to a patent application

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Blending work and personal life increasing security risks, warns global report

  Cisco finds next generations of mobile workers increase the security challenges facing CIOs because they mix work and private lives

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Data protection tops 2013 UK security priorities

  Data protection is the top security priority for more than half of UK organisations in 2013, a survey has revealed

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Motion sensors could unlock smartphones, say researchers

  Smartphone motion sensors could prove a security vulnerability in helping criminals work out locking codes, say US security researchers

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  Cloud security key to BYOD, (ISC)2 study shows

  (ISC)2 says businesses welcome bring your own device (BYOD) policies for cost savings and user experience, but need the right security skills

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  Huge botnet infecting smartphones in China

  Security researchers say a huge botnet is running on the smartphones of more than a million mobiles in China

• January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13

  Microsoft issues quick fix for IE zero-day vulnerability

  Microsoft has released a workaround for a zero-day vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser that is being exploited by attackers.

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Top 10 personal computing articles of 2012

  The year 2012 will go down in history as the year when people voted with their wallets and decided that tablets are good enough for work.

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  Antivirus systems fail to detect unknown viruses, study shows

  Less than 5% of the top 40 antivirus systems are able to detect previously non-cataloged viruses initially, a study has revealed

• December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12

  Computer Weekly European User Awards Criteria and Information

  Read the entry criteria and general information about entering the Computer Weekly European User Awards.

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Ovum urges CIOs review MDM policies to support BYOD practices

  IT departments must review IT support contracts and invest in mobile device management (MDM) for staff using their own devices at work

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  India tops rankings of countries opposed to BYOD

  Nearly half of all Indian companies have security policies prohibiting staff using their own mobile devices for work, an ISACA survey reveals

• November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12

  Cyber criminals target Skype, Facebook and Windows users

  Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype, Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October, according to security firm GFI Software

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Nasa to encrypt data after latest breach

  Nasa is to encrypt all its mobile computers after the loss of a laptop containing personal information about more than 10,000 staff

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft

  The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  IT professionals too trusting of Generation Y

  While most IT managers think employees stick to policy, most 18- to 30-year-olds play by their own rules, using personal devices at work

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  Operation High Roller fraud puts US finance companies on red alert

  Fraud ring Operation High Roller has spread from Europe to countries including the US in recent months, says McAfee’s latest threat report

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Many UK firms underestimate cost of data breaches, study finds

  Many UK organisations are still failing to understand the implications and costs of data breaches, a study has revealed

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Millions worldwide use insecure browsers, says Kaspersky

  Nearly a quarter of all internet users worldwide are running outdated browsers, creating huge gaps in online security, says Kaspersky

• November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12

  BYOD devices to double by 2014

  The number of consumer devices brought into the workplace will hit 350 million by 2014, according to a study from Juniper Research

• November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12

  BlackBerry 10 approved for US government

  RIM's yet-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 platform has been awarded the US government’s security certification

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Dogs to have their day in mobile security campaign

  The UK Cyber Security Challenge has announced the winner of its Can You Talk Security? competition devised by BT and Get Safe Online

• November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12

  Firms remain in denial about cyber attacks, says Guidance Software

  If cyber attackers want to get into an organisation’s information systems they will find a way, says e-discovery firm Guidance Software

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  Apple squashes BlackBerry as Brent Borough deploys iPads

  Brent Borough Council replaces BlackBerry and deploys MobileIron to securely manage almost 3,000 iPads and iPhones

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  Free mobile apps a threat to privacy, study finds

  Free mobile apps pose a serious threat to privacy because of their ability to capture large amounts of user information

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  Security data exchange: if McAfee builds it, will they come?

  McAfee has announced its Security Connected Plaform for security data exchange, but will other suppliers come to the party?

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  IT security budgets mismatched to hacker targets, study shows

  IT security budgets are not being used to provide defence technologies in some areas most likely to be targeted by hackers, a study shows

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  Cyber defences of SMEs lag behind larger firms, study confirms

  SMEs suffer more from malware than larger organisations, but their security procedures are inferior, says security firm, Kaspersky Lab

• October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12

  CESG certification for Information Assurance and cyber security unveiled

  The CESG launches scheme to benchmark Information Assurance and cyber security professionals

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

   McAfee Focus 2012: McAfee to help secure nuclear plants

  Westinghouse Electric Company and McAfee have announced a partnership around information security for nuclear power plants

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  McAfee Focus 2012: One fifth of corporate network devices unknown

  At least 20% of the devices on corporate networks are not known to the organisation, says security company McAfee

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  McAfee Focus 2012: Xerox, McAfee partner on embedded security threat

  Only around 13% of organisations are aware that printers and multi-function devices represent a threat to information security, says Xerox

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  McAfee Focus 2012: Endpoint security key to Security Connected strategy

  Security firm McAfee has announced four enhancements of endpoint security as part of its Security Connected strategy at McAfee Focus 2012

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  BYOD creating security risks for 80% of companies

  Businesses are opening themselves up to security threats by failing to manage bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes properly

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Attackers besiege Google Android OS, Trend Micro reveals

  Google’s Android mobile OS is under siege by attackers, as malware and data-stealing adware rose 483% in the last quarter, says Trend Micro

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Windows 8 security: how does it measure up?

  Microsoft's Windows 8 is seen by many as representing an evolutionary jump for the operating system, but what about security?

• October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12

  Lost devices access work email, says Sophos

  A fifth of lost electronic devices have access to work email, exposing confidential corporate data, a survey from Sophos has revealed

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Security remains a barrier to mobility, study finds

  Security, potential loss of data and compliance remain key concerns in using mobile enterprise apps, a study has revealed

• October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12

  Austrian hospital improves access to patient data with Imprivata

  Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen hospital in Austria explains how it improved speed of access and security to its works stations.

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  RSA Europe: Security must take human factor into account

  Security needs to start taking into account the differences in users, says Hugh Thompson, RSA Conference programme committee chair