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Network security management

• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  Visibility key to stopping cyber adversaries, says security veteran

  Companies are beginning to accept that they will be compromised, so the demand is growing to know just how often and how deep, says ForeScout CEO Michael DeCesare

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms

  The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Half of UK banks have insecure SSL

  A UK-based security company has revealed that half of UK banks are using out-of-date security technology

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  French intelligence ‘could have prevented Paris attacks'

  A former US intelligence director turned whistleblower tells MPs and peers that bulk collection of internet and phone data is putting lives at risk

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016

  What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?

• December 24, 2015 24 Dec'15

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2015

  Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on IT security in the past 12 months

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  The Higher Education Academy gives universities £500,000 to develop cyber security specialists

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sports has partnered with the Higher Education Academy to provide universities with funding and support to train cyber security specialists

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Cyber criminals not to blame for all DDoS attacks, study shows

  There is a real concern that many companies are being affected by the DDoS attacks commissioned by competitors, according to Kaspersky Lab

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Jisc issues tender for second shared services datacentre in north of England

  Education network provider issues tender for second shared services datacentre, while warding off DDoS attack

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership takes control of its network

  The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership enhanced network and application visibility and security using Fortinet technology

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Case study: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust in big push on mobile working

  Healthcare trust works to digitise records and increase mobile working in acute and community settings

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  CGI tempts Nordic customers with Finnish cyber security centre

  IT supplier CGI has opened a Nordic cyber security centre to help it serve organisations in the region with the same service levels it provides US clients

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Osborne pledges £1.9bn investment in cyber security

  Chancellor George Osborne has promised a £1.9bn investment in cyber security over the next five years and to “aggressively defend” public services from cyber attacks

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Government launches cyber security research project

  The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Relaxed attitudes in Australia stalling IT security investment

  The relaxed attitude to IT security in Australia is holding back much-needed investment in security technology

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Rethink security by focusing on resilience, says Raytheon-Websense

  Businesses need to take learned behaviours and use them to reliably contain and neutralise emerging threats, says Raytheon-Websense

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise: think of us as a startup

  As Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc finally part ways, UK managing director Andy Isherwood shares some insight on what the future holds for the newly minted enterprise business

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Oracle’s Ellison says push security down stack to win cyber battle

  At Oracle OpenWorld 2015, Larry Ellison called for next-generation security, pushed down the stack to the hardware level and always on

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Encryption is a double-edged sword, says Blue Coat

  Seven more security suppliers join Blue Coat encrypted traffic management programme amid fresh warnings of attackers using encryption to hide malicious activity

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Singapore strives to counter rising surge of cyber attacks

  Organisations in Singapore are raising their game to increase cyber security resources and education in a bid to counter the rising tide of cyber attacks

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Take part in the Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey 2016

  Share your views in Computer Weekly’s annual Technology Industry Survey, which provides an insight into the trends, challenges and aspirations of today’s IT professionals

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Cisco praised for quick response to cyber attack

  Cisco has issued a security update for its networking equipment to block redirects to the Angler exploit kit’s proxy servers and has published guidance for users

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales attacks UK government surveillance

  Websites must use SSL to prevent the UK government monitoring users' activities, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales tells delegates at IP Expo in London

• October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15

  Most nuclear plants not prepared for cyber attack, says Chatham House

  The cyber threat to nuclear facilities is indicative of the threat to much of all critical infrastructure, says cyber security expert Alan Woodward

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  British Airways picks Juniper Networks to build out cloud, core network

  British Airways enhances the digital customer experience through a private cloud datacentre and IP MPLS core backbone

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  MI5 chief Andrew Parker: Social networks have a responsibility to spy on users

  MI5 director general Andrew Parker calls for more surveillance powers for the agency and says social networks have a responsibility to report suspicious activity

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  UK firms cope better with cyber attacks than continental enterprises, research shows

  Trend Micro research suggests UK firms are at greater risk of cyber attack than their counterparts in continental Europe – but are better at dealing with them

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  Cisco firmware exploit raises questions on internal network security

  Rogue Cisco IOS firmware could enable hackers to bypass all perimeter-level security controls, warns FireEye

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  BT launches ethical hacking service for bankers

  BT introduces a certified Crest Star ethical hacking test service for financial services customers

• September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15

  UK citizens fear data breaches are going undetected

  The rise in high-profile security breaches has led to an increasingly worried UK public, calling for 24-hour monitoring of sensitive information

• September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15

  Fraud rises but Australian businesses fail to heed data

  Fraud is costing Australian businesses billions of dollars, but many are failing to address the threats from insiders

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Security pros failing to address digital certificate risks, survey shows

  Even though 90% of security professionals believe a leading CA will be compromised in next two years, only 13% have existing automation to deal with that happening

• August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15

  More legislation needed to bolster Asean cyber security

  Asean countries will need legislation to motivate organisations to step up their cyber security activities

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Is Australia's cyber security-focused government underestimating the insider threat?

  Canberra is strengthening its cyber security response, but there is conflicting evidence about where the main threat is coming from

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

  The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems

• August 16, 2015 16 Aug'15

  Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims

  An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Security flaw exposes billions of mobile phone users to eavesdropping

  Hackers, fraudsters, rogue governments and unscrupulous commercial operators are exploiting flaws in the architecture of the mobile phone signalling system known as SS7

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Cisco leadership hits the ground running in strong fourth quarter

  New CEO Chuck Robbins closes out the fourth quarter on a high note and speaks of a renewed energy at the network supplier

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Average DDoS attack size increasing, Arbor warns businesses

  While extremely large DDoS attacks grab the headlines, it is the increasing size of the average attack that is affecting enterprises, warns Arbor Networks

• July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15

  Splunk acquires behavioural analytics firm Caspida in $190m deal

  Splunk's acquisition of Caspida is aimed at extending its security analytics leadership by adding behavioural analytics to improve detection of insider threats

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  BlackBerry Enterprise Server 12.2 adds Knox and Android for Work support

  BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 12.2 integrates the Samsung and Google platforms with BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  Balabit releases Blindspotter real-time user monitoring tool

  Balabit's Blindspotter real-time user behaviour analytics monitoring tool for identifying malicious activity throughout IT systems has been released to market

• July 06, 2015 06 Jul'15

  The internet of things could save the honeybee from extinction

  Gemalto’s M2M unit is developing an ambitious project with agricultural science firm Eltopia and the University of Minnesota. The objective: to save the honeybee from extinction

• July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15

  Wi-Fi enhances guest experience and profitability for Belgian theme park

  Bobbejaanland, one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, is using a Fortinet Wi-Fi network to offer visitors access on the go, and improve its management capabilities

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  BT Security chief predicts big challenges ahead, despite progress

  Cyber security is a big opportunity, not just a threat and by systematically applying security controls defenders are raising the bar, according to BT Security chief

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities

  Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 winners revealed

  The winners have been announced for the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015. See who made the top spots

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Google scolds businesses for citing security as a reason not to use cloud

  Search giant reckons on-premise data is more likely to be breached than information stored in the cloud

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs

  Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Datacentre operators warned off prioritising on-site security over cyber threat protection

  Too many datacentre operators prioritise physical security over protection from cyber attacks, it is claimed

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Finland's F-Secure backs Nordic expertise

  F-secure is betting on Nordic IT security skills as it buys Danish firm

• June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15

  Growing cyber threats challenging cost reduction as reason to use managed services

  Mid-sized companies plan to use more managed services and many see it as improving security

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  Peer demands action over ‘illegal’ Prism programme

  US technology companies are operating illegally by accessing data on UK citizens, Lord Laird tells the House of Lords

• June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15

  VMware puts network virtualisation to work in McAfee environments

  VMware announces an integrated system to automate distribution and enforcement of McAfee’s network security platform using its NSX network virtualisation system

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  EPSRC launches £10m IoT hub to explore security issues

  The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to run a contest to develop a research hub to explore the security issues around the Internet of Things

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 shortlist

  Find out who made the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 shortlist

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Fortinet to buy Meru for $44m

  Network security firm Fortinet to acquire wireless supplier Meru

• May 28, 2015 28 May'15

  Internet of things and smart cities need UK-wide consensus

  At a TechUK event, delegates call for cross-body collaboration on IoT to ensure local authority CIOs get the best from the emerging technology

• May 20, 2015 20 May'15

  BT Openreach turns to Crimestoppers to catch cable thieves

  Openreach extends its partnership with crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to tackle cable theft

• May 20, 2015 20 May'15

  Russian enterprises unconcerned by NSA network hack allegations

  Despite allegations the NSA hid spyware in the equipment of a number of suppliers, the market in Russia for western network hardware remains buoyant

• May 18, 2015 18 May'15

  Wi-Fi Global Congress: Hotspot 2.0 standard addresses wireless security holes

  At Wi-Fi Global Congress, Ruckus Wireless announces it will be first to market with the second release of Hotspot 2.0

• May 14, 2015 14 May'15

  TrustFord chooses virtual load balancers to guarantee network performance

  Auto retailer TrustFord picks Kemp’s virtualised load balancers to deliver high availability and performance across the network

• May 12, 2015 12 May'15

  GCHQ launches recruitment campaign due to demand

  UK intelligence agency GCHQ is recruiting for computer network operations specialists

• May 11, 2015 11 May'15

  PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN

  PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over

• May 07, 2015 07 May'15

  City of London Police crack counterfeit Cisco ring

  Detectives dismantle a criminal operation suspected of importing, exporting and selling fake Cisco hardware

• May 06, 2015 06 May'15

  Airbus Defence and Space embarks on networking R&D venture with Cisco

  Airbus Defence and Space partners with Cisco to develop networking systems around SDN, security, mobile, cloud and the internet of things

• May 05, 2015 05 May'15

  Something disgusting at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

  Kevin Cahill explains why he has filed a case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal over US intelligence gathering on children.

• May 05, 2015 05 May'15

  Cisco CEO John Chambers to step down in July

  Cisco CEO John Chambers announces plans to step down from the post after 20 years

• April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15

  Infosec still in the Dark Ages, says RSA president

  It is time for information security to escape the Dark Ages, according to Amit Yoran, president of RSA, the security division of EMC

• April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15

  BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice

  BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Six cyber security startups kick off with CyLon accelerator

  Incubator CyLon kicks off first cohort in London with six selected European startups

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users

  A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Five out of every six large companies targeted by cyber attacks in 2014

  There was a 40% increase in the number of large companies targeted by cyber attacks in 2014, according to Symantec

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report

  A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  NHS regional health board adopts proactive approach to data security

  The NHS Dumfries and Galloway health board has adopted a proactive way to protect patient data through continual vulnerability assessment

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

  Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought

• March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15

  Why IAM is topping security investments in 2015

  It is not surprising identity and access management (IAM) is set to move to the fore in 2015

• March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

  IT security still immature, says HP security exec

  Enterprise IT security is still relatively immature, with many organisations failing to achieve basic security hygiene, says HP security executive

• March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15

  2015 IT priorities: SDN yet to prove itself, fear of network hacks growing

  In Computer Weekly’s 2015 IT priorities study, software-defined networking is still behind management and monitoring as a networking priority

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress: Wearables now in 79% of European workplaces

  Trend Micro research finds the majority of European workplaces are seeing wearable devices connecting to their networks

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Case study: Norwegian insurer invests in Darktrace machine-learning cyber defence

  Shipping insurance company DNK hopes to inspire the rest of the shipping industry to adopt Darktrace’s cyber defence system

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Cyber attacks top US national threat list

  Cyber attacks by politically and criminally motivated actors top the list of threats facing the US, according to national intelligence director

• February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15

  Robust security and consumer buy-in needed for smart city success

  Juniper Research names its top ranking smart cities for 2015 and points to a number of areas of concern that need to be addressed

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  Risk reduction key to tackling cyber crime, says Stroz Friedberg

  Businesses should tackle cyber crime by seeking to reduce risk, says global digital risk and investigations firm Stroz Friedberg

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Cisco’s software-defined networking business booms

  Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure customer base doubles in three months as its software-defined networking model gains traction

• February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15

  Engineering firm Smiths Group to embark on landmark SDN project

  Engineering and technology firm Smiths Group renews AT&T contract ahead of major network refresh, and plans to put SDN at the heart of its project

• February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15

  Cyber awareness accreditation offered to teachers

  Tech Partnership and NAACE unveil cyber awareness accreditation for teachers

• February 09, 2015 09 Feb'15

  Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 open for entries

  Find out how to enter Computer Weekly’s third annual European User Awards

• February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15

  Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results

  Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  Milan Expo 2015 builds smart city with Telecom Italia and Cisco

  The organisers of Milan Expo 2015 have built a smart city site from the ground up with the support of Telecom Italia and Cisco

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  Your digital projects are doomed to failure, warns Cisco

  At Cisco Live! In Milan, Cisco set out the challenges of going digital, with many projects doomed to fail unless businesses embrace ‘Fast IT’

• January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15

  UK businesses handing over cyber security to third parties

  More UK businesses are outsourcing their IT security because budgets are not growing as fast as the security threat

• January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15

  Obama pledges to push cyber security reforms

  In his State of the Union address, the US president pledges to urge Congress to pass legislation to improve US cyber security

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  Dartmoor National Park brings public wireless to remote sites

  Dartmoor National Park Authority deploys Cloud in a Box to offer visitors Wi-Fi at its facilities

• January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15

  EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone sign net neutrality pledge

  EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone are last of the UK’s major internet service providers to sign up to Open Internet Code of practice

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Public sector may get encrypted connections over PSN in defiance of PM

  Civil servants risk clash with Number 10 following remarks made by PSN chief technology officer James Duncan

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  South Korean nuclear power plant attacked by hacker

  Computer systems at a South Korean nuclear power plant have been hacked, causing the company to conduct drills to test its ability to cope

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Up to half of home and small business internet users at risk from router bug

  An estimated 50% of home internet users are at risk from a bug affecting their routers

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Government chief scientific adviser: 'Don’t trivialise the internet of things'

  Government chief scientific adviser publishes report on the internet of things, making several policy recommendations

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mercedes AMG Petronas IT director on the need for speed in IT

  When Matt Harris became IT director for F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas in 2009, IT costs needed to be slashed