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Network security strategy

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Cisco buys cyber security company Sourcefire for $2.7bn

  Networking giant Cisco has reached an agreement to buy cyber security business Sourcefire in a $2.7bn deal

• 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

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  Bolton and Wigan get PSN in £47m outsourcing deal

  Bolton and Wigan councils have signed a seven-year £47m outsourcing contract, which will deliver a ‘PSN ready’ network to the region.

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  Another online firm hit by data breach

  Online deals service LivingSocial is the latest company to report a breach of its computer systems that may mean attackers accessed customer details

• 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

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  ICO hits Stoke-on-Trent City Council with £120,000 fine

  Stoke City Council has breached the Data Protection Act, for the second time in two years, after details of a child protection legal case were emailed to the wrong person.

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Cyber attacks launched at London 2012 Olympic Games every day

  The IT supporting the London 2012 Olympics was hit by cyber attacks every day during the Games, says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell

• October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12

  ZTE targets local government for UK growth

  Despite security controversy, Chinese firm ZTE’s UK head of sales tells Computer Weekly one of its first targets will be local government

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Organisations need alternative data protection as security models fail

  Organisations' security models are failing - so could it be time to adopt an intelligence-led approach to data protection and fighting cyber crime?

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  Patchy uptake hinders Public Service Network roll-out

  Key players involved in deploying the Public Service Network (PSN) say progress is being made, but different approaches are slowing it down

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  Gartner: Prepare for context-aware security

  Cloud computing, IT consumerisation and the evolving threat landscape are forcing IT departments to rethink security

• August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12

  VMware users can protect against virtual machine malware, says Trend Micro

  New malware that attacks VMware virtual machines is no cause for undue concern, but users can take basic steps to protect data, says Trend Micro

• August 13, 2012 13 Aug'12

  The Olympics in technology stats

  Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced “the most connected Games ever” with our round-up of key technology stats

• July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12

  Australian telco AAPT confirms Anonymous data breach

  Australian telecoms firm AAPT confirms business customer data was breached by hacktivist group Anonymous at an external service provider

• July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12

  Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG

  Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG

• July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12

  Government-sponsored hackers target commercial secrets

  Government-sponsored organisations are increasingly turning to hacking techniques to steal commercial secrets from businesses, KPMG has warned

• July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12

  Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

  Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance

• July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12

  BT extends cyber security agreement with MoD

  BT is to extend its cyber security agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a deal to expand its cyber defence service

• June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12

  Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?

  Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls?

• June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12

  FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data

• June 11, 2012 11 Jun'12

  Flame malware gets kill command

  The controllers of Flame, the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date, have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers

• June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12

  Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

  Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft

• May 28, 2012 28 May'12

  Security researchers discover powerful cyber espionage weapon 'Flame'

  Security researchers have discovered a cyber espionage weapon, dubbed 'Flame', with a functionality greater than any other known threat

• May 18, 2012 18 May'12

  Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

  Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.

• April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12

  Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs

  Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed.

• March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12

  RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes

  Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012

• February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12

  Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?

  The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.

• December 29, 2011 29 Dec'11

  Networking 2012: Vendors predict what's ahead for the industry

  Senior vendor executives offer SearchNetworkingUK their Networking 2012 predictions for the challenges ahead, including addressing the transition to a mobile workforce.

• December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11

  Network reliability to win over innovation in 2012, says Cisco survey

  Cisco’s first TechWatch 2012 report finds network reliability as opposed to innovation or performance is the most important factor for network architects in the new year ahead.

• August 22, 2011 22 Aug'11

  Unified network management: Wired and wireless together for good?

  With an integrated network management vision, two organizations improved security and reliability, and have made steps towards a fully integrated network. But will we get there?

• August 17, 2011 17 Aug'11

  Cisco hardening guides for IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS devices

  Patching routing and switching infrastructure in any organisation is often delayed, sometimes due to the potential impact on production systems and sometimes because the IT resources are simply too busy fighting fires.

• June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11

  Using network management and monitoring systems across IT and buildings

  Bolton College linked its buildings facilities to the campus network and is using a network monitoring and management system that sees both buildings and IT resources.

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Secure remote access enables virtual desktops, mobility

  St. Richard’s Catholic College in East Sussex implemented secure remote access to allow mobile access to network resources while rolling out virtual desktop learning tools.