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July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
UK cyber protection should be more aggressive, say MPs

The UK should declare cyber war on states and cyber criminals who target the country, say MPs
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 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree

A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Websense launches cyber security intelligence services

Security firm Websense is to launch cyber security intelligence services to enable businesses to tap into the resources of its research teams

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
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Analysis: Businesses are not securing virtual environments. Why?

Virtualisation is the norm, yet a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments. Why not?
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 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
F5 and Webroot partner for security in the network

F5 and Webroot bring together products from their portfolios to offer a single solution for application security
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Businesses fail to prepare for travel chaos during London 2012 Olympic Games

With just one month before the London 2012 Olympic Games, most employees are unaware of plans to allow them to work from home

June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
Staffordshire County Council saves £1.5m with PSN deployment

Staffordshire County Council’s CIO claims £1.5m has been saved by sharing networking infrastructure with other public sector organisations
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
SMEs struggling in the face of BYOD and new cyber threats

SMEs are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with cyber threats and new ways of working, a survey shows.
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
Privileged accounts are hacker sweet spot

Businesses are largely failing to block hackers from exploiting privileged IT accounts to access sensitive commercial data, a survey has revealed
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
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Facebook warns of DNSChanger malware infection

Facebook has begun warning users whose computers are infected with the DNSChanger malware
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Google to warn users of state-sponsored attacks

Google has announced that it will alert users if they are being targeted by suspected state-sponsored attacks.
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Juniper Networks fail to protect Linx from outage

Linx reveals protections on its Juniper-based Lan didn’t kick into action during yesterday’s outage
May 30, 2012 30 May'12
Flame: What are the immediate implications for business?

Security researchers discovered the most powerful cyber weapon to date, but what does the latest threat, dubbed Flame, mean for IT security?
May 29, 2012 29 May'12
UK lottery operator keeps eye on cyber threats

UK National Lottery operator Camelot has bolstered its cyber defences in response to an increase in targeted attacks on high-profile organisations
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 22, 2012 22 May'12
UK cyber attacks driven by fraud, says Ponemon Institute

Financial fraud is the motivating factor behind 63% of targeted cyber attacks on UK businesses, reveals a study by the Ponemon Institute
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.
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
BYOD not popular with US CIOs

Most CIOs are not yet allowing employees to access company networks using personal computing devices, a US national survey has revealed.
May 09, 2012 09 May'12
Interview: RSA executive chairman Art Coviello

A year after RSA's data breach, Art Coviello discusses the company's vision of intelligence-led security.
May 04, 2012 04 May'12
MoD admits hackers have breached top secret systems

Hackers have breached some of the top secret Ministry of Defence computer systems, the military's head of cyber-security has revealed.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Second DDoS attack on SOCA highlights need to be proactive

The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has confirmed that its website has suffered another distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Hackers deploy new attack method targeting Android

Compromised websites are serving a new Trojan targeting Android devices, warns security firm Lookout.
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.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: MoD rules out bring your own device schemes

Bring your own device schemes (BYOD) have been ruled out as a policy option at the Ministry of Defence, says MoD security head Simon Wise
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Hackers harness automation for website attacks

Hackers are using automated tools to compromise websites and plunder company databases, security researchers have found.
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Poor mobile security exposes UK firms to massive risk, study shows

UK organisations are running IT security risks by failing to respond to the trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Facebook to back US cyber-security snooping bill

Facebook says it will back a new US cyber-security bill that will enable the government to access web users' private data on suspicion of a cyber threat.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: BYOD great for infosec profession, says IT head

Supporting a bring your own device (BYOD) programme is relatively simple, says the head of IT infrastructure and support services at the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organisation.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Team Poison hacking highlights need for phone security

The recording of conversations on Scotland Yard’s anti-terror hotline by hacktivist group Team Poison highlights the importance of security for telecommunications, say security experts.
April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12
US to fast-track cyber weapon development

The US plans to fast-track the development of cyber weapons to give it the ability to create the means to attack specific targets within months and even days.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Will 2012 be the year of the first significant smartphone attacks?

Security researchers have warned of mobile malware for years but will 2012 prove the year of the first significant attacks on smartphones?
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Cabinet Office names 12 PSN suppliers

The Cabinet Office has named 12 suppliers for the government’s Public Services Network framework (PSN), which will be worth between £500m and £3bn over two years
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
RSA 2012: RSA takes market-leader position seriously, says Heiser

RSA takes its market-leader position seriously to pull together the IT security industry, says Tom Heiser, president of RSA.
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.
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA issues security industry call to arms

Security supplier RSA urges the security industry to collaborate to win the war against cyber threats to information security
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
RSA 2012: IT security industry in challenging position

A number of events over the past ten years has put the IT security industry in a challenging position, says Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA, the Security Division of EMC.
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
Mobile strategy needs to catch up with adoption

Most businesses see mobility as a key driver of agility, effectiveness and efficiency, but have yet to formulate long-term strategic plans.
February 21, 2012 21 Feb'12
Security becomes business-led

Security investments are increasingly business-led with a bigger focus on getting value out of technology systems, according to security firm Check Point.
January 12, 2012 12 Jan'12
Brocade acquisition rumours return: Who's buying?

The For Sale sign appears to have gone up again at Brocade. But Brocade acquisition rumours have kicked around for years now. Is this time any different?
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 15, 2011 15 Dec'11
Network support engineers failing to control privileged users, says HP

A lack of control and oversight of privileged users by network support engineers is resulting in an increased threat and inherent risk to data, a new study by HP claims.
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.
December 09, 2011 09 Dec'11
100G optical networking extended by Alcatel-Lucent: SNUK news in brief

SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new products, services and appointment announcements. This week includes optical networking and much more.
December 08, 2011 08 Dec'11
Euro 2012’s communications infrastructure to boost football technology

Orange and TP must deliver a communications infrastructure to ensure Euro 2012 is broadcast worldwide without glitches. SearchNetworkingUK discusses the challenges.
September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11
Cisco Connected World Report: Employees want social networking tools

The Cisco Connected World Technology report shows that millenials will demand enterprise social networking and mobility -- even when accessing core corporate applications and data.
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 16, 2011 16 Jun'11
A network access control solution that works across wired and wireless

The Kerry County Council finds a network access control solution that works across wired and wireless networks and 60 geographically dispersed branch offices.
June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11
Security vendors step up IPv6 certifications

IPv6 readiness for networking products and applications in your network can be difficult to assess. Vendors such as Sourcefire are turning to US based ICSA Labs for certification against US based the USBv6 profile.
June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11
Students help test IPv6 in Australia - “Best School Day Ever!”

“The successful Australian test of IPv6 – the next generation of Internet Protocol – has cleared the way for full implementation”, said Narelle Clark, Vice President of the Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and coordinator of Australia's ...
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.
April 14, 2011 14 Apr'11
Blackpool Council revives town with indoor and outdoor wireless LAN

The Blackpool Council has implemented an indoor and outdoor wireless LAN with a security strategy that enables secure VPN access for employees and guest access for tourists.
March 29, 2011 29 Mar'11
UK cyber security: Government fights full force

The British government says UK cyber crime is as severe as terrorism and will spend billions on a UK cyber security mission that includes education and intelligence gathering.
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.
February 15, 2011 15 Feb'11
Wireless remote access extends Trafford Council network

Wireless remote access helped Trafford Council support an agile workforce and consolidate old buildings with secure remote access to its private and public network.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
Can government agencies use a shared LAN? VLANs and NAC make it so

At the Aldershot Centre for Health, multiple government agencies use a shared LAN that enables each to have separately secured data using a combination of Cisco NAC and VLAN implementation.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
Mobile cloud security: How to address the issues

Implementing mobile cloud services? Learn how mobile cloud security can be addressed by securing mobile clients and implementing a centralised strategy.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
UK data protection regulations get stricter

As UK data protection regulations and data privacy laws and their enforcement becomes tougher, enterprises must learn the intricacies of the Data Protection Act and the E-Privacy Directive, among other laws that affect network security.
February 04, 2011 04 Feb'11
Preventing network outages: UK university employs a NAC solution

After student viruses lead to massive network outages, a UK university went seeking the right NAC solution.
August 05, 2009 05 Aug'09
VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to use Smoothwall, the open source firewall

Learn about Smoothwall, an open source firewall that may be a useful way to protect some of your less important assets.
June 18, 2009 18 Jun'09
When blade servers compromise security

Financial services company Veda Advantage has found blade servers' small size made it impossible to meet security policies that mandated physically separated networks.
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
REVIEW: Watchguard's Firebox X Edge

Ian Yates tests Watchguard's Firebox X Edge and doesn't want to send it back!
November 23, 2006 23 Nov'06
Virtualisation: friend or foe? [Day Three: Making virtualisation safe]

In the concluding part of this series, Patrick Gray explains how vendors plan to secure virtual machines.
November 08, 2006 08 Nov'06
Fifty ways to leave your legacy network [Day One: HSDPA]

New networking protocols make news almost every day. In this series, Ian Yates, TechTarget ANZ's Consulting Editor, Networking, explains the future role of five important new protocols.