The number of profit warnings in the sector fell from 13 in the first quarter of this year, to nine in quarter two, according to research by Ernst and Young. This figure is also down on the previous year, which recorded 15 warnings in the sector for the same period.

Sourcefire's founder and CTO Martin Roesch has been included on eWeek's Top 100 Most Influential People in IT list.

Four members of Modi'in Ezrahi, an Israeli private investigation company have been found guilty of using spyware to steal information from businesses.

Four members of Modi'in Ezrahi, an Israeli private investigation company have been found guilty of using spyware to steal information from businesses.

(ISC)2, the international information systems security certification consortium, has developed a free reference guide to assist HR professionals in recruiting information security specialists.

New laws governing the protection of private data should be introduced, according to a report by the Justice Select Committee.

Internet users need to take extra precautions when shopping online in the run-up to the Christmas period, warns Kaspersky Lab.

Sophos is expanding its email security and control solutions with the addition of real-time spam look-up system, claims to beat rival scheduled update models.

The prevention of data leakage and the protection of brand reputation emerged as the chief concerns for a number of security professionals at the recent CSO Interchange event in London.

Log data management and intelligence provider, LogLogic, has appointed Patricia Sueltz as its new chief executive.