25 May 2012 - Click here to view this newsletter online

Latest News

Eircom slammed for laptop and data loss

Irish Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has called the loss of Eircom's laptops "one of the most serious breaches" his office has seen.
 

Fresh ICO fines against councils

Fines have been issued to Croydon Council and Norfolk County Council by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
 

Ticketmaster admits direct mailing system was hacked

Ticketmaster has admitted that its direct email marketing system was hacked and malicious emails were sent out "from an unauthorised party".
 

Extortion, ransom demands and code leak - what would you have done in Symantec's shoes?

This week Symantec's tussle with a hacker went public.
 

Sport Relief

Research has shown that despite the increasing number of security risks, 90 per cent of IT professionals who responded to a recent survey conducted by Crossbeam admitted to trading off security functionality in favour of network performance.

As we deploy more complex security devices such as next generation firewalls, the impact on performance is become increasingly worse. How can we measure these impacts, what should we be asking our vendors and how do we ensure our infrastructure will be both secure and perform over the long-haul?

Visit Crossbeam's performance research centre where you can find whitepapers, webinars and research results. http://www.crossbeam.com/why-crossbeam/performance/


Whitepaper of the Week

Today, many businesses are considering point solutions for their identity management deployments to save money in the short term. Yet, the long-term cost of integrating point solutions can be high.

In most cases, starting with a solution that can be extended as part of a complete platform can save a business money and improve the results of a project.

Join Oracle for the Oracle Identity and Access Management Platform Approach Summit, and learn how you can build a business case using data from a new Aberdeen Group report that highlights the key benefits of a platform approach.

Register now for "The Identity and Access Management Platform Approach" seminar and receive your free copy of the Aberdeen Group report at the event. Click here for more information


Job of the Week

Experienced security consultants wanted

A fantastic opportunity for experienced security consultants to join a dynamic consultancy - you will join at a time of unprecedented growth. Extensive client engagement means you will have credibility operating at both technical and management levels in order to deliver commercially aware, risk-based assessments for our clients, as well as providing high touch advice and guidance at board level.

CREST/CESG CHECK/Tiger Team Leader
Internal Web Application Developer
Penetration Tester/Consultant


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