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Exclusive: Bletchley Park set for Lottery rescue

July 04, 2008

The home of Britain's codebreaking efforts during the War has entered into detailed discussions with the Heritage Lottery Fund for significant funding to rebuild its rotting infrastructure
 

Steganography developers turn their attention to hiding information in VoIP

July 04, 2008

The abundance of voice over IP equipment has led researchers to develop a range of techniques which, instead of hiding information in standard data traffic, will allow individuals to instead hide information in VoIP streams
 

Indian Government withdraws threat over BlackBerry services

July 04, 2008

The threat which could have led to the country's BlackBerry services being suspended appears to have lifted after the Government backed down on its own demands for access to users' data
 

HMRC breach would have been avoided for just £15,000

July 03, 2008

The catastrophic loss of information of 25 million UK citizens last year would have been avoided if Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs had spent a maximum of £15,000 on the extraction of data, but it turned down this expenditure because information security was such a low priority, one of the breach investigators revealed today
 

Data watchdog admits to deluge of Central Government breach info

July 03, 2008

The Information Commmissioner's Office has revealed it has been voluntarily informed of a huge number of security breaches - mostly in Westminster - while it eyes up plans for a new law which could make the reporting of such incidents compulsory
 

PCI standard widened to include unattended point-of-sale terminals

July 02, 2008

Terminals such as those found in vending machines and on fuel pumps are to be included in additional guidelines to be written by the PCI Security Standards Council, producing extra demands on retailers
 

US Army set to hire internet spies

July 02, 2008

The American military is to increase its intelligence on the internet by hiring a contractor to analyse web pages, chatrooms and blogs on pertinent threats 24 hours a day
 

Tech vendors team up to thwart patent trolls

July 02, 2008

Google, Cisco, HP, Ericsson and Verizon have created an organisation to snap up technology patents before the so-called patent trolls, in an attempt to head off the threat of costly litigations
 

Google scores key win with security and applications deal

July 01, 2008

Taylor Woodrow, one of the UK's largest construction companies, is to give all its staff access to Google Apps, backed by the internet giant's security products
 

Apple updates OS X to address security and performance issues

July 01, 2008

OS X Leopard gets a new version as the Mac maker moves to improve reliability and squash a whole hatful of vulnerabilities
 

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In a recent SC survey, when asked 'Do you think your current network is secure?' 43 per cent of IS professionals said they were not sure. Technology developments such as multi-point cloud solutions, consumerisation, BYOD uptake and even Windows 8 are a major headache in network security for IT leaders. So what can be done? SC's latest webcast shares practical advice from industry experts. To secure your free place, please click here.

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Java security: Balancing existing testing platforms with open source solutions

In a rush to get new products out to market quickly, companies expose themselves to the risk of software failure. Java developers often turn to open source solutions to help protect themselves from risk. This new whitepaper explains how you can use your existing testing platforms alongside open source solutions to fix those issues related to both security and quality within your Java code. To download the paper for free, please click here.


DDoS and downtime: Considerations for risk management

The purpose of this paper is to start a conversation about the often overlooked risk of downtime caused by DDoS attacks and to provide sufficient content for risk managers to account for the DDoS threat as they evaluate risks to their day-to-day operations and long-term mission. To read the paper in full, please download it for free here.


Ponemon 2012 Global Encryption Trends Study

In Ponemon's recent Global Encryption Study, the organisation surveyed 4,205 information security professionals across seven countries to examine how encryption has evolved over the last eight years. The study focused on data protection priorities, budgeted expenditures for encryption and the types of encryption technologies involved, with the findings revealing some interesting insight into the relationship between encryption and its impact on the security position of organisations. To read the full report for free, please download it here.


Advanced spear phishing: The rise of industrial phishing attacks

With phishing still the most common form of attack, hackers are now engaging in industrial-scale phishing attacks that leverage sophisticated customisation and delivery techniques. Borrowing tactics from cloud computing and database marketing, this study looks at longline phishing - an advanced form of spear phishing, which has higher clickthrough and penetration rates than traditional attacks, potentially causing a higher risk to IT security departments across the world. To read the study for free, please click here.


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