Security UK

MDM, security vendors scramble to address BYOD security issues

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 14:51

Organisations are looking beyond NAC and MDM to resolve BYOD security issues; MDM, security and hybrid vendors are responding with new products.

ICO fines Welsh health board £70,000 for patient record loss

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 17:30

For the first time, the ICO fines an NHS organisation for sending patient data to the wrong person.

SOCA takes its website offline in DDoS response

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 16:48

Just days after SOCA shut down carder sites, the agency was the victim of a DDoS attack, leading SOCA to takes its website offline.

SOCA shuts down network of CVV sellers' carder sites

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 20:55

The Serious Organised Crime Agency shut down 36 CVV sellers who were selling stolen credit card and banking credentials to buyers around the world.

Infosecurity 2012: Survey proves value of security awareness programme

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 14:40

According to the latest findings from PwC, better end-user security training can pay off in fewer breaches.

Infosecurity 2012: ICO opposes mandatory data breach notification

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 14:12

Information Commissioner Christopher Graham calls mandatory breach disclosure for all companies unnecessary, saying voluntary disclosure is working.

Investigation reveals serious cloud computing data security flaws

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 13:49

Context Information Security found that data stored by a cloud customer could be accessed by the next customer to spin up a VM on the same disk.

ISBS 2012 report: Security slow to adapt to new technologies

Fri, 04/20/2012 - 17:48

PwC?s ISBS 2012 report, which will be presented at Infosecurity 2012, shows security teams react too slowly to threats from new technologies.

PCI assessor and CISO: Work together for the best PCI ROC

Thu, 04/19/2012 - 20:06

In a session at the SOURCE Boston conference, a PCI assessor and a CISO explain that there are ways to arrive at a report on compliance they can both appreciate.

Report: Corporate mobile device policy must align security, job roles

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 17:13

In the debate between BYOD and company-issued devices, a new report compares mobile platforms and recommends devices based on users? job roles.

SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required

Fri, 03/30/2012 - 18:02

Williams Lea?s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there?s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed.

For website owners, UK cookie law causing confusion, uncertainty

Tue, 03/27/2012 - 19:40

A survey of digital marketing professionals found some companies plan to take no action to comply with UK cookie law before the May 26 deadline.

Costs of a data breach falling, but cost per record rising

Mon, 03/26/2012 - 20:44

The cost of a data breach in the UK is falling, data from Ponemon Institute shows, but the news isn't all good.

UK IT spending 2012: Security budgets show growth, CompTIA survey says

Fri, 03/23/2012 - 13:20

CompTIA found IT security budgets are growing for most UK organisations. However, UK IT managers report a shortage of skilled security professionals.

Verizon data breach report highlights continuing POS vulnerabilities

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 14:19

Improperly secured point-of-sale systems continue to offer an easy target to cybercriminals according to the 2012 data breach report from Verizon.

UK firms have trust in cloud service security, but reality disappoints

Thu, 03/15/2012 - 14:05

UK firms believe moving some IT projects to the cloud will improve their overall security, yet they end up feeling less secure after the move.

Getting serious about tablet security risks and user training

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 18:55

With increasing tablet security risks, the time has come to get serious about user education. UK Bureau Chief Ron Condon prescribes a new mindset.

Taking control of smartphone proliferation while avoiding user anarchy

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 18:23

With smartphone proliferation raging through companies, IT teams are turning to MDMs to keep corporate data safe. Are current MDMs up to the task?

New mobile security statistics show consumers fearful of mobile spam

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 14:04

A survey of UK consumers found trust in mobile device security is declining as more users fall prey to mobile spam.

Surveying the landscape of today?s mobile device security risks

Mon, 03/05/2012 - 13:59

The biggest mobile device security risks are not from malware -- at least not yet. Find out the primary concerns of IT pros managing mobile devices.

Main menu

You are here