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Monday, April 13, 2009
EMC’s data leak tool lets users make security decisions RSA’s new Data Loss Prevention 7.0 Suite will allow security administrators to delegate security decisions to end-users, giving them better insight into security policies
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Six everyday desk security mistakes Your staff's desks may be one of the largest holes in a company's security plan
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Year in review: The public sector and Web 2.0 Social networking technologies were on governments' radar in 2008. Plus privacy, security, and the strange case of the jailed network admininstrator
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
U.K. Ministry of Defence loses secret, restricted files MoD admits to 658 stolen laptops, 747 lost laptops and 121 missing memory sticks since 2004.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Flunking the password test In a recent survey, one in three IT administrators said that they or one of their colleagues have used top-level admin passwords to pry into confidential or sensitive information at their workplace.
Monday, June 16, 2008
RSA unveils File Security Manager 2.2 EMC’s security division said its new RSA File Security Manager will reduce costs and mitigate risk by providing IT managers with encryption and access control capabilities for their Windows and Linux-based data.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Data encryption fuelled by data breaches, regulations Despite added costs and complexity, business and government sectors are becoming wedded to data encryption, even though at times it's like an arranged marriage driven by regulatory compliance and fear of data-breach fiascos.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Data breach is not one-size-fits-all In the wake of numerous high-profile data breach incidents costing millions of dollars, governments are being urged to take a legislative approach to data protection and data breach disclosure. The question has been raised, however, as to whether it is the government's responsibility to implement standardized data breach laws. Or, should the onus be on the businesses themselves to protect confidential data proactively?
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Firefox advocacy site hacked again For the second time in three months, a security breach has shut down the marketing Web site used to promote the Firefox browser. Late Monday, members of the Spread Firefox community were notified that their Spreadfirefox.com site had been hit by attackers looking to exploit a bug in the TWiki collaboration software, which had been running on the server.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
CVS flaw could give hackers access to servers The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) security organization has warned of a critical vulnerability in the widely-used Concurrent Versions System (CVS) software which could enable an unauthenticated remote attacker with read-only access to execute arbitrary code, alter program operation, read sensitive information, or cause a denial of service to servers.
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
PDAs threaten data net security As PDA (personal digital assistant) usage escalates, concerns grow about data network security, according to research company Gartner Group Inc.'s Solista unit.
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