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Secure Computing launches new reporting tool

Phil Muncaster — 2008-08-05T00:15:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Tuesday 5 August 2008 at 00:15:00

SC releases new product to help firms improve their security and compliance efforts

Enterprise gateway security firm Secure Computing boosted its reporting capabilities today with the launch of a new tool to help firms gain greater insight into their web traffic and improve...

McAfee boosts data loss toolkit

Phil Muncaster — 2008-08-01T15:04:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 1 August 2008 at 15:04:00

McAfee prepares £23 million deal for DLP vendor Reconnex

Web security firm McAfee has sought to expand its outbound security capabilities with the acquisition of data loss prevention (DLP) vendor Reconnex....

Hackers continue to target "safe" sites

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-30T12:15:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 12:15:00

New research points to growth in web site hacks and browser plug-in exploits

Web threats continue to dominate the security landscape, according to two new studies released this week. Web and messaging security provider Websense reported that in the first half of 2008,...

Fortify warns open source is insecure

Dave Bailey — 2008-07-21T17:10:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 21 July 2008 at 17:10:00

Business users warned to approach open source with "great caution"

Business leaders have been warned by security firm Fortify Software that increased use of open source software within the enterprise should be approached with "great caution"....

Lords renew calls for security action

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-18T12:20:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 18 July 2008 at 12:20:00

The Upper House is refusing to lie down in its fight to protect personal data

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee released its long-awaited follow-up report to its 2007 document on personal internet security earlier this month....

Cloudmark warns on new spammer techniques

David Neal — 2008-07-16T12:52:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 12:52:00

Spammers are more prolific, and more inventive than ever before, warns messaging firm

According to messaging and security firm Cloudmark spammers are using increasingly inventive ways to circumvent email systems and find their way into inboxes....

Gartner predicts great things for security-as-a-service

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-16T08:30:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 08:30:00

Analyst firm says cloud-based security services will rocket in popularity over next five years

Use of some cloud-based security services could more than triple in the next five years, as the delivery model edges towards widespread acceptance, according to analyst Gartner....

Microsoft points piracy finger at children

David Neal — 2008-07-15T11:18:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 11:18:00

Microsoft piracy experts tell parents to tell their kids to behave themselves when they are online

New research released by Microsoft today suggests that the UK is a nation of unrepentant pirates, who know what they are doing is wrong but just do not care....

Yoggie launches security ExpressCard

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-07-14T14:14:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Monday 14 July 2008 at 14:14:00

Gatekeeper Card aims to protects mobile workers

Israeli vendor Yoggie Security Systems has released its new Gatekeeper Card Pro which helps businesses secure laptops used outside the corporate firewall....

UK leads the way in fighting online crime

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-14T13:31:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Monday 14 July 2008 at 13:31:00

Internet stakeholders hail UK's "blended approach" to online crime reduction

The UK approach to tackling online crime has been held up by internet experts as an exemplar of best practice from which other nations could learn....

IM security fears persist

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-10T10:00:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Thursday 10 July 2008 at 10:00:00

New research finds firms acknowledge business benefits but fear security breaches

Over seventy per cent of UK firms are banning the use of public instant messaging clients in the workplace, despite three-quarters saying they understand the business benefits of the technology....

Lords renew calls for security laws

Phil Muncaster — 2008-07-08T11:00:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 11:00:00

Follow-up to Personal Internet Security report is launched today

The House of Lords today launched the official follow-up to its report on personal internet security published last year, renewing calls for a data breach notification law, new legislation to...

House of Lords to revisit security

David Neal — 2008-07-02T15:52:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 15:52:00

The House of Lords is to revisit its Internet Personal Security report

The House of Lords Science Committee is to follow up on its earlier personal internet security report, it said today. The Lords published its initial report in August last year, and in...

More regulation for online retail arrives

Dave Bailey — 2008-07-02T11:45:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 11:45:00

A new PCI-DSS regulation requires online retail firms to perform code reviews and use a web application firewall

Firms who process payment card industry data online, have another regulation to deal with. They must now become 'PCI-Compliant', after section 6.6 of the Payment Card Industry - Data Security...

Barclays boasts of e-banking security bonus

David Neal — 2008-07-01T16:31:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 1 July 2008 at 16:31:00

High street bank Barclays is offering its customers free downloads of Kaspersky security tools

Barclays Bank is offering its customers free online security software in a bid to lessen the amount of risk they face when banking online....