Another Day, Another Data Loss : How to Shore up your data security measures

The latest data breach figures reported by HMRC show that a total of 1,993 security breaches occurred between October 29, 2007 and the end of April 2008.

THU 04 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Shouldn't data security actually secure the data?

There have a been a bunch of posts and gobs of marketing blurring the lines of distinction between data security products like database activity monitoring solutions and network security products like web application firewalls

THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

PayPal Acknowledges Security Flaw Could Put the User’s Credentials at Risk

PayPal has acknowledged a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that puts at risk the security of its users and says that it is working towards resolving the issue

WED 21 MAY 2008 |Featured in: News

Unprotected public Wi-Fi poses a security risk

Interesting to see a report on 15 of the world's airports in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper this week, in which an AirTight Networks white hat hacker reveals how insecure WiFi networks are at major airports.

TUE 13 MAY 2008 |Featured in: News

Desktop on Demand Concept looks to quash privacy issues

Desktop on Demand, a remote desktop service launched by Security Firm De Futuro, aims at providing IT and document management teams with a full office suite, enhanced privacy and file sharing functionality

MON 21 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: News

Overwhelming majority of PC users feel unsafe when surfing online

Only 8% of consumers in the UK feel perfectly safe using their computer at home according to the latest research from Point Topic

WED 16 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: News

Chocolate, the secret weapon to siphon passwords

A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 576 office workers have found that women far more likely to give away their passwords to total strangers than their male counterparts, with 45% of women versus 10% of men prepared to give away their password, to strangers masquerading as market researches with the lure of a chocolate bar as an incentive for filling in the survey.  (ed : Why not try a lads' magazine for men?)

WED 16 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: News

Is Phorm going to be a thorn in customers' privacy?

We reported a couple of weeks ago on the controversial ad technology, called Phorm, that three of UK's largest internet service providers are planning to implement

FRI 07 MARCH 2008 |Featured in: News

Corporate iPhone : What are the implications?

The applications, hardware and security that will make the iPhone so usable needs be set up and maintained, especially as new features are deployed almost on a monthly basis, irrespective of country of location

THU 06 MARCH 2008 |Featured in: News

Blog: Celebs beware?

Encrypted data is no longer safe

THU 28 FEB. 2008 |Featured in: News