/// Tag Archives: security breach
Security Monitoring: Having Vision For The Future
January 25, 2012
Security attacks such as website hacking, security breaches and malware threats are all becoming increasingly common and sophisticated in design. The latest high-profile security breach...
Are Smartphones The Weakest Security Link?
November 25, 2011
Smartphones are everywhere. You see iPhones on the street and in the pub. Handsets which use Google’s Android system are top sellers. And BlackBerries –...
Does IT change management lead to security breaches?
November 16, 2011
75% of organizations believe their current change management processes could put them at risk of a security breach. Having sampled 100 network security professionals...
Are your employees’ browsing habits inviting malware?
November 02, 2011
With such a widespread increase in malicious, fraudulent, phishing and scamming sites appearing daily, what guarantees does the IT administrator have that one of...
Should your organisation ban iPhones and iPads?
August 15, 2011
It wasn’t too long ago that Apple was a mere blip in a Windows-dominated world. At least its modest market share meant Apple products flew...
Summer of hacks continues: Senate.gov the latest target
June 16, 2011
The US Senate is just the latest target in what seems to be an unending string of hacks this summer against high-profile targets—including Citigroup, Sony...
No excuses for Lockheed Martin cyber-attack
May 31, 2011
Reports that Lockheed Martin is blaming an apparently successful hack of its IT systems on an earlier breach of RSA Security’s system have been dismissed...
Cloud security: It is going to be harder before it gets better
May 26, 2011
Today’s enterprises, in addition to buying hardware and software to build their computing environments, also carry the burden of securing them. Security vendors provide them...
Access rights: An issue for IT or management?
May 23, 2011
Growing cost-pressure on IT departments can often lead to resourcing issues, reducing the time available to manage – what should be basic – processes such...
Do we have too much faith in online services?
May 13, 2011
Another day, another online security breach which puts too much of our business and personal information into the hands of crooks. Is it just me,...
Sony turned a drama into a crisis of confidence
May 06, 2011
Kicking a company when it’s down seems unfair, but Sony’s handling of the Playstation Network hacking is a customer experience nightmare. The hack has exposed up...
Is your mobile offering secure?
April 06, 2011
With the growing use of mobile devices for m-commerce and other financial transactions, one of the most important considerations for any mobile offering should be...
Data breach strikes Play.com
March 23, 2011
Many customers of play.com will have opened their inboxes this morning to find some unwelcome news from the online retailer. “Dear Customer, Email Security Message We are emailing...
Private cloud computing is the future of IT
March 02, 2011
Cloud computing has become a short hand for the complex process of virtualisation and application delivery. On the whole, most users of cloud computing use...
5 Benefits Of Automating Patch Management
November 30, 2010
Relying on auto updating systems of individual applications is not a practical solution for corporate networks. You need a patch management solution for proper patch...
