/// Tag Archives: security breach
5 Benefits Of Automating Patch Management
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...
Q&A: Simon Geach, UK Sales Director, BitDefender
The security of business IT systems has never been so important. Businesses rely more and more on IT to support their activities, and this makes...
Email Horror Stories: Messaging Scares From 2010, Just In Time For Halloween
Happy Halloweeeeemail… *ahem*. Yep, just in time for Halloween 2010, it’s time for a list of some of the year’s scariest email stories thus far....
2008 Pentagon Hack: Was It Really The Work Of A Foreign Government?
So was the 2008 hack on the Pentagon really the work of a foreign government, or was it just a common or garden worm introduced...
Apple iOS 4 Devices Hacked Through PDF Security Breach
Apple devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, can be hacked through a flaw in the way iOS 4 deals with PDF files. The bug...
Survey Shows Encrypting Mobile Data Still Has Some Way To Go
The results of a recent survey – carried out by Freeform Dynamics and published this week on The Register newswire – highlights the rising levels...
Sharing The Burden In The Face Of Growing Security Threats
Technology trends come and go, but when it comes to information security threats, we sit up and take notice. No organisation, regardless of size, wants...
IT Security: Making It More Than A Cost Centre
A few weeks ago one of our computers at home became infected with Scareware – software which attempts to trick you into believing that it’s...
Why Password Security Makes Good Business Sense
Recent research by Deloitte Management Consultancy found that an overwhelming 9 out of 10 of B2C businesses suffered at least one security breach in the...
The Cloudy World Of Passwords
With the growth of social networking, online media consumption and cloud computing, every day millions of people log in to a variety of different sites...
Is Information Safe Enough At NHS Trusts?
It looks like NHS trusts are starting to realise that Information Security is not just a matter of using complex passwords, locking drawers at the...
Businesses Must Face Web 2.0 Risks
Internet applications used by employees pose a serious security threat to businesses, and they are not being dealt with, a new survey says. FaceTime Communications’...
Data Hung Out To Dry As 4,500 USB Flash Drives Are Left In Dry Cleaners
A survey released today reveals that in the last year, 4500 memory sticks have been forgotten in people’s pockets as they take their clothes to...
Security Breach Legislation: Europeans, You Are Not Immune
There are no overarching security breach regulations in Europe, right? To some extent, no. At an EU level, amendments were made to the ePrivacy Directive...
