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LogLogic DSM

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 09:24
Businesses must comply with data protection regulations, but database security is often left out of the equation for one simple reason: to monitor database activity, auditing must be enabled and many administrators will not do this due to serious concerns about performance.
Categories: Security

SC Forum 2010 confirms dates and first speaker

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 06:23
SC Magazine has announced that its annual forum is to be held at The Oxford Belfry from the 14th - 16th July 2010.
Categories: Security

Tories and Liberal Democrats make changes to the Digital Economy Bill to order web blocking, as predictions made that it will become law in the next two months

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 05:55
The Digital Economy Bill will be pushed through before a rumoured general election in May.
Categories: Security

Microsoft will cover eight 'important' vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday, as it gives dates for the end of support for Windows 2000 and Vista RTM

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 05:14
Microsoft is to address eight vulnerabilities on its monthly Patch Tuesday, with no critical flaws expected to be addressed.
Categories: Security

Cisco IronPort S160

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 04:58
Cisco’s IronPort appliances have traditionally offered a powerful security solution to enterprises, but it now wants to make this technology available to budget-conscious SMBs.
Categories: Security

Information Commissioner introduces guidelines for data protection best practice

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 04:54
The Information Commissioner's Office has launched a report that provides organisations with a financial case for data protection best practice.
Categories: Security

New Webroot CEO sets out his stall at RSA and promises change and refocused business

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 09:11
The new CEO of Webroot, Dick Williams, has been speaking to SC at RSA Conference about his ambitions for the Boulder-based web and email filter business. Williams, who spent 22 years at IBM, is also a veteran of the Silicon Valley VC community. Most recently he served as CEO-in-Residence at Accel Partners, working on new start-ups.
Categories: Security

Merchants seemingly on a mission to fail compliance tests as a quarter admit that they do not know if they will meet the September deadline

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 07:05
A third of merchants do not understand the requirements of PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance and only 11 per cent are certified as compliant.
Categories: Security

Clearswift CSHE

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 07:00
Never tempted to diversify, Clearswift has always had a firm focus on web and messaging content security and its latest v2.0 appliances deliver a range of welcome new features. In this exclusive review, we look at its Web Appliance CSHE, which targets mid-sized businesses with between 250 and 500 users.
Categories: Security

Staffing levels expected to rise in IT departments, while many managers believe economic conditions are creating a security risk

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 06:25
Redundancy levels fell and salaries rose in 2009 while companies are looking to recruit this year.
Categories: Security

Botnet of almost 13 million compromised computers shut down following international law and security intervention

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 06:06
An international botnet of almost 13 million compromised computers has been shut down following an international investigation.
Categories: Security

US cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt details initiatives at RSA Conference

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 05:08
White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt has detailed his initiatives for securing government and private industry networks.
Categories: Security

Shavlik introduces 'SCUPdates' to manage patching for multiple applications

Thu, 04/03/2010 - 04:56
Shavlik has introduced a patching workflow solution for deploying updates for both Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications.
Categories: Security

RSA Conference 2010: Scott Charney, Enrique Salem; the keynotes dissected

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:39
Scott Charney and Enrique Salem grasp the mettle during keynote sessions and realise that our brave new world brings hidden dangers in the cloud.
Categories: Security

Digital Economy Bill criticised by the House of Lords, as details revealed on whether internet cafes, libraries and universities are service providers

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 06:47
The House of Lords has criticised the government over the digital economy bill with complaints made about the impact on WiFi access in public places.
Categories: Security

Banks encouraged to implement decent multi-factor authentication to securely offer online banking

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 12:18
Multi-factor authentication will solve the problems of online banking.
Categories: Security

IT managers lack knowledge of Web 2.0 use on their networks

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 11:27
A third of IT managers are unaware of social networking use on their networks.
Categories: Security

WatchGuard enhances security appliances for small and medium sized businesses

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 11:05
New multi-function security appliances to provide network, application and data security have been launched by WatchGuard.
Categories: Security

RSA Conference 2010: The dream at the heart of Cisco's vision

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 10:33
Cisco yesterday announced AnyConnect Secure Mobillty. A suite it says that will combine the endpoint, the network and the cloud within one package driven by IronPort hardware.
Categories: Security

USB that creates a secure virtual workspace with encrypted data transfer introduced by Check Point

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 09:00
An encrypted USB stick that creates a secure virtual workspace on any PC has been introduced by Check Point.
Categories: Security