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Cloud could help solve security challenges it creates, says IDC
Cloud could help solve security challenges it creates, says IDC
Cloud computing is challenging traditional IT security, but could be a key element in enabling a security policy to meet modern threats, says Eric Domage, research manager at IDC EMEA.
Sept. 17, 2010
Businesses not taking mobile security seriously, says Vodafone
Businesses not taking mobile security seriously, says Vodafone
Most businesses are failing to take security on smartphones as seriously as they do on laptops, says Howard Clegg, head of solution sales, Vodafone UK.
Sept. 17, 2010
IBM panel debates hot-button security issues
IBM panel debates hot-button security issues
A group of security gurus representing IBM convened for the sponsor’s keynote at this week’s Forrester Security Forum in Boston. The lively debate included several key topics on the minds of nearly all information security professionals.
Sept. 17, 2010
VMware reportedly in talks to buy Novell's SuSE Linux OS unit
VMware reportedly in talks to buy Novell's SuSE Linux OS unit
VMware is expected to acquire Novell's Linux SuSE operating system (OS) unit as part of Novell's reported plans to divest parts of the company.
Sept. 17, 2010
California Head Start using RFID to track preschoolers
California Head Start using RFID to track preschoolers
An RFID tracking program, funded by a federal stimulus grant, has drawn the ire of privacy advocates in California, prompting the EFF and ACLU to call the technology “insecure” and “risky”.
Sept. 16, 2010
IronKey on track to help UK government departments meet data protection standards
IronKey on track to help UK government departments meet data protection standards
Security firm IronKey has announced that its Enterprise S200 package of USB flash drives and management software is undergoing certification for government use by the CESG, the UK national technical authority for information assurance.
Sept. 16, 2010
UK police crack fake credit card factory in London
UK police crack fake credit card factory in London
Two fraudsters who ran a lucrative credit card factory from a flat in Haringey in North London, were jailed yesterday after an intensive investigation spanning multiple UK law enforcement agencies.
Sept. 16, 2010
Google confirms dismissal of engineer for breaching privacy rules
Google confirms dismissal of engineer for breaching privacy rules
Google has confirmed that it has dismissed a systems engineer after he accessed private details from the Gmail, Google Voice and IM accounts of four teenagers.
Sept. 16, 2010
IBM to purchase risk management and compliance specialist
IBM to purchase risk management and compliance specialist
Today IBM announced an agreement whereby it will purchase privately held OpenPages of Waltham, Mass., in an effort to expand Big Blue’s business analytics offerings.
Sept. 16, 2010
Iraqi resistance group behind 'here you have' malware may be in Spain
Iraqi resistance group behind 'here you have' malware may be in Spain
Reports are coming in that the Iraqi resistance group claiming to be behind the `here you have' malware may be located in Spain, as a video posted on YouTube, from the profile of a 26-year-old apparently living in Spain, is claiming the cyberattack commemorates 9/11.
Sept. 15, 2010
Avast Software tops the 130 million user mark
Avast Software tops the 130 million user mark
After an intensive internet campaign over the last nine months, Avast Software is claiming that its free IT security software of the same name has topped the 130 million user mark, an increase of a third since the start of the year.
Sept. 15, 2010
Malaysian government critics silenced with DDoS attacks
Malaysian government critics silenced with DDoS attacks
It seems that hackers sympathetic to the government cause in Malaysia are silencing websites that criticize the government using distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack methodologies.
Sept. 15, 2010