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QSA system is broken, says Heartland CEO
QSA system is broken, says Heartland CEO
In a session titled ‘Enhancing payment security in 2010’, Robert O. Carr, Chairman and CEO or Heartland Payment Systems - the subject of potentially the world’s biggest data security breach earlier this year - declared that the model used by quality security assessors (QSA) is “broken”.
Oct. 14, 2009
ISSE 2009: IAM investments should increase in 2010 despite economic climate
ISSE 2009: IAM investments should increase in 2010 despite economic climate
Identity and access management (IAM) investments should be increased rather than decreased due to the current economic climate, according to around three quarters of respondents to a survey presented at ISSE 2009 last week by KPMG IT Advisory and Everett in cooperation with eema and IIR.
Oct. 13, 2009
Origin Storage to unveil one terabyte secure drive on 14 October
Origin Storage to unveil one terabyte secure drive on 14 October
Origin Storage will unveil a one terabyte (1000 gigabyte) version of its Data Locker, secure external hard drive unit, at the Storage Expo show, which opens at London Olympia on 14 October for a two-day run.
Oct. 13, 2009
Data centre planning: energy efficiency and data density are key
Data centre planning: energy efficiency and data density are key
Research just released by Loughborough University and on365, the data centre management specialist, claims to show that data centre managers lack any real understanding of their IT infrastructure energy costs and demands they are placing on it.
Oct. 13, 2009
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon denied appeal route to Supreme Court over extradition
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon denied appeal route to Supreme Court over extradition
Self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon has been denied the chance to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to the US.
Oct. 12, 2009
FBI nets 100 in Operation Phish Phry
FBI nets 100 in Operation Phish Phry
Police and FBI agents yesterday charged nearly 100 people in the US and Egypt as part of Operation Phish Phry, one the largest cyber fraud phishing cases to date.
Oct. 12, 2009
Stolen NHS laptops recovered – no data breach thanks to remote wiping
Stolen NHS laptops recovered – no data breach thanks to remote wiping
Four stolen laptops belonging to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health services, have been traced and recovered. According to the NHS Trust, no confidential data was compromised due to remote wiping.
Oct. 12, 2009
Comcast gets proactive with malware infected customers
Comcast gets proactive with malware infected customers
Comcast is piloting a service that will notify customers that have been infected with malware, the company said this week.
Oct. 9, 2009
ISSE 2009: Smart cards can result in 644% return on investment
ISSE 2009: Smart cards can result in 644% return on investment
Smart cards can result in a 644% return on investment in an enterprise with 2000 employees, Philip Hoyer, senior architect at UK-based ActivIdentity, said at ISSE 2009 in The Hague.
Oct. 8, 2009
Web 2.0 branding and reputational risks webinar tomorrow
Web 2.0 branding and reputational risks webinar tomorrow
Infosecurity is pleased to announce its first webinar on the topic of Web 2.0 branding and reputational risks, which will be held at 3pm (UK time) this Thursday.
Oct. 7, 2009
Safe and Secure Online educational security programme for children rolls out in US
Safe and Secure Online educational security programme for children rolls out in US
ISC2, the not-for-profit security professionals organisation, has announced its school internet safety volunteer programme has reached 20,000 students worldwide, and has now been expanded to the US.
Oct. 7, 2009
Symantec launches graduate recruitment programme
Symantec launches graduate recruitment programme
Symantec has taken the wraps off its first graduate recruitment and internship programme for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Oct. 7, 2009