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Tripwire scores PCI deal with Reading FC
Tripwire scores PCI deal with Reading FC
PCI DSS compliance is fast becoming a hot topic in boardrooms and at Reading football club – one of the Championship's largest clubs – as Reading FC has successfully migrated to a virtualised IT infrastructure.
Oct. 6, 2009
Weekly brief - October 5 2009
Weekly brief - October 5 2009
Deviousness, Defenses, and Disappointments - read all about the week's security news in our weekly brief.
Oct. 5, 2009
HP develops security audit assessments for smart energy grids
HP develops security audit assessments for smart energy grids
Hard on the heels of widespread reports about smart energy meters and their grids being vulnerable to hacker attacks, HP has launched a security audit for smart grid services.
Oct. 5, 2009
Researchers turn wireless network into X-ray tool
Researchers turn wireless network into X-ray tool
Researchers at the University of Utah have devised a way to visually monitor a room using cheap wireless sensors. The technique, known as ' variance-based radio tomography', effectively enables its users to see through walls, explain Jerry Wilson and Neal Patwari, authors of a paper on the subject.
Oct. 2, 2009
EU starts new satellite service to significantly enhance GPS accuracy
EU starts new satellite service to significantly enhance GPS accuracy
Users of the US global positioning system (GPS) in Europe now have access to an enhanced-accuracy service provided by the European Union.
Oct. 2, 2009
Vodafone develops encrypted password vault for smartphones
Vodafone develops encrypted password vault for smartphones
Vodafone has revealed it is developing a secure and encrypted data / password vault for smartphones. Known as Keeper Mobile, the encryption technology will be released by the mobile carrier's operations worldwide by the end of the year.
Sept. 29, 2009
Threats posed by the digital world – data loss and privacy
Threats posed by the digital world – data loss and privacy
Speaking at the Security for a Digital Britain conference in Nottingham last week, Lord Erroll warned the audience of the security pitfalls of a digital society such as data loss and privacy questions.
Sept. 29, 2009
SOCA: cybercrime is global and organised
SOCA: cybercrime is global and organised
Cybercrime is both global and organised, Mike Humphrey at the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), told the audience at the Security for a Digital Britain conference on 24 September in Nottingham.
Sept. 29, 2009
ISACA Middle-East's information security seminar
ISACA Middle-East's information security seminar
The Muscat chapter of the Information Systems Audit, Control Association (ISACA) held an education seminar on information security earlier this month at the College of Banking and Financial Studies in Oman.
Sept. 28, 2009
Data loss in the perimeterless zone
Data loss in the perimeterless zone
The increasing blurring of network perimeters has accelerated as a direct result of the introduction of cloud computing to the corporate IT mix, but can your IT security handle the challenge?
Sept. 28, 2009
Weekly brief - September 28, 2009
Weekly brief - September 28, 2009
Takedowns, Tools, Threats, and Tsk, Tsk! We review the week's information security news.
Sept. 28, 2009
Malicious advertising malware hit popular websites
Malicious advertising malware hit popular websites
Popular websites have been made to serve up malware via malicious advertising delivered by advertising banner services.
Sept. 25, 2009