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Tesco chooses Fortinet for threat management
Tesco chooses Fortinet for threat management
Tesco's Hindustan Service Centre (HSC), the Global Services division for supermarket Tesco, has deployed a unified threat management appliance from Fortinet to provide IT security across the company.
Aug. 18, 2009
Islamist hackers block Kosovo website
Islamist hackers block Kosovo website
The problem of religiously-motivated hacker attacks raised its ugly head again this month with an attack on the Express newspaper in Kosovo. Newswire reports suggest that Islamist hackers attacked the paper's website using a combination of simple malware and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack vectors.
Aug. 17, 2009
Campaign Monitor hit by hacker server incursion
Campaign Monitor hit by hacker server incursion
Campaign Monitor, the Australia-based email marketing software developer, has warned users of compromise to its servers that took place over last weekend.
Aug. 17, 2009
Web-based malware attacks soaring says ScanSafe
Web-based malware attacks soaring says ScanSafe
In its second quarterly report on IT security threats of 2008, software-as-a-service (SaaS) specialist ScanSafe reported that web-based malware had surged by over a third when compared to the first quarter of the year.
Aug. 17, 2009
Unauthorised local authority staff access to personal data is inevitable
Unauthorised local authority staff access to personal data is inevitable
Reports in Computer Weekly that a number of local authorities are sacking or disciplining staff for viewing personal data on the Department for Work and Pension's Customer Information System (CIS) comes as no surprise, says Cyber-Ark, but merely serves to highlight the need for highly privileged access to this kind of data.
Aug. 17, 2009
Linux, Symbian, Android, Apple or Blackberry? A tough choice for CIOs
Linux, Symbian, Android, Apple or Blackberry? A tough choice for CIOs
The recent launch of nine high-specification mobile phones that use the Mobile Linux operating system (Limo) will add fuel to an already overheated market.
Aug. 17, 2009
The iPod and iPhone could be used for hacking
The iPod and iPhone could be used for hacking
Applications on the Apple iTunes website are arguably what makes the iPhone so popular in mobile phone circles, but a growing number of users are unlocking (jailbreaking) their iPhones, for the simple reason that it opens up the mobile to third-party applications. This means the iPod and iPhone could be used for hacking.
Aug. 12, 2009
Microsoft warns over DDOS security vulnerability in Windows ASP.NET
Microsoft warns over DDOS security vulnerability in Windows ASP.NET
Microsoft has issued a security note about a flaw in Windows ASP.NET that it says could allow a DDOS security situation.
Aug. 12, 2009
Hold software providers accountable for IT failures
Hold software providers accountable for IT failures
Regulation could protect businesses and governments from poor IT implementations that have cost billions of dollars. But at present, software is generally shipped with a disclaimer which states that the manufacturer does not guarantee it will work, unlike regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals where the supplier is held accountable for a failure in manufacturing.
Aug. 11, 2009
Competition will drive down NHS IT costs, say Conservatives
Competition will drive down NHS IT costs, say Conservatives
The Conservative party is to reveal plans to cut NHS IT spending by scrapping the government's planned central database for medical records.
Aug. 10, 2009
Fibre optic networks not secure without encryption
Fibre optic networks not secure without encryption
Fibre optic networks are not secure enough to transmit information that has not been encrypted, according to a recent report from IDC Research.
Aug. 7, 2009
Managed wireless security set to hit $1 billion by 2014
Managed wireless security set to hit $1 billion by 2014
A study just released by ABI Research predicts a period of healthy growth for managed wireless security solutions, with growth averaging 27% a year for the period 2008 to 2014.
Aug. 6, 2009