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EURid announces completion of 'chain of trust' for DNSSEC
EURid announces completion of 'chain of trust' for DNSSEC
EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain, has announced that the .eu. element of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), an Internet security standard, is now one of the most secure in the world.
Sept. 10, 2010
Third-party apps now a top vulnerability, says security expert
Third-party apps now a top vulnerability, says security expert
Attacks on third-party applications have become a major threat to enterprise information security, says security firm NGS Secure of the NCC Group.
Sept. 10, 2010
Estate agents risk legal action for not following data rules, warns ICO
Estate agents risk legal action for not following data rules, warns ICO
Some UK letting and estate agents are failing to notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that they are handling people's personal information.
Sept. 9, 2010
Half of UK employees worked remotely over the summer
Half of UK employees worked remotely over the summer
Research just released claims that 46% of employees in the UK worked from home or remotely during the summer period and, says Gridsure, the sponsor of the survey, the research showed that remote working has become important in terms of job satisfaction, especially if the technology is easy to use.
Sept. 9, 2010
More on Adobe: Attackers already exploiting new Acrobat/Reader flaw
More on Adobe: Attackers already exploiting new Acrobat/Reader flaw
It looks like the summer security issues that plagued Adobe and its software users are continuing into September as Adobe has warned that hackers appear to be exploiting a previously unknown security hole in its PDF Reader and Acrobat programmes.
Sept. 9, 2010
Sourcefire links up with Qualys with Qualysguard collaboration/support
Sourcefire links up with Qualys with Qualysguard collaboration/support
Sourcefire, the company that created the Snort open source firewall software, has announced it is collaborating with Qualys to make its software fully integrated with the QualysGuard platform.
Sept. 8, 2010
Salesforce.com launches Chatter Mobile apps for Apple, Android and Blackberry
Salesforce.com launches Chatter Mobile apps for Apple, Android and Blackberry
Cloud computing company Salesforce.com has launched mobile apps for its enterprise social network, Chatter, on Apple, Google Android and RIM Blackberry devices.
Sept. 8, 2010
US NIST publishes guide to smart grid cybersecurity
US NIST publishes guide to smart grid cybersecurity
The US has released a 537-page guide on how to protect the country's electrical power grid from cyber attack.
Sept. 8, 2010
Security and connectivity main worries over smart meter project
Security and connectivity main worries over smart meter project
Network security, accuracy and reliability, and first-time connectivity have emerged as energy utility executives' key concerns for the proposed £10bn national smart meter project.
Sept. 7, 2010
Former HP chief Mark Hurd replaces Charles Phillips as co-president of Oracle
Former HP chief Mark Hurd replaces Charles Phillips as co-president of Oracle
Former HP chief executive Mark Hurd is to replace Charles Phillips as co-president of Oracle alongside Safra Catz a month after the HP board forced him to quit.
Sept. 7, 2010
Security and mobile IT offer better job prospects
Security and mobile IT offer better job prospects
Unemployed computer science graduates should look for security and mobile IT jobs to increase employment prospects.
Sept. 7, 2010
Research shows lawyers struggling to cope with the digital age
Research shows lawyers struggling to cope with the digital age
Research released today claims that almost all lawyers are struggling to cope with the challenges of digital information, to the point where information overload has either lost them a case or resulted in them being fined or sanctioned in the last two years.
Sept. 7, 2010