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Andrew Strong, CSO with Unilever, dies unexpectedly
Andrew Strong, CSO with Unilever, dies unexpectedly
It with regret that Infosecurity has to report the unexpected death of Andrew Strong, global information security and compliance director with Unilever.
March 23, 2010
ZigBee Alliance arrives in Europe
ZigBee Alliance arrives in Europe
Hard on the heels of its linkup with the WiFi Alliance last week, the ZigBee Alliance has announced plans to dramatically increase its presence in Europe, with the intention of meeting the European Union's 'smart grid' country programmes.
March 23, 2010
eSoft unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs
eSoft unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs
eSoft has taken the wraps off a major update to its secure web filtering service, Sitefilter 3.0, which is used as a 'white label' facility by a number of third-party organizations.
March 23, 2010
Network Box changes pricing model
Network Box changes pricing model
Network Box USA has announced a change in the way that it sells unified threat management appliances. It is switching to a managed service model, and is no longer charging for its hardware.
March 22, 2010
Google unveils website security tool
Google unveils website security tool
Google has launched a security tool called skipfish, designed to help web developers scan their applications for vulnerabilities.
March 22, 2010
Senators push biometric ID cards as illegal immigration solution
Senators push biometric ID cards as illegal immigration solution
In an effort to fix what they called a “badly broken” immigration system in the US, two senators have proposed the use of biometric Social Security cards for all workers.
March 22, 2010
Google intros Skipfish web application security scanner
Google intros Skipfish web application security scanner
Google has taken the wraps off an automatic web application security scanner called Skipfish, which it says will work on a number of existing web applications and check them for their levels of security.
March 22, 2010
Facebook to establish digital trust fund in court settlement
Facebook to establish digital trust fund in court settlement
Facebook is to set up a non-profit foundation to promote and develop the online privacy movement under a legal settlement reached this week.
March 19, 2010
Research reveals 1 in 4 children have tried hacking
Research reveals 1 in 4 children have tried hacking
A study just published claims to show that, although 78% of children knowing that hacking it is wrong, one in four of them have tried hacking into other people's Facebook accounts.
March 19, 2010
ISACA leader gives thumbs up to classifying security as highest priority in data center planning
ISACA leader gives thumbs up to classifying security as highest priority in data center planning
Research just published claims to show that security, price and power - in that order - are the three main drivers when it comes to companies reviewing their data center requirements.
March 18, 2010
Industry prepares for new ICO penalties starting next month
Industry prepares for new ICO penalties starting next month
The IT security industry - and its customers - are starting to prepare for the introduction of new and stiff penalties for organisations that allow data to be stolen or leak, and could reasonably be said to be aware of the risk.
March 18, 2010
ISO issues new guidelines for safeguarding electronic medical data
ISO issues new guidelines for safeguarding electronic medical data
ISO has published two new documents outlining principles and guidelines for secure archiving of electronic medical record data.
March 18, 2010