Security technology

World Vision UK protects donors’ payment data from hackers

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Charity opts for Stonesoft solution to achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
19 Nov 2010

Ministers told that regulators need to be more IT savvy

An Ofcom logo Jurgen Whitehouse sentenced jail fraud
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee hears how regulators are allowing industry to 'sleepwalk into cyber risks'
17 Nov 2010

New supercomputer standard could help solve cyber-security issues

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The standard will allow the screening of billions of corporate network log entries for security
16 Nov 2010

Are banks suffering from security meltdown?

Well even if they aren’t, this customer certainly is
10 Nov 2010

European mobile workforce set to grow

Some countries will see number of mobile workers increase by 10 per cent by 2014
09 Nov 2010

Businesses urged to follow banks' lead on cyber security

All enterprises could benefit from 'scenario testing', according to experts
04 Nov 2010

Kaspersky launches ‘high-value’ approach to business IT security

Companies should aim higher than just compliance, says Kaspersky vice president Maskell
03 Nov 2010

2,500 UK web sites hacked every hour

Ethical hacker Jason Hart blames consumer devices and home working
02 Nov 2010

Smartphones may mean risky business

Security gaps appear as business use of mobile devices increases
02 Nov 2010

Google puts bounty on bugs

Chrome project to reward security researchers is experimentally extended to internet giant’s sites
02 Nov 2010

Backup system upgrades: what’s stopping IT departments?

This Computing web seminar looks at how existing backup systems measure up to the job and explores how suitable upgrades and expansion can safeguard more data across the enterprise.
01 Nov 2010

Security issues still raining on cloud’s parade

Details of who has access to what is a bit misty, survey finds
27 Oct 2010

Webmail and IM more risky than Facebook

Traffic analysis shows social not-working is not such a big threat
27 Oct 2010

Revised payment card standard due this Thursday

PCI DSS v2.0 will help boost the number of compliant businesses, say insiders
26 Oct 2010

Europe and US to bang heads over data privacy

European Commission wants to harmonise “patchwork” of data transfer rules
26 Oct 2010

Dutch police break cyber crime ring

The botnet infected over 30 million computers before it was taken down
26 Oct 2010

Tech Talk news 10: Analysis - the comprehensive spending review

Join Tech Talk for an overview of the week's top IT news stories. This week's debate is the government's spending review. The targets can only be met through increased use of IT, but will the industry survive the job cuts?
26 Oct 2010

VocaLink leans on LogLogic for data security

Log management system ensures ISO27001 compliance
21 Oct 2010

Christmas comes early for online retailers

Sales of gifts online expected to be 16 per cent higher than last year, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index
20 Oct 2010

SANS Insitute launches its first European virtualisation security course

Ex-RAF top penetration tester to head-up the course
19 Oct 2010

The scramble to roll out IPv6 is about to begin

Less than five per cent of IPv4 addresses left, says Name Resource Organisation
19 Oct 2010

Legal Q&A: Security and user access management

Recognising the extent of the risks of a security breach and having clear terms of use are key, says Kathryn Wynn
19 Oct 2010

Securing the WLAN

Martin Courtney asks how IT departments handle security and user access management on wireless networks
19 Oct 2010

Reports warn of rise in cyber theats

Individuals and firms of all sizes are at ever-growing risk
18 Oct 2010