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IPv6 security: What you need to know

IPv6 security: What you need to know

...handled in the same way as they have been for IPv4. Most security incidents are caused by human error, either as the result of a... Read more

5 May, 2012 by Axel Pawlik

Security breaches cost UK billions, says PwC

UK information security incidents are at an all-time high, and are costing UK businesses... Read more

24 April, 2012

Lack of metrics hobbles security, says Enisa

...that data-breach legislation may be required to incentivise businesses to report security incidents. In addition, some standards frameworks can be too cumbersome to make... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Using Attack Injection to Discover New Vulnerabilities

Using Attack Injection to Discover New Vulnerabilities

Due to the people increasing reliance on computer systems, security incidents and their causes are important problems that need to be addressed... Read more

1 January, 2012
Organisational Learning and Incident Response: Promoting Effective Learning Through the Incident Response Process

Organisational Learning and Incident Response: Promoting Effective Learning Through the Incident Response Process

Effective response to information security incidents is a critical function of modern organisations. However, recent studies have... Read more

10 December, 2010
Splunk 4.3.2

Splunk 4.3.2

...service providers and more than 125,000 users achieve higher availability, investigate security incidents in record time, and meet compliance requirements at lower costs with... Read more

4 May, 2012

CERTs hindered by lack of sharing, says EU agency

...statement. ENISA polled 45 CERTs around the world about detection of network security incidents. The agency declined to name the teams that were polled. CERTs... Read more

7 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Symantec O3 aims to protect business in the cloud

...block confidential information. The platform also includes monitoring functionality that aggregates cloud security incidents. The company has been working on object-based encryption since at... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

HP revamps enterprise security toolbox

...log analysis and monitoring of user activity in order to detect possible security incidents. Huff said that businesses can analyse millions of events and rationalise... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU starts building cyber-response team

...government Cert — GovCert UK — assists public-sector organisations in their response to security incidents. Cyberattack response In March and April, information systems at the European... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MoD battled 1,000 cyberattacks in 2010, Fox says

...defence secretary told representatives of UK businesses that between 2009 and 2010, security incidents more than doubled. "Was this in Afghanistan? No — this was in... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Staff

Anonymous: UK arrests are a 'declaration of war'

...of cyberattack. It also acts as a single point for reports of security incidents on the government network. Anonymous has said it was behind recent... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Minister: Government systems battle regular email attack

...of cyberattack, and acts as a single point for reporting government network security incidents," he added. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Kable

Europe hobbled by lack of cyber-contact knowledge

...simulate gradual loss of interconnectivity between countries. In total more than 320 security incidents were simulated. "They [the member states] were notified about a hack... Read more

10 November, 2010 by Ben Woods and Tom Espiner

McAfee: Businesses lose $2m through Web 2.0

...Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are costing companies millions in mopping up after security incidents, according a new report. Six out of 10 companies worldwide have... Read more

27 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

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