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IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback Ahh yes, yet ANOTHER group trying to get on the 'We Secure IT Security" band-wagon. I agree that IT Security professionals should be held as accountable as CPAs, Nuclear Technicains and Aircraft Mechanics but we already have bodies in place that...
[January 16, 2006, 23:26]
IT Security Policy Checklist
White Papers An IT Security Policy should be a place to standardize and document company-wide security practices. This checklist provides a comprehensive list of issues that should be covered and recommends a variety of security policy best practices.
[May 18, 2006, 1:00]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback Why develop a separate body to govern IT security? Why not bring IT security certification under the BCS? There is a professional body for IT in the UK - the British Computer Society ("BCS").
[May 24, 2006, 13:12]
Messagelabs - IT Security Threats of Today and Tommorrow Webcast Supporting Doc
White Papers This document supports th silicon.com webcast which discusses some of the security threats to IT systems that organisations have to face on a daily basis - and what do about them. With real life examples of how these threats are dealt with, and a...
[August 5, 2009, 10:56]
IT security training 'inadequate'
News IT security training is woefully inadequate in the majority of UK companies, according to a survey. Almost three quarters of workers admit that they have never received any training from their employer on how to use the internet and email at work...
[November 8, 2002, 11:22]
IT security: Have you checked out your staff?
News IT security spend continues to rise in the UK despite the ongoing high-tech recession, with companies broadening their strategies to include an oft-neglected area: their staff. But businesses are now just as security conscious when it comes to...
[November 15, 2002, 15:02]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
News IT security officers are to get their own professional body in the UK with the launch of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) next month. Nick Coleman, the interim chief executive of the Institute, who is also IBM's head of...
[January 16, 2006, 9:15]
How Secure Is a Password?: IT Security Attitudes in the USA Versus Europe and Asia
White Papers The US customer is mostly concerned with productivity issues than with security. In Europe the initial concern of management is to maintain security above ease-of-use. The US user wants to achieve a fast boot up of the PC and ease-of-use of any...
[July 20, 2009, 1:18]
IT Security and the Curse of Complacency
White Papers This paper aims to stimulate thought and discussion around the current state of the IT security industry. Fundamentally it aim to dispel the notion that IT security is now less important owing to improvements in attitudes towards security and...
[July 13, 2009, 1:21]
IT security: The trends to watch in 2009
News In the arms race between security specialists and threats, it's hard enough keeping up with advisories, warnings of potential problems and new philosophies of safe IT, let alone mixing in the rapidly changing technological and economical...
[December 23, 2008, 15:22]
Security? It's the wetware, stupid!
Blog Forget the technology: when it comes to security, here's a salutary reminder that it's the wetware that's the problem. So there I was this morning, nipping down to out to get a pint of milk, when I hear someone reading out a string of numbers.
[September 30, 2009, 13:17]
Security 'still IT managers' top priority'
News Speaking at the Networld+Interop conference on Wednesday in Las Vegas, he said that from his questioning of IT heads, network security is higher up their list of priorities than hitting the boss' targets.
[May 4, 2005, 16:50]
Security: It's just a matter of asking the right questions
News For many small and midsize networks, application security can often be a grey area. Almost all companies test for vulnerable versions (i.e.missing security patches) and default configuration files. But while these steps do address network security...
[April 7, 2005, 16:05]
Security tops IT spending in Asia
News Security software and services have drawn investments from more than half of the region's IT managers last year, cementing its position at the helm of regional IT priorities. According to IDC's recent survey of 2,850 companies across 12 countries...
[January 21, 2003, 11:12]
IT Organization Enhances Security, Improves User Interface for 50,000 Workstations
White Papers The IT organization wanted to both update employees' applications and increase workstation and data security. Euro-Information supports the IT needs of a global banking and insurance company. Euro-Information chose the integrated, user-friendly...
[October 11, 2008, 1:01]
IT Service Provider Uses Security Solution to Save Time, Better Address Customer Needs
White Papers Because Peters & Associates specializes in helping these customers stay ahead of such challenges, the organization needs to be trained and educated in the most current security software technology. The company recently deployed Microsoft Forefront...
[June 20, 2007, 1:00]
IT departments being passed the security buck
Talkback It is imperative that the board understands the importance of the issues concerning IT security and make it clear that they support and adhere to the IT policies that are in place. We agree with the point being made but the emphasis should not be...
[September 9, 2004, 16:20]
IT directors not gambling on security
News At three different security events -- the South West Insurance Forum, the NHS Security Conference and the Infosecurity Exhibition -- IT directors were asked about security and revealed an alarmingly lax approach to the issue.
[July 6, 2001, 13:59]
DNS creator: It's time to add security
News Following the publication of a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) by security researcher Dan Kaminsky, DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris told ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday that internet service providers (ISPs) should "take action" and "add...
[August 12, 2008, 11:57]
Online security doesn't come cheap - it's free
Leader Take the omnipresent problem of online security, especially in the context of retail banking. And if a security patch is needed - no system is perfect - guess who has to do it? In short, an innovator looking to solve the problem of online banking...
[March 24, 2005, 11:40]
