Signs of hope for SME security November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The National Computing Centre (NCC) is set to launch a training programme for assessors of IASME, its security standard for small businesses, this month. Trainees are assumed to have a solid background in security and standards compliance, and are put … Continue reading → Tweet
Enterprises highlight cloud computing security fears July 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment Cloud computing is presenting a very real risk to data security, and that risk is causing many enterprises to retain their IT infrastructure, data and applications on-premise, according to speakers at London’s Cloud Computing World Forum event. The level of … Continue reading → Tweet
Top Web 2.0 Business Threats June 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment After almost a decade of sites such as Facebook and Myspace, businesses have realised that instead of being a source of new threats, social media and other Web 2.0 communications can also be used as a way to increase revenue … Continue reading → Tweet
CSOs: Social networking threats ‘overrated’ May 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment Social networking is the most over-rated threat to businesses, according to a survey of chief security officers. The survey was carried out among UK delegates at the CSO Interchange , a conference tailored to the needs of security executives, organised … Continue reading → Tweet
UK businesses lack the security policies to deal with rising threats April 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment UK businesses remain ill-equipped to deal with information security threats, according to figures published at the InfoSecurity Europe event by consultancy firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC). PWC’s figures, which come from a survey of security professionals in 500 UK organisations, … Continue reading → Tweet
Considerations for a Successful Security Implementation July 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment One interesting talk at the recent (ISC)2 event on 28th July 2009 was Glenn Ambler’s presentation on considerations for successful security implementations. Using several case studies and architectural diagrams to illustrate his talk, Ambler outlined how to create a secure … Continue reading → Tweet
Swine Flu Pandemic Trend for Security Vibes July 2009 | Redaction | Comments (3) Perhaps like many other C-level executives, you are concerned about the recent Swine Flu statistics where in month one we had roughly ten people infected, in month two one hundred infections and now in month three, ten thousand infections have … Continue reading → Tweet
Bad Contingency Planning for Swine Flu, Avian Flu and Other Pandemics Can Cause Reputational Damage May 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Organisational reputation is at risk if there are no pandemic strategies given to employees and demonstrated to business partners. This is due to a lack of morale and confidence from employees and the knock on effect on business partners. So … Continue reading → Tweet
Remote Working and Pandemics May Open Organisations Up to Further Breaches May 2009 | Redaction | Comments (3) As corporations struggle to come to grips with a potential pandemic or a delayed epidemic of swine flu in Autumn/Winter. Further issues regarding the brokeness of the security of remote working must be thought about. Many companies use remote workers … Continue reading → Tweet
CSOs Need to be Concerned About Hygiene as Well as Technology May 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Organisational protection against swine flu will depend on their hygiene stance as well as remote working. General consensus is that the swine flu virus may become dormant during the summer season and a potential epidemic may occur in the AutumnWinter … Continue reading → Tweet
