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    Latest Security Analysis & Insight

passwords

What is your password worth?

Would you be tempted to sell off company passwords for a fee? If not, seems like you're in the minority, acccording to research.

11 May 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 
security threats

Macs under attack?

It's arguable that the recent Flashback Trojan episode has been the tipping point when it comes to changing the face of the Mac security threatscape. But who is targeting OS X and iOS devices, (...)

7 May 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 
security guards

Intel: security inside

Inside the enterprise: Intel has announced new chips that integrate security and data protection functions. Will this solve one of IT's bigger headaches?

11 Apr 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 
over spending

Are you spending too much on IT security?

Fed up with enterprises using lack of budget as an excuse for not securing data properly, Davey Winder investigates whether organisations could actually do more with less.

6 Apr 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 
snooping

Does the government want to snoop on your data?

Does the government really want you to tell them everything? And what are its new communications-watching plans all about? Simon Brew finds out more…



4 Apr 2012

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Data Protection/Analysis & Insight

 

Eurocrats versus the cyber criminals

Inside the enterprise: The European Commission is setting up a cyber-crime centre and proposing minimum jail terms for hackers. Are the authorities now getting serious?

29 Mar 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

The truth about spam

It's very easy these days to think that spam has been filtered out of existence and is no longer a problem for your business. Davey Winder argues it's more of a problem than ever.

29 Mar 2012

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Google and privacy: What’s the problem?

Google’s unification of its privacy policies has brought the firm wide criticism. But what’s actually the issue? Simon Brew has been taking a look…

12 Mar 2012

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Data Protection/Analysis & Insight

 

Q&A: Symantec’s CISO on the source code hack

We chat with Symantec's CISO to talk about what happened during and after the source code leak saga earlier this year.

1 Mar 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

RSA: Back from the breach?

Reporting from RSA 2012, Tom Brewster looks at how well EMC's security division has come back from the infamous 2011 attack.

29 Feb 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

Are you ready to launch IPv6 securely?

Davey Winder says that despite the unnecessary scare stories, businesses need to think about migrating to IPv6 securely now.

24 Feb 2012

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Will the FBI close down your online business this March?

In tackling the DNSChanger botnet, the FBI may take a load of businesses offline. Davey Winder is, unsurprisingly, anxious...

17 Feb 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

Transparency? What transparency?

As Facebook, Google and Twitter all find themselves in hot water over use of user data, is it becoming impossible to know who to trust online?

16 Feb 2012

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Do British police get cyber security?

Davey Winder listens to telephone conversations between the FBI and the Metropolitan Police, courtesy of Anonymous, and isn't impressed.

9 Feb 2012

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Who to trust after the VeriSign hack?

Davey Winder questions what data was stolen from VeriSign and wonders why the company hasn't been more forthcoming.

6 Feb 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

Striving to solve the security skills crisis

The Cyber Security Challenge is doing a fine job, but flat registration growth and weak Government funding are cause for concern, Tom Brewster discovers.

2 Feb 2012

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Public Sector/Analysis & Insight

 

Would you employ a hacker or malware writer?

Microsoft has pointed the figure at a Russian antivirus outfit's former technical expert, claiming he was the brains behind the Kelihos spam botnet. Davey Winder is prompted to ponder whether (...)

31 Jan 2012

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Hacking/Analysis & Insight

 

Q&A: Raj Samani, CTO McAfee

We spoke to the man in charge of the security firm's technology agenda in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

27 Jan 2012

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Strategy/Analysis & Insight

 

Erase and rewind: the EU and privacy

Inside the Enterprise: Proposed new European regulations on data privacy seem largely sensible, even if they present some hurdles for business.

26 Jan 2012

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Data Protection/Analysis & Insight

 

My email address is [CENSORED]

In this week's column, Davey Winder looks at whether businesses should keep email addresses secret.

20 Jan 2012

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Security/Analysis & Insight

 

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    Latest Security Tutorials

PC on a drip (virus protection)

How to protect a group of office PCs from viruses

Safeguarding multiple office computers from malware doesn't have to be difficult or expensive, as Simon Edwards shows in our step-by-step guide.

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    Latest Security Reviews

Check Point 2210 Appliance review

Rating: 4

Check Point's new 2200 Appliances combined enterprise level network security with an SMB price tag. Its software blades provide a wealth of features, but do they complicate deployment? Read this exclusive review to find out.

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Why security should top the cloud agenda

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Security should always be paramount in business, but with a cloud based infrastructure it’s arguably even more important. Steve Cassidy and...

 

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