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Fifosys: SecurStore Online Data Backup Ensures Safe Retrieval of London Medical’s Patient Records in Case of Disaster

SecurStore has announced it is providing London Medical with its online data backup services through Fifosys, a consultancy and IT systems development company. Fifosys represents the IT department of the Marylebone High Street clinic, which has an international reputation as a centre of excellence for heart disease prevention, diabetes, endocrinology and retinal diseases. It is vital that the medical data is securely backed up online and offsite everyday, so that in the case of a systems fai... [more]

FLIR Systems: FLIR Systems acquires sensor networks software developer Ifara Tecnologias

FLIR Systems, Inc. has acquired the stock of Ifara Tecnologias, S.L., a provider of middleware and client application software used to create sensor networks. Based in Madrid, Spain, Ifara develops software technology, hardware, and developer tools used for the creation and maintenance of sensor networks for applications such as security and surveillance, force protection, reconnaissance, and maritime. Ifara's middleware sensor platform, known as Nexus, is a turnkey solution based on an ... [more]

Fortress Interlocks: Fortress Interlocks enhances the protection of workers at JRI manufacturing plant

Fortress Interlocks has installed its interlocks to enhance the protection of workers at the JRI manufacturing plant in Sheffield. JRI manufactures joint replacement implants and surgical instruments. The final stage of manufacturing requires spraying an artificial bone coating on the joints with a plasma torch inside a vacuum vessel. Having been told it was impossible to interlock the plasma torch with the door of the vacuum vessel, which would then expose workers to potential danger should ... [more]

FrontRange Solutions: FrontRange Solutions acquires Centennial Software

FrontRange Solutions has announced that it has acquired Centennial Software. Centennial, a recognized player in Dynamic Infrastructure Management Products, including Auto-Discovery, Inventory Management and License Management Solutions, serves more than 3,200 supported customers worldwide, with more than 200 partners across the globe. “We've seen a growing trend of service desk customers selecting ITAM tools based on their satisfaction with the service and support from the service desk vendo... [more]

Fortify Software: Outsourcing application coding increases risks of being hacked

In a new report released by Quocirca, organisations that admitted to being frequently hacked, all outsource at least some of their coding practice, with 90 percent outsourcing more than 40 percent. With this in mind the hacker’s future looks rosy as outsourcing applications is on the up, with 78 percent of organisations that say software development is business critical for them choosing to outsource their vital applications. But security is being left out in the cold, with companies failin... [more]

Finjan: Underground exchange service promotes the sale of fraudulent credit card data with volume discounts for large-scale fraudsters

Researchers at Finjan have revealed the existence of another underground exchange service - SellCVV2 - promoting the sale of fraudulent credit card data with guarantees and volume discounts for large-scale fraudsters. "The site, which appears to use Google's Blogspot service, is typical of a number of portals promoting the exchange of fraudulent card data. But what is apparent from the SellCVV2 site is the level of commercialization of the traders involved," said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Finjan's ch... [more]