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Video analytics technology improves efficiency and reduces response time to major events

(17/06/2009)

CCTV monitoring systems are manually monitored, with typical CCTV control rooms having many screens monitored visually by a team of operators typically working around the clock. Events can often be missed due to operator fatigue and sheer volume of visual information. BT research is studying how video analytics technology can be deployed as part of an information network to provide automated monitoring and decisions to dramatically improve th... [more]

BT Information Assurance Diagnostic prevents leakage of sensitive electronic information

(28/04/2009)

The cost of information mismanagement is tangible and real. Leaks damage reputation, risk regulatory fines and penalties and need to be rectified – often at significant cost. Information needs to be covered by fit-for-purpose security policies, and people need to be trained to follow them effectively. However, training and policy are rarely sufficient in their own right. People make mistakes and situations will arise where individuals feel the... [more]

BT Managed Security Solutions protect Euroclear's critical information assets and infrastructure

(29/09/2008)

Euroclear, the world’s largest provider of domestic and cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity, derivatives and fund transactions, has chosen BT’s Managed Security Solutions, powered by BT Counterpane, to provide security monitoring and management services. Initially, BT will provide security monitoring capabilities to Euroclear that will allow real-time monitoring, correlation and analysis of Euroclear’s security infra... [more]

BT deploys Blue Coat ProxySG appliances to protects its corporate network from Web 2.0 threats

(12/08/2008)

The use of social networking sites has soared over recent years, with an estimated 64 million people worldwide using the technology for both social and work related purposes. For many employers, an outright ban of such sites is simply not realistic and a growing number are now actively embracing the use of networking sites and other Web 2.0 tools such as P2P (Peer to Peer) and Wikis in order to encourage innovation and collaboration amongst emplo... [more]

Vendors should be liable for insecure software

(13/03/2008)

Information insecurity is costing us billions. We pay for it in theft: information theft, financial theft. We pay for it in productivity loss, both when networks stop working and in the dozens of minor security inconveniences we all have to endure. We pay for it when we have to buy security products and services to reduce those other two losses. We pay for security, year after year. The problem is that all the money we spend isn't fixing the ... [more]

New detection and mitigation solution for countering DDoS attacks

(03/10/2007)

DDoS occurs when an attacker uses hundreds or even thousands of computers from all over the Internet to target a single customer device or service in order to render it useless. The phenomenon is an increasing problem for UK companies: according to a 2006 DTI study, 14 per cent of large UK businesses reported a DDoS attack in 2006. BT has announced the launch of a new detection and mitigation solution for countering Distributed Denial of Servi... [more]

iWay Software supports BT secure messaging service

(17/07/2007)

iWay Software has been selected by BT to enhance its successful secure messaging service for the global financial services community. By utilising iWay Software’s SOA Middleware Platform, BT is able to deliver a single, redundant, fully-managed secure messaging service across the straight-through processing (STP) chain. Guaranteed delivery and comprehensive non-repudiation are requirements of the service, and iWay Software is able to provide ... [more]

 

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