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Telecommunications database creates greater privacy issues than National DNA Database(04/08/2008)
Mike Barwise, from Infosecurity Adviser, has revealed he is less concerned about the privacy issues that the National DNA Database creates than other planned government files. "The media seems preoccupied at the moment about people's DNA being stored centrally, but the reality is that the database is really a one-dimensional invasion of citizen's privacy," he said. "Two-dimensional databases, such as the planned telecommunications database of... [more]
Justification and Return on Investment of automated penetration testing(09/04/2008)
A critical problem for public and private institutions is the increasing threat of attack. This is due to a combination of increasingly sophisticated and automated attack tools, the rapid increase in the number of vulnerabilities being discovered and the increasing connectivity of users. As systems are opened to employees, customers and trading partners, networks becomes more complex and most likely are more susceptible to a security breach. That... [more]
Debunking misconceptions over smart cards(08/04/2008)
The potential benefits for any large organisation of using smart card technologies are immense, encompassing reduced security risk exposure, increased efficiency, improved compliance and better access to services for all. Despite these benefits, misconceptions over smart cards mean they are still not being embraced as widely as they should. But what are these myths and should businesses be genuinely concerned? Myth 1 - Smart card technology is... [more]
Coping with the unseen greynet threat(06/04/2008)
Instant messaging (IM) applications have been around since the early 70s, but it was the introduction of programs such as ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger in the late 90s that brought IM into the mainstream. Since then real-time communications has grown considerably from a handful of companies offering IM networks, to over six hundred real-time communication applications. However, despite the fact that research shows that IM is the vector for five n... [more]
Reduce rising fraud and corporate crime(03/04/2008)
Corporate crime poses a real and substantial threat to the stability of any business. Fraud and theft involving everything from intellectual property to inventory, from cybercrime to corruption, are multi-billion pound problems. All organisations are susceptible and taking the right precautions to prevent crimes is crucial. Risk does not distinguish between geography and size of a company, or between industry and scope. The risk is real, worrisom... [more]
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