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Protect critical information: think beyond the hacker(07/01/2008)
This year’s Gartner report states that IT security over-protects the wrong assets, over-reacts to the unexpected and over-spends. Security 3.0 is here; a clearer eyed approach to risk management that applies resources appropriately and moves away from the ‘bolting on’ that’s ruled our approach to security for too long. Businesses and the UK Government really need to start asking themselves where the real IT security threats lie. Repeatedly we ... [more]
Ensuring corporate data remains secure after the silly season(21/12/2007)
With the nation’s Christmas stockings set to be filled with MP3 players, digital cameras, PDAs and the like, 46 per cent of IT staff are dreading the New Year as these digital devices look set to cause IT havoc, and pose potentially severe data security risks. According to research of 1,000 IT managers by SafeBoot, while 56 per cent of the survey respondents already ban all non-authorised external devices from the network (i.e. MP3 players, PD... [more]
Public sector is the most security conscious group but its employees pose biggest threat(20/12/2007)
The recent spate of security breaches has created much scrutiny of government IT security, but according to cross-sector research carried out by SafeBoot, the public sector is the most security conscious group. 88 per cent of government organisations surveyed have a security policy in place, with over two thirds banning the use of external devices (such as iPods) at work in an attempt to mitigate potential security breaches. Half of public ... [more]
Despite high profile data leakage cases, security is still under-prioritised and ill-communicated(14/12/2007)
Despite the recent spate of security breaches, IT security is still not being taken seriously, according to research carried out by SafeBoot. Nearly two thirds of companies surveyed by SafeBoot (1,000 mid to large sized enterprises) admitted to spending less than 10 per cent of their IT budgets on security and a fifth stated that they do not have a security policy in place. 54 per cent of respondents also stated that the majority of employees ign... [more]
HM Revenue and Customs loses computer discs containing the confidential details of 25 million child benefit recipients(20/11/2007)
Paul Gray, chairman of HM Revenue and Customs, has resigned following the loss of computer discs thought to contain the confidential details of 25 million child benefit recipients along with people's bank details. The resignation of Mr Gray was accepted because the discs had been transported in breach of rules governing data protection. The Chancellor of the Exchequer released today [20 Novembre 2007] a statement to the House of Commons in r... [more]
Doctors could be held responsible for the theft of their laptops(16/11/2007)
The Information Commissioner has announced that doctors could be held responsible for the theft of their laptops if it can be proved they were negligent. This will enforce compliance with new data protection laws and ensure doctors take every step in their power to protect their patients’ sensitive data. This new criminal offence - if implemented - will see doctors fined up to £5,000 in a magistrates court, or an unlimited sum in Crown Court. ... [more]
SafeBoot acquires altaVENTE mobile product range(13/11/2007)
SafeBoot has announced it has acquired altaVENTE’s complete mobile product range, which includes its Mobile Manager and Wall Products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. altaVENTE, a Microsoft Gold Partner based in the UK delivering professional solutions for the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform, worked in collaboration with SafeBoot on the development of Mobile Manager. Mobile Manager features include over-the-air mobile application de... [more]
European workers have a lax attitude to corporate data security(18/10/2007)
According to a recent Gartner report, security spending will, for the first time since 2003, slip out of the CIO’s top ten spending list. New research by SafeBoot suggests that security should go back to the top of the list as European workers have a shockingly lax attitude to corporate data security. The survey of nearly 1,300 workers (across the UK, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium) found that a staggering 68 per cent of UK responden... [more]
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