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Magenta develops business and customer service through key appointments and website
posted on 24/02/2008
Magenta Security Services has created a new, senior management role to improve customer services. The new appointment coincides with the launch of their new website, which has been designed to develop the business whilst supplying current customers with vital information. Mr Khan, has been appointed Night Manager, a position that ensures customers can always reach a senior member of staff. Kahn has more than 20 years experience within the se... [more]
A complex and sophisticated criminal economy has developed to capitalise on Web vulnerabilities
posted on 19/02/2008
According to IBM's 2007 X-Force Security report, the sophistication of attacks by criminals on Web browsers worldwide is in dramatic increase. By attacking the browsers of computer users, cybercriminals are now stealing the identities and controlling the computers of consumers at a rate never before seen on the Internet. The study finds that a complex and sophisticated criminal economy has developed to capitalise on Web vulnerabilities. Underg... [more]
Tag Guard acquires its own Dutch Distributor Betaguard
posted on 19/02/2008
Tag Guard Ltd has announced the acquisition of its own Dutch Distributor, Betaguard BV. Following the merger, the company expects turnover in excess of £5 million in the next financial year with significant growth anticipated in the next 3 years. Betaguard BV, based in Hengelo, was founded in 1999 by business partners Martin Berends and Rutger Tan. The company has been Tag Guard’s Dutch distributor for over 6 years, building a successful b... [more]
Customer list access protection service places fictitious customer information within your data to track where it goes
posted on 18/02/2008
Although it doesn’t stop the information from being taken, most customer data is freely available to inside personnel and the next level of protection is tracking where it goes. Keeping customer data from leaving facilities is almost impossible. The next step is to put tracking information within. There’s a new service out there for protecting your customer information. SecureMyList® is a customer list access protection service that places fic... [more]
Traditional tokens or smartcards are not a universal security solution
posted on 13/02/2008
Many organisations have long recognised that relying solely on usernames and passwords to control access to confidential systems and information is outdated and misguided. But the search for stronger, more proven methods of authentication has, to date, brought with it as many problems as it has solved. Being the most basic, usernames and passwords remain the default level of user authentication – the ‘something you know.’ Adding ‘something ... [more]
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