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Cloud computing will result in an improvement in security defences
posted on 13/07/2010

According to a recent poll, over half of organisations believe that cloud computing will result in an improvement in security defences according to a poll from 360°IT, a fifth thought there would be no improvement and a quarter of organisations said that it will be detrimental. Richard Hall, CEO of CloudOrigin, claims that the current trend of businesses migrating their IT systems into the cloud does not mean a reduction in security defences. Far from it, says Hall, who, after more than 20 years in the IT business, has concluded that cloud technology actually raises the industry's game on the security front. "After decades performing forensic and preventative IT security reviews within banking and government, it was already clear to me that the bulk of security breaches and data losses occur because of a weakness of internal controls," he said in his 360°IT blog post. According to Hall, the complete automation by public cloud providers means the dynamic provision, use and re-purp... [more]

The security issues associated with cloud computing in the public sector
posted on 09/07/2010

The adoption of cloud computing is causing significant concerns around privacy and security in the public sector. The benefits for cloud computing are very compelling, especially as the Government looks to the private sector for proven techniques to drive down back office costs, make the most of new technology and use new management practices to encourage efficiency. With plans to cut public sector expenditure by up to £60 billion a year the benefits of cloud computing are ever more persuasive. Cloud computing has many advantages for the public sector, such as the potential to reduce information and communications technology (ICT) costs, scalable data storage capacity and flexibility for users to access information wherever they are. Government departments can also focus on delivering high quality performance to taxpayers rather than worry about server and software updates. Some international public sector departments have already made the move into cloud computing such as The Ministr... [more]

Half of US government workers have sent unencrypted data through their personal e-mail accounts
posted on 09/07/2010

The need for secure file transfer has been highlighted by a report produced by Axway and Meritalk showing that over half of US government workers have sent unencrypted data through their personal e-mail accounts and two thirds use physical media to transfer government data. Some key points from the report: Federal agencies are leaving Federal data exposed on the wire: • 71% of respondents are concerned with the current security of file transfers in the Federal government • Yet 54% admit they do not currently monitor FTP usage Feds use unsafe methods to transfer files: • 66% use physical media (e.g., tapes, CDs, DVDs, USB drives, etc.) • 60% use FTP • 52% e-mail work files through personal e-mail accounts (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) To lock down information assets, agencies must secure management buy-in and educate employees: • Currently, just 58% say employees are aware of secure file transfer policies • Employees at agencies with top management support are more than twice... [more]

Backup Direct chosen to backup the data gathered by the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010
posted on 07/07/2010

The Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 is a study on what effects greenhouse gases are having on the environment. An explorer team – directed by Polar Explorer, Pen Hadow and led by one of the top women in Polar Exploration, Ann Daniels - has been travelling across the Arctic for the past two months collecting data that will hopefully provide key scientific insight into the effects of ocean change. Backup Direct has announced their partnership with Geo Mission Ltd and the Catlin Arctic Survey. Backup Direct were chosen by Geo Mission, the company behind the Catlin Arctic Survey, to backup the mission-critical data gathered by the Explorer Team during the survey. “We contacted Backup Direct to explore their service offering, in the knowledge that we needed to replace our then backup solution,” comments Anabel Beltran, Project Manager for Geo Mission. “Rarely have I come across a business that is so responsive. The Backup Direct team explained their service to me, then, swiftly and efficientl... [more]

CyberTech wins new global contract with another top 10 financial services company
posted on 06/07/2010

CyberTech has announced a new global contract with yet another top 10 financial services company. This brings the total of new contract wins to five in the last eight months alone. CyberTech is now the de facto recording standard for these international firms capturing many hundreds of thousands of customer interactions and financial transactions each week in all the world’s main financial centres including New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Hong Kong. “This new contract with one of the world’s largest financial services firms consolidates CyberTech’s position as the leading provider of call recording solutions to the financial sector globally,” said Ad Ketelaars, CEO of CyberTech International. “We have unrivalled expertise in this important market and our rapid growth can be attributed to several key factors including advanced product functionality, global support and our tight integration with leading turret vendors. Furthermore, our financial customers tell us time and t... [more]

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