By Graeme Batsman, director of Data Defender Ltd. Recently various news stories came out relating to the loss of an un-encrypted USB flash drive. The USB flash drive was owned by an employee of the nuclear safety watchdog, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). ONR is a subdivision of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.
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Sophos partners with Egnyte to provide end-to-end hybrid cloud encryption for the enterprise
Feb 29, 2012
Sophos and Egnyte have announced the integration of Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise and Egnyte HybridCloud file server.
Molex connector solutions for end-to-end 25 Gbps channel interoperability
Feb 23, 2012
Supporting next-generation 100 Gbps Ethernet and 100 Gbps InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) applications, Molex Incorporated offers a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end, high-speed channel solutions for increased data rates with minimal crosstalk and maximum signal integrity in mobile telecom and data communications, storage and networking applications.
Business owners need to beware working with their head in the clouds
Feb 23, 2012
Is Cloud Computing the one-size-fits-all solution for business IT? Gary David Smith co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions clears up some of the haziness surrounding the Cloud and says that key is to pick the right elements for the right business.
Shylock polymorphic financial malware infections on the rise
Feb 23, 2012
Trusteer comments: Last September we blogged about a new polymorphic financial malware variant we had discovered.
Juniper Networks Global Research shows mobile malware accelerating
Feb 16, 2012
Juniper Networks has released findings from its 2011 Mobile Threats Report, showing that mobile malware has reached a new stage of maturation. The report, conducted by the Juniper Networks Mobile Threat Centre a centre devoted exclusively to mobile security research is claimed to be one of the largest first-hand quantitative research studies of its kind.
Lifting the fog on fears over cloud
Feb 09, 2012
More than half of UK businesses are concerned about the safety of their data as cloud computing takes off but their fear is not preventing adoption, with 23 per cent of CIOs already using the cloud and a further 53 percent planning to do so within the next 12 months*.
Resellers urged to warn of hidden costs of compatibles
Feb 09, 2012
Dealers are being urged to inform customers of the hidden costs of using non-original inkjet supplies after new independent research has exposed costly risks.
Concern over security breaches driving change in authentication market
Feb 02, 2012
Data protection company SafeNet, Inc. has announced the results of a new 2011 State of the Channel Authentication survey, in which more than 100 IT security resellers revealed that recent security breaches and deployment of new technologies are driving organisations to re-evaluate incumbent authentication vendors and re-think their authentication strategies.
Organisational resistance and channel conflict cited as top B2B commerce challenges
Jan 26, 2012
Digital River, Inc. has announced the availability of a new white paper on the important factors to consider in managing global business-to-business (B2B) commerce channel initiatives.
