Recent articles by Dan Ilett

It’s crunch time for cybercrime

It’s crunch time for cybercrime

Fighting extortion, paedophilia and identity theft is all in a day’s work for the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Dan Ilett talks to its head, Len Hynds.
Dan Ilett Apr 13 2004 3:14PM Security
IT security insurance prices to fall

IT security insurance prices to fall

IT security insurance costs are set to drop as companies and insurers get a better grasp of the threats.
Dan Ilett Apr 13 2004 3:14PM Security
One out of two firms prefer IT security to cost cutting

One out of two firms prefer IT security to cost cutting

One in two UK businesses regard IT security as a higher priority than cost cutting.
Dan Ilett Apr 8 2004 3:32PM Security
Biometric firms face uncertain future

Biometric firms face uncertain future

Biometric firms will suffer from a US government decision to delay implementation of biometric visas for travellers to the country.
Dan Ilett Apr 8 2004 3:17PM Security
Acupuncture college points to anti-spam managed services

Acupuncture college points to anti-spam managed services

The Northern College of Acupuncture (NCA) has adopted an anti-spam managed service to reduce its junk mail.
Dan Ilett Apr 8 2004 12:12PM Security
Civil servants' wrists slapped for computer misuse

Civil servants' wrists slapped for computer misuse

The Civil Service has disciplined hundreds of its employees for accessing private information they had no right to see.
Dan Ilett Apr 7 2004 4:19PM Security
Stellar and CipherTrust pair up

Stellar and CipherTrust pair up

Internet monitoring firm Stellar Technologies has teamed up with email security company CipherTrust.
Dan Ilett Apr 7 2004 3:38PM Security
CyberGuard on global conference tour

CyberGuard on global conference tour

Security firm CyberGuard is to present a global security seminar throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Dan Ilett Apr 7 2004 3:36PM Security
tScheme to raise security awareness in companies

tScheme to raise security awareness in companies

An online regulatory body is launching a PR campaign to raise awareness of IT security in organisations.
Dan Ilett Apr 7 2004 3:34PM Security
SWIFT buys in 10,000 NetScreen products

SWIFT buys in 10,000 NetScreen products

A financial messaging firm is deploying more than 10,000 NetScreen products to secure its network.
Dan Ilett Apr 6 2004 4:41PM Security
Cisco manager moves to WildPackets

Cisco manager moves to WildPackets

An ex-Cisco executive has jumped ship to join network analysis firm WildPackets.
Dan Ilett Apr 6 2004 4:13PM Security
NHS hospital opts for wireless

NHS hospital opts for wireless

A Birmingham hospital is implementing a multi-million pound secure wireless network for its maternity wards and treatment centre.
Dan Ilett Apr 6 2004 4:10PM Security
Bluesocket teams up with Allasso

Bluesocket teams up with Allasso

Wireless security firm Bluesocket has partnered with distributor Allasso to increase its sales in the UK.
Dan Ilett Apr 6 2004 4:05PM Security
77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers

77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers

More than three quarters of UK organisations allow company data to reside on employees’ personal computing devices.
Dan Ilett Apr 5 2004 5:17PM Security
Intel pushes China for foreign wireless standards

Intel pushes China for foreign wireless standards

Intel is urging China to back down on its move to ban foreign wireless standards and enforce Chinese wi-fi encryption.
Dan Ilett Apr 5 2004 2:46PM Security
Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent

Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent

A war of insults between worm writers has caused virus alerts to rise by more than 600 per cent.
Dan Ilett Apr 5 2004 2:37PM Security
Texas police opt for failover solution

Texas police opt for failover solution

Texas police have adopted a network monitoring and disaster recovery solution.
Dan Ilett Mar 24 2004 12:02PM Security
BT to protect NATO network

BT to protect NATO network

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is to use a BT centrally managed service to secure its networks.
Dan Ilett Mar 24 2004 11:57AM Security
Review: Fundamentals of Network Security

Review: Fundamentals of Network Security

Yet again Cisco has churned out an over priced book for one of its courses and filled it out with acronyms and confusing explanations. Nice diagrams though.
Dan Ilett Mar 23 2004 12:00AM Security
ISS customers targeted in worm attack

ISS customers targeted in worm attack

A malicious worm is targeting customers of IT security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS).
Dan Ilett Mar 22 2004 1:21PM Security

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