Phil Muncaster

Recent articles by Phil Muncaster

Industry lays into 3-D Secure

Industry lays into 3-D Secure

Payments experts have rounded on the 3-D Secure identity verification scheme, which was set up to secure online transactions. The system is vulnerable to fraud and non-intuitive, they argue.
Phil Muncaster Apr 14 2008 11:22AM Security
Sun launches Java platform for businesses

Sun launches Java platform for businesses

Sun Microsystems has launched a new subscription-based Java product designed to offer firms and ISVs a longer support period for releases, and improved access to technology updates.
Phil Muncaster Apr 11 2008 1:57PM Software
Microsoft ties together security products

Microsoft ties together security products

Stirling brings together client, server and network security products
Phil Muncaster Apr 10 2008 2:41PM Security
Vignette goes social

Vignette goes social

Web content management firm Vignette has announced two new products designed to help firms equip their sites with social computing features and engage better with their customers.
Phil Muncaster Apr 9 2008 4:09PM Software
Security gurus laud process benefits

Security gurus laud process benefits

Information risk experts at a leading IT security conference have underlined the importance of people and processes in delivering an effective enterprise security programme.
Phil Muncaster Apr 4 2008 4:01PM Security
Security chiefs urged to embrace risk

Security chiefs urged to embrace risk

Chief information security officers were urged to take a more strategic approach to guarding corporate networks at a gathering of security leaders in Amsterdam this week. The current obsession with tactical issues raised costs and impeded business efficiency, they were warned.
Phil Muncaster Apr 4 2008 4:01PM Security
Security chiefs urged to become business focused

Security chiefs urged to become business focused

Enterprise security chiefs can gain credibility and visibility within their organisations by delivering initiatives that are based on business-centric metrics, a high-level security conference has been told.
Phil Muncaster Apr 3 2008 7:32AM Security
Workshare eases encryption deployments

Workshare eases encryption deployments

Content protection firm Workshare has unveiled its new range of tools which it claims will make it easier for organisations to deploy encryption protection.
Phil Muncaster Apr 1 2008 3:14PM Security
Trampoline's enterprise social networking tools take flight

Trampoline's enterprise social networking tools take flight

Enterprise social computing firm Trampoline Systems today launched its latest tools which provide managers with insight into their firms' internal social networks and information flows, thereby improving decision making.
Phil Muncaster Apr 1 2008 3:14PM Software
Untrained users highlighted as security risks

Untrained users highlighted as security risks

Businesses are giving users greater freedom with corporate IT systems, according to a recent report, but many of those users lack the necessary security training.
Phil Muncaster Mar 31 2008 1:12PM Security
Vignette boosts web site performance

Vignette boosts web site performance

Web content management firm Vignette has launched new software designed to help firms to deliver rich, compelling web experiences without impairing download speeds.
Phil Muncaster Mar 27 2008 3:04PM Software
Protect your site from malware, warns Forrester

Protect your site from malware, warns Forrester

A new report by analyst firm Forrester Research has again highlighted the growing threat to firms of their web sites being infected by malware and their brands being abused in sophisticated phishing attacks.
Phil Muncaster Mar 27 2008 3:03PM Security
Government savaged over data protection record

Government savaged over data protection record

Joint Committee on Human Rights criticises "lax standards"
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2008 12:17PM Security
Security skills in high demand

Security skills in high demand

CompTia research finds big gap between perception and reality
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2008 12:17PM Security
CIOs urged to embrace innovation

CIOs urged to embrace innovation

Three-quarters of CIOs admit that they are not driving innovation within their organisations, despite a widespread recognition that IT is a critical element in business innovation.
Phil Muncaster Mar 12 2008 3:06PM Strategy
Gartner gives Second Life a dose of virtual reality

Gartner gives Second Life a dose of virtual reality

Virtual worlds, such as Second Life, might one day be a useful business tool but they are not yet enterprise-ready, analyst group Gartner has warned.
Phil Muncaster Mar 12 2008 3:06PM Software
Sun boosts ID management

Sun boosts ID management

Sun Microsystems has launched new software to help firms automate the process of access control compliance, along with a new governance, risk and compliance (GRC) strategy intended to support firms' identity management programmes.
Phil Muncaster Mar 7 2008 3:12PM Software
Axios boosts knowledge management

Axios boosts knowledge management

Service management software provider Axios Systems has updated its flagship assyst service desk tools, adding new knowledge management features aimed at improving service agent productivity.
Phil Muncaster Mar 4 2008 3:36PM Software
VMworld: Stonesoft builds virtual firewall

VMworld: Stonesoft builds virtual firewall

Virtual StoneGate Firewall/VPN is launched at VMworld
Phil Muncaster Mar 3 2008 10:27AM Security
Secure virtualisation takes centre stage at VMworld

Secure virtualisation takes centre stage at VMworld

The security of virtualised environments took centre stage at VMworld overnight as security vendor McAfee and IT configuration firm Tripwire made several key announcements.
Phil Muncaster Feb 28 2008 10:03AM Security

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