Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Technology changes leave IT security playing catch up

Technology changes leave IT security playing catch up

The arrival of new waves of technology over the next five years will render existing information security measures obsolete and increase security risks in both new and legacy environments, industry experts have warned.
Robert Jaques Sep 23 2004 11:24AM Security
European security software sales slowing

European security software sales slowing

Previously soaring security software sales in Western Europe began to slow down last year, according to the latest market research from IDC.
Robert Jaques Sep 22 2004 2:49PM Security
Salvation Army sings praises of integrated security appliance solution

Salvation Army sings praises of integrated security appliance solution

The Salvation Army has beefed up the security of its network serving more than 4,000 users across the US Midwest with the installation of an integrated security appliance.
Robert Jaques Sep 22 2004 2:39PM Security
F5 Networks and Radware cookie lawsuit crumbles

F5 Networks and Radware cookie lawsuit crumbles

F5 Networks and Radware have reached agreement to settle a patent dispute concerning alleged breaches of F5 Networks' US Patent No. 6,473,802 entitled, Method and System for Storing Load Balancing Information with a HTTP Cookie.
Robert Jaques Sep 21 2004 1:53PM Security
US FTC mulls $250,000 bounty on heads of spammers

US FTC mulls $250,000 bounty on heads of spammers

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has outlined plans for a "vigorous law enforcement programme against spam" after submitting of a report to Congress warning that the current system, whereby consumers are encouraged to forward unsolicited emails a FTC database, is not working.
Robert Jaques Sep 21 2004 1:50PM Security
Microsoft opens up Office source code to UK government

Microsoft opens up Office source code to UK government

The British government is to become one of the first to participate in a newly unveiled Microsoft Government Security Program (GSP) initiative that offers selected customers access to the source code of its desktop offering, Microsoft Office 2003.
Robert Jaques Sep 20 2004 12:09PM Security
E-commerce security attacks quadruple

E-commerce security attacks quadruple

Security exploits are being created more easily and faster than ever, with attackers targeting e-commerce sites for financial gain, according to new research.
Robert Jaques Sep 20 2004 12:04PM Security
CSIA lobbies for US ratification of EU Cybercrime Convention

CSIA lobbies for US ratification of EU Cybercrime Convention

The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) has formed of a coalition of technology companies and industry organisations in a bid to promote the ratification of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime.
Robert Jaques Sep 17 2004 10:54AM Security
Demand for unified threat management appliances soars

Demand for unified threat management appliances soars

Demand for unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances that incorporate firewall, intrusion detection/prevention, and gateway anti-virus is rocketing, newly published market research has revealed.
Robert Jaques Sep 17 2004 10:44AM Security
IT security worries top agenda for UK firms

IT security worries top agenda for UK firms

Data security is top of the list of IT concerns for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, research carried out for the Institute Directors (IoD) has found.
Robert Jaques Sep 16 2004 11:18AM Security
Indiana University automates software security patching

Indiana University automates software security patching

Indiana University has automated its software security patch management in a bid to help protect potentially sensitive student records and reduce network vulnerabilities.
Robert Jaques Sep 16 2004 11:09AM Security
Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software

Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software

Kodak in Germany has integrated signature scan technology into its capture software which allows users to scan documents and add signatures which are compliant with the recently enforced German Signature Law and the European Union Signature Directive.
Robert Jaques Sep 7 2004 2:18PM Security
New Trojans target online banks

New Trojans target online banks

Security experts have discovered a group of previously undocumented Trojan horses which target British users of online banking services by attempting to steal sensitive financial information.
Robert Jaques Sep 7 2004 2:17PM Security
Security fears shake up enterprise instant messaging

Security fears shake up enterprise instant messaging

Security problems associated with public instant messaging (IM) technology will force enterprises to ban employee use of such services and replace them with enterprise IM (EIM) applications.
Robert Jaques Sep 6 2004 5:32PM Security
ACE serves time on zero day attacks

ACE serves time on zero day attacks

Global insurance company ACE has rolled out a network perimeter security system designed to protect itself from the danger posed by zero-day attacks.
Robert Jaques Sep 6 2004 5:29PM Security
Good Samaritan Hospital patches up Active Directory security

Good Samaritan Hospital patches up Active Directory security

The Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has boosted the security of its Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure with the deployment of a third party administration suite that sits on top of Microsoft’s management tools.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2004 12:04PM Security
UK enterprises throwing away sensitive data

UK enterprises throwing away sensitive data

Over three-quarters of UK enterprise corporates admit that they do not take adequate precautions to destroy potentially sensitive data residing on PCs which are being discarded or recycled.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2004 11:42AM Security
Morse taps into antivirus upgrade

Morse taps into antivirus upgrade

Technology integrator Morse has upgraded its European antivirus systems by signing up to a managed service which routes all its external web traffic through a third party security provider.
Robert Jaques Sep 2 2004 1:52PM Security
Wi-Fi Alliance certifies first WPA2 products

Wi-Fi Alliance certifies first WPA2 products

The Wi-Fi Alliance today unveiled the first round of products that have been certified to meet the WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) enhanced WLAN security designation.
Robert Jaques Sep 2 2004 1:45PM Security
Chicago hospital remote access security gets shot in the arm

Chicago hospital remote access security gets shot in the arm

A group of Chicago’s largest hospitals has completed a series of mobile network infrastructure rollouts incorporating two-factor authentication security to provide doctors with secure remote access to highly sensitive patient health information.
Robert Jaques Sep 1 2004 5:34PM Security

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