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First arrests made in Heartland data breach case

First arrests made in Heartland data breach case

Three men have been arrested in Florida in connection with the Heartland data breach, according to US authorities.
Chuck Miller Feb 16 2009 11:41AM Security
Genband backs large-scale femtocell rollouts

Genband backs large-scale femtocell rollouts

The large-scale roll out of femtocells will form a vital part of the development of the fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband standard, according to Genband, an IP infrastructure developer of media gateway devices for the network core.
Ian Williams Feb 16 2009 12:43AM Telco/ISP
Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

At least two Melbourne data centre operators claim customers affected by the Primus blackout last week are re-evaluating their options as they seek assurances over redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2009 3:34PM Hardware
Database security: protecting the crown jewels

Database security: protecting the crown jewels

As companies like Deutsche Telekom have learned, attackers are going after databases, reports Deb Radcliff.
Deb Radcliff Feb 12 2009 4:45PM Security
Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Franchisees of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey will receive a teleconference update on continuing email outages this afternoon as some customers enter their tenth day without email access.
Ry Crozier Feb 12 2009 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

The risk of patient information disclosures on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is much higher than if a health care worker loses a laptop or removable storage device, according to new research.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 12 2009 12:47PM Security
FAA loses staff info in hack attack

FAA loses staff info in hack attack

The US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has admitted that its servers have been breached and the personal data of its 45,000 staff may be at risk.
Iain Thomson Feb 11 2009 3:23PM Security
IBM launches data management portfolio

IBM launches data management portfolio

IBM has released an array of products designed to help organisations better manage customer data and keep up to date with the latest industry trends.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Storage
SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance

SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance

Network security firm SonicWall has launched a new backup and recovery appliance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) designed to protect business-critical data, applications and systems.
Phil Muncaster Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Security
Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Fallout from the Primus data centre blackout is rising, with customers of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey now without email for a week and other affected ISPs still waiting for an official copy of the post-incident report.
Ry Crozier Feb 6 2009 12:00PM Telco/ISP
Financial institutions brace for rise in security breaches

Financial institutions brace for rise in security breaches

Financial institutions are facing an increased risk of security breaches this year owing to budgetary constraints and an increased threat of insider misconduct, according to the latest annual Global Security Survey from Deloitte.
Phil Muncaster Feb 5 2009 10:43AM Security
Hackers clone passports in drive-by RFID heist

Hackers clone passports in drive-by RFID heist

A British hacker has shown how easy it is to clone US passport cards that use RFID by conducting a drive-by test on the streets of San Francisco.
Iain Thomson Feb 4 2009 3:55PM Security
Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout

Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout

Basslink Telecom is among a growing list of firms awaiting the cause of the Primus data centre blackout in Melbourne but said its own redundancy arrangements would shield it from the effects of future failures at the facility.
Ry Crozier Feb 4 2009 2:41PM Telco/ISP
Windows users show signs of defection

Windows users show signs of defection

New research by web analytics firm Net Applications suggests that the use of Windows computers to browse the internet is declining, albeit very slowly, against Mac and Linux systems, and the iPhone.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 3 2009 2:11PM Software
Web identity hijacking on the rise

Web identity hijacking on the rise

Business professionals were warned today to create and maintain online profiles in all the major social networks in order to mitigate the risk of criminals impersonating them and mining sensitive corporate and personal information.
Phil Muncaster Feb 3 2009 2:11PM Security
Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing

Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing

The cost of a data breach rose to a new record in 2008, according to the fourth annual Ponemon Institute study.
Dan Kaplan Feb 3 2009 11:16AM Security
Special report: Increasing data centre efficiency

Special report: Increasing data centre efficiency

Symantec's global data centre survey finds organisations aren't making the most of their data centres.
Negar Salek Feb 3 2009 10:00AM Security
ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs await confirmation of the cause of a blackout at Melbourne’s Primus data centre yesterday amid speculation over the effectiveness of its redundant systems.
Ry Crozier Feb 2 2009 2:46PM Telco/ISP
New encryption standards pitched

New encryption standards pitched

The Trusted Computing Group has put forward specifications for three new storage encryption standards.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2009 3:08PM Storage
McAfee highlights perils of offshoring sensitive data

McAfee highlights perils of offshoring sensitive data

Global companies may have lost over US$1 trillion worth of intellectual property last year owing to data theft, according to new research from McAfee presented today at the World Economic Forum.
Phil Muncaster Jan 30 2009 9:59AM Security

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