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Extortion threats making firms pay out demands

Extortion threats making firms pay out demands

By John Nov 12 2004 5:05PM Security
Security a high concern amongst British firms

Security a high concern amongst British firms

More than half of British companies rate IT and network safety as their biggest security concern, a MORI survey has revealed. The survey of 100 companies, commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and IT services company Qinetiq, also found that 78 per cent have conducted a strategic overhaul of security in the last two years.
David Quainton Nov 8 2004 11:28AM Security
Sloppy laptop security leaves European firms open to legal and commercial risks

Sloppy laptop security leaves European firms open to legal and commercial risks

Sloppy mobile device security is leaving European businesses and their employees open to legal, commercial and financial damage, newly published research has claimed.
Robert Jaques Nov 2 2004 10:59AM Security
California law hits firms nationwide

California law hits firms nationwide

Firms used to like handling security breaches quietly but that is no longer an option
Marcia Savage Oct 29 2004 5:04PM Security
Outsourcing firms warned of 'significant cost of security'

Outsourcing firms warned of 'significant cost of security'

International enterprises cannot afford to ignore the potentially serious IT security implications that arise when they decide to outsource core business functions to third party providers, industry analysts have warned.
Robert Jaques Oct 5 2004 10:53AM Security
Irish firms ignore disaster recovery

Irish firms ignore disaster recovery

A third of all Irish businesses have admitted that they have no disaster recovery measures in place to protect themselves from serious network outages, a recent survey carried out by IDC has revealed.
Robert Jaques Sep 30 2004 10:14AM 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
NISCC to give early warnings to firms

NISCC to give early warnings to firms

The information security arm of the Home Office – the National Information Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) – is set to provide early security warnings to major UK organisations.
Dan Ilett Aug 4 2004 4:11PM Security
Anti-spam man slams wireless firms

Anti-spam man slams wireless firms

Anti-spam vendor Commtouch has slammed wireless router manufacturers for failing to protect networks from spammers.
Dan Ilett Jul 9 2004 3:05PM Security
Handbags at dawn for security firms

Handbags at dawn for security firms

Security firms Check Point and NTA Monitor have been bickering over a possible weakness in Check Point’s Firewall-1 product.
Dan Ilett Jul 6 2004 3:48PM Security
Security firms partner to develop scanner technology

Security firms partner to develop scanner technology

UK based firm TeraView and US security firm Smiths Detection have partnered to develop airport and building security scanners.
Dan Ilett Jun 18 2004 4:35PM Security
US firms expect to pass the compliance test

US firms expect to pass the compliance test

Almost 100 per cent of US firms believe they will pass the Sarbanes Oxley test.
Dan Ilett Jun 8 2004 5:17PM Security
Notebooks sales to large firms expected to fall: IDC

Notebooks sales to large firms expected to fall: IDC

Companies with 250 or more staff expect to spend less on notebooks in the next 12 months, a recent market report by IDC has found.
Fleur Doidge May 31 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Top finance firms struggle to defend themselves

Top finance firms struggle to defend themselves

More than 80 per cent of global finance firms experienced an external attack on their systems last year.
Dan Ilett May 19 2004 3:03PM Security
Firms patching high-risk vulnerabilities but ignoring rest

Firms patching high-risk vulnerabilities but ignoring rest

UK companies are patching all but 3.9 per cent of high-risk vulnerabilities.
Dan Ilett May 12 2004 3:58PM Security
Firms' security spending highly reactive

Firms' security spending highly reactive

Seventy per cent of IT security spending is a direct result of a security breach.
Dan Ilett May 5 2004 4:04PM Security
DTI: UK firms need to wise up to security

DTI: UK firms need to wise up to security

Three-quarters of UK firms suffered at least one malicious security breach last year.
Dan Ilett Apr 27 2004 1:19PM Security
20 per cent of firms suffer from internet abuse

20 per cent of firms suffer from internet abuse

Almost two-thirds of large corporations have problems with staff misusing IT systems, citing excessive web browsing, email misuse, and unauthorised access as the main problems.
Dan Ilett Apr 20 2004 11:42AM Security
One in five firms bother to use WEP

One in five firms bother to use WEP

Four out of five UK businesses are failing to use a basic standard of wireless network security.
Dan Ilett Apr 13 2004 4:20PM 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

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