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Over the years, research findings have consistently demonstrated widespread exposure to risk when it comes to data protection and security among smaller businesses. With increasing use of the internet and [...]

UK cyber security champion Dan Summers and security minister Pauline Neville-Jones] The UK's first national Cyber Security Challenge has succeeded in its quest to find hidden talent, with a postman [...]

There is still a huge need for the channel to be selling more encryption along with the wider promotion of data leakage prevention. Against the background of the InfoSec event […]

As the great and the good meet in Olympia later this month to show off their wares and discuss the direction of the industry there are going to be a […]

De-duplication in itself is easy to understand - optimised storage capacity usage by eliminating duplicated data. However the devil is in understanding the different technologies, techniques and implementations in the […]

The third service pack of Windows XP, which is expected to be available for download next month, will include some of the features now available in Windows Vista, but users […]

End-users tend to focus too heavily on data protection and do not make provision for rapid recovery of business-critical systems and processes, says continuity services provider Neverfail. Jim Battenberg, director […]

The private sector needs to take data privacy more seriously if it is to stop the Information Commissioner's Office getting the power to audit their information security systems without warning, […]

Consultants to the government's review of data sharing practices in the UK have called for contributions from the public. Prime minister Gordon Brown asked the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, and […]

Secure 'islands' will keep data out of the wrong hands BYLINE: Nicko vanSomeren Opinion Increasing globalisation and the rise in outsourcing mean that large IT departments are under more pressure […]

Neil Chaney Opinion A recent survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the DTI found that 90% of larger firms had a malicious security incident over the past year. Most […]

Your end-users could be your worst enemies in undermining IT security systems. Whether they are giving away their passwords for chocolate treats or salting away money from rarely checked accounts, […]

When the Freedom of Information Act comes into force next year, IT directors must ensure their data management systems are up to the job. Danny Bradbury reports Traditionally, local authorities […]

Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Microsoft said this week that it is working on a new generation of intelligent operating systems designed to buy businesses more time to test and roll out […]

Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk IT organisations will have to be more aggressive in testing security patches and more sophisticated in deploying them if they are to protect their systems against future […]

sasser worm Concerns about software patching came to the fore as IT departments battled to protect corporate systems from Sasser last week Computer Weekly reporters computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The emergence of the […]

The next boardroom mandate will be IT security BYLINE: John Colley Opinion The end of last year saw a flurry of regulations in the corporate governance arena in Europe, with […]

Bill Goodwin and Cliff Saran bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Users must deploy business continuity plans which assume that hackers will breach their corporate defences, the IT security directors from some of the UK's […]

Set security policies that cover business partners BYLINE: Chris Hayes Opinion Many companies' current IT security policies are incomplete, ad-hoc and reactive, despite its high profile in most organisations and […]

l Security is a growth area for IT professionalsl MI5 advertises for staff to protect its comms l Agencies expect further vacancies to be posted Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The growing […]

Devise an effective information management system The recently established Jericho Forum has opened up an important user-driven agenda for IT security. Most security products, access control mechanisms, firewalls, virus scanners, […]

Mark Vernon reveals the top five external threats to corporate IT systems and suggests that a layered approach to defence can help companies become more prepared for attacks 1In terms […]

A lack of common understanding between IT security professionals and application developers is causing security flaws to be built into systems from the earliest stages of development. This problem was […]

l All-party group of MPs calls for IT professionals to submit evidencel Law is inadequate but could fall off agenda if not kept in the public eye Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk […]

John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Becoming a computer criminal or exposing an organisation to risk - maliciously or inadvertently - is as easy as making a few mouse clicks. This was demonstrated […]

Nigel Rix Opinion Well-designed and implemented security is invaluable to today's organisations, but boards are keen to define the real cost of resources and investments they make in this area. […]

l UK's critical services need advance warning of security attacksl Users told to report vulnerabilities to the NISCC before publishing Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk The new director of the government's National […]

Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk The IT industry collaborates on many areas of security, but these relationships are tied to specific products from specific manufacturers. Last month, for example, IBM joined with […]

Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk As users and suppliers work to improve IT security through improved network access, secure network clients and standards for data access, one significant issue remains to be […]

Peter Wood Opinion No organisation likes to spend money on infrastructure, especially when the topic is security. An increase in headcount is unacceptable under any circumstances, so where should a […]

Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk A leading member of the Jericho Forum, the new security group for global organisations, will present key end-user concerns about the limitations of IT security infrastructure at […]

Luke Brown Opinion The latest monthly bulletin from Microsoft warning users of a newly identified vulnerability in the Windows operating system would have affected many companies. Users were urged to […]

Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin.@rbi.co.uk Governments may be exploiting vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system to commit computer espionage, David Aucsmith, chief technical officer for security at Microsoft, said last week. Aucsmith […]

Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Business in the UK are facing a huge increase in computer virus and denial of service attacks, the Department of Trade & Industry's Information Security Breaches Survey […]

Nick Huber nick.huber@rbi.co.uk Banks' investment in anti-fraud technology helped to turn the tide and reduce UK card fraud levels during 2003. The banking industry had faced exponential growth in card […]

l Microsoft hits back at criticism of monthly software patch updatel Exploits are being written after release of critical patches Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Microsoft has hit back at critics of […]

The key to solving the problem of personal identity theft is not biometrics, but ensuring that the initial registration process for each individual is accurate. That was the core message […]

IT security managers are rethinking their approaches to security in large organisations and re-evaluating upcoming threats. It is no longer fashionable to regard security as a fortress to keep people […]

When the IT directors of Royal Mail, BP, ICI and other FTSE 100 companies join together to call for a new universal framework for security, IT suppliers should sit up […]

Although IT hardware is becoming more resilient, companies arestill losing crucial data through storage failures. James Rogers looks at the most effective methods of protecting company data Sixty-nine per cent […]

virus attack: The Bugbear virus is likely to be around for a long time, security experts warn Mike Simons cw360.com The UK is bearing the brunt of the disruption caused […]

Eric Doyle Computer Associates has produced a guide to good practice in security. According research conducted by the DTI, 44% of companies admit they have suffered a malicious security breach […]

Exclusive: Hundreds of business Web sites vulnerable Bill Goodwin & Cliff Saran A catalogue of poor security practices at company Web sites hosted by a leading Internet service provider (ISP) […]

Companies are turning to integrated security management systems to combat the increasing sophistication of security threats, writes Eric Doyle. Systems are vulnerable to new threats until a detection and prevention […]

Security and privacy have been seen as the major obstacles to e-commerce, but is neglect of consumer protection simply storing up troubles for later? There have been plenty of discussions […]

As far as lunatic killers go, the US probably has more than its fair share. So when, 17 years ago, a bomb exploded in a car park near the computer […]