Articles Posted on 26 April 2007
VoIP Usage Increases, But US Businesses Not Ditching Traditional Phones
News Hardware
US businesses continue to embrace VoIP, but they are not abandoning traditional voice lines, reports In-Stat. VoIP is currently used by 20% of US businesses, but 44% of these businesses' voice lines remain TDM, the high-tech...
Company thieves are most often trusted managers
News Security
Company fraudsters often get away with their crimes for five years, committing as many as 50 undetected frauds, according to the forensic department of audit firm KPMG.The firm has analysed 360 cases in which its forensic...
Apple TV - the applet hack to end all hacks
News Security
Following on from my mention earlier in the month about Mac enthusiasts all busily hacking away at the new low-cost Apple TV system and turning it into an Apple Mac, it seems that a range of applet hacks are now available for...
Solutions to the password problem - Part 1
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Management must understand that all of the money they spend on software patches, security hardware, and audits will be a waste without modifying staff behaviour and their susceptibility to social engineering. So what...
Most staff will disclose passwords to strangers
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Almost two thirds of office workers and IT professionals told a stranger their work passwords in a recent survey. The IT workers gave the information to a street surveyor who could clearly read their names and organisations from...
Survey Shows OS Developers positive on GPL3
News Software
OpenLogic, a provider of enterprise open source solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, announced the results of a survey regarding the most recent draft of the GPL v3. The survey shows that OpenLogic Expert...
.NET
News Security
.NET is a new strategy and framework for an upcoming programming model that aims at a convergence of applications with the web. Applications written once can be run on any platform and will interface with the web and bring all...
DCMI And Unisys Deliver Data Centre Migration Cost Savings Of Up To 60% For Large Telco
News Hardware
DCMI, a data centre consolidation and migration specialist, has announced that its Migrata toolset solution is being implemented by a large, UK-based telco to help it dramatically reduce the workload, risk and cost of its data...
Don't Look Up
News Security
"It is easy to appreciate the devastation of a physical attack and what it can bring but we must not underestimate the potentially devastating consequences of an electronic attack."These were the words of Home Secretary, John...
Freshly Brewed podcasts coming soon!
News Security
Hi and welcome to all. In the next few weeks, we will upload a number of interviews with some of the great security experts of this world as well as soundbites from some of the more exciting security events in UK and Europe. So...
A few facts on Remote Working..
News Hardware
Remote working is a booming lifestyle choice for millions of people in the UK - and it makes sense for increasing business productivity, boosting employee motivation, as well as the added bonus of helping to save the planet.The...
Barclays PINsentry is an APACS design standard
News Security
Chatting with a few pals at the Infosecurity Europe show in London this week, I've been able to gather a few snippets of info about the new PINsentry device that Barclays is busy sending its e-banking customers.It seems that the...
Five Mistakes of Data Encryption
News Security
If you follow the media today, you might get to a conclusion that data encryption is everywhere. However, is this “good” encryption? A classic saying “Encryption is easy; key management is hard” illustrates one of the pitfalls...
BT to Acquire Comsat International
News Security
BT has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Comsat International, a leading provider of data communication services for corporations and public sector organisations in Latin America. The acquisition of...
