Information Security
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India working on standard for biometrics
News Government looking at national standard to provide "level-playing field", as India readies e-government initiatives based on biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics, Data security, Security applications/tools, Privacy, E-passport, E-government, Security, India, Information Security, Card
CIOs say temporary staff top insider risk
News Because temp staff must access office networks, burden is placed on administrators to manage their access while ensuring sensitive information is protected, says IDC.
Tags: Security, Contractor, International Data Corp., Insider Threat, Information Security, Sales, RSA Security Inc., compliance, CIO, Security
IT security needs 'healthy' C-level tension
News CEOs can be more aware of IT security and its role in business, to lend "healthy tension" for informed decision-making, say industry watchers.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Network security, PC security, Data security, Leadership, Security, IT Security, Information Security, CIO
EU begins IPv6 rollout
News First European Union agency has begun offering services over version 6 of the Internet Protocol to drive adoption.
Tags: IPv6, DNS, IPv4, public sector, European Commission, information security, internal network, security tool, IPv6, European Union
US on hunt for 1,000 cybersecurity experts
News US Department of Homeland Security has been given the go-ahead to hire the staff in a push to improve the country's response to cyber incidents.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, Network security, Cybersecurity Expert, Cybersecurity, network, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Internet Attack, Information Security
Cloud Security Alliance set to launch at RSA
News An initiative will be launched at the RSA Conference that will seek to promote best practice in cloud-computing security.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, PGP Corp., Security, eBay Inc., information security leader, Information Security, Cloud computing, RSA Security Inc., Amazon.com Inc.
Auditor slams Aust state govt IT security
News Western Australia's Auditor General Colin Murphy examined the IT systems of 65 agencies in the state, and was not impressed with their security.
Tags: Data security, Security, IT Security, Information Security, Password, computer, network, audit, information technology, monitor
More data breaches to come, warns UK govt
News U.K. government departments are seven months into an ongoing process of cataloging all of the information they held for a "register of information assets", says official.
Tags: Data security, Hacking, Government, Data, Conference, Officer, Information Security, tax revenue, London, Silicon.com
eBay: Let us look inside your PC
News E-commerce giant will initiate new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features to combat efforts of phishers and virus writers.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Web services, Phishing, Malware, Security, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Information Security
Doing more with less: UK CIOs disclose their plans
News When asked what their top business or strategic issue is this year, cost cutting was the subject mentioned most often by U.K. IT chiefs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Priority, Virtualization, Information Security, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ranger, CIO, WAN, Silicon.com, business development
Schneier: Security neglected in economic gloom
News While it may seem logical to downgrade security, Bruce Schneier argues that security should be maintained or boosted, as systems become more business critical in a recession.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, Data security, PC security, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Security, British Telecommunications, IT Security, Information Security
Chink in encryption armor discovered
News An underlying flaw in the OpenSSH encryption protocol has been revealed by academics.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, OpenSSH, SSH, IT Professional, Encryption, Information Security, Flaw, Server, Attacker, RFC
Uncertainty over cloud strengthens SIs
News Lack of policies and regulations governing cloud computing strengthens value proposition of systems integrators, says Datacraft executive.
Tags: Cloud, ITIL, Information Security, Cloud Computing, PaaS, managed services, software-as-a-service, systems integrator, business case
IT security spared from budget cuts
News Companies like Malaysia Airlines, are still dishing out money to strengthen their IT security framework. But, product evaluation process is now more rigorous.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Forrester Research Inc., Security, IT Budget, IT Security, Information Security, Information And Communication Technology, CEO
China chooses FreeBSD as basis for secure OS
Techguide What OS would one choose as a basis for fortified software platforms? China decided to go open source, and it may be pulling ahead of the West in information warfare preparedness.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Network security, Open source, Security, Information Security, operating system, Chad Perrin, China, U.S.
