Organisations worldwide are not keeping up with new security threats, according to a new research report by the global specialist IT services and solutions provider Dimension Data. Findings of the report ‘The Network Barometer Report 2011′ indicate that more than 73 per cent of corporate network devices analysed by Dimension Data during 2010 were carrying …
Corporate spying in India: The tools they use
Hacking Hacking is one of the most favourite tools of anyone trying to gain access to secret information. There are three types of hacking: Remote, systems and physical. Remote hacking is when an attacker enters the network remotely and without any special privileges. After securing access to administrative or higher level, the hacker steals …
HP’s chief executive linked to journalist probe
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has for the first time been linked to an elaborate sting operation targeting a CNET News.com reporter that lies at the heart of the company’s attempts to determine the source of a boardroom leak. The Washington Post reported on its Web site late Wednesday night that an internal e-mail sent by …
Facebook, Twitter need corporate security policies
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter open threats to sensitive corporate data that businesses need to deal with aggressively, Interop attendees were told. “Social networks are a security game changer,” says Ben Rothke, a security consultant with BT Professional Services during a security session at the conference. Data leak prevention gear and traditional network …
The Wall Street Journal Launches WikiLeaks Competitor
The Wall Street Journal quietly launched a WikiLeaks competitor yesterday, SafeHouse, a data dump and tip site for government and corporate wrongdoing. The attention-capturing power of WikiLeaks has often compelled reluctant partnerships with legacy media outlets. Founder Julian Assange’s personal life (http://www NULL.theatlanticwire NULL.com/politics/2010/12/julian-assange-rape-charges-serious-crime-or-anti-wikileaks-conspiracy/21994/) and insistence on selectively handing out evidence to multiple outlets puts …
BlackBerry Playbook security divides work and play
One of Research in Motion’s biggest challenges in a world of the iPhone and Android has been how to keep its products fun and fresh while maintaining the high level of security its corporate users have come to rely on. RIM has employed many methods to meet this challenge with its PlayBook tablet, none more …
PlayBook Security: How RIM Aims to Keep Work and Play Separate
One of Research in Motion’s biggest challenges in a world of the iPhone and Android has been how to keep its products fun and fresh while maintaining the high level of security its corporate users have come to rely on. RELATED: RIM not sitting still with PlayBook (http://www NULL.networkworld NULL.com/news/2011/050311-playbook-improvements NULL.html?hpg1=bn) RIM has employed many …
Sony Hack Caps Recent String of Security Horror Shows
Sony’s massive security breach impacting as many as 100 million of its customers is just the latest in a string of corporate security gaffs in recent months that have left customers vulnerable to financial fraud and identity theft. Lax security has impacted a large number of corporations, institutions, and even computer security firms recently. Here’s …
Are we really thinking enough about smart grid security?
Some new data from Pike Research suggests that spending on cybersecurity measures for the smart grid will reach $1.3 billion by 2015. The researchers are calling for a 62 percent increase between 2010 and 2011 alone. But personally speaking, I think that sounds far short of where it should be, considering the many billions of …
Special report: Does corporate America kowtow to China?
SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. (Reuters) – China’s rise as a manufacturing power has benefited American factory owners in at least one way. The Middle Kingdom’s insatiable appetite for second-hand machinery means that small U.S. businesses can make a quick buck by selling old equipment there. For some American manufacturers, however, the idea of shipping even used stuff …
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