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Spotlight on rules reboot
The European Commission’s proposals to alter the EU’s rules on handling information will have a big impact on UK companies’ security strategies Europe’s current data protection regime dates from 1995, when more data was stored on microfiche than the web and e-commerce was virtually unknown. Most experts agree it’s out of date and in January [...]
Safety in the palm of your hand
We’re all unique, in our own special way. And security is moving to a whole new level, as biometrics become increasingly important as a way of keeping information secure You will never need a password again, if IBM’s predictions for the next five years come true. IBM fellow and speech chief technology officer David Nahamoo [...]
Getting serious about security
The government wants businesses to get tough on cyber security. The man in charge, David Willetts, tells Business Technology his plans What do you see as the key information security threats for businesses in 2012? The key threats come in several different forms. They include interruption of service, where perhaps you are a customer-facing business [...]
Greatest asset or biggest liability?
What’s the biggest security risk when it comes to information? Probably your employees. But companies need to help staff to take responsibility, not demonise them In the recent BBC documentary The Tube about the London Underground, a lost property official revealed that 10,421 mobile phones had ended up in his department in the previous four [...]
Captain, we’re under attack!
Threats from cyber-criminals and the security risks associated with the use of mobile devices show no sign of receding At some stage in the not too distant future your organisation is going to be the target of a successful and damaging cyber-attack. This sobering view is shared not only by information security product vendors, now [...]
Be afraid. Be very afraid
Information security has never been higher on the agenda, both for businesses and governments Information security magazines are full of alarming stories. A brief glance at one of the leading industry publications reveals that Global Payments, a third-party payment card processor, has admitted that around 1.5m credit card numbers may have been stolen in a [...]
Left to their own devices
As gadgets like smartphones and tablets become ubiquitous, organisations are being forced to jump aboard the BYOD bandwagon The IT industry’s love of acronyms is well documented. CPU, CRM, ERP, OS, OSS – there is not enough space to list them all. One of the latest variants, BYOD, is fast becoming familiar to information security [...]
Dominant choice will drive change in payments
Carrying cash is expensive for all concerned, so what will create the perfect conditions to phase it out once and for all? Determinants of how far the payment landscape will change over the years ahead will be more to do with the practical availability of the various options and public acceptance of them than with [...]
Consumers are king
Jonathan Watson asked Carl Olav Scheible, managing director of PayPal UK, about the likely impact of digital money on British businesses What does digital money mean for British businesses? For many, it’s a great opportunity to reach new markets and new sets of consumers. For others, it’s a threat, because it changes the way they [...]
Phishing for trouble
Common sense, it seems, is often sadly lacking when it comes to protecting ourselves from cyber criminals In the digital realm – just as in the physical – criminals follow the money. And if smartphones soon become our digital wallets as predicted, the villains of the virtual world are set to launch sophisticated attacks in [...]
