Business Technology

Will the rise of digital healthcare mean more time with patients and less time chasing records? While innovation remains key to better healthcare, so does the adoption of the infrastructure of technology, as well as the acceptance of its standardisation across the NHS. Can eHealth win over the sceptics? Distributed with The Sunday Telegraph

Many companies take a piecemeal approach to information security, rendering their systems needlessly complex. Tony Ball says the answer is an effective identity and access management programme Organisations around the world are facing more security threats to their business than ever before. Breaches of confidentiality, crippling cyber attacks and data theft by their own employees [...]

The SAINT software suite spots the flaws in your security, assesses how easy they are to exploit, then details the results in a tailored report Suppose you commanded a castle and wanted to test its security. You might hire experts to check the portcullis, overhaul the locks or examine the masonry. Then they might stage [...]

Garlik’s DataPatrol can see into every hidden corner of the internet to spot when someone is trying to steal your data EU figures show that every year nearly one in 10 UK internet users – almost 4m people – fall victim to online crime as wrongdoers use the internet to gather valuable information about our [...]

A head-in-the-sand approach to network security has been tolerated for too long with many firms unaware of who or what has access to their system Every time I speak to people about network security I ask the same question: “Can you tell me what is connected to your network at this very moment?” After some [...]

Visitors to this year’s Info security Europe expo will find plenty of innovative ways and specialist advice to combat the latest cyber threats The cyber crime landscape is changing with the overall cost to the UK economy estimated at £27bn per year, according to a recent report by the Office of Cyber Security and Information [...]

We are all aware of the potential threats that conducting business electronically can introduce. For this reason, it is vital that businesses properly assess their risks, constantly monitor and review their anti-virus, firewall and password protocols, and ensure that all programs comply with data protection. Information security is a complex process that must be addressed [...]

Today’s cyber criminals are a sophisticated bunch, skilled in penetrating systems, siphoning off critical information and lurking undetected for years Until relatively recently you knew if your information security had been breached because the intruders wanted you to know. They trashed your data or displayed jeering messages on-screen, like yobbos scrawling “Kilroy was here” over [...]

Instilling in staff the need to “think before you click” can be the best way to keep your business secure – and avoid red face We all know email is a priceless business tool, but what’s the most expensive email ever sent? A strong contender must be the banker who accidentally sent an email connected [...]

Cloud services make accessing information simpler but they must meet security and compliance requirements or your company will be vulnerable The frenetic pace of modern business requires that critical information can be accessed anywhere, anytime, often by people outside the organisation as well as its own staff. Cloud-based services can offer an ideal solution, but [...]