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Poor ID and Access management Leaves UK Enterprises Vulnerable
2007-10-08 21:17:00
New independent survey by Siemens Insight Consulting uncovers security policy lapses in UK business * 71% of respondents still use username and passwordauthentication - one of the weakest security measures* 62% of respondents admit that their organisation has noInformation Security Management System in place - or don't know if they do* 50% of survey respondents were unsure whether access rights areremoved when an employee leavesLondon, IDC Security Conference, September 25th, 2007 - Insight Consulting, the independent security, compliance and continuity consultancy of Siemens Enterprise Communications, today announced the findings and availability of new research on the attitudes of UK businesses to Identity and Access Management. The new report released today reveals grave concerns over potential security and identity management lapses in business.Insight conducted the survey to measure the uptake of new Identity and Access Management (IDAM) technologies and assess whether Identit...
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Information Security Forum Spreads The Word With Global Security Briefings
2007-10-02 21:20:00
The ISF highlights latest security risks and threats at executive briefings across 13 cities and ten countriesThe Information Security Forum (ISF) is hosting 13 executive security briefings around the world during October, November and December to raise greater awareness of the risks to information security and emerging threats. These interactive sessions aimed at senior information security and risk executives, will start in Chicago on 9 October and run in New York, Toronto, Charlotte, Atlanta, Mexico City, Paris, Madrid, Munich, London, Sharjah, Mumbai and finish in Pretoria on 6 December.The Information Security Forum is a not-for-profit international association of over 300 major companies and public sector organisations across 25 countries, including half of the Fortune 100. The ISF is the leading independent authority on information security and has invested more than $100million in delivering practical research, in-depth authoritative reports and advanced methodologies and ...
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- 2nd Wave of C-Level Targeted Attacks with Increased Sophistication -
2007-09-27 21:18:00
New York and London - 27 September 2007 - MessageLabs, the leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced the results of its MessageLabs Intelligence Report for September and 3rd quarter of 2007. The new data reveals that virus and phishing levels have significantly increased, reaching levels not seen since early 2006. In addition, MessageLabs exposes a second wave of highly targeted C-level and senior management email attacks with increased sophistication and outreach. With a virus threat now incorporated within every 48 emails, cyber-criminals are steering away from using the more obvious attachment method of distribution and favoring the use of links to malicious websites hosting malware code. This technique, which increased in popularity by approximately 15 percent this quarter, enables social engineering-based attacks such as e-postcards to be utilized. Mirroring the recent resurgence in virus attacks, the volume of...
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Yoggie Security Systems(tm) enhances its revolutionary range of
2007-09-19 23:45:00
Feature-packed update improves usability and functionality Yoggie Security Systems (tm) has extended functionality and user-friendliness of the Yoggie Gatekeeper(tm) and Yoggie Pico(tm) series by releasing a new firmware update. This update, Version 1.3.0, which is a comprehensive response to direct customer requests and feedback, is available immediately for download and a full list of features and fixes can be found at (http://www.yoggie.com/PDF/Yoggie-1.3.0-R N.pdf).The Yoggie customer-care team of 20 professionals is in constant dialog with its customers via the Yoggie(tm) Knowledge Base, support phone lines and email as well as direct interaction with Yoggie(tm) distribution partners, and has worked with users to identify the main areas for enhancement. All Yoggie Gatekeeper(tm) and Yoggie Pico(tm) computers will automatically and transparently detect, download and install the 11 additional features and 12 fixes on connection to the Internet. User action is not required. Signif...
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Vordel 3rd Annual SOA Security Conference focuses on practical control of S
2007-09-12 23:44:00
Iona, ZapThink, Atos Origin, nCipher to feature at industry's leading SOA Security conferenceDublin, Ireland September 12, 2007 - Vordel will play host this October in Dublin to many of the industry's leading analysts, vendors, systems integrators and end user organizations at its 3rd annual SOA Security user conference. Focusing on the theme of Practical Control of the SOA, the event offers attendees an excellent mix of strategic enterprise architecture advice coupled with practical with hands on training.Keynote presentations will include Sean Baker of Iona, Jason Bloomberg from ZapThink, David Yeates at EBS Building Society, Paddy Keenan Chief Architect with Atos Origin, Daniel Mothersdale of nCipher and many others.Engineers attending the Conference training will receive Accredited Vordel Engineer Certifcate status from the course for Vordel's award winning XML networking products.As enterprises and technologists grapple with the concepts of SOA and the implications placed on...
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A new school year and a new computer - study safely online
2007-09-10 23:42:00
Children are now preparing for the start of the new academic year and while the prospect of returning to school may not please every child, a significant number are probably happy that it has prompted parents to invest in PCs and laptops to support success in studies. However, Manchester-based Global Security One (GSEC1) is advising parents to ensure that they have appropriate systems to protect their children from the more unsavoury aspects of the Internet. "The internet is a fantastic resource, with encyclopedic knowledge a few keystrokes away, but once children have access to the Internet, it is only fair to assume that they will want to engage in the social aspects too, from chat rooms to messaging," explains Mark Brooks, International Marketing Manager of GSEC1. "While there are bodies who strive valiantly to police the Internet and keep youngsters safe, it is a daunting, enormous challenge. It is unsurprising therefore, that many parents will want to try and manage their ch...
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Pitney Bowes MapInfo Aligns with Exclusive Analysis to Provide Advanced Ter
2007-09-10 23:40:00
TerrorRisk(tm) Enables Insurers to Conduct Enhanced Strategic Planning Through Location-Specific Terrorism Risk Exposure London, UK - 10 September, 2007-Pitney Bowes MapInfo, the leading global provider of location intelligence, have aligned with Exclusive Anal ysis , the leading strategic intelligence company, to provide the insurance industry with TerrorRisk(tm), a unique and powerful terrorism risk assessment tool. TerrorRisk, combining Exclusive Analysis' terrorism forecasting expertise with Pitney Bowes MapInfo's leadership in location intelligence, employs fact-based, location-specific metrics developed by Exclusive Analysis to score the maximum likely severity of violent risks to more than 3,700 global points of interest. Armed with Exclusive Analysis' insight and the location intelligent capabilities delivered by Pitney Bowes MapInfo(r) technology, insurers and risk managers are able to make more insightful underwriting, rating, coverage and risk selection decisions.Terror...
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Research Highlights Changing Threat Landscape And Increased Risk To The Web
2007-09-05 23:37:00
Latest WatchGuard report identifies reasons to be fearful 5 September 2007: WatchGuard Technologies, a leading provider of secure appliances and unified threat management (UTM) solutions, warns that the changing nature and scale of security threats will pose more strenuous challenges for security administrators as they embrace the Web 2.0 world. Research over the last three years by WatchGuard's Rapid Response team has tracked attack patterns and identified five key threats: DNS system attacks, virus and malware, buggy web applications, hacking for profit, and the end users themselves. "The increase in the range and sophistication of threats, combined with more complex architectures and the move to Web 2.0, will make the job of securing enterprise networks more difficult than ever before," says Steve Fallin, director of WatchGuard's Rapid Response team. "Other factors putting organizations at more risk include increased levels of remote access, continued poor user behaviour and ...
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PortaOne and Paradial Announce Interoperability of the RealTunnel(c) Firewa
2007-09-04 23:37:00
Paradial connectivity solution enables PortaOne services to work automatically and securely across firewalls, NATs, and web proxies.Coquitlam, British Colombia and Oslo, Norway, September 4, 2007 - PortaOne and Paradial announced that Paradial's award winningRealTunnel(c) firewall and NAT traversal product is interoperable with PortaOne software billing and softswitch solutions (PortaSwitch) for ITSPs. The solution allows PortaOne customers to deploy IP-media services with no worries about firewalls, NAT devices and web proxies that otherwise prevent end-users from accessing communication services.The end-user experience of IP-media services, such as VoIP, is often disappointing due to the lack of connectivity resulting from firewalls and NAT devices interfering with SIP and H.323 traffic. The interoperable PortaOne and RealTunnel solution allow SIP and H.323 solutions to work across any firewall, NAT and web proxy without the need to reconfigure those devices. QoS is maintained...
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Gemalto Launches the “Gemalto Innovation Forum”
2007-09-04 23:34:00
As part of the 8th edition of the Smart Event, the Forum will provide attendees with the latest updates on digital security Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 4th September, 2007 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the Gemalto Inno vation Forum, a one-day event aimed at sharing the company’s approach of innovation in various fields including contactless, mobile TV, identity, online secure Internet transactions, to name but a few. Gemalto experts will deliver keynote speeches on the company’s strategy and market trends in digital security, followed by presentations of the advanced technologies that support these challenges. Gemalto Innovation Forum will be held on September 18 in Sophia Antipolis, France.Research and development ranks among Gemalto’s major priorities. The company has built up a world-class team of 1,500 engineers worldwide, including internationally renowned experts. The Gemalto R&D team is constantly developi...
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GFI Releases New Web Security And Web Filtering Solutions For SMBs
2007-08-23 23:33:00
GFI WebMonitor for ISA Server available in three versions to meet administrators' particular web management requirementsLondon, UK, 23 August, 2007 - GFI Software, a leading developer of network security, content security and messaging software, today announced the release of the latest version of GFI WebMonitor for ISA Server, a solution that gives administrators comprehensive control over corporate web usage and what employees are downloading from the Internet. GFI WebMonitor 4 boosts employee productivity and increases security whilst maintaining optimum use of the Internet as a business tool.The Internet is an important business-to-business (B2B) resource but uncontrolled and unmonitored access could lead to lower productivity when employees waste time browsing non-work related material. Research carried out by IDC shows that up to 40% of employee Internet activity is non-work related and this includes the downloading of music files, usage of social sites like Facebook or eComm...
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Yoggie Security Systems™ launches online knowledge base
2007-08-20 22:34:00
20 August, 2007, Beth Halevy, Israel. Yoggie Security Systems™ today announced that it has launched an online Knowledge Base system to provide additional technical support and product information for users, distributors and resellers. The Knowledge Base is accessible from the home page (http://www.yoggie.com) and also the support section on the Yoggie website (http://www.yoggie.com/docs) or via direct link (http://kb.yoggie.com/). The Yoggie Knowledge Base will support Yoggie’s award-winning Gatekeeper and Pico personal security appliances – USB-based miniature computers that provide 13 layers of integrated defense for laptop and PC users. The Knowledge Base has an FAQ structure that includes general product and corporate information as well as specific questions and answers generated from technical support calls and emails. The knowledge base has been specifically designed to allow channel partners and users to add and share content. Shlomo Touboul, Founder and CEO of Yog...
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Tsinghua Mao Wu: TianJin Polytechnic University – cashless payment system
2007-08-14 15:30:00
14. August, Built in 1912, TianJin Poly technic University is a well established full-time tertiary educational institution in China with 14 colleges, about 25,000 students, 1,300 lecturers and tutors. The University has a spacious and harmonious campus equipped with top-notch educational equipments and is further expanding and constructing a new campus session of around two million square meters. Saving resource and energy, improving management efficiency and providing a comfortable learning environment are all major policies of TianJin Polytechnic University. To implement these policies, the University decided to deploy a cashless payment system for facilities in the new campus session. In order to ensure that the system is secure, absolutely reliable and user-friendly, the University chose the state-of-the-art LEGIC contactless technology from Tsinghua Mao Wu. One of the major applications of the cashless payment system is for controlling water supply facilities in bathrooms and o...
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Electronic guardian angel protects children from online threats during summ
2007-08-14 15:26:00
London, 14. AugustThe summer holidays are in full swing and the British weather is typically changeable. Many children are therefore indoors and spending time surfing the Internet, which is unfortunately often the haunt of cyber bullies and paedophiles looking to groom children through chatrooms or social networking websites. It is little wonder that many parents are concerned about their children's online safety and welfare. Responding to the online threats of child grooming and cyber-bullying, Manchester-based Global Security One (GSEC1) has developed the pioneering XGate which, rather like an electronic guardian angel, has the potential to significantly reduce any harmful online communication, without parents having to permanently pry at their children's activity. The XGate monitors real time children's online activity and alerts parents if relevant by email or sms on their mobile phone to inappropriate material and/or behaviour in terms of website content, chat room activity ...
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SiNSYS Implements Fair Isaac Falcon Fraud Manager to Enhance Debit and Cred
2007-07-30 20:56:00
LONDON, UK - July 30, 2007 - Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that European payment card processor SiNSYS has successfully implemented Fair Isaac's Falcon (tm) Fraud Manager to help payment card issuers protect their customers and their portfolios from fraudulent transactions. The implementation follows SiNSYS' selection last year of proven Fair Isaac solutions for Enterprise Decision Management (EDM) to provide card issuers with enhanced fraud detection, credit risk management and account management decisioning capabilities. With a presence in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine, SiNSYS currently has a portfolio of more than 21 million debit and credit cards that generate more than one billion transactions each year. A leading Dutch card issuer is the first SiNSYS client to take advantage of Fair Isaac's leading fraud dete...

Wyse Extends High-Speed Wireless Capabilities And Smart Card Support For En
2007-07-23 22:06:00
New Features Offer Greater Flexibility, Mobility and SecurityTwyford, UK. - July 23, 2007 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, today announced secure high-speed Wi-Fi capabilities and smart card support for its entire V and S classes of thin clients as well as its new Wyse V class L product line. Now the company's entire product line offers users multiple modes of high-speed Wi-Fi and smart card support (either as a built-in or external add-on solution), bringing new levels of flexibility, mobility and security to today's businesses and enterprise users.The new Wyse thin clients are fully compatible with Microsoft Terminal Services, Citrix Presentation Server, VMware VDI and Wyse Device Manager. These thin clients offer customers a broad range of deployment options including support for leading operating systems including Wyse Thin OS, Microsoft Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded (XPe) and Linux. Wyse also announced the availability of Wyse Thin OS 5.3, which inclu...
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Cardiff University Secures The UK's Largest Wireless LAN Infrastructure Wit
2007-07-18 22:05:00
BASINGSTOKE, HANTS. UK. - July 18th 2007 - AirDefense today announced that its enterprise security product is being deployed by Cardiff University to secure the largest Wireless LAN so far built in the UK.The contract to build this network was awarded to RM the leading supplier of ICT to the UK education market. Just like any wired network, a WLAN at requires a comprehensive security solution to guard against intruders and hackers and AirDefense was chosen to defend Cardiff's WLAN after rigorous testing. The wireless network will cover 66 buildings across three square miles.It will include over 1,300 Access Points and cater for 30,000 students, 5,000 staff and visiting guests. The goals of the University are to ensure maximum wireless coverage by expanding the existing wireless capability for the whole campus and outlying peripheral sites. In addition, it has to help realise the goals of the Modern Working Environment project that is the core of the university's Information Ser...
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Fargo Announces Lower Pricing, Aggressive Warranties on ID Card Printing Te
2007-07-17 22:04:00
Minneapolis, MN (July 17, 2007) Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today announced a new manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $3,995 USD for its HDP5000 single-sided ID card printer/encoder (dual sided also available). Utilizing Fargo’s patented High Definition Printing ™ (HDP®) technology, the HDP5000 is Fargo’s fourth-generation reverse image card printer/encoder.“Reverse image printing has become the technology of choice for high-security, high-volume ID badge applications, with HDP leading the industry,” said Steve Blake, Fargo’s vice president of product marketing for systems and solutions. “With a breakthrough price like this, we will be able to offer this superior technology to a broader range of card programs. Customers who couldn’t previously afford the outstanding print quality of reverse image printing will now have a choice.“Our continued emphasis on quality, process improvement, component so...
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Simplified Access To Paradial's Award Winning RealTunnel Firewall NAT Trave
2007-07-16 22:14:00
Paradial offers automated distribution and simplified licensing model for comprehensive firewall NAT traversal solution - includes STUN, TURN/STUN Relay and ICE supportOslo, Norway, July 16, 2007: Paradial, the leader in IP connectivity solutions, today announced simplified licensing and easy access to the RealTunnel firewall NAT traversal SDK client. SDK library, programming examples and documentation is available for non-commercial use and evaluation purposes on Paradial's web site:http://www.paradial.com/download. For commercial usage, a cost efficient licensing model is offered. The award winning standards compliant RealTunnel product supports SIP,H.323 and XMPP through SOCKS. Paradial can also assist in tailoring connectivity solutions for other IP-protocols facing connectivity challenges."We believe IP media solution providers will appreciate simplified access to a standards compliant, feature rich and stable firewall and NAT traversal client. We are working hard at solvin...
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Fair Isaac Reaffirms Commitment to Detection and Prevention of Payment Card
2007-07-11 22:13:00
During Falcon User Group Forum in London, leading provider of analytics and decision technology announces category sponsorship of The Card Awards 2008LONDON - July 11, 2007 - Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced its category sponsorship of The Card Awards 2008 at the company's EMEA Falcon User Group in London. The Card Awards, which launched the Call for Entries this week, recognise innovation, best practice and customer excellence in the card payment industry in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Fair Isaac is sponsoring the "Best Security or Anti-Fraud Development"category and will present a trophy to the winner at the Awards Ceremony on 31st January 2008 at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London. For this category, an independent judging panel will review entries from issuers of credit, debit, pre-paid or charge cards and banking acquirers who have developed innovative solutions that eithe...
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