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Smartphones and enterprise security
Smartphones and enterprise security By Ian Kilpatrick. Smartphones are spreading throughout the business world. Their use is growing across organizations and at all levels within them. According to Gartner , sales of mobile devices in the second quarter of 2011 … Continue reading
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Control Systems Security Program (CSSP)
Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) US CERT, DHS has published a Cyber Security Evaluation tool for National Critical Infrastructure. Overview Critical infrastructures are dependent on information technology systems and computer networks for essential operations. Particular emphasis is placed on the … Continue reading
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PCI Council issues point-to-point encryption validation requirements
PCI Council issues point-to-point encryption validation requirements The PCI Security Standards Council issued point-to-point encryption validation requirements as part of a new program that aims to provide merchants with a list of certified products. The PCI encryption requirements document, PCI … Continue reading
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ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available
ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available ISO has announced that ISO/IEC 27005:2011 is now available. The standard provides a framework for implementing a risk management approach to managing threats to information security management systems. Information security risks pose a considerable threat … Continue reading
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Poorly developed software patches result in business critical IT failures
Poorly developed software patches result in business critical IT failures A survey of 256 senior IT decision makers in the UK, conducted on behalf of GFI by Opinion Matters, has revealed that half of businesses have suffered at least one … Continue reading
Audit: NASA Fails To Properly Wipe Data From Discarded Drives
Audit: NASA Fails To Properly Wipe Data From Discarded Drives A recent internal audit at NASA, the U.S. space agency, found significant weakness in the way the agency disposes of IT equipment, including evidence that used hard drives containing sensitive … Continue reading
