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London NHS Trust fined £90k for fax-based data breach
21 May 2012
Central London Community Healthcare trust plans to appeal fine for accidental faxes containing patient information
- Utah CIO reveals security flaws that lead to data breach
17 May 2012 - Disrgruntled ex-IT admin sabotaged company systems 11 May 2012
- Suspected SOCA website attackers arrested 10 May 2012
IT Case Studies
Rabobank International simplifies the burden of SOx
10 April 2012How the global arm of the Dutch financial services giant is cutting the adminstrational burden of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with identity and access governance
- Encrypting Debenhams 5 April 2012
- Exploiting the human weak point 14 November 2011
- Securing mobile access 14 November 2011
Perspectives & Trends
Does CCDP maintain or extend snooping powers?
24 April 2012
The Home Secretary told MPs today that the Communications Capability Development Programme simply maintains the status quo in the face of technological progress
- Hactivists stole more data than cyber criminals last year, says Verizon
22 March 2012 - Foreign malware infections doubled in 2011, says China CERT
20 March 2012 - A persistent rumour 5 March 2012
Features
A problem shared
19 December 2011Unlike the cyber criminals they are trying to combat, police forces, governments and private businesses struggle to collaborate effectively
- The wisdom of clouds 14 November 2011
- Security detail 2 June 2011
- Defending the nation 22 March 2011
Company Analysis
Intel reveals the fruits of its McAfee acquisition
21 November 2011
DeepSAFE will work outside the operating system at chip level watching the hardware for signs of malware, says Intel CTO Justin Rattner
- Has Anonymous attack been the making of HBGary? 3 November 2011
- Cost of cyber crime is not science fiction, says Detica 4 May 2011
- FireEye throws virtual decoy at advanced persistent threats 20 April 2011
| Company | Period | Revenue ($m) | Rev Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Inc | 4Q08 | $424.0 | 19% |
| Sonicwall Inc | 4Q08 | $54.3 | -3% |
| Trend Micro Inc | 4Q08 | $250.0 | -8% |
| NCC Group* | 2H08 | $38.1 | 15% |
| Verisign Inc | 3Q08 | $246.1 | 14% |
| Verisign Inc | 4Q08 | $247.0 | 11% |
* Figures converted to US dollars
More Financial Results in Security & Continuity| Acquirer | Target | Price ($m) |
|---|---|---|
| SecureWorks | VeriSign's managed svcs div | $45m |
| McAfee | SolidCore Systems | $33m |
| Trend Micro | Third Brigade | n/a |
| Symantec | Mi5 Networks | n/a |
| LogLogic | Exaprotect | n/a |
| Lumension | Securityworks | n/a |
Research
Business Applications Innovation Award
BravoSolution's e-procurement tool won the Information Age Innovation Award in the Business Applications Category
Security Innovation Award
Websense took the Information Age Innovation Award for the Security category for its integrated approach to web, email and data security
Data Centre Innovation Award
Digital Realty Trust won the Information Age Innovation Award in the Data Centre category for developing a set of standard for building sustainable data centres
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