The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre(CEOP) has launched a cartoon targeting young children, as part of the Safer internet day campaign. 09 February 2010
The Common Assurance Metric (CAM) industry initiative was launched today as a system of assuring security within cloud computing 08 February 2010
Research just release by Landesk claims that 44% of employees have stolen IT hardware and intellectual property – including software and databases – when leaving an employer. 08 February 2010
Infosecurity US magazine is excited to announce the 2010 virtual conference on endpoint security, to be held on February 25, 2010. This one-day event brings a series of topical keynote sessions direct to your computer, giving you the flexibility to learn about the latest information security trends and challenges from wherever you are in the world. 26 January 2010
With the rapid ascendance of laptops, netbooks and smartphones, almost every organisation is having to adapt its IT security systems and procedures to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce. 18 January 2010
Information security skills and knowing the value of data need to be embedded in the education system – primary, secondary and further education as well as an integral part of business training, the Information Security Forum (ISF) and (ISC)2 said at RSA Conference Europe 2009 in London on 20-22 October. 27 October 2009
ISC2, the not-for-profit security professionals organisation, has announced its school internet safety volunteer programme has reached 20,000 students worldwide, and has now been expanded to the US. 07 October 2009
Symantec has taken the wraps off its first graduate recruitment and internship programme for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. 07 October 2009
An active security community is needed to meet the challenges of information security, said Steve Purser, head of technical competency department, ENISA. 06 October 2009
London's City University has launched a masters degree in computer resilience, adding to its stable of IT security qualifications. The university says the course will increase the number of IT professionals capable of preventing, combating or repairing large scale IT failure. 14 September 2009
Infosecurity Magazine’s Virtual Conference on Information Security 2009 is only a week away – sign up now! 14 September 2009
As the recession continues to chew into budgets, and cybercriminals see increased opportunity for looting, CISOs need to ensure that their information security defences remain strong but affordable. Find out more for free! 07 September 2009
RSA Conference Europe 2009 and the IT recruitment agency Acumin Consulting are offering a Registration Grant Programme to attend the RSA Conference to information security practitioners that have lost their jobs in the economic downturn. 02 September 2009
Risk-averse IT departments that are too cautious in their approach to Web 2.0 technologies such as social networking, online applications and cloud computing could be signing their own death warrants. 26 August 2009
Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to host an international student cybercrime conference at the University of East London on 21-22 November. The Russian-headquartered IT security vendor is inviting papers for presentation at the event. 07 August 2009
A potentially serious iPhone security flaw identified by researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas last week has been quickly patched by Apple Computer. 03 August 2009
The programme for Infosecurity Magazine’s Virtual Conference on Information Security 2009 is now available with an exciting line-up of speakers from the IT security industry. 03 August 2009
This morning, 29th July 2009, at the Black Hat briefings in Las Vegas, Nevada, keynote speaker Douglas Merrill, told his audience that CISOs are getting information security wrong. 30 July 2009
At the BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, 29 July 2009, one conference session addressed the changing nature of the information security trade press. A panel of experienced journalists answered questions on the relationship between trade and mainstream media, the rise of Google news, and the financial challenges affecting the publishing industry. 30 July 2009
This morning, 30 July, at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Robert Lentz, Senior Information Assurance Official for the Department of Defense, declared the need for two extra cyber-czar roles: one for identity, and one for information security training and education. 30 July 2009
Fresh from offering its channel partners free training in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, Webroot has secured the UK's College of Law as a high-profile new customer for its cloud-based security services. 29 July 2009
If you ever wondered how to start Windows XP without a password and without going down to source code level, wonder no more, as Butterscotch's content producer Stacey Reed has posted an informative video tutorial showing how it's done. 23 July 2009
Data leakage - one of the IT security hot topics of the moment - is on the agenda of a joint Cyber-Ark/Websense webinar being broadcast live at 3pm today, and available via the Infosecurity web site on a recorded basis after that time. 02 July 2009
The information security industry needs to adapt to cloud computing, not the other way around, says Secerno’s founder and COO, Paul Davie, who talks to Infosecurity about how offering security is no longer enough 30 June 2009
LockLizard investigates the best approaches to document security depending on what clients want to achieve, in its white paper Document Security - a Guide to Securing Your Documents. 15 June 2009
British security and risk management specialist, Brookcourt Solutions, looks at how to secure high-privilege system access management in the white paper Turning the Spotlight on IT’s Dirty Little Secret: Securing the Common Point of Failure in IT Risk Controls. 11 June 2009
Lumension looks at the information security risks with USB devices – and how to overcome them – in its latest white paper Portable Panic: Evolution of USB Insecurity. 09 June 2009
Hiring managers are struggling to fill infosecurity positions due to a mismatch between salary expectations and skill levels, and current demand, information security education and certification organisation (ISC)2 has found it its latest jobs survey. 05 June 2009
Florida-based information security education and certification provider (ISC)2 has introduced Live OnLine Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Review Seminar, said to be the first online certified information systems security professional (CISSP) learning courses with live instructions. 04 June 2009
SAI Global’s Benchmarking Survey 2008 finds that 95% of employees believe information security is important, but that there is a lack of knowledge and training surrounding how to identify and report incidents. 21 May 2009
Data-stealing malware that can evade current security systems could cause serious harm to an enterprise. Trend Micro’s eBook ‘Outthink the Threat’ offers information on data-stealing malware and how to fight it. 19 May 2009
With an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory landscape, ensuring compliance can be difficult. Overtis Systems’ white paper ‘Realising Compliance’ shows how its integrated protection solution VigilancePro™2 can make the task easier. 11 May 2009
At the Infosecurity Europe show, London, on 30 April 2009, in a session titled ‘The dynamics of e-crime’, an audience member - an employee of the police central e-crime unit (PCeu) within the Metropolitan police service – interrupted the panel to declare that police are not ignoring the increasing problem of e-crime, but are under-funded and thus unable to tackle it effectively. 01 May 2009
A recent survey released at Infosecurity Europe by (ISC)2 suggests that security professionals are holding their value even in the economic downturn. 29 April 2009
The Infosecurity Europe show opens for a three-day run in London today, with two features that are new for 2009 - security cafes and expert forums. 28 April 2009
Lord Erroll stole the limelight, and the audience’s attention on the ‘Who got caught out the last 12 months’ keynote panel at the Infosecurity Europe show in London, 28 April 2009, by calling for greater penalties and repercussions for cybercrime. 28 April 2009
Infosecurity magazine are now on Twitter. Please ‘follow’ us to receive our latest news, views and industry comments. 08 April 2009
Training, education and awareness topped the list of ‘basics’ for information security management in a panel debate held at (ISC)2’s SecureLondon Security Leadership Seminar on Tuesday. The full –day conference, focussed on content security, illustrated that the human factor is becoming a key information security concern in a data-centric world. 05 March 2009
A study of US workers has revealed that six out of every ten employees surveyed stole company data upon leaving their job in the last year. 24 February 2009
Microsoft and several IT security firms have rallied to support the EU-sponsored Safer Internet Day, which is being backed by pledges from 17 social networking and web 2.0 portals. 10 February 2009
Research just released by crypto specialist PGP Corporation claims to show that the average cost of a data breach soared by 28% during 2008, with typical costs weighing in at an astonishing £1.7 million per incident. 05 February 2009
The controversial child protection database, to house the contact details for all under 18 year olds in England, is to be accessible to 390 000 staff, according to ministers. 30 January 2009
The UK government should be demonstrating best practice when it comes to information security, said Eleanor Laing, MP, in a meeting with Infosecurity magazine on Monday 22nd January. 26 January 2009
The UK government’s Infosec Training Paths and Competencies (ITPC) scheme is to transfer to the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) with effect from 1 April 2009. 21 January 2009
Two-thirds of firms in the UK are reportedly unable to identify exactly what virtual resources are in active use on their IT systems, according to a study just released. 20 January 2009
Infosecurity magazine were honoured to receive an invitation from MPs Eleanor Laing and Nick Herbert to visit the Houses of Parliament this week, to discuss the Conservative party’s data security agenda. 13 November 2008
Executive Alliance, provider of premium leadership recognition forums worldwide, has announced the winners of the Information Security Executive (ISE) and Project of the Year United Kingdom and Ireland Awards for 2008. 24 October 2008
Infosecurity professionals will see improved job opportunities in 2008, according to the SANS Institute. The US-based organisation believes that as senior executives in government realise that their systems have already been compromised, and that they do not control those systems, they will react by creating new jobs. 02 January 2008
When building an information security team, it is just as important to recruit on the basis of personality as it is to find someone with the right technical qualifications, according to Peter Berlich, a director of (ISC)2. 25 October 2007
Organisations should aim to spend less of their IT budgets on security, Gartner vice-president John Pescatore told the analyst firm’s London IT Security Summit on 17 September. 18 September 2007
This year, the Victory Challenge team introduced security into their game plan as they challenged the Swiss defender Alinghi, in the 32nd America’s Cup. 25 June 2007
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