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McKay deploys 3ami Monitoring and Audit System to safeguard its intellectual property against theft
McKay, New Zealand electrotechnology firm, has deployed 3ami Monitoring and Audit System (3ami MAS) to safeguard its intellectual property against theft. McKay uses 3ami MAS to prevent employees from downloading confidential company files onto personal USB mass storage devices and removing those files from the premises without authorisation. "Mc......
Companies continue to leave their security measures short when it comes to protection against mobile device risks
Mobile technology has become so mature and commonplace that the traditional boundaries between home and the workplace are being steadily eroded. According to a forecast released earlier this year by IDC the world's mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year and grow to nearly 1.2 billion people – more than a third of the worl......
Cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service save up to 55 percent of IT operations spend
SunGard Availability Services has demonstrated how a mid-sized organisation moving its existing production IT environment to SunGard’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model can, on average, reduce its total IT running costs by between 35% – 55%. The calculations have been based on real-life numbers across entire business budgets and SunGard’s ex......
Djigzo partners with Comodo to provide email encryption and authentication solution
Djigzo has teamed with Comodo to provide an easy to use email encryption and authentication solution. As a result of this collaboration, the Djigzo email encryption and authentication gateway will be able to interface directly with Comodo's managed Enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (EPKI). A fully automated certificate request procedure allo......
The USA continues to be the number one spam polluter whle Europe becomes the most prolific continent for spamming
Spam emails make up 97% of all emails received by business email servers, both putting a strain on network resources and wasting a huge amount of time to lost productivity. Used largely as a method for selling counterfeit or illicit goods, virtually all spam comes from malware infected computers (known as bots or zombies) that are controlled by 'b......
Trading Standards conduct anti-piracy raid
After receiving information from a whistle blower, FAST supplied detailed information on suspected illegal downloading of unauthorised copies of software for a business’s use. The information suggests Directors’ full knowledge of the activity. Trading Standards in Swansea working in conjunction with the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), ......
W32 Stuxnet-B rootkit can install itself automatically from a USB memory stick onto a fully-patched PC
Sophos has detected a rootkit that can install itself automatically from a USB memory stick onto a fully-patched PC, even if the user has disabled the Windows AutoRun and AutoPlay feature. The W32/Stuxnet-B rootkit exploits a vulnerability in the way Windows handles .LNK shortcut files, that allows them to execute automatically if the USB stick ......
Norbain adds Cascade Electronic Systems to its range to ensure intruder solutions are available for all budgets
Norbain has added Cascade Electronic Systems to its range, to ensure intruder solutions are available for all budgets and applications. Their aim is to produce intruder systems that exceed customer expectations, are low cost and provide a solution that the market requires. A perfect example of this is Cascade’s Red4Bed system, which provides a......
The security message about encryption is finally getting through
A recent survey carried out by Freeform Dynamicshighlights the rising levels of sophistication amongst an increasingly tech-savvy computer user base. Andy Cordial, Origin Storage's managing director, "confirm what we're hearing our clients, both in the SME, as well as in corporate-land. The fact that around 55 per cent of the survey's respondent......
Bloxx Web filtering monitors the Web browsing activity of John R Weir staff split over the company's seven sites
John R Weir Limited is using Bloxx Web filtering to monitor and report on the Web browsing activity of over 230 staff split over the company's seven sites. The company is currently using the Bloxx TVT-250, powered by Bloxx Tru-View Technology, to analyse, categorise and filter Web content in real time, ensuring its users are protected to the highe......
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