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| InfoSecurity Russia. StorageExpo. Documation’2010: Russian Union of IT Directors Invites IT Specialists to Participate |
 Posted by SecExtra on May 09th, 2010
The Russian Union of IT Directors, uniting 17 IT clubs of the country, which comprise over one thousand and half of specialists, is an initiator, co-organizer and regular participant of various professional events dedicated to the problems of information and communications technologies.
Thus, this March the Russian Union of IT Directors along with Trans-Regional non-governmental organization “Association for Information Protection”, supported by Security Council of the Russian Federation and Institute of Contemporary Development, has conducted a roundtable “Electronic Work Flow in Russia: Aims, Problems and Tasks.”
The Union has also taken part in the 25-th Hannover IT Exhibition …
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| InfoSecurity Russia. StorageExpo. Documation’2010 Gains Support of Russian Hotel Association |
Posted by SecExtra on May 05th, 2010
The participants, guests and organizers of the 7th International Exhibition “InfoSecurity Russia. StorageExpo. Documation’2010” keep receiving salutations from the state bodies, professional associations and unions interested in the efficiency of the event InfoSecurity Russia. The Russian Hotel Association, comprising over 600 hotels, and other accommodation facilities have also given their support to the Exhibition.
According to Gennady Lamshin – the Association President – the issues of main concern for hotel owners and top managers in Russia today have shifted towards the tasks of creating storage and processing data centres, implementing electronic reservation, electronic document flow and electronic payment systems, as well …
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| Protecting Sports Clubs from Internet Threats |
Posted by SecExtra on May 01st, 2010
Sports clubs are increasing online investment as they seek to engage their customers and drive sales, but IT security may be being left behind, according to managed security firm Network Box, who have just published a guide to IT Security for Sports Clubs.
The guide, which is free to download from Network Box’s website, outlines the major issues facing sports clubs, such as the security of customer data, internet threats, managing multiple websites, bandwidth management and human error.
The guide suggests steps for sports club IT managers to take, including:
1. Securing external connections Ensure that MPLS and VPN networks are …
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| Hotel IT security: Free Guide |
Posted by SecExtra on March 09th, 2010
Recent security breaches at hotels such as Wyndhams Hotels and Radisson have seen guests’ data and credit card information exposed to hackers. A new guide – Securing IT for Hotels – released today by managed security firm Network Box gives guidelines for hotels to follow in order to protect their IT networks from attack, or criminal activity.
The guide, which is free to download from Network Box’s website, outlines some of the issues facing IT managers within hotels, such as access rights – both physical and virtual; preventing human error; securing guests’ data from being stolen both from within …
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| Free Email and Hosting Sites May Compromise Data Privacy |
Posted by SecExtra on February 23rd, 2010
Companies must consider the implications of using free communications services (such as email and data hosting) on their data privacy, according to a new guide from managed security firm, Network Box.
Browser privacy and online security: a guide for IT managers (available free to download from Network Box’s website) warns companies to think carefully before using such services, and also to be aware of the privacy compromise that results from the use of some browser services. It gives companies the information they need to decide whether or not they should use free email hosting, browser and document storage services.
The guide gives …
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