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| 2008 IT security hot company award |
 Posted by SecExtra on February 27th, 2008
We wanted to offer our congratulations to Engate Technology following them becoming the recipient of the 2008 Hot Companies award by Silicon Valley Communications. They battled it out against more than 500 prominent info security vendors around the world.The award goes to Engate Technology based on a selection criteria of Products, People, Performance and Potential behind the company’s growing success. “This award underscores Engate’s continued success in helping organizations around the world to secure their networks from dangerous messaging abuse such as spam, phishing and botnet attacks,” said Rake …
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| The harvest of the ATM machines |
Posted by SecExtra on February 25th, 2008
Think using your card at a ‘hole in the wall’ to get some money out is safe and secure? Think again! IP-ATM Security has just released some curious information regarding just how safe those in the wall money dispensers really are.
The report cites three main threats to ATMs: internet protocol (IP) worms; disruption of the IP network and denial of service; and the harvesting of consumers’ transaction data for malicious purposes. The latter could result in hackers being able to collect consumers’ personal details, such as their card number, account balance and transaction history.
The …
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| Don’t miss out on Infosec 2008 |
Posted by SecExtra on February 23rd, 2008
Seeing as the Infosec Europe show has now been running 13 years we would sincerely hope that you are aware of the show. If you are, great, here is a reminder that it is on. If not then let us bring you up to speed…
Infosecurity Europe is Europe’s number one Information Security event held on the 22nd – 24th April 2008, Grand Hall, Olympia. Now in its 13th year, the event continues to provide an unrivalled education programme, new products & services, exhibitors and visitors from every segment of the industry.
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| Free 2008 security resource guide released |
Posted by SecExtra on February 19th, 2008
ISC-squared, a company that educates and certifies information security professionals throughout their careers, today announced the release of its complimentary “2008 Resource Guide for Today’s Information Security Professional, Global Edition”.
This 132-page guide provides a wide range of resource listings for security-focused professional associations, public and private sector events, Websites, online and print publications and educational institutions throughout Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) as well as in the North, Central and South America and Asia-Pacific regions. The 2008 Resource Guide is available as a pocket-sized, spiral bound booklet, as well as electronically on CD-ROM and in PDF download format.
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| Are todays office workers too slack with our data? |
Posted by SecExtra on January 29th, 2008
With 21st century office workers engaged in increasingly flexible working practices, extra measures must be taken to protect intellectual property and customers’ personal records. Organisations must also re-assess how they approach and manage the security of mobile workers. The channel is equipped with the skills to educate businesses on security management and has the opportunity to take advantage of this burgeoning market.
* Many businesses underestimate the importance of securing mobile devices, oblivious to the potential security risks that these small devices bring.
* Handheld devices, being small in size, can be easily lost and stolen by thieves who are attracted by …
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