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| New Email Archiving Service ‘In the Cloud’ |
 Posted by secExtra on August 11th, 2010
A new email archiving service has been launched today by managed security company, Network Box. The service, based on Webroot’s® Emailing Archiving Service, is fully managed and web-based, and provides unlimited email storage as well as the ability to search and retrieve emails quickly.
Providing email archiving ‘in the cloud’ makes the cost of an archiving solution much more practical and affordable than providing it on site; it reduces the need for (and cost of) unlimited file storage, and there are no upfront licensing or hardware costs.
The Webroot system from Network Box – which integrates with Microsoft Outlook – works by …
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| Network Box urges UK Government to Focus on Cybercrime as Britain Climbs the Virus Charts |
Posted by secExtra on August 04th, 2010
June saw the UK become the fourth largest producer of spam in the world, and it is now also the fourth largest producer of viruses, according to July threat statistics from managed security company, Network Box.
The number one virus producer remains the US, which has increased production by around one per cent (to 14.6 per cent). But India’s slight increase in production (from 9.2 to 9.5 per cent) was enough to move it to number two in the charts and see Korea drop to third place, with a decline in production of more than three per cent.
The UK has moved …
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| The Importance of Education in Fire Safety |
Posted by secExtra on July 14th, 2010
Of course, not every fire can be prevented. But it is certainly true that a good portion of them can be. Some fire seems to literally come out of nowhere, but the reality is that many fires can be prevented by simply taking a few simple steps. One of these steps is to have a proper fire safety plan. This is used in the event of a fire and it details all the possible avenues for escape and also assigns duties to whomever may be around during the fire. This document should be made available to all employees or household …
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| InfoSecurity Russia 2010 gets official support of the Russian Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC) |
Posted by SecExtra on July 02nd, 2010
In the official welcome speech to Organizers and Participants of the show, Nikolai Mukhitdinov, General manager for Executive Committee of the RCC says: “Unfortunately, the progress associated with the use of modern technology, like many other positive initiatives that have negative consequences, creating new threats to humanity.
Therefore, ensuring the proper level of information security and counteraction of illegal use of ICT had become more urgent areas of cooperation in building the information society, ensuring confidence and security in cyberspace. Improving Cybersecurity, the use of modern, efficient development of information security – the imperatives of the Commonwealth and world community as …
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| Diplomatic Wrangles Stifle Attempts to Tackle Cybercrime |
Posted by SecExtra on June 29th, 2010
Political leaders continue to hold conferences and sign treaties as the need to tackle cybercrime at an international level rapidly increases, but ultimately these attempts at agreement fail due to national interests and diplomatic concerns, according to Simon Heron, internet security analyst at managed security company Network Box.
In The state of international co-operation on cybercrime, Heron highlights the need for cybercrime to be tackled at an international level. Political attempts at a response to the problem have so far been flawed due to reasons ranging from domestic populations concerns over privacy and justice, to a fear of incompatibility …
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