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 Posted by SecExtra on June 23rd, 2010

GrIDsure, the innovative alternative to PINs and passwords, today announced that it has partnered with Osirium, a provider of secure system administration solutions. The partnership will enable Osirium to offer GrIDsure’s unique strong authentication method to customers using its central single sign-on administration system.

To examine the current state of system administration security, Osirium recently conducted a survey of 452 IT security administrators which showed that a significant proportion of companies have lax security policies and procedures and sysadmin teams which are becoming increasingly burdened by the common daily tasks they need to complete. The survey results demonstrated that:

• 48% used …

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 Posted by SecExtra on June 03rd, 2010

While the security of Google has always been a threat from hackers, the new threat may come from within and is causing a lot of concern for the online community. Google has recently tightened its security and is continuing to do so as these threats continue to rise.

Cloud computing has changed the zones of computer use and the inside and outside models that were once clearly defined have become blurred. Google was recently hacked by China and there was an instant message sent that appeared to be safe, but was actually very harmful and this is the cause of such …

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 Posted by SecExtra on May 27th, 2010

A new guide for businesses on how to secure data is available from managed security company, Network Box. The guide is designed to give guidance to companies on best security practice to avoid a security breach; and is available free from Network Box’s website.

From April 2010, the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK has greater powers to enforce data security regulations (including the power to fine companies up to £500,000 for the most serious breaches), and this has made good security even more important for businesses.

Organisations keep more data, and for longer, than ever before. Much of this …

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 Posted by SecExtra on May 20th, 2010

Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID) has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tableau, LLC, a privately held developer and manufacturer of computer forensic hardware. This acquisition extends Guidance Software’s existing leadership in computer forensics technology by combining software with hardware for a complete forensic framework for the law enforcement, legal and corporate communities.

The purchase price for this transaction was $12.3 million in cash. The assets of Tableau include cash of $1.6 million. Guidance Software expects this transaction to increase previous revenue guidance by $3 million and be $0.03 accretive to its …

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 Posted by SecExtra on May 17th, 2010

Car dealerships, like so many businesses, are increasing the amount of business-related activities they carry out online, from checking inventory and ordering new parts, to communicating with customers and downloading manuals.

A new guide – IT Security for Car Dealerships – released today by managed security firm Network Box, provides guidelines for car dealerships to follow to protect their IT networks from security threats.

The guide is free to download from Network Box’s website, and is designed to help car dealerships understand the unique risks that they face (such as keeping the network secure when it is constantly connected to …