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| Passwords Are Past Their Sell By Date? |
 Posted by secExtra on August 18th, 2010
Stephen Howes, CEO of GrIDsure, the innovative alternative to passwords and PINs, comments on the latest research from Richard Boyd at the Georgia Tech Research Institute highlighting the weaknesses of passwords:
“The report from the Georgia Tech Research Institute correctly confirms that passwords are past their sell-by-date. However, I find it bewildering that the Institute is recommending passwords should become longer and more complicated. This goes against every other trend that I have come across in my business and personal life towards making things more convenient and less complicated. Who is seriously going to remember the recommended 12 character …
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| Potential Security Breach of Hell Pizza yet again Exposes the Inherent Frailty of Passwords |
Posted by secExtra on July 29th, 2010
“The potential security breach of Hell Pizza yet again exposes the inherent frailty of passwords as a method of authentication and illustrates the risk of using the same password for numerous websites and online banking. However, users really aren’t to blame because recommended ‘strong passwords’ are just not very easy to remember, especially when you are advised to use a different password for every web-site you visit. This is clearly highlighted by the ‘forgot my password’ feature present on the password login screen.
“Every day millions of people log in to a variety of internet sites, from banks and social networks …
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| Cut Resistant Sleeves launched by PPSS – Experts in Innovative Knife Protection |
Posted by secExtra on July 11th, 2010
Cut resistant sleeves, offering BS EN 388:2003 blade cut resistance level 5 have now been launched by UK based experts in innovative knife protection PPSS.
CEO of PPSS Knife Protection Robert Kaiser states: “Our Cut-Tex™ PRO lined cut resistant sleeves are offering BS EN 388:2003 blade cut resistance level 5 and are typically used by professionals working within mental health, special needs, challenging behaviour or severe learning disabilities.”
“However, we have recently also received a number of enquiries for cut resistant sleeves from the steel industry, glass manufacturing companies, private security firms and the construction industry.”
Cut-Tex™ PRO lined cut resistant sleeves provide exceptional …
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| Engate Launches In-The-Cloud Email Security Enabling Secure Web and Email Gateway Vendors to Achieve 99% Edge Protection |
Posted by secExtra on July 08th, 2010
Next Generation botnet, phish and email security solution empowers OEM partners to deliver significant network bandwidth and data-center consolidation cost savings.
Engate Technology Corporation, leaders in next generation reputation network profiling technology and proactive botnet, phish, virus and email security solutions, today announced the latest version of GlobalRules™ network profiling technology. The new solution empowers secure web/email gateway, intrusion prevention, unified threat management, and router OEM partners to deliver a unique hybrid SaaS email and botnet security solution Nthat achieves 99% proactive in-the-cloud protection. By blocking email-borne threats in-the-cloud and outside the network with superior accuracy, Engate enables OEM partners to …
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| Cut Tex™ PRO – Creating Potentially Life Saving Slash Resistant Clothing |
Posted by SecExtra on June 15th, 2010
PPSS Body Armour, a UK based manufacturer of bespoke knife, bite and slash resistant clothing, has developed a world beating cut-resistant fabric, no thicker than that of normal sweat shirts.
Cut-Tex™ PRO is a groundbreaking combination of high-tenacity, high-modulus polyethylene fibres – combined with several other “technical fibres” – weaved by special high-density knitting machines, resulting in an outstanding cut and slash resistant clothing and fabric.
PPSS Body Armour, the company which produces UK Home Office certified body armour and stab vests for clients around the globe, says its Cut-Tex™ PRO could be the world’s best, which is reinforced by passing the …
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