Category: News (Page 3)
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Disk Based Enterprise Backup and Recovery
For the first time, the Gartner Magic Quadrant on Enterprise Backup and Recovery features Cloud Backup vendors alongside traditional tape based offerings. Cloud Backup vendors were also presented with further good news, when Gartner anticipated that at least 30% of organizations will have changed backup vendors due to frustration over cost, complexity and/or capability and by 2014, 80% of the market will choose advanced, disk-based appliances and backup software-only solutions. …
BMA questions restructuring of NHS data access and availability
Following the news that the UK government is planning to instigate significant reforms to the way in which the NHS makes data available to patients and practitioners, the British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out over its concerns that the current IT infrastructure will be unable to keep pace with the required changes. A period of consultation by the government led to the germination of the movement that is set …
Most small businesses do not plan for disaster recovery
A report published by security firm Symantec has found that 57 per cent of the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), could be at risk in the event of a disaster as they have no plan for recovery or business continuity. The annual study shows that in 2011, the number of businesses without adequate disaster recovery planning has actually risen when compared to last year, when just 47 per cent …
ICO praises calls for expanding Freedom of Information powers
Reforms to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which are being discussed by the government, have been given the thumbs up by data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which believes greater transparency will ensure greater fairness in the future. One of the biggest changes that will be made in the first slew of reforms will reduce the amount of time that data can be withheld from the National …
Wi-Fi hack leverages Amazon cloud technology
A hack which bypasses WPA Wi-Fi security in a few minutes has been created by a German security expert using the vast resources of Amazon’s cloud computing services in an all-out assault. Researcher Thomas Roth has developed this hacking technique to try more than 400,000 passwords each second, by harnessing the collective power of the cloud, according to the latest reports from Germany. By cracking the WPA-PSK encryption which protects …
Portable devices pose biggest risk to data security in 2011
A UK think tank has concluded that the prevalence of portable storage devices and mobile phones will be the biggest headache for those who want to protect data and ensure total system security over the coming 12 months. The Digital Systems Knowledge Transfer Network has made this announcement, with director, Tony Dyhouse, saying that devices capable of storing data in a portable form factor, will allow cybercriminals the opportunity to …
DPA breach by Scottish Court Service investigated by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has become involved in an investigation into an alleged breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) by the Scottish Court Service. Private data contained within court documents was improperly disposed of at a recycling centre in Glasgow, according to reports, which has led to the ICO confronting the organisation with a formal undertaking. The initial data loss was discovered in September last year when a …
Security risks plague UK schools, experts claim
Research suggests that thousands of schools in the UK could be at risk from exploitation by hackers, potentially leading to damaging data loss and a loss of public trust. A study by NGS Secure took place in a pair of schools, one dealing with secondary students and the other with younger primary pupils, in order to determine the levels of data protection and IT security in place at each establishment. …
Natwest and RBS customers experience overcharging
It is everyone’s worse nightmare when it comes to banking – fraud and identity theft. Something I thought I had experienced first hand this morning on checking my account online. Upon querying a transaction where I had been over charged by £200.00, NatWest, part of the RBS group told me this wasn’t fraud but to ring 0845 366 0391 for more information. An automated message stated, “We are currently experiencing …
Political hacking to define 2011, McAfee predicts
Security experts at McAfee have stated that the coming year will bring significant problems to those who are charged with protecting data and retaining the integrity of corporate systems, although this time there will be political motivations behind the actions of so-called hacktivists. In the past cybercriminals have worked purely for financial gain, but since the Wikileaks scandal and the rise of the Anonymous hacktivist group, many public and private …
