NuBridges, an authentication services specialist that has just been acquired by Liaison Technologies, has taken the wraps off what it claims is the industry’s first tokenisation-as-a-service (TaaS) facility that stores all data in the cloud.

Information security challenges are confronting organizations as they transition from IPv4 to IPv6, according to Patrick Bedwell, vice president of product marketing at network security appliance provider Fortinet.

A phishing email attack that injected data-stealing malware into its networks forced the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to shut down internet access and email last week, according to news reports.

Al Qaeda – AQ – is now using bluetooth broadcasting to radiate terrorist material between users’ mobiles. The technology has been successfully used by the terrorist organisation to broadcast subversive promotional videos and material, including ritual …

Some observers have criticised the PlayBook, the BlackBerry tablet computer, which was unveiled this week, for not having on-tablet email and allied office functions. But, says Nader Heinen, a security advisor with BlackBerry’s security group, there’s …

Organisations must accept change, embrace consumerisation of IT, and ensure security by focusing on the most sensitive data, says Merlin Lord Erroll.

Microsoft said it will begin disclosing third-party bugs as part of a revamping of its vulnerability disclosure practices.

While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above an…

ViaSat, the new name for Stonewood, has analysed more than 2,500 data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and concluded that the ICO needs penalise organisations more for data breaches.

While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above an…