Infosecurity has learned that Patricia Titus, formerly global chief information security officer (CISO) of Unisys, will depart the Blue Bell, Penn.-based IT services company to join Symantec in the same role.
NAC market for personal mobile devices is immature, says Ovum analyst
Despite the proliferation of personal mobile devices in the workplace, the network access control (NAC) market for those devices is still immature, observed Andrew Kellett, senior analyst with Ovum research firm.
Decommissioned PCs live on
Research just completed by Computer Aid claims to show that 33% of major firms have decommissioned computers containing data which are completely unaccounted for.
Rochdale council loses 18,000 resident’s details on unencrypted USB stick
Rochdale Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after it lost an unencrypted USB stick containing the details of more than 18,000 residents.
Critical infrastructure companies are less engaged in government programs
Companies are less aware and engaged in government critical infrastructure protection (CIP) programs this year compared with 2010, according to a Symantec survey.
Chronopay co-founder Pavel Vrublevsky refused bail in Russia
Reports are coming in that Pavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder of Chronopay, the Russian e-money service used a large number of web sites in the former Eastern bloc, has been refused bail.
Hackers down landline and cellular systems in Gaza and West Bank
Unknown hackers are reported to have downed the landline and cellular networks n Gaza and the West Bank, the Palestinian telecoms minister has announced.
ISACA research shows bring-you-own-device to workplace trends rising rapidly
Research from ISACA claims to show that the number of organization’s allowing staff to bring their own devices to the workplace is increasing.
More than a third of US companies are not prepared to fend off APTs
More than one-third of US companies are poorly prepared for advanced persistent threats (APT), according to a report by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
Android Dolphin HD browser hit by major security problems
Dolphin HD, an advanced web browser for the Android platform, is reported to be relaying details of web sites accessed on the device it is installed on to a remote server.