These were among the ideas that came up during a gathering of 150 academics and researchers this week at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California to explore ways of protecting privacy amid an explosion in the amount of personal...
It also recommended that managers take responsibility for securing data and examining current attack trends. The FSA said that while larger enterprises had built defences to protect against hacking threats, small to medium-sized businesses were...
Gregor Freund, chief technology officer of Check Point Software, which develops desktop security software, said: "I am glad to see Gates is focusing on securing the desktop. Consumers are not always aware of the dangers of such threats as spyware...
That would make securing the gadgets even more important. The new security features can protect the devices against such threats, he said. In addition to enabling new services and protecting user data, the TCG's proposals can also be used to secure...
As soon as a security process becomes too complicated users will switch off and stop taking even simple precautions. Gartner's Heiser believes encryption will become one of the most important factors in securing portable devices, predicting "in...
Securing the perimeter It's a huge challenge but also a great opportunity to do a much more effective job of protecting information. I think the challenge is moving from that perimeter-based security to what we call information-centred security, it...