Articles

Coping with security demons – encryption in optical networks

22 Aug 2011

While IT managers and CIOs have done much to protect servers, databases, routers, and switches, truly secure communications will only be possible if the network protection is extended beyond the walls of the data centre. Many still think that fibre optic networks are intrinsically secure because they use light rather than electrical current to transmit data between network points.

Mobile Malware: it’s all just myth and fantasy - isn’t it?

16 Aug 2011

We’re all wise to the risks our online antics pose to our security. We’ve learned not to trust emails from Nigerian Bankers offering to share millions in exchange for a small upfront handling fee. Our banks haven’t monitored fraudulent activity so they don’t need us to verify our account details by confirming our information. Messages from DHL with attachments informing us about deliveries we’re not expecting don’t fool us into opening the document. We’re even wise to the links in emails that want us to visit websites and win prizes. Why don’t they work? Because we’ve learned the hard way. 

Central & Cecil - Case study

12 Aug 2011

Central & Cecil was founded in 1926 and is committed to providing housing and care for a wide range of people in London, Berkshire, Luton and the Midlands. Its responsibilities include contributing to housing the elderly, the homeless and others with special support needs as well as providing access to personal development, arts and education programmes.

Are you practicing secure collaboration or is it chaotic?

09 Aug 2011

Varonis looks at the implications for organisations that get it wrong and gives advice on how to protect your information in a digital world.

Digital files are critical business assets. Organisations create more and more of them every day, in a widening variety of more sophisticated formats. As spreadsheets, presentations, images, audio and video files increase in capability and complexity they convey more information and tell more complete stories. As an example, a presentation can now contain graphics, charts, video, and audio—organisations use presentations to communicate their business plans, quarterly reviews, and internal processes. Files that can’t be used for collaboration are like financial assets that can’t be spent. 

What can Organisations do to combat the Insider Threat?

08 Aug 2011

SailPoint has recently released their survey results regarding employee behavior with respect to corporate data. An interesting figure indicates that 24% of the surveyed Brits mentioned they would copy electronic data and files to take with them when they leave a company.

Growth in Data Center electricity use 2005 to 2010

01 Aug 2011

This study assesses growth in data center electricity use from 2005 to 2010 for the US and the world. It uses data and methods similar to earlier analyses to create a consistent time series of data center electricity use.

Growth in data centre electricity use - comment from Interxion

01 Aug 2011

“I wasn’t surprised by the estimate in today’s report that in 2010, data centres accounted for between 1.1% and 1.5% of the world's total energy consumption, as ICT becomes pervasive in delivering products and services to increasing number of people across the globe.  We know that in order to reduce the environmental impact of IT, the green data centre needs to be at the heart of the whole movement towards sustainable computing. Date centre operators need to work with local and international government bodies, industry associations like the European Commission, the UKs Carbon Reduction Commitment and The Green Grid to better  understand the role they can play in reducing the carbon footprint associated with their ICT infrastructure.