Security Matters Newsletter - January 04

 

Bosses likely to punish e-mail and Internet abuse
By International law firm, Masons


There is a growing trend among UK employers to take action against e-mail and Internet abuse by their employees, according to research

published by the IRS Employment Review.
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Move over e-mail, IM is the new workplace threat
By Nigel Hawthorn, European Marketing Director, Blue Coat Systems


Instant Messaging (IM) represents a far greater security threat than e-mail. Its use has become rampant on corporate networks, and it¿s going unnoticed by corporate IT mangers.
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Ex-Cybersecurity Czar Clarke issues gloomy report card
By David Berlind, ZDNet Tech Update


Richard Clarke has more bad news for IT execs¿ If current trends continue, Clarke told attendees at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2003, the cybersecurity situation isn't just going to get worse. It's going to get exponentially worse.
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UK businesses ignoring terrorist and cybercrime threats to information security
Article from Continuity Central


¿only 85 UK companies have followed DTI and security service advice to meet the BS7799 Information Security Standard ¿the news that the government may fine businesses that fail to put information security systems in place, the British Standards Institute (BSI) is calling for action.
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UK Companies do not treat information security as a risk management issue: IDC survey
Article from Continuity Central


In a survey of 100 UK CIOs, CTOs and IT directors to evaluate the changing perceptions of IT security in a business, IDC discovered conflicting views about its value.
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Go-ahead US companies fail to prioritise security
By John Leyden, The Register


Nearly half of America's fastest growing companies suffered an information security breach over the last two years, despite beefed-up precautions since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Web Traffic Assessment
Hytec Information Security


Hytec has just completed development of a Web Traffic Assessment Service. The new service is designed for organisations concerned about enforcing their Internet Usage Policy or worried that unmanaged Internet access may reduce the productivity of some employees and potentially expose them to legal liability.
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