Login

Forgotten your details?

Latest News

Cloudswitch wins prize

30 July 2010

The inaugural Cloud Security Challenge competition, sponsored by HP Labs, has been won by CloudSwitch Inc

 

 

Radio Tactics launches Athena v4

30 July 2010

Radio Tactics Ltd, a leading global provider of specialist equipment used by military and law enforcement agencies for the real-time capture of intelligence and evidence from mobile digital devices, today announces the launch of Athena v4

 

 

EU police forces can demand evidence from UK

29 July 2010

The UK has signed up to the European Investigation Order (EIO) which, when it is approved by the European Parliament, would allow any police force in Europe to demand details such as DNA or even bank and phone records on anyone they suspect of a crime

 

 

Climate change to drive more Mexicans towards the USA

29 July 2010

A study published in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences argues that global warming could drive millions more Mexicans into the United States in search of work by 2080 due to diminishing crop yields in Mexico

 

 

Call for mandatory reporting of all data breaches

29 July 2010

Calls for the mandatory reporting of all data breaches to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO - in order to bring more clarity to the amount of data being lost and improve efforts to prevent breaches - should be tempered by the reputational risk to the companies concerned, says the US' ISACA

 

 

Britten-Norman offers aircraft brokerage

29 July 2010

As part of the continued development of the products and services offered by Britten-Norman (BN) the company is now offering aircraft brokerage services to its customers

 

 

BP sells $30bn to meet spill costs

27 July 2010

BP plans to sell assets worth $30bn to meet the costs of its massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and has confirmed the departure of its chief executive Tony Hayward

 

 

Vigilant Vision's record growth

27 July 2010

Vigilant Vision, one of the UK's fastest growing security equipment suppliers, has announced record growth achieving a 100% increase in business over the last twelve months

 

 

More than 800 dead in Chinese floods

27 July 2010

The latest statistics from the State's Office of Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters indicate floods in China this year left 823 people dead and 437 missing as of Monday morning, with direct economic losses of 154 billion yuan ($22.6 billion)

 

 

Minister for Security Declares Cyber Security Challenge UK Open

27 July 2010

The UK's first national hunt for future cyber security professionals launches today in central London

 

 

Solar-powered drone breaks record

26 July 2010

QinetiQ's drone, the Zephyr, successfully landed on 23 July after 14 days (336 hours) and 21 minutes flying over Arizona and is now awaiting official confirmation of its world record status

 

 

BP's Hayward to go?

26 July 2010

The resignation of BP's Tony Hayward has been so widely leaked to the media by, presumeably, BP's PR department that it will come as a shock if the beleagured company's board doesn't make an announcement soon

 

 

Reort all data breaches to ICO

23 July 2010

Reports that a leading legal expert has called for the mandatory reporting of all data breaches to the UK Information Commissioner's Office should be tempered by the reputational risk to the companies concerned, says ISACA

 

 

Big oil clubs together to prevent future oil spills

22 July 2010

Four of the world's biggest oil companies have announced today that they are pooling $1bn to form a joint venture to develop a deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil spill response and containment system

 

 

Thales to lead search for innovation in aviation security

22 July 2010

Thales UK and Intellect has announced the launch of a project to identify and trial new technologies, solutions and ideas from any small, medium or large-sized business or academic institution that can be used to enhance aviation security

 

 

1,200 attend Fire & Rescue conference

20 July 2010

Fire & Rescue 2010, the UK's official exhibition and conference for the fire and rescue industry, welcomed more than 1,200 leading industry professionals as they piled through the doors of Harrogate International Centre from 29-30 June

 

 

China oil spill will affect ecosystem for 10 years

20 July 2010

The July 16 oil spill on Dalian's coast, while smaller and more controllable than the infamous Gulf of Mexico spill, is nonetheless a major environmental disaster that will pose a hazard to the area's ecosystem for the next 10 years, despite all the cleanup efforts, researchers say

 

 

IEDs come to Mexico

20 July 2010

Car bombs have been used by terrorists and guerrilla groups in the Middle East, Ireland, Spain, and Colombia but, until last Thursday, not in Mexico

 

 

China oIl spill covers 50 sq km

19 July 2010

Workers rushed to contain an oil spill covering up to 50 square kilometers from seeping further into the Yellow Sea on Sunday, two days after an explosion at an oil storage port in Dalian, Liaoning province

 

 

Elbit's Jupiter satellite camera at advanced stage

19 July 2010

Elbit Systems' high performance space camera system Jupiter, the latest member of the Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop family of lightweight space cameras, is currently in advanced stages of integration

 

 


Archived News

Latest News

Cloudswitch wins prize… More…
30 July 2010

Radio Tactics launches Athena v4… More…
30 July 2010

EU police forces can demand evidence from UK… More…
29 July 2010

Climate change to drive more Mexicans towards the … More…
29 July 2010

RSS Feed symbol | What is RSS?
View all news items…

Hiding behind the Cloud

Neil Fisher, vice president of global security solutions at Unisys warns that a cyber weapon of mass disruption in the Cloud could have a hugely catastrophic effect on any company or country. It's time to beat the enemy at their own game. They think they can hide behind the Cloud. They can't but we can

Internet hackers are not limited by country borders and businesses in any region could be vulnerable to attack. Companies which see security as a cost centre and no more important than the corporate coffee budget are most at risk. By cutting long-term investments for short-term gain they are leavin… More…

Latest Events

9 to 12 August 2010, 2010
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONTINU…
Location: Northants, UK

6-10 September , 2010
Training Course: Crisis & Emer…
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan

13-16 September, 2010
Identity Management for Govern…
Location: Washington, DC

View all events…

Key Articles

Crisis contingency planning… More…
23 July 2010

Avoiding lock-in is a game of pick and choose… More…
23 July 2010

The increased risk of employee fraud… More…
23 July 2010

Fraudsters say thanks for the memory… More…
23 July 2010

RSS Feed symbol | What is RSS?
View all articles…


Design: Burnthebook