Security
The dangers of privileged password management — who’s the next
Société Générale?
Calum Macleod, European Director of Cyber-Ark explains how
weaknesses in password security can lead to huge financial losses
and the downfall of a large organisation. A warning that could be
applied to any public or private sector organisation. February 2008
Opinion: Ban USB memory sticks in
the NHS
Phil Colledge of 123 Consultants says the security risks of
memory sticks are too great to allow their use. January 2008
Opinion: Public data loss
Dr Barry Barber, one of the world's leading patient
confidentiality experts (now retired) comments on the recent series of
disclosures by government organisations of losses of data. January 2008
ID cards and access control: addressing the problem of digital
identities in the NHS
A typical hospital will have many measures for controlling
security, from physical access to car parks, buildings or rooms, to
login to numerous IT systems and applications. Paul Edmondson
of Enline plc explains how an integrated system can improve
security, reduce the management overhead and simplify the practical
aspects of security for staff. January 2008
Making healthcare
organisations secure from hack attacks
Graham Cluley of Sophos outlines the numerous current security risks
threatening networks and the safety measures to employ to keep them
safe. January 2008
Who's losing your personal data?
The loss of CDs by UK Revenue and Customs containing the personal
information of 25 million UK citizens rightly caused a public
outcry. Richard Stone of Credant Technologies says the real question
that the British people should be asking is: “Who else has lost my data that I haven’t been
told about?” December 2007. read more
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Security matters
Mike Howse, UK Managing Director of data security
specialist Protegrity, says there is an urgent need for implementing system-wide
database-access controls in the NHS to ensure the integrity of the
National Spine. March 2007
The changing face of
business continuity
The healthcare sector is facing a new breed of security threats,
says Cisco Systems’ Ian Bond. As the nature of these threats
changes, so must the contingency measures we put in place. December
2006
USB devices — a prescription for disaster
USB devices are
commonly know as the 'Swiss army knife' of the hacker and if not secured
can leave both sensitive information and computer systems vulnerable to
attack. But how likely is it that any hacker will waste their time try
to obtain your information and what would they do with it? Phil Colledge
explains the security risks of these devices. April 2006
Electronic signatures in practice
Stephen Mason explains the various forms an electronic signature
can take, and indicates the weaknesses, illustrating that no form of esignature is totally secure.
March 2006. Read article ...
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