Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
The Unisys Security Index for the first half of 2012 indicates 33% of respondents are “not concerned” about computer security in relation to viruses or unsolicited e-mails. This is up from 18% last year at this time. Why this sudden view that all is well? Have we knocked out these cyber nasties? Hardly.
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
In a recent Unisys Security Index, we found the highest levels of consumer concern about protection of personal information and identity theft.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Online holiday shopping from mobile devices requires extra vigilance and some simple steps for protection. Learn tips for safer online shopping and seasonal scams to avoid.
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Effective cyber security is now an essential part of protecting national infrastructure and therefore is a vital part of any national security strategy – not just to protect vital information and communication technologies, but also to ensure they are not used to damage or block access to other physical infrastructure
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
In this ever connected world, the public want to know that they and their data are being protected. The conclusions from a Unisys Security Index survey show that the public expect law enforcement to have the legal framework to act swiftly to protect society online and that they, the People, are ready to act if they feel they have become a victim of data and online crime.
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
One of the best things about the Internet is the way it removes geographic barriers and provides access to a global market place and information resource. However these same qualities also enable the greatest threat from the Internet: cybercrime.
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Hackers are a problem for nearly all organizations, because most still rely on traditional perimeter security—VPNs, firewalls, IDSes, IPSes—things that protect the network’s borders. These approaches were once all you needed to prevent most attacks. But perimeter solutions aren’t holding up anymore. Hackers are getting past them with ease. Easy to use hacking tools are readily available, allowing anyone with a PC and a motive to penetrate networks. If you can spell, you can use these tools to compromise a network. And once you’re in, you often have access to everything.
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Steve Vinsik, VP, Global Security Solutions, discusses breaking down the anatomy of a cybercrime.
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen reports of major defense contractors and systems integrators being the target of sophisticated cyber-attacks that appear to have leveraged vulnerabilities created from the RSA SecureID hack. In March, RSA notified SecureID customers that the company discovered an ongoing sophisticated attack targeting its internal systems. The attack resulted [...]
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
I read an article in the Los Angeles Times recently that opened my eyes as to how vulnerable we are when it comes to consumer technology. The article, “Fake iPods and iPhones are seized from downtown warehouses,” tells me that we now have to worry about knock-off consumer technology just as we worry about knock-off [...]
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