Sunday, 12 April 2026

Vigilance can report that following the news that cyber security experts from industry are to operate alongside the intelligence agencies for the first time in an attempt to combat the growing online threat to Britain's firms, two IT firms-Websense and Barracuda Networks have said the Government’s initiative has come as a welcome relief to do battle with online sharks, which have before now had tended to be having a field day doing maximum damage to businesses, organizations and governments by operating in a manner that gave the impression that they were unconquerable.

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LONDON, UK: SANS Institute is pleased to announce its Platinum Sponsorship of the upcoming Security B-Sides London un-conference taking place on the 24th of April at the Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. The free but traditionally sold out event has released 500 tickets and includes 30 presentations to bring information security professionals together, encourage discussion and educate.

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Rookie mistakes. Everyone makes them. Even crafty old veterans fumble the ball every once in a while. In the field of data security, however, small mistakes can result in really big problems. This morning, university student Dan Farrall reported that the job application website which GCHQ, one of Britain’s intelligence agencies, uses sends plain text passwords to applicants via email.

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