Passwords have been with us since before the age of the desktop PC but, as Chris Stoneff, senior product manager with Lieberman Software explains, administrators and their users need to rethink their password security policies if they are to be truly effective.
The last decade has seen a dramatic shift in the way companies manage information security and protect vital data. In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches primarily by building firewalls and other “perimeter defences” around their networks, but the threat has continued to evolve, and more criminals are hacking into applications that are running on a plethora of new devices and environments, including cloud, mobile, and social media.
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Two brothers who last week pleaded guilty to working as security officers without holding the required Security Industry Authority licences had been fined by the Chesterfield Magistrate Court.
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