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White Hat Rally heroes hit top gear in drive for NSPCC ChildLine charity donations

It's that time of the year again - time for the White Hat Rally, which sees competitors from the information security industry steering a variety of cars - vintage, banger and even fancy dress - across France and Italy, taking in some amazing scenery and a visit to the famous revolving restaurant at Piz Gloria along the way. The organised motor rally is hard work - and great fun - for the competitors, but it's easy to forget that this, the second annual contest, is all about charity and the organisers are aiming to raise £30,000 for NSPCC ChildLine.

: Neil Stinchcombe; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 27 September 2010 07:00

Smart IT is the best way to motivate workers: 360 IT’s survey

A survey of over a thousand office workers carried out by 360°IT - The IT Infrastructure Event has found that over half of people think that smart IT is having secure access to the things they need when they need them, 31% think it is technology that lets them collaborate with customers and partners and just 18% think it is the latest smart device like a shiny new smart phone or laptop. When asked what is more important to help you do your job better 35% said a new desk top, 57% a laptop, 21% wanted a Smartphone and 1% an iPad. However, 61% said that they would be incentivised by being given a smartphone or new PC.

: Neil Stinchcombe; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 27 September 2010 06:58

Tufin Technologies’ survey finds one in five college and university students has hacked

Research published last week by IT security experts, Tufin Technologies, reveals that 23% of college and university students have hacked into IT systems. Of these hackers, 40% waited until after their 18^th birthday before their first hacking attempt. On a positive note, 84% of 18-21 year olds recognised that hacking is wrong. However, 32% identified that hacking is ‘cool’ and worryingly, for the targets of hackers in this age group, 28% considered hacking to be easy.

: Yvonne Eskenzi; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 27 September 2010 06:57

Data Centric Security: Ensuring security is more than just compliance

Introduction

Recent years have seen an explosion in the volume of data produced and relied on by business and it continues to grow. The IDC forecast study[1] predicts that data volume will increase tenfold over the next few years, itself a significant increase over the period before. Data management challenges facing businesses are not just related to volume, but also to the nature of the information and its importance to both the company itself and the regulatory attention it receives.