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UK businesses lead the way in secure flexible working

More than a third of SMBs have implemented policies and IT systems to manage employees’ devices for work purposes, finds Citrix-commissioned YouGov survey

Gerrards Cross, UK 6 June 2013: UK small and medium sized businesses (SMBs)* are leading the way in ensuring staff work securely in the BYOD era, with 34% of decision-makers saying their businesses have policies, procedures and/or IT systems in place to manage the use of personal communications devices for business purposes. This compares to an average of 28% in Europe and the rest of the world, and only 19% in the U.S.

: Simon Moss; InfoSecurity; Posted On Friday, 09 August 2013 09:24

BSIA members defend the use of ‘zero hours’ contracts in security

Security industry professionals have spoken out in defence of ‘zero-hours’ contracts, with almost 80% of British Security Industry Association (BSIA) members agreeing with the concept, despite the Government’s recent pledge to review such arrangements following pressure from unions.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; The BSIA Page; Posted On Friday, 09 August 2013 09:11

ImmuniWeb launched

ImmuniWeb, first cloud-based web application security assessment SaaS for SMBs to combine automated vulnerability scanning and manual penetration testing in parallel

High-Tech Bridge, a leading Swiss information security company, recently announced the public beta launch[1] of its innovative cloud-based web vulnerability scanning and penetration testing service called ImmuniWeb. A unique combination of automated security assessment with manual penetration testing, ImmuniWeb brings expert ethical hacking within the reach of any SMB and even private persons. ImmuniWeb’s hybrid approach significantly reduces the rate of false-negatives and totally eliminates false-positives in assessment reports.

: Ranbir Sahota; InfoSecurity; Posted On Friday, 09 August 2013 09:00

Kenya Airport Fire

Jamie Wilson

It is a fact that incidents can and will happen at airports. However, when I was listening to the broadcast on Sky News about the huge fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi this week, it wasn’t just the scale of the incident that surprised me, but a comment made by the reporter that the cause of the fire was unknown.