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Blackholing beats the hackers

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

FireHost has announced trends for the attacks it blocked from its clients’ web applications in Q4 2013. FireHost’s IT security experts have noted that the company’s most recent Superfecta* data on attempted cyberattacks could provide evidence of a ‘blackholing’ effect, whereby FireHost’s IP Reputation Management (IPRM) filters have, over time, helped to hide FireHost’s customers’ IPs from would-be hackers.

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

Arbor Networks, Inc. has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offering a rare view into the most critical security challenges facing today’s network operators. Based on survey data provided by service provider, enterprise, cloud, hosting and other network operators from around the world, this annual report provides a real-world view of the security threats that organisations face and the strategies they adopt to address them.

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

A report published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today has highlighted the positive approaches GP practices are adopting to look after people’s data.

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

An overwhelming majority of senior executives across the world’s largest organisations accept that their long-term business success will be based on understanding the growing amount of data at their disposal - yet despite recognising its value, fewer than 1 in 10 believe they are in a position to make use of the information they have on customer preferences, behaviour and demands.

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

ManageEngine has announced a suite of upgrades that are immediately available for key applications.

Posted 12 years ago in by Phil Alsop

Mastering digital technologies becoming essential core competency for companies to compete.

Case Study: @nifty Delivering IT Security to Their Customers with Kaspersky

NIFTY Corporation is one of the leading Telecoms and Internet Service Providers in Japan, supplying high-speed broadband connectivity to more than 1.39 million broadband users. Providing robust security for the many subscribers to its online services is very important because repeated security breaches or loss of service may result in customers suffering damage or losses - and ultimately leaving NIFTY and moving to competitors' services.

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