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Thursday, August 26, 2004IT's an Inside Job blame the staffIn a report published by Fujitsu the 10 most likely causes of breaches in information security are likely to be down to the behaviour of your own staff.
Related Links Sloppy staff pose risks for their employers posted by Robert Campbell 4:33 PM FBI Nets Phishing FraudstersIt seems that things are going to tough for internet phishers as the US Department of Justice FBI arrests 100 suspects across the US. Most significantly they have used the criminal aspects of fraud rather than any SPAM related law. Related Links http://www.usdoj.gov http://www.fbi.gov/ US net fraud suspects get collars felt posted by Robert Campbell 2:50 PM EMC gives MD5 vulnerabilities the brush off
 EMC's Centera is at the heart of many email archiving solutions including KVS's Enterprise Vault. Relying on the underlying data store for the protection of the data is the only way they can attempt to achieve any kind of tamper proof quality to their archive.
Recently the security of Centera's MD5 Hashing algorithm has been questioned, throwing into doubt the real value of using this approach to achieve compliance.
While EMC brushes off Centera compliance question there are still some doubts within the industry.
Related Links Connected ArchiveStore/EM compelling reasons EMC Corp. EMC Double Sales Watch what you say posted by Robert Campbell 12:21 PM Wigan MBC selects ArchiveStore/EM
 Wigan Metropolitan Council have selected ArchiveStore/EM for their email archiving requiements.
With 5,000 users, Wigan chose Connected ArchiveStore/EM™ as its email archiving solution rather than KVS or Educom's EAS. ArchiveStore/EM enables true regulatory compliance using server, based email capture, security, audit-ability and full search capabilities. Wigan Council is able to meet the email-related requirements set by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) as well as internal corporate governance needs.
"With Connected ArchiveStore/EM, we could get a secure, tamper-proof solution for compliance needs, while also benefiting from storage efficiencies," said Paul Fairhurst, infrastructure manager for Wigan Council. "Connected offers a strategic solution for Wigan Council because it helps us ensure the authenticity of each email by providing an audit trail from origin to disposition. This is critical for achieving regulatory compliance."
Related LinksWigan Metropolitan Council Connected ArchiveStore/EM Compelling reasons to choose ArchiveStore/EM rather than KVS Enterprise Vault or EAS for your email archiving requirements posted by Robert Campbell 11:52 AM Tuesday, August 24, 2004Who's looking at you? RBOT Trojan captures webcam video
 ecommnet do not normally write news stories about virus outbreaks or specific virus threats. We believe that all our readers will be vigilant and have already signed up to one or other of the manufacturer's news feeds. However there is a new threat which if it was not so serious would be amusing. The RBOT virus is so multi faceted that it includes the ability to capture images and sound from an installed web cam on the target PC.The Trojan is very serious and users should ensure that AV systems are up to date as well as operating systems are fully patched. The vulnerabilities exploited by the Trojan are the following Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-001 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-007 Related Links posted by Robert Campbell 10:50 AM
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