http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. Sophos Security Threat Report 2009 This detailed report runs to 20 pages and draws on information not only from Sophos' enormous customer base but also from SophosLabs, a global network of analysis centres which identifies an infected web page every 4.5 seconds and receives 20,000 items of suspect code on a daily basis. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2539 Protection for Mac and Linux computers: nice to have or need to have? More and more organisations are using Mac and Linux computers, and as they do so, they are becoming more of a target for hackers as a way into networks and as a means of infecting web sites. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2478 Online Identity Theft: Recognition, Prevention, Protection Protect your employees and your company with this free pack of resources to educate end users about the threat of Online ID Theft. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2451 Protecting Against the Four Leading Causes of Data Breach This whitepaper demonstrates how organizations can prevent the four leading causes of data breach by exploiting their existing investment at the Content Aware gateways for a fraction of the cost of “pure-play” DLP solutions. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2429 Navigating toward net-centricity The defense industry is undergoing a transformation from the industrial to the net-centric age. The goal of network-centric operations is now widely accepted, yet getting there is proving difficult. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2428 How the UK Public Sector can Harness the Power of Social Networking This paper on social networking is the third in a series specifically focusing on IT in the UK public sector. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2425 Building public trust The role of Information Assurance in UK public sector transformation. This paper on information assurance is the fourth in a series specifically focusing on IT in the UK public sector. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2407 PCI DSS success: Achieving Compliance and Increasing Web Application Availability Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) can hardly be described as new. What is relatively new, however, is the mounting pressure to achieve compliance with it, along with a shift in its status from “best practice” to “requirement” for guidelines applicable to Web-facing application. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2367 Email on Guard - Symantec chose the DellTM PowerEdgeTM server platform Dell OEM Industry Solutions Group helps Symantec expand into the e-mail security market while helping to save the company a seven-figure investment in an on-site repair network. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2348 Countering Misconceptions about Data Encryption: State-of-the-Art Techniques Discredit Myths This paper examines the common myths that exist about data encryption and discusses the most recent techniques and changes in computing environments that have elevated encryption as a data security tool and enabled practical everyday use of this valuable technology. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2306