Users could face fines of up to £500k if they cause a data security breach!   London, 20th  January 2010 – A survey released today reveals that in the last year, 4,500 memory sticks have been forgotten in people’s pockets as they take their clothes to be washed at the local dry cleaners.   From 6th April onwards if data is lost and it causes a major security breach, this could now cost a company up to £500k with new powers given to the Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) to fine companies who have not sufficiently protected customers details under the Data Protection Act[1].   However, when compared with the same study twelve months ago, the number of these devices languishing forgotten in people’s pockets has halved, and yet it’s still a staggering number of possible data breaches and a potential money spinner for the ICO.  

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Partnership Addresses PCI DSS and Other Enterprise Data Protection Initiatives

Palo Alto, CA and Cambridge, UK - 20 January 2010 - Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, and Voltage Security, Inc., the global leader in end-to-end data protection, announce a technology integration and partnership centered around delivering End-to-End Encryption and key management solutions for the payments industry and broader enterprise security applications.  Through the partnership, the two companies have worked together to integrate Voltage SecureData technology with Thales hardware security modules (HSMs) for customers, Heartland Payment Systems being an example. 

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London 18th January, 2009 –,Weekend reports that the German government has advised Internet users not to use Internet Explorer may not be the optimum solution to the problem of Web browser security, says Trusteer, the customer protection company for online businesses. "The German government appears to be taking a knee-jerk reaction to reports that hackers have been exploiting an IE security weakness, but the problem is that, even if users switch to another Web browser, they are still likely to encounter similar potential security problems,” said Mickey Boodaei, Trusteer's CEO. "What is really needed is a high security - but light-weight – browser security service that creates a secure environment between the users' keyboard and the Web site, so preventing man-in-the-middle, man-in-the-browser, phishing and similar attack methodologies," he added.

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New Security Score Offers Snapshot of Firewall Risk and Compliance Posture; Updated PCI-DSS Reports and Complex Workflow Automation Round Out New Release   January 19, 2010 – Ramat Gan, Israel -- Tufin Technologies, the leading provider of Security Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced version 5.1 of its award-winning Tufin Security Suite (TSS). TSS is the combined offering of Tufin’s flagship firewall operations product, SecureTrack, and Secure Change Workflow, its innovative change management solution. Version 5.1 features the Tufin Security Score, a risk scoring engine that provides all stakeholders with instant visibility into the security and compliance posture of their firewalls, enhanced workflow automation, and updated PCI-DSS reporting. With TSS 5.1, Tufin once again sets the bar for what any organization looking to automate network security policy and change management should expect in terms of functionality, business value, and ease of use. 

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Hard-working hackers have successfully defeated two of the most trusted encryption schemes in digital communications.  Now that the secrets of the popular 3G GSM and GSM A5/1 encryption schemes have been laid bare, security conscious business and government personnel are scrambling to find a secure alternative.  As a result encryption technology companies that do not depend upon these compromised technologies are experiencing a sudden surge in sales.

 

Rehovot, Israel—18 January 2010—Israeli secure communications company Gold Line Group Ltd. (www.gold-lock.com) is experiencing an unexpected upsurge in sales as a result of two major encryption breaches occurring within days of each other.

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