- Location
CESG
"-
The UK's Biggest Companies Are Not Considering Cyber Risks in Their Decision
Nov 27, 2013The UK's biggest companies are not considering cyber risks in their decision making, according to a new survey from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The survey, dubbed the cyber governance health check, was sent by the ...
Tags: UK, FTSE, cyber risks, Government
-
NIST Released a Draft Form of a Cyber Security Framework
Oct 24, 2013The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft form of a cyber security framework that is intended to help critical infrastructure owners and operators reduce cyber security risks. ...
Tags: Cyber Security
-
Becrypt and Getac Have Joined Forces to Develop an Android Tablet Solution for Military
Aug 26, 2013Cyber security solutions provider Becrypt and military-specified laptop and tablet manufacturer Getac have joined forces to develop an Android tablet solution for military, defence and the government. The vendors claim that the solution ...
Tags: Computer Products, webservice
-
CESG Has Launched Two New Schemes to Help Organisations Obtain The Relevant Expertise
Aug 16, 2013The Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG) has launched two new schemes to help organisations obtain the relevant expertise in the event that they are subjected to a cyber-attack. CESG, the information security arm of British ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
-
Cyberspace Is Contested Every Day, Every Hour, Every Minute, Every Second
May 20, 2013Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban. In an article entitled "Countering the cyber threat to ...
Tags: Cyber-Crime, Computer Products
-
The Government's Vision to Have Every Home in The UK Is Getting Closer
Apr 5, 2013The government's vision to have every home in the UK equipped with smart energy meters is getting closer. Next year comes the mass rollout stage but in the meantime, three remaining bidders are battling it out for the right to provide the ...
Tags: Smart Meters, Electrical, Electronics, Meters
-
British Government Security Group Hasn't Yet Evaluated Security of Blackberry 10 Devices
Mar 26, 2013A British government security group said Wednesday that it hasn't yet evaluated the security of BlackBerry 10 devices such as the Z10. The UK Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) statement was issued following a report Tuesday ...
Tags: British Government, Blackberry
-
The New BB10 Software Has Been Rejected for Use in Sensitive Government Communications
Mar 22, 2013Both BlackBerry and the U.K. government have denied reports that the new BB10 software has been rejected for use in sensitive government communications. Tuesday evening, U.K. newspaper The Guardian reported that the new BB10 operating ...
-
RIM Has Issued a Statement Apologising for Yet Another Service Outage
Dec 28, 2012BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has issued a statement apologising for yet another service outage across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. RIM said: "We are currently experiencing a BlackBerry service issue affecting some ...
Tags: BlackBerry, RIM, service outage, UK
-
Big Mobile Stories of 2012 Affecting Your Business
Dec 28, 2012Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction ...
Tags: mobile, security scares, tablet, IT infrastructure
-
Companies Must Take Responsibility for Cyber Security at Board Level,Warn Government Urged
Dec 27, 2012Companies must take responsibility for cyber security at board level to tackle the exponential growth in attacks, the government has urged. The warning comes as ministers launch a Cyber Security for Business booklet to encourage company ...
-
SCC Become First Supplier on Government's Cloudstore to Win Security Accreditation
Dec 27, 2012IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation. The firm has gained accreditation for its multi-tenanted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) ...
Tags: SCC, Computer Products, G-Cloud
-
Blackberry 10 Platform Is Awarded The US Government's FIPS 140-2 Security Certification
Dec 26, 2012BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that its yet-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 platform has been awarded the US government’s FIPS 140-2 security certification. The Federal Information Processing Standard ...
Tags: Blackberry, Consumer Electronics, US
-
Government Announced Scheme to Help UK Respond Effectively to Increase in Cyber Attacks
Dec 24, 2012The government has announced a scheme to help UK organisations respond effectively to the increase in cyber attacks. The scheme is backed by CESG, the Information Assurance arm of GCHQ, and the Centre for the Protection of National ...
Tags: UK, cyber attacks, Protection of National Infrastructure
-
Government Departments Are Given Go-Ahead to Use Iphones for Sensitive Data
Dec 24, 2012Government departments have been given the go-ahead to use iPhones to send and receive sensitive emails, as part of moves to broaden the number of approved public sector mobile devices beyond BlackBerrys. Under new guidelines, civil ...
Tags: iPhone, mobile device, Apple device, BlackBerry