15.01.2010

Securing Security against the “Triple Threat”

Even the best IT security technologies are useless if someone possesses the "triple threat" - the will, the means and the access to compromise sensitive company data. And, as statistics unfortunately bear out, all too often that triple threat holder is currently on your payroll. Enterprise IT professionals spend vast amounts of time, money and energy on firewalls, anti-virus software and myriad other technologies to keep people out, and far less time focusing on ensuring that those on the inside comply to an equally robust set of security policies. more13.01.2010

Integrated Total Solutions

The world is affected by the four megatrends demographic change, urbanization, climate change and globalization. Building Technologies Division provided answers at the Siemens Airport Center to questions as to how people, the environment and important infrastructure facilities can be protected.

Personal security as well as the proper functioning of private and public infrastructures are gaining importance in our globalized world. This is especially true at airports, in which high standards of mobility, security and optimum workflows are expected. more05.01.2010

Bluehill ID and SCM Microsystems

SCM Microsystems, provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and Bluehill ID AG announced that the transaction to combine their respective businesses has closed. more01.01.2010

Safeguarding Your Reputation

In this article David Tomlinson, managing director for leading data security company, Data Encryption Systems (DES), takes a detailed look at how ­encryption can safeguard a company's reputation - and at the same time protect against unnecessary fines. Tomlinson's article explains in detail how simple encryption is to use and why it should be as common place in an organisations policies and procedures as installing antivirus software. more