http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2220313/urgent-call-tighten-information By Janie Davies Computing 30 Jun 2008 Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are most likely to fail at effectively securing their data said a warning from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) potentially compromising a large portion of the UK economy. SMEs make up 51.9 per cent of annual turnover in the UK and over 99.3 per cent of businesses, according to figures from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. "Information security is now a mainstream political issue, and no longer the province of technologists alone," said Tyler Moore of the Computer Laboratories, University of Cambridge. "In 1999 it became clear that even the latest and greatest technology will not solve all our problems if those who protect and maintain them are not sufficiently movitated. The issue is one of incentives." [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Mon Jun 30 2008 - 23:41:46 PDT
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