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A major new initiative was launched today in the UK designed to reduce information security failures in organisations by raising security awareness levels. Remote workers are becoming less vigilant in their online behaviour, according to Cisco's annual study on security awareness and online behaviour. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard is unique compared to other security standards, as PCI provides strong guidance as to how merchants can actually comply with its requirements. Today's world has an unprecedented need for security. From restricting access to physical resources, such as buildings and facilities, to controlling access to IT resources such as computers and networks. The University of California system has agreed to pay the US Department of Energy (DOE) a US$2.8 million fine as a result of a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory last year. Security experts have warned consumers to be aware of the growing threat of ID theft as the online holiday shopping season reaches full swing.. Security firms Trend Micro and Crossbeam Systems have joined forces to introduce Next Generation Content Gateway (NGCG) web threat protection for large networks.. New research from Ernst & Young finds many security teams are still struggling to integrate with the business MessageLab's CEO and co-founder are determined to get a bigger slice of the American pie. Paul Fisher meets two men on a mission. Forgotten and mislaid passwords could be a thing of the past. A German start-up claims its typing recognition system will solve the problems associated with traditional password authentication. Based on his recent tour of Australian capital cities Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, discusses the importance of privacy protection in Australia For decades we have fussed around with how we describe our profession. It started with “data security,” evolved to “computer security,” and then took off in several directions. Recent high-profile security breaches are making it harder to separate the key issues from the hype. Barry Mansfield asks top experts for their advice. The mastermind behind the 2006 DDoS attack on the Philadelphia University which infected 50,000 computers has been identified as an 18-year-old New Zealand man, nicknamed ‘AKILL’. Yet another politician has suggested that blocking the web can save us from terrorists. If only life was that simple. Anti-virus giant Trend Micro today announced the acquisition of Provilla, a data-loss prevention vendor. Confidential data leakage is more likely to cause the dismissal of an IT manager than a virus outbreak on a business network according to a September survey of Australian IT Managers. IT security budgets for small and medium-sized businesses are set to rise next year, according to new research by Astaro. There has been a steady increase in corporate litigation over the past decade, and those legal proceedings are having an unforeseen impact on IT managers. This trend has been accelerated by the recent changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). CIOs today have an opportunity and a challenge: helping their organisations implement critical processes, policies and procedures that not only yield immediate, short-term results but also long-term business gains.