In the News
As businesses become more interconnected and technology advances, data becomes less secure. CREDENT collects articles relevant to data security threats and business data management to provide food for thought to partners, customers and potential customers. These real-world scenarios should provide evidence that organizational data security is a major concern for today’s businesses and organizations.
Consumer Tech Pollutes Enterprise IT
As big companies struggle to ban social networking from employees' smartphones, Cisco uses third-party technologies to build on smartphone VPN product.
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Most IT Professionals Fail to Encrypt USB
Over half of IT professionals do not encrypt the USB sticks they use to store company data, a survey has revealed.
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Carriers Target Ease of Use
Gerald Shields, CIO of Aflac, names Addison, Texas-based security vendor Credant Technologies as a key partner on a hard drive project recently implemented by Aflac to make life easier for their agents.
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Working In Bed
Do you work in bed? If so, you're not alone. About a quarter of workers in the UK reported using a mobile device such as a laptop in bed before they went to sleep.
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Half a Million Pound Fines for Data Breaches from Today
The Information Commissioner will be able to issue fines of up to half a million pounds to businesses that break the Data Protection Act.
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Hang up on data breaches
The outbreak of potential data breach reports in the UK prompts obvious and inevitable questions.
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The confession of a chief executive and his lost laptop
CREDANT's Chief Technology Officer tells a woeful tale of a CTO losing a laptop and the consequences that followed.
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Portable Devices and the Data Protection Act
Gain insight into how the Data Protection Act affects portable computing devices and those who are held accountable for the data held on them.
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Vulnerabilities, Regulatory Compliance Drive Data Protection Market
In this difficult economy -- some say because of the economy -- data security remains a spending priority. Companies still must meet regulatory compliance requirements; layoffs, and the specter of impending layoffs, have exacerbated corporate concerns about employees taking sensitive information out the door.
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Pillowtalk Is A Victim Of The New Economy
A new survey from UK reveals that one in four city workers surveyed in London work on their laptops IN BED for at least two hours a week.
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Office intruder 'steals' data
There have been high profile cases of laptops left on trains and, according to a recent survey from data security firm CREDANT Technologies.Learn More
Trade in secondhand BlackBerries booming in Nigeria
A TV investigation has revealed that secondhand BlackBerries on Nigerian markets are priced according to the data held on them, not the age or the model of a phone.Learn More
How DoD can maximize & use removeable media
As 2008 came to an end, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed reports that some military networks had been breached by malicious software uplodaed via removable media.Learn More
You Are The Weakest Link – Goodbye!
Human error continues to be the primary cause of Information Technology (IT) security breaches. In fact, the UK Government has faced repeated embarrassments over lost data, with over 270 data breaches being reported over the past year alone.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stated that the government cannot promise the safety of personal data entrusted by the public, citing human error as the reason. So that’s okay then, isn’t it? Of course it’s not.Learn More
Valspar Chemist Charged With Stealing Company Secrets
A former Valspar Corp. employee was accused by U.S. prosecutors of stealing trade secrets from the paint maker, then packing his belongings for a one-way trip to China where a new job in the same business awaited him.Learn More
DHL Spoofed, NYPD Goofed, And Cybercrook Runs For Office
Forget the Sopranos. In the 21st Century, the mafia is digital. But just like the old days, they focus on the shipping industry, corruption inside law enforcement, and political implantations.Learn More
Mobile users at risk of ID theft
A survey of London commuters suggests that 4.2m Britons store data on their mobiles that could be used in identity theft in the event they are stolen.Learn More
Brits stuff mobiles with risky ID data
CREDANT's recent survey found that 80% of mobile phone users store information on their phones that could easily be used to steal a person's identity. This stored data can be easily used for ID theft purposes, especially because of the minimal security measures they take to guard the data. Learn More
The Worm that Turned
CREDANT's recent survey found that many hospital staff regard mobile devices as an essential tool. Just last month, three London hospitals were hit by a computer virus that shut down large parts of their IT systems demonstrating that old threats do not go away. Learn More
Tighter budget, canny spending
During these dark days, companies will need to look at ways to reduce overheads, be smart with their diminishing budgets and seek solutions that provide value for money, says Michael Callahan, Credant. Learn More
City workers keep Blackberrys close on holiday: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Many City workers are unlikely to have a relaxing summer holiday this year, with 83 percent admitting they will take their mobile phone or Blackberry with them, a report said on Monday. Learn More
OP-ED: Lessons of NIH’s stolen laptop
Peter Morrison, Credant Technologies, discusses security needs of Federal agencies and how they “must guard against the instinct to make a knee-jerk decision to buy a solution simply to meet OMB M-06-16. The goal of the federal mandate is not compl Learn More
Security pros focused on internal threat, training
The 2008 Global Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by analyst firm Frost and Sullivan for certification organization (ISC)2, reports that organizations are shifting their focus to the threat posed by insiders and turning their attention Learn More
CSO Online
March 19, 2008 - New security threats from every which way As virtualization, SOA and mobility projects proliferate and converge, they open the enterprise to a rash of troublesome network security problems. Hear from Credant customer Gaylord Hotel Learn More
700,000 people could be affected by security breach
Indianapolis - Sensitive personal information of hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could be in the hands of thieves. The data is stored on computers stolen from a south side collection agency. Learn More
Tips for Mobile Data Security
Accounting Web IT Zone - Under the Data Protection Act, most commercial organizations have a legal obligation to protect data effectively. Peter Mitteregge of Credant Technologies sets out a basic outline for coping with the risks of mobile computing Learn More
NetworkWorld - Credant boosts system file encryption for laptops
New encryption features don't require additional authentication step for users Learn More
ITWeek - Credant Technologies works on the insider threat
Credant Technologies' new tech will shore up organisations' defences Learn More
Nemertes Research Newletter
When Pakistan decided to censor YouTube this weekend, it unfortunately botched the technology. By issuing BGP routes that black-holed YoutTube, government officials hoped to stop all national access.Learn More
UK gov't laptop with confidential disc sold on eBay
Computerworld, Feb. 28, 2008 - The disc had the words 'Home Office' and 'Confidential' written on it.Learn More
Computer Business Review - Credant launches mobile guardian enterprise edition v6.0
Credant, a provider of endpoint data protection solutions, has launched Credant mobile guardian enterprise edition v6.0 with Full Data Encryption2 specifically for Windows and Vista platforms.Learn More
Global Security Magazine - CREDANT Launches Full Data Encryption2
CREDANT Technologies, specialist in endpoint data protection solutions, has once again redefined security for data residing on vulnerable endpoints with the latest release of CREDANT® Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition (v6.0).Learn More
Windows IT Pro - CREDANT'S Full-Data Encryption
"FDE" is usually thought of as the acronym for "full-disk encryption," but to CREDANT Technologies, "FDE" means "full-data encryption."Learn More
eBIZq - Credant Launches Full Data Encryption
CREDANT Technologies has released CREDANT® Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition (v6.0). Learn More
Credant launches Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition v6.0
Computer Business Review - Credant, a provider of endpoint data protection solutions, has launched Credant Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition v6.0 with Full Data Encryption2 specifically for Windows and Vista platforms Learn More
Credant Technologies works on the insider threat
IT Week, 20 Feb 2008 - Security firm CREDANT Technologies has launched new technology that will protect organizations from both insider and external threats in a single solution. Learn More
A lot of functionality at a low cost
In what SC Magazine calls "the toughest group review we've had in a long time," this article highlights the best of Portable Device Security and awards CREDANT Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition with 5 of 5 stars. Learn More
Data breach costs soar
43% rise in costs as companies scramble to notify customers Nov. 29, searchsecurity.com Learn More
Credant Technologies: Making a Name
August 14, 2007 By Darrell Dunn, CIO Insight Learn More
Data breaches, compliance drive intellectual property protection
10 Jul 2007 | SearchSecurity.com - Companies are bracing themselves for the next data breach, implementing technology and processes to protect intellectual propertyLearn More
GAO Reports Data Breaches are Frequent, Full Extent of Resulting Identity Theft is Unknown
Jul 5, 2007, GTN While comprehensive data do not exist, available evidence suggests that breaches of sensitive personal information have occurred frequently.Learn More
