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Survey finds 77% of IT staff say their outsourcers invent work for profit

Data gathered by Lieberman Software suggests organisations should proceed cautiously when outsourcing critical IT security and management operations

A new survey from Lieberman Software Corporation, taken at the recent Infosecurity Europe 2011 event in London and mirrored at RSA Conference 2011 in San Francisco, shows that the relationship between many outsourcing companies and their clients is at a breaking point. According to the survey, an astonishing 77% of IT professionals who work in organisations that use outsourcing say their outsourcers have “...made up...” work in order to earn extra money.

: BILL BOYLE; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 11 May 2011 15:15

Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group begins Exercise Cypriot Lion

Vigilance can authoritatively reveal that Seven Royal Navy warships and auxiliaries, together with embarked Royal Marines and helicopters, will converge on waters off the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus this week for a series of long-planned naval exercises designed to demonstrate the versatile capabilities and high readiness of the Response Force Task Group (RFTG).

: EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:54

"Go for it, guys!" Battle Back Bisons told

There are some inspiring words that can make a team with special circumstances forget their situations or misfortune and rise up to the challenge,hence Vigilance can report that an ice sledge hockey squad made up of injured service personnel having been so challenged took to the rink today following a year’s worth of preparation to get them ready to compete in the National Ice Sledge League.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:19

Survey reveals 41 percent IT professionals carry sensitive data on mobile devices unprotected

A study by Origin Storage – the secure storage specialist, has revealed that 41 percent of what should be a security savvy audience are carrying sensitive information on mobile devices unprotected. In fact, 19 percent revealed that their organisation had suffered a data breach following the loss of a portable device (i.e. laptop, USB, CD) with 54 percent confessing the device had not been encrypted – an offence under the Data Protection Act and subject to regulatory action by the ICO , were it made aware!