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Lone worker safety essential as British Summer Time officially ends

Sunday 30th October will see British Summer Time (BST) officially coming to an end, with extended hours of darkness now upon us. Personal safety should always be of the utmost importance year round, but particularly during these darker nights, where the risks of crime or accidents can be increased. As such, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is keen to provide advice to employers and employees in particular about the importance of lone worker safety.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; The BSIA Page; Posted On Friday, 28 October 2016 00:17

HAUD SS7 firewall protects 23m subscribers in Vietnam

Vinaphone to benefit from market leading security & monetisation solution

Malta: Go-to partner in A2P monetisation and revenue assurance for mobile operators, HAUD, is now providing its market leading SMS and SS7 solution to Vinaphone, one of the largest mobile network operators (MNOs) in Vietnam.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; InfoSecurity; Posted On Thursday, 27 October 2016 11:14

Nuisance calls global report from Hiya: US, Hong Kong and Brazil have the highest number of unwanted calls

Hiya, the call-blocking and caller ID company, has released its new Robocall Radar Report, which reveals data on nuisance calls based on 3.5 billion calls the company scans globally every month.

The report highlights some of the data and trends from September 2016, including: the percentage of spam calls identified within the month, as well as phone spam across the globe.

A PDF version of Hiya's Robocall Radar Report can be found here, or I can send it to you.

Below are some of the key global findings:

Top Scams of the Countries with the Biggest Mobile Spam Problem

1. United States - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The caller pretends to be with the IRS and demands money for unpaid taxes or will trick the recipient into sharing private information.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; InfoSecurity; Posted On Thursday, 27 October 2016 11:08

FireMon acquires FortyCloud for multi-cloud management

LONDON, UK: FireMon has announced its acquisition of FortyCloud, a field-proven cloud infrastructure security broker. The move advances FireMon’s cloud management capabilities across all major cloud platforms providing a comprehensive view and consistent control of the complex hybrid environments enterprises must manage.