Archive of: September, 2014

• Cyber Essentials - NEWSFLASH

  26 September 2014

  HM Government has announced the mandating of the recently launched Cyber Essentials standard for new Government contracts where any of the following criteria is met: -

  i) Where personal information of citizens, such as home addresses, bank details, or payment information is handled by a supplier.
  
  ii) Where personal information of Government employees, Ministers and Special Advisors such as payroll, travel booking or expenses information is handled by a supplier.

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• Special Offer - Buffalo Storage Server

  25 September 2014

  Yellowspring are pleased to announce a very special offer for all our new customers.

  Working in conjunction with our hardware partner Buffalo, we are now able to offer free installation (worth over £700) on all stocked Windows Storage Server products that are ordered before 31st October (for installations completed by the 31st December 2014).

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• Network login authenticated - it's in your veins!

  16 September 2014

  Barclays has revealed what it says is the future of fraud prevention in corporate banking with the Barclays Biometric Reader, a Hitachi-developed tool that uses "vein authentication technology" to ensure secure customer authentication for corporate transactions. Barclays are looking to roll out the technology to their corporate clients in 2015.

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• Apple iPhone 6 and the threat of BYOD

  16 September 2014

  As we have all heard last week, the launch of the iPhone 6 models is now upon us. 

  Many millions of these new devices are expected to be sold in the UK alone – it is now more important than ever to ensure that your business is protected against these devices accessing your organisational data and network services.

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