Value-added distributor Cohort Technology has secured authorised education delivery partner status for Symantec in the UK and Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement Cohort will supply authorised PGP training for Symantec’s customers and partners from its dedicated training centre in Basingstoke. “We are delighted to be confirmed as a Symantec authorised education delivery partner. [...]

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has apologised after patient data was stolen from a doctor’s home. The data, that includes 1,000 patients’ names, dates of birth and hospital treatment, was on a laptop that had been taken home, contravening policy, and was stolen from the doctor’s home in November. Talking to BBC News, Dr [...]

IronKey, the leader in secure and managed portable computing solutions, today announced Cohort as a value-added distributor of IronKey products throughout the UK & Ireland. The agreement will enable IronKey to expand their network of IT security partners and also increase market share of secure encrypted portable storage devices in key markets through Cohort’s existing [...]

Spending on network access control (NAC) devices will return to pre-recession levels next year, claims Infonetics Research. According to the market watcher’s research, spending on the technology will match levels witnessed during the technology’s peak in 2008, when sales topped $250m (£156m). It also predicts that figure will soar to $400m by 2014. Compared with [...]

The UK’s critical infrastructure – such as power grids and emergency services – faces a “real and credible” threat of cyber attack, the head of GCHQ says. The intelligence agency’s director Iain Lobban said the country’s future economic prosperity rested on ensuring a defence against such assaults. The internet created opportunities for hostile states and [...]