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NCC Group plc Secure Test warn businesses about ‘Thin Client’ security with new whitepaper

24 Aug 2009

Secure Test, the IT security division of leading independent advisor, NCC Group plc, has produced an exclusive whitepaper – “Thin clients: Slim security” - detailing the security risks associated with the use of thin client devices.

Commenting on the need for the white paper, Director of Secure Test, Paul Vlissidis, commented: “It doesn’t matter how new or improved the technology is, the same issues with security come up time and again.

“Thin client devices are in widespread use as an alternative to large estates of desktops that often provide the first foothold on the ladder to full compromise, but, as we detail in our white paper, there are clearly many vulnerabilities that can be exploited in thin clients, which now need to be factored in to security plans.

“If a security evaluation was carried out before any purchase or roll out of a product in a business environment, then these kinds of issues would have been noted and the product used differently. As it is, we are still being seduced by marketing promises and the security issues are creeping in through the side door.

“Security should be part and parcel of the adoption of any new technology, yet it is clearly still not top of the agenda. Any cost saving or business benefit is far outweighed by the possibility of your data being compromised.”

The white paper. “Thin clients: Slim Security” is available upon request. Please contact whitepapers@nccgroup.com for a copy.