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Welcome to the November issue of Data Centre News . A survey from Spiceworks ( Industry News p8 ) has found that fewer than half of IT professionals say their company regularly conducts security audits , and 80 per cent say their end users have gone behind their back to set up unapproved cloud services . It is a surprising statistic to say the least , given that barely a week passes now without a story concerning a data breach somewhere . Recent cases include the Adult FriendFinder website , the software company Sage and the fashion retailer Vera Bradley , to name just three . The Spiceworks story is certainly not unique though . There seems to be a worrying mix of ignorance and laxity around the dangers of cybercrime and the longer it goes on the more difficult it will become to fight against . Just do a quick web search of the most common passwords in use on the Internet and that will give some indication of the risks people expose themselves to without realising . The UK government ’ s pledge to invest £ 1.9bn into the UK ’ s cyber security defence is a welcome move , but with cybercrime costing the global economy around $ 445bn each year the scale of the problem looks a mammoth task . While

every data centre I have visited has been mightily impressive from a physical security point of view , it seems there is much work to do in increasing awareness when it comes to the threat of cybercrime and data breaches . Our special feature on Security , beginning on page 18 , explores some of these threats and what can be done to prevent them .
Also in this issue , Tony Martin of FalconStor joins us in the Meet Me Room on page 16 , and on page 34 Martin Percival of Red Hat looks back at 25 years of Linux in the data centre .
Finally , it gives me great pleasure to welcome Claire Fletcher to the DCN team in the role of news editor . After completing a degree in Journalism five years ago , Claire has spent time travelling in Australia and Asia teaching English as a foreign language . An accomplished writer and blogger , Claire is relishing the chance to work in this ever evolving industry .
Thank you for reading and if you have any opinions on any of the topics discussed please write to editorial @ datacentrenews . co . uk .
Russell Drury Editor
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