As organisations’ infrastructures attempt to deal with the growing volume and complexity of internal and external security threats, Walsall Housing Group is committed to regular penetration testing of its IT systems to highlight potential weaknesses before they are exploited. Phil Pettifer, network and security manager, WHG, said, “Penetration testing gives us peace of mind. It’s…
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New Charter monitors mobile device threat
New Charter Housing Trust Group has been one of the first organisations in the industry to recognise the potential security threat posed by the ubiquity of portable and removable media devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, USB drives, digital cameras and the latest generation of mobile phones. These devices can aid productivity and support flexible…
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Spam-free diet at Synergy Housing
Synergy Housing Group has deployed a package of services from Star to improve services to its tenants and increase the efficiency of its internal processes. The group, formed in 2004 from East Dorset Housing Association, Howell Housing Association, Purbeck Housing Trust and Weymouth and Portland Housing (in April 2006), manages approximately 8000 homes in the…
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Broadband over powerline at Gallions
Gallions Housing Association is testing a service that provides residents at its 5,200 homes in south-east London with affordable broadband direct through their existing electrical sockets. Despite many of Gallions’ dwellings being high-rise blocks, which are usually expensive to connect to broadband, Motorola’s broadband over powerline service was installed in less than a day. Motorola’s…
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Infinite mailbox ends storage problems at Wirral Partner Homes
After Wirral Partner Homes took over the ownership and management of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council’s 13,000 homes, the £150 million transfer programme has included a strategic review of its IT systems, with emphasis on its email capabilities. As email has become the key method for internal communication and external communication with contractors and tenants, WPH…
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Roaming access for MHS Homes
MHS Homes’ decision to move its entire operations, from multiple locations across Kent into a single, purpose-built head office in Chatham, was an ideal opportunity to review and restructure its operations, in particular the ICT infrastructure. MHS Homes was formed in 1990 and is now Kent’s largest independent landlord with 7500 homes in the Medway…
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