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Securing the smartphone: Infosecurity interviews RIM on security Scott Totzke, vice president of BlackBerry security with Research in Motion, was speaking earlier this week at the eCrime Congress in London and Infosecurity got a chance to chat with him about the latest trends in mobile security.
19 March 2010 Research reveals 1 in 4 children have tried hacking A study just published claims to show that, although 78% of children knowing that hacking it is wrong, one in four of them have tried hacking into other people's Facebook accounts.
19 March 2010 F-Secure outlines plans for simpler, lighter and safer IT security IT security applications have come a long way since the days of 500 kilobyte anti-virus applications of the late 1980s, but with the latest ITsec software coming on DVD-ROMs, F-Secure has made the refreshing announcement that it plans to release simpler, lighter and safer packages in the future.
19 March 2010 Smart energy meters securely meet WiFi It looks as though the smart energy meters that energy companies in the UK and US are committed to installing in the years ahead will be WiFi-enabled, as the ZigBee Alliance and the WiFi Alliance are linking up.
18 March 2010 Industry prepares for new ICO penalties starting next month The IT security industry - and its customers - are starting to prepare for the introduction of new and stiff penalties for organisations that allow data to be stolen or leak, and could reasonably be said to be aware of the risk.
18 March 2010 ISACA leader gives thumbs up to classifying security as highest priority in data center planning Research just published claims to show that security, price and power - in that order - are the three main drivers when it comes to companies reviewing their data center requirements.
18 March 2010 Comment: Who can you trust with your organization’s information? Martyn Smith of Logically Secure looks at a number of high-profile breaches of data security and their underlying causes. He also examines how organisations passing on valuable data to third parties can assure its protection and better understand each other’s security without relying only on trust or intrusive inspections
17 March 2010 SQL injection attacks are in decline – or are they? IBM's X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk report claims to show an 11% fall in discovered vulnerabilities compared to 2008, including a decline in the largest categories, such as SQL injections and ActiveX.
17 March 2010 Comment: XTM is here – move over UTM Ian Kilpatrick of Wick Hill looks at the benefits of XTM appliances, the next step up from UTM, and why they are well suited to larger organisations
17 March 2010 Online ads are an avenue for viruses Researchers at Alwil Software, the company behind the popular Avast IT security software, say that portals such as Fox Audience Network and Yahoo are topping the firm's lists of compromised online ad servers and potentially infecting internet users.
17 March 2010 Spammers launch massive offensive during February The latest batch of monthly research into spam and phishing from Symantec claims to show that spammers are using recent car recalls as a premise to deliver spam messages and phish users' personal details.
17 March 2010 Comment: Security doubts about the cloud According to VASCO Data Security’s Jan Valcke, strong authentication can surmount end-users’ security concerns and prevents revenue loss for SaaS providers
17 March 2010 Trusteer introduces real-time malware analysis technology Trusteer, the internet authentication, encryption and security specialist, has taken the wraps off a real-time malware analysis and remediation technology for banks and other financial institutions.
16 March 2010 Windows and Mac users asked to upgrade to Safari 4.0.5 Whilst the industry seems transfixed by a tablet computer that does not currently appear to multitask, Apple Computer is also up other things than selling iPads, releasing a major update to its Safari web browser.
16 March 2010 Sunbelt Software opens European headquarters After several months of quietly hiring staff in the European IT security industry, Sunbelt Software has opened a new sales and research centre in Marlow.
16 March 2010 End point security webinar scheduled for Tuesday It's about three weeks before the new ICO penalties for serious data losses and leaks will begin, so Infosecurity is pleased to be hosting a webinar at 3pm on Tuesday titled: 'End point security – How to stay out of the headlines and avoid a £500 000 fine.'
15 March 2010 Jericho Forum intros new IT security self-assessment evaluation tool The Jericho Forum has taken the wraps off a self-assessment tool designed to evaluate the effectiveness of IT security products.
15 March 2010 New zero-day Internet Explorer 6/7 vulnerability allows trojan to slip through The steady stream of vulnerabilities discovered in Internet Explorer has continued with the revelation that a zero-day issue with IE 6.x and 7.0 allows a trojan that can steal personal and sensitive data to sneak on to a user's PC.
15 March 2010 Privacy is now a major concern for internet users. Research just published claims to show that more than half of internet users do not trust privacy policies posted on websites, and that just 28.5% respond positively when asked: "do you believe that online sites will actually honour privacy policies they have posted?"
15 March 2010 Koobface command-and-control servers double in 48 hours Kaspersky Lab has reported a massive surge in activity surrounding Koobface, a highly prolific worm that infects social networking sites.
12 March 2010 UK government Cyber Security Operations Centre going live soon If you're a follower of government cybersecurity matters you may have heard that the UK government's Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) was due to open about now.
12 March 2010 HSBC reveals Swiss data theft affects 24 000 high rollers HSBC's Swiss banking operation – operating in an industry that is reknowned for its secrecy – has been rocked by revelations that details on as many as 24 000 of its wealthiest clients have been leaked.
12 March 2010 79% of Twitter users are not real users of social networking Research just published claims to show that usage of Twitter, the social networking site, is taking off into the mainstream, but that large numbers of users are not using the service for the purpose it was originally designed for.
11 March 2010 Smartphone apps need securing at the software development stages Smartphones could very easily become spy phones, with hackers able to eavesdrop on your conversations, researchers at Rutgers University in the US have warned.
11 March 2010 Healthcare IT professionals mistrustful of cloud security Confirming the outlook of NHS IT professionals at the Mobile and Wireless Healthcare conference in Birmingham late last month, a survey due to be published next week will show that health professionals are highly sceptical about migrating to the cloud, owing to serious security worries.
11 March 2010 Infosecurity Europe Exhibitor List All of the below companies will be exhibiting at the show. For full company profiles, please visit www.infosec.co.uk
10 March 2010 New Products and Services at Infosecurity Europe 2010 Acuity Risk Management LLP launches portfolio of integrated risk and assurance management solutions
10 March 2010 RSA: IdentityFinder announces social networking ID theft product IdentityFinder, the identity theft prevention company, are set to offer protection for social networking sites later this year.
10 March 2010 Quest webinar reveals corporate password strategies The tricky task of password management strategies has been reviewed and discussed in a successful webinar with analyst Nigel Stanley and password specialist Stuart Harrison of Quest Software.
10 March 2010 Kroll Associates up for sale Kroll Associates – the IT-enabled detective and investigations firm acquired by insurance giant Marsh & McLennan in 2004 for more than $1.9bn – is now up for sale, according to newspaper reports.
10 March 2010 Vodafone reportedly distributing Mariposa botnet Reports are coming in that Vodafone is distributing the new HTC Magic smartphone with the Mariposa botnet in the handset software, although it remains unclear from which mobile distributor the handset was sourced.
10 March 2010 Standardisation is the key reducing risk in unified communications Research released today by FaceTime Communications claims to show that IT professionals are underestimating the security risks associated with deployment of unified communications.
10 March 2010 CeBIT: Kaspersky warns over highly intelligent smartphone malware Last week saw the giant CeBIT Computer Fair taking place in Hannover, Germany, and German newspaper Bild published an interesting interview with Marco Preuss, a security analyst with Kaspersky Lab, in which he warns of the increasing sophistication of mobile phone malware.
09 March 2010 CIFAS reports identity theft fraud soaring CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has reported a surge of almost a third in identify theft fraud during 2009, something that it says points to collusion between criminal gangs and staff working inside financial services companies.
09 March 2010 Kaspersky Lab reports that Gumblar is rising again After quietly fading away for several months, the February malware lists from Kaspersky Lab show that the Gumblar worm – a trojan downloader – has dominated the charts during the month.
09 March 2010 Keynote Theatre Agenda The 2010 Keynote programme will address the security issues and pressures that organisations face in an increasingly mobile and global working environment. Leading security experts, industry innovators and speakers from the end-user community who will provide expert analysis, real-life case studies, strategic advice and predictions.
08 March 2010 NEW - The Discussion Den Theatre In the new Discussion Den you can get involved in high-level, technical and interactive panel sessions.
08 March 2010 Business Strategy Theatre Agenda Focussing on the challenges and issues facing management, CEO's and other board level directors.
08 March 2010 Technical Theatre Agenda Covering Information Security issues and technical advances.
08 March 2010 How to get to Infosecurity Europe at Earl’s Court Opening hours and travel to Earl's Court:
08 March 2010 Cyber-Ark to go large on privileged user account security Cyber-Ark is planning to unveil v6.0 of its Privilege Identity Management Suite (PIMs) at the Infosecurity Europe show next month, Adam Bosnian, the firm's vice president of products, strategy and sales, has revealed.
08 March 2010 Sophos reveals how Twitter, Yahoo and Google Adsense can be used to infect users with malware Sophos claims to have uncovered an interesting new hybrid style of security attack on Twitter users that taps into security issues with Yahoo and Google's Adsense advertising service.
08 March 2010 Microsoft cautions WinXP users to avoid the F1 key A new VBScript vulnerability that is apparently being exploited by hackers in the wild has caused Microsoft to warn Windows XP users to avoid hitting the F1 function key if requested to by a website.
08 March 2010 SunbeltLabs detects surge in trojans during February Sunbelt Software's list of top malware infections seen during February claims to show that there was a sizeable surge in trojans during the month.
05 March 2010 Consumers' Association say `bullying' law firm complaint is being pursued by solicitor's association A law firm that has been widely criticised for apparently falsely accusing hundreds of internet users of illegal file sharing is to be investigated by the Solicitor's Regulatory Authority (SRA), Which? magazine has announced.
05 March 2010 Kaspersky researcher says `human vulnerabilities' need patching too A paper just published by Kaspersky Lab, the Russian headquartered IT security vendor, claims to highlight the need for `human vulnerabilities' to be patched, in much the same way that computer software needs updating on a regular basis.
05 March 2010 Infosecurity professionals still in demand says ISC(2) survey Global research published today by ISC(2), the not-for-profit IT security industry association, claims to show that ITsec professionals have been more resilient than most when it comes to salary hikes and their skills being in demand.
04 March 2010 Argos allegedly emails out embedded HTML payment card credentials Reports are coming in that discount retailer Argos, which allows customers to buy from its website, as well as order goods online for pickup from one of its many stores, has allegedly been mailing out customer payment card details – including the three and four digit CVV codes normally found on the signature strip or the front of the card – in its confirmatory emails
04 March 2010 F-Secure intros Mac protection technology F-Secure, an IT security vendor normally associated with PCs and Windows, has branched out into Apple Macs, with the development of Mac Protection, which it claims gives Mac users the same levels of IT security protection that its PC users have enjoyed for some time.
04 March 2010 RSA: (ISC)² cyber security awareness for kids At the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, (ISC)²,Microsoft, and RSA conference co-sponsor a session to train member volunteers for its Safe and Secure online programme.
03 March 2010 Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson reports on Adware Spyware Detective Whilst the RSA Conference 2010 is going on in San Francisco, Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's security spokesperson has been expounding on how criminals are battling against the rising ride of anti-malware technologies in the marketplace.
03 March 2010 RSA: Qualys teams with Imperva on website security Hard on the heels of announcing a free website infection scanning service, Qualys has teamed up with fellow IT security vendor Imperva to integrate some of their respective software offerings.
03 March 2010 Mabezat worm targets job seekers Reports are coming in about a worm that appears in an email, masquerading as a job offer or detailing job-related information. Known as Win32.Worm.Mabezat.J. The worm appears to be a variant of an earlier edition, but uses clever wording to persuade recipients to click through on to an infected web page.
03 March 2010 RSA: Solera networks partners with EMC Active network forensics company Solera Networks announced its partnership with EMC at RSA Conference 2010 on March 2 in San Francisco.
03 March 2010 RSA: Schmidt announces transparent national US cybersecurity strategy Howard Schmidt, Cyber security advisor to President Obama, announced the revision of the classification guidance for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (or CNCI), during his keynote at RSA conference 2010 in San Francisco.
02 March 2010 RSA: Microsoft reveal plans for a safer internet In his keynote address at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, outlined how Microsoft will apply its end to end trust vision to cloud computing.
02 March 2010 RSA: Securing cloud computing is industry responsibility says Art Coviello In his keynote at RSA 2010, San Francisco, RSA President Art Coviello spoke of the industry’s latest and greatest challenge: securing cloud computing.
02 March 2010 RSA: M86 introduces one-stop appliance technology and launches into cloud M86 Security has taken the wraps off a one-stop integrated security appliance that combines its threat analysis technology with a drill-down dashboard interface. At the same time the company has extended its web gateway technology into the cloud computing environment.
02 March 2010 RSA: PCI DSS survey shows that encryption is tops when it comes to end-to-end security According to a survey of qualified security assessors (QSA), the optimum methodology for end-to-end security protection is encryption.
02 March 2010 RSA: Check Point unveils secure USB drive technology Check Point Software Technologies has taken the wraps off a secure USB drive system. Known as Abra, the unit is designed to offer PC or Windows-based terminal users a secure virtualised workspace that is highly portable between machines.
02 March 2010 Laptop theft can be reduced by turning off WiFi Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
02 March 2010 Veracode report exposes application security failures According to the Veracode ‘State of Software Security’ report, between 58 and 88 percent of all applications submitted to Veracode for verification did not achieve an acceptable security score upon first submission. The exact percentage depends on the standard applied, based on application criticality.
02 March 2010 Time for cloud computing says Webroot CTO Gerhard Eschelbeck, CTO of Webroot, tells Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway that “2010 is the right time to engage in cloud computing”, as they catch up in Silicon Valley.
01 March 2010 RSA: Qualys introduces free malware detection Qualys has become the first on-demand network and site vulnerability company to launch a free malware detection service, designed to protect websites from malicious activities and stop visitors from being infected by malware.
01 March 2010 Hackers reach a technology critical mass says Imperva After years of gestation and evolution, criminal hackers are reaching critical mass in terms of their knowledge and ability to develop new attack methodologies, says Imperva.
01 March 2010 Twitter phish floods network with short URLs Reports are coming in of a major Twitter phish - almost certainly using automated software generated on multiple accounts - with a header of `Is this you?' or a similar variant.
01 March 2010 Capgemini and Sogeti team up on software testing Capgemini and its subsidiary, Sogeti, have unveiled a portfolio of enhanced software resting services, creating what is claimed to be one the largest dedicated testing practices in the industry, supported by over 6 400 test specialists globally and up to 11 000 further applications specialists, across over 30 countries.
01 March 2010 Real life security in the NHS revealed For Tracy Andrew, his military background stands him in good stead for dealing with the real-world IT security issues he and his team encounter when dealing with the sharp end of technology problems that staff in three health trusts experience.
01 March 2010 Secure web/IP proxy service launches in the UK Network Intercept has linked up with Nick Lewis, the former sales and channel director of Webroot, to launch Secure-Me, a highly secure web browsing and internet proxy service, in the UK.
01 March 2010 Effective mobile security is a reality says BlackBerry Introducing mobile technology into the NHS, especially smartphones, can generate good cost savings, as well as enhance the security of the staff and the patient, said Daniel Morrison-Gardiner, a senior government account manager with BlackBerry.
25 February 2010 Launchpad Europe warns IT security vendors: don't forget the channel Launchpad Europe, the market acceleration specialist, says that its recent IT Security Index analysis has revealed the true value for IT security professionals of consulting with many different kinds of technical advisors.
25 February 2010 2010 will be the year of cloud computing A study from Resource on Demand, the IT recruitment company, claims to show the company has been receiving a record number of enquiries for salesforce and software-as-a-service (SaaS) specialists during the first month of the year.
25 February 2010 HSBC offers free Trusteer password software to all HSBC has joined Santander, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest in offering online banking customers free copies of Trusteer's Rapport password protection software.
24 February 2010 VeriSign extends trust seal to smaller e-commerce sites VeriSign has launched a new service designed to offer e-commerce firms that do not need SSL certificates a new way to secure and build greater consumer trust in their websites.
24 February 2010 Kaspersky Lab warns of increasingly sophisticated malware threat Research just published by Kaspersky Lab claims to show that, whilst malicious software – including viruses, spyware, hackers and spam – detected in 2009 was broadly at the same levels as seen in 2008, the company warns that it is seeing increasingly sophisticated malware.
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