http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/ Copyright Elsevier Ltd Intuitiv Ltd (www.intuitiv.net) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:12:46 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/_common/img/template/infosec-uk/site-logo.gif http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8018/koobface-commandandcontrol-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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8018/koobface-commandandcontrol-servers-double-in-48-hours/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8020/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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8020/uk-government-cyber-security-operations-centre-going-live-soon/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8017/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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/8017/hsbc-reveals-swiss-data-theft-affects-24-000-high-rollers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7990/79-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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7990/79-of-twitter-users-are-not-real-users-of-social-networking/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7982/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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:51:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7982/smartphone-apps-need-securing-at-the-software-development-stages/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7981/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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7981/healthcare-it-professionals-mistrustful-of-cloud-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7954/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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:22:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7954/infosecurity-europe-exhibitor-list/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7952/new-products-and-services-at-infosecurity-europe-2010-/ Acuity Risk Management LLP launches portfolio of integrated risk and assurance management solutions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7952/new-products-and-services-at-infosecurity-europe-2010-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7945/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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7945/rsa-identityfinder-announces-social-networking-id-theft-product-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7939/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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7939/quest-webinar-reveals-corporate-password-strategies/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7934/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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:40:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7934/kroll-associates-up-for-sale/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7933/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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:34:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7933/vodafone-reportedly-distributing-mariposa-botnet/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7930/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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:29:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7930/standardisation-is-the-key-reducing-risk-in-unified-communications/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7890/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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7890/cebit-kaspersky-warns-over-highly-intelligent-smartphone-malware-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7888/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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7888/cifas-reports-identity-theft-fraud-soaring/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7886/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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7886/kaspersky-lab-reports-that-gumblar-is-rising-again/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7872/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. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7872/keynote-theatre-agenda/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7870/new-the-discussion-den-theatre/ In the new Discussion Den you can get involved in high-level, technical and interactive panel sessions. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7870/new-the-discussion-den-theatre/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7868/business-strategy-theatre-agenda/ Focussing on the challenges and issues facing management, CEO's and other board level directors. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:19:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7868/business-strategy-theatre-agenda/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7866/technical-theatre-agenda/ Covering Information Security issues and technical advances. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7866/technical-theatre-agenda/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7863/how-to-get-to-infosecurity-europe-at-earls-court/ Opening hours and travel to Earl's Court: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7863/how-to-get-to-infosecurity-europe-at-earls-court/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7845/cyberark-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. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7845/cyberark-to-go-large-on-privileged-user-account-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7841/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. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7841/sophos-reveals-how-twitter-yahoo-and-google-adsense-can-be-used-to-infect-users-with-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7840/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. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7840/microsoft-cautions-winxp-users-to-avoid-the-f1-key/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7834/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. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:54:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7834/sunbeltlabs-detects-surge-in-trojans-during-february/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7833/consumers-association-say-bullying-law-firm-complaint-is-being-pursued-by-solicitors-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. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7833/consumers-association-say-bullying-law-firm-complaint-is-being-pursued-by-solicitors-association/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7831/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. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:43:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7831/kaspersky-researcher-says-human-vulnerabilities-need-patching-too/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7815/infosecurity-professionals-still-in-demand-says-isc2-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. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7815/infosecurity-professionals-still-in-demand-says-isc2-survey/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7814/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 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:24:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7814/argos-allegedly-emails-out-embedded-html-payment-card-credentials/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7813/fsecure-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. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7813/fsecure-intros-mac-protection-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7796/rsa-isc-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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7796/rsa-isc-cyber-security-awareness-for-kids-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7795/trend-micros-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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:10:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7795/trend-micros-rik-ferguson-reports-on-adware-spyware-detective/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7794/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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:57:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7794/rsa-qualys-teams-with-imperva-on-website-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7793/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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7793/mabezat-worm-targets-job-seekers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7762/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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:53:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7762/rsa-solera-networks-partners-with-emc-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7760/rsa-schmidt-announces-transparent-national-us-cybersecurity-strategy/ Howard Schmidt, Cyber security advisor to President Obama, announced the launch of www.whitehouse.org/cybersecurity - a brand new web page launched to prove the commitment of the US government to its transparent cybersecurity strategy - during his keynote at RSA conference 2010 in San Francisco. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:53:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7760/rsa-schmidt-announces-transparent-national-us-cybersecurity-strategy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7758/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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:51:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7758/rsa-microsoft-reveal-plans-for-a-safer-internet-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7755/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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7755/rsa-securing-cloud-computing-is-industry-responsibility-says-art-coviello/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7754/rsa-m86-introduces-onestop-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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7754/rsa-m86-introduces-onestop-appliance-technology-and-launches-into-cloud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7752/rsa-pci-dss-survey-shows-that-encryption-is-tops-when-it-comes-to-endtoend-security/ According to a survey of qualified security assessors (QSA), the optimum methodology for end-to-end security protection is encryption. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7752/rsa-pci-dss-survey-shows-that-encryption-is-tops-when-it-comes-to-endtoend-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7751/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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:35:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7751/rsa-check-point-unveils-secure-usb-drive-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:29:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7721/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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7721/veracode-report-exposes-application-security-failures/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7716/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7716/time-for-cloud-computing-says-webroot-cto/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7696/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:35:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7696/rsa-qualys-introduces-free-malware-detection-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7690/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:12:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7690/hackers-reach-a-technology-critical-mass-says-imperva/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7685/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7685/twitter-phish-floods-network-with-short-urls/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7687/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7687/capgemini-and-sogeti-team-up-on-software-testing-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7684/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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7684/real-life-security-in-the-nhs-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7683/secure-webip-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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7683/secure-webip-proxy-service-launches-in-the-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7644/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. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7644/effective-mobile-security-is-a-reality-says-blackberry/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7642/launchpad-europe-warns-it-security-vendors-dont-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. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7642/launchpad-europe-warns-it-security-vendors-dont-forget-the-channel/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7641/2010-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. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:11:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7641/2010-will-be-the-year-of-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7562/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. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7562/hsbc-offers-free-trusteer-password-software-to-all/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7563/verisign-extends-trust-seal-to-smaller-ecommerce-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. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7563/verisign-extends-trust-seal-to-smaller-ecommerce-sites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7564/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. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7564/kaspersky-lab-warns-of-increasingly-sophisticated-malware-threat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7539/as-cloud-takeup-and-budgets-rise-it-security-firms-are-ripe-for-takeover/ A report just issued says that 40% of organisations are increasing their security budgets this year, with 60% of businesses having moved, or are planning to move, their IT systems into the cloud. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7539/as-cloud-takeup-and-budgets-rise-it-security-firms-are-ripe-for-takeover/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7536/european-data-commissioner-criticises-anticounterfeiting-arrangements/ In a surprising move, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has criticised the the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), saying that the agreement may be unworkable under current European Union data protection laws. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:48:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7536/european-data-commissioner-criticises-anticounterfeiting-arrangements/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7535/call-for-software-vendors-to-take-better-care-when-developing-software/ A consortium of more than 30 major customers of software vendors have called for more secure development of their applications, and for the developers to adhere to best practice at the earliest opportunity. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:39:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7535/call-for-software-vendors-to-take-better-care-when-developing-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7500/it-governance-launches-new-penetration-testing-service/ IT Governance (ITG), which bills itself as a one-stop shop for compliance expertise, has diversified into penetration testing. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:15:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7500/it-governance-launches-new-penetration-testing-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7499/global-report-shows-it-security-is-reaching-top-of-the-agenda-in-many-companies/ Symantec's annual state of the global enterprise security survey shows that 42% of companies now rate security as their top IT issue. And, the survey says, 75% of respondent enterprises say they have suffered a cyberattck in the last 12 months. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7499/global-report-shows-it-security-is-reaching-top-of-the-agenda-in-many-companies/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7497/web-20-is-top-security-threat-to-businesses-in-2010/ Research just released claims to show that web 2.0 technology – and in particular, social networking sites – poses the top risk to small-to-mid-sized businesses in the year ahead. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:37:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7497/web-20-is-top-security-threat-to-businesses-in-2010/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7485/dell-plans-major-industry-cybersecurity-initiative/ Hard on the heels of acquiring Perot Systems late last year, Dell is planning to launch an industry initiative that seeks for industry IT players to pool their talents to defend the internet from cybercriminals. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7485/dell-plans-major-industry-cybersecurity-initiative/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7484/more-problems-with-adobes-security-updates-revealed/ Hard on the heels of problems with Adobe's security update strategies identified this week, it now seems that the installation software used by Adobe for its Reader and Flash applications has a security flaw. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:11:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7484/more-problems-with-adobes-security-updates-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7481/kaspersky-lab-readies-nextgen-network-pc-security-/ Kaspersky Lab, the veteran IT security vendor, has developed a new home/small office network defence technology. Known as PURE, the technology will be unveiled at the CeBIT Computer Faire when it opens in Hannover, Germany, on March 2. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7481/kaspersky-lab-readies-nextgen-network-pc-security-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7478/report-reveals-growth-in-information-security-industry/ Recruitment consultancy specialist, Barclay Simpson, has revealed that the Information Security market is growing. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:48:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7478/report-reveals-growth-in-information-security-industry/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7468/privacy-group-criticise-google-buzz/ US regulators are being pushed to investigate the recently launched social networking site Google Buzz. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:44:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7468/privacy-group-criticise-google-buzz/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7463/microsoft-and-yahoo-search-engine-deal-approved-/ Microsoft is set to takeover Yahoo!’s internet search and search advertising businesses after the deal was given the green-light by US and European competition committees. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:48:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7463/microsoft-and-yahoo-search-engine-deal-approved-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7441/adobe-security-updates-confuse-users/ Adobe has issued a security bulletin warning users of its PDF and Acrobat applications against two widely publicised vulnerabilities but, in the haste to get the relevant patches out of the door earlier this week, one of the two URLs in the update was incorrect. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:54:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7441/adobe-security-updates-confuse-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7440/isaf-raising-awareness-of-main-threats-to-online-security/ The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) has announced a rolling calendar of themes for this year, where each month sees a focus on a main threat to information security. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:46:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7440/isaf-raising-awareness-of-main-threats-to-online-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7439/first-base-technologies-expanding-diversifying/ First Base Technologies is expanding its penetration testing operations, as well as diversifying from its financial services client base and seeking CESG Check compliance as part of the changes. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:35:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7439/first-base-technologies-expanding-diversifying/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7388/microsoft-investigates-potential-privacy-glitch-on-windows-live/ Reports are coming in that recent update to the Windows Live feature of Windows platforms may have triggered a glitch, causing some users to be able to view other users' information. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:27:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7388/microsoft-investigates-potential-privacy-glitch-on-windows-live/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7384/uk-government-begins-crackdown-on-cyber-scams/ The UK government has announced it is tackling the growing problem of fraudsters, criminals and rogue traders who use the internet and email to con consumers. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:21:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7384/uk-government-begins-crackdown-on-cyber-scams/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7377/as-interest-in-brits-music-awards-rises-hackers-move-in/ Whilst many music fans will be aware of the success of UK artists at last night's BRIT music awards, many more users are surfing the internet to find out extra information. But it appears that hackers are exploiting this interest and infecting users' PCs with malware. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:11:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7377/as-interest-in-brits-music-awards-rises-hackers-move-in/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7370/kaspersky-sponsor-six-nations-rugby/ Internet threat management solutions developer, Kaspersky Lab, has announced that it is a sponsor of 2010 RBS Six Nations Rugby tournament. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:33:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7370/kaspersky-sponsor-six-nations-rugby/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7369/cloudmark-acquire-bizanga/ Security solution developer, Cloudmark, has announced it has entered an agreement to takeover message processing platform developers, Bizanga. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:58:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7369/cloudmark-acquire-bizanga/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7351/adult-phishing-migrating-to-social-networking-sites-says-symantec/ The latest state of spam and phishing report from Symantec claims to show that 92% of adult-related phishing is now taking place on social networking sites. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7351/adult-phishing-migrating-to-social-networking-sites-says-symantec/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7349/ministry-of-justice-and-met-staff-disciplined-for-social-network-use/ Two of the UK’s most prominent law enforcement bodies, MoJ and the Met, have disciplined staff for misusing the internet and social networking sites. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:20:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7349/ministry-of-justice-and-met-staff-disciplined-for-social-network-use/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7341/entanet-raises-concern-over-governments-communications-interception-plans/ Communications service provider Entanet has raised a number of concerns regarding the planned UK government surveillance system. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7341/entanet-raises-concern-over-governments-communications-interception-plans/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7340/astaro-slashes-utm-hardware-pricing-by-more-than-50/ Following the success of offering its firewall software for free late last year, unified threat management specialist Astaro has cut pricing on its UTM hardware systems by more than 50%. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7340/astaro-slashes-utm-hardware-pricing-by-more-than-50/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7339/research-shows-more-laptops-get-stolen-from-homes-than-anywhere-else/ A study from laptop security vendor Absolute Software claims to show that around a third of UK laptop thefts happen at home. Interestingly, this appears to be a higher ratio of home thefts than elsewhere in the world. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:48:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7339/research-shows-more-laptops-get-stolen-from-homes-than-anywhere-else/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7327/government-investment-supported-by-websense/ Security solutions vendor, Websense, is supporting government plans to invest £4.3m in combating online fraud. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7327/government-investment-supported-by-websense/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7319/loglogic-embraces-quad-core-audit-logging-management-/ Audit and compliance specialist LogLogic has unveiled a new range of audit and logging software designed specifically for use with the latest generation of quad core processor-based IT systems. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:44:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7319/loglogic-embraces-quad-core-audit-logging-management-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7317/thales-publishes-free-guide-to-securing-data-centre-connectivity/ With cloud computing and data centre connectivity high on the hot topics list at the moment, data security vendor Thales has published a guide on best practice in the secure data centre connectivity stakes. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:37:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7317/thales-publishes-free-guide-to-securing-data-centre-connectivity/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7316/mobile-world-congress-mobile-spam-starting-to-cause-problems/ Cloudmark will announce the results of in-depth research into the growing problem of mobile spam later this week at the Mobile World Congress, which opened in Barcelona, today. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7316/mobile-world-congress-mobile-spam-starting-to-cause-problems/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7286/police-recover-missing-iphone-using-satellite-technology/ The latest 3GS iPhone is a valuable piece of kit and, as you might expect, a number get stolen every day, but Ian Kellett of Cumbria managed to harness his iPhone's global positioning system (GPS) when his handset went missing one Saturday last month. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7286/police-recover-missing-iphone-using-satellite-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7284/hackers-crack-twitter-app-to-generate-spam/ Third-party apps on social networking sites have been criticised in the past for security issues, with the main focus being on Facebook apps, but now the spotlight has fallen on Twitter. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7284/hackers-crack-twitter-app-to-generate-spam/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7282/chip-and-pin-systems-broken-claim-university-researchers/ Ross Anderson and his team at Cambridge University have been reporting on security and operational flaws on the UK's Chip and PIN card authentication system for some time, but now they have published their full report on the technology. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7282/chip-and-pin-systems-broken-claim-university-researchers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7268/data-loss-concerns-over-online-dating/ Life assistance company, CPP, is warning online daters about the dangers of giving out personal information this Valentine's day Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7268/data-loss-concerns-over-online-dating/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7267/spammers-hit-google-buzz-/ Information security vendor, Websense Labs, are warning users that spammers are already abusing Google Buzz, the newly launched social networking site Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:21:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7267/spammers-hit-google-buzz-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7256/facetime-survey-reveals-rising-use-of-web-20-services-in-companies/ A major survey of company internet usage, focusing on staff use of social networking sites, instant messaging and internet telephony services, has revealed a significant gap between the perception and the reality as far as IT managers are concerned. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:10:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7256/facetime-survey-reveals-rising-use-of-web-20-services-in-companies/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7254/romantics-targeted-with-valentines-day-spam/ Virus protection company, PandaLabs, is warning internet users that cyber criminals will use Valentine’s Day-themed content to spread malware. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7254/romantics-targeted-with-valentines-day-spam/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7238/mozilla-admits-it-was-wrong-about-firefox-addon/ The Mozilla Foundation, the open source group behind the popular Firefox web browser, has withdrawn a claim that a software developer had infected a Firefox add-on with a trojan. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:18:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7238/mozilla-admits-it-was-wrong-about-firefox-addon/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7237/serious-fraud-office-warns-on-social-networking-data-harvesting/ The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that Facebook and Twitter – two of the most popular social networking sites – are actively being used by criminals to harvest users' personal financial details. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:14:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7237/serious-fraud-office-warns-on-social-networking-data-harvesting/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7225/scansafe-reports-expose-cybercriminal-malware-activity/ Web security company, ScanSafe, has released its annual report; findings reveal that cyber-criminals are targetting energy companies, pharmaceutical companies and government assets. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7225/scansafe-reports-expose-cybercriminal-malware-activity/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7212/is-your-it-security-hardware-up-to-highspeed-networking/ Infosecurity is hosting a 60-minute webinar at 3pm on Thursday, looking at the issues relating to secure high-speed networking and appliances. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:42:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7212/is-your-it-security-hardware-up-to-highspeed-networking/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7210/fsecure-lands-international-security-deal-with-vodafone/ IT security vendor F-Secure has extended its mobile data protection deal with Vodafone, which dates from two years ago, to cover users of PCs supplied by the international communications giant. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:23:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7210/fsecure-lands-international-security-deal-with-vodafone/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7207/imperva-introduces-discovery-and-assessment-services-/ Data security specialist Imperva has launched its discovery and assessement services - essentially an in-depth IT security audit process - in Europe, following its rollout in the US. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:19:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7207/imperva-introduces-discovery-and-assessment-services-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7206/panda-security-roundtable-discusses-cybersecurity-trends/ Panda Security held its second annual security blogger summit in Madrid last week, at which more than 200 security professionals attended. Discussion highlights of the event included internet mafias, the risks they pose to both consumers and businesses, and how law enforcement should be involved to stop cybercriminals from acting with impunity. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7206/panda-security-roundtable-discusses-cybersecurity-trends/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7200/symantec-warn-football-fans-about-information-security-/ Security software vendor, Symantec, is urging football fans to be cautious when receiving World Cup information online. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7200/symantec-warn-football-fans-about-information-security-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7196/prolexic-chase-botnet-cybercriminals/ Network service security vendor, Prolexic, has released a report highlighting the difficulties in tracing the activities of cybercriminals using botnets. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:20:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7196/prolexic-chase-botnet-cybercriminals/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7154/safer-internet-day-cartoon-to-minimize-risks-for-children/ The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre(CEOP) has launched a cartoon targeting young children, as part of the Safer internet day campaign. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7154/safer-internet-day-cartoon-to-minimize-risks-for-children/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7146/hackers-arrested-after-training-site-shutdown/ Three people suspected of running China’s biggest training website for hackers have been arrested following the government’s decision to close down the site. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7146/hackers-arrested-after-training-site-shutdown/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7141/nasuni-developing-vmwareamazon-cloud-hybrid-service/ A start-up firm has come up with an interesting virtual/cloud data storage service that links a VMware virtualised server environment with cloud-based services such as Amazon S3 (simple storage service), adding in encryption to the mix to boost security levels. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7141/nasuni-developing-vmwareamazon-cloud-hybrid-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7138/barracuda-moves-into-distributed-firewall-technology/ Barracuda Networks has taken the wraps off a new technology firewall platform for distributed architectures that it claims will allow companies to enhance their firewall protection. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7138/barracuda-moves-into-distributed-firewall-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7136/lancashire-police-install-new-audit-and-security-software/ 3ami has announced that Lancashire Constabulary is using its Monitoring and Audit System (MAS) software to comply with new data security regulations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:47:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7136/lancashire-police-install-new-audit-and-security-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7133/safer-internet-day-watch-out-for-fake-updates-says-webroot/ Today, as you may have noticed, is Safer Internet Day, when vendors in the IT security world will almost certainly be appearing on the radio and TV explaining how to surf the net more securely. But, says Webroot, one of those vendors, users should watch – especially today – for fake updates to their security software. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:29:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7133/safer-internet-day-watch-out-for-fake-updates-says-webroot/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7130/komercn-banka-win-gartner-business-intelligence-award/ Information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, has named Komercní banka as the winner of its Business Intelligence Excellence Award, in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:14:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7130/komercn-banka-win-gartner-business-intelligence-award/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7102/information-security-experts-support-cam-initiative/ The Common Assurance Metric (CAM) industry initiative was launched today as a system of assuring security within cloud computing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7102/information-security-experts-support-cam-initiative/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7098/vtesse-appeal-for-network-tax-reforms-rejected/ Networking vendor, Vtesse, is set to take its case to the UK Supreme Court, after callings for fairer tax rulings have been rejected by the UK Court of Appeal Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:45:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7098/vtesse-appeal-for-network-tax-reforms-rejected/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7091/digital-economy-bill-audit-issues-hitting-hard/ It appears that the government's digital economy bill – which seeks to require internet access owners to maintain audit logs – may affect more than communication service providers Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7091/digital-economy-bill-audit-issues-hitting-hard/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7090/fourtyfour-percent-of-employees-steal-hardware-and-intellectual-property-when-leaving-their-employers-/ Research just release by Landesk claims that 44% of employees have stolen IT hardware and intellectual property – including software and databases – when leaving an employer. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:34:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7090/fourtyfour-percent-of-employees-steal-hardware-and-intellectual-property-when-leaving-their-employers-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7089/trend-micro-invests-300-million-in-cloud-computing-/ Trend Micro has set up a new company – TCloud Computing – to develop a cloud operating system for release in the second quarter of this year Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:29:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7089/trend-micro-invests-300-million-in-cloud-computing-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7088/kaspersky-highlights-trojan-threat/ Anti-virus company, Kaspersky lab, has issued a warning about the continual and increasing threat of trojans Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:22:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7088/kaspersky-highlights-trojan-threat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7082/websense-report-exposes-hacker-attacks-on-popular-websites/ Data security vendor, Websense, has released a report detailing their findings on internet security over the last 6 months. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7082/websense-report-exposes-hacker-attacks-on-popular-websites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7075/lumension-warns-it-departments-about-microsoft-patch-plans/ Internet security firm, Lumension, is warning IT departments to prepare for Microsoft’s heavy patching activity this month. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7075/lumension-warns-it-departments-about-microsoft-patch-plans/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7073/carbon-credits-phishing-scam-revealed/ Reports are coming in that a phishing scam centering on the international carbon credits scheme is causing havoc on international emissions trading exchanges. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7073/carbon-credits-phishing-scam-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7072/intel-unveils-latest-highsecurity-vpro-processor-platform/ Intel has finally unveiled its long-awaited update to the vPro processor platform, adding a variety of security and advanced management services for company PC users. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7072/intel-unveils-latest-highsecurity-vpro-processor-platform/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7067/fake-mozilla-firefox-download-email-fools-users/ The Mozilla Foundation, the organisation behind the popular Firefox web browser application, has issued a warning of a fake update email doing the rounds Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:42:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7067/fake-mozilla-firefox-download-email-fools-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7063/gordon-brown-spam-email-is-a-hoax/ IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, have released a warning to web users that an email claiming that an image of Gordon Brown’s smile will infect your PC is a hoax Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7063/gordon-brown-spam-email-is-a-hoax/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7039/twitter-accounts-being-hacked-by-cybecriminals-looking-for-value/ Internet user accounts and passwords – known as credentials in security circles – are rising in value and, say some reports, the credentials on Twitter, the social networking portal, can be worth up to $1000. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:37:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7039/twitter-accounts-being-hacked-by-cybecriminals-looking-for-value/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7037/council-multiple-laptop-theft-highlights-security-problems/ The saga of St Albans' council and four stolen laptops – containing the details of more than 14 000 postal voters – is coming to an end, but the security consultants that carried out the investigation say there are still security policy lapses at the council's offices. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:23:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7037/council-multiple-laptop-theft-highlights-security-problems/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7038/sunbelt-malware-list-displays-trojan-threat/ Security software provider, Sunbelt Software, has reported a top 10 list of last month’s most frequent malware threats. Trojan horse files are considered to be the most dangerous. The top entry on the list; Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT made up almost a quarter of the overall detections with 23.15%. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:23:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7038/sunbelt-malware-list-displays-trojan-threat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7036/valentines-day-10-days-away-but-already-causing-it-trouble/ Valentine's Day may be still 10 days away, but the volume of phishing and malware-infected email is already starting to rise, judging from reports from Trend Micro. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7036/valentines-day-10-days-away-but-already-causing-it-trouble/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7032/cpp-fears-for-consumer-identity-safety-/ Life assistance company, CPP, has issued a warning to consumers over identity fraud. The company’s research reveals that less than half of UK consumers are concerned for the security of their personal bank accounts. The survey indicates that one third of people fear that their bank account is at risk of being hacked into. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7032/cpp-fears-for-consumer-identity-safety-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7028/us-named-country-with-most-malware/ Information security and data protection vendor Sophos has released a list of the top 10 countries hosting malware. The report reveals that websites in the US are accountable for hosting 37.4% of malware worldwide. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:39:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7028/us-named-country-with-most-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7005/greater-manchester-police-hit-by-conficker/ The continuing problem of staff popping infected USB sticks `from home' into their office PCs has reportedly hit Greater Manchester Police with a full-blown Conficker worm infection. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7005/greater-manchester-police-hit-by-conficker/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7006/twothirds-of-internet-surfers-reuse-electronic-banking-credentials/ A report just published claims to show that 73% of online banking users share their electronic banking credentials with non-financial applications. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:40:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7006/twothirds-of-internet-surfers-reuse-electronic-banking-credentials/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6960/pgp-corporation-moves-into-digital-certification/ PGP Corporation, the encryption specialist, has diversified into the world of digital certification, thanks to the acquisition of TC TrustCenter, the digital certification authority, for an undisclosed sum. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:38:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6960/pgp-corporation-moves-into-digital-certification/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6953/sophos-records-a-70-surge-in-malware-and-spam-on-web-20-services/ Research just published by Sophos claims to show a 70% increase in the number of companies reporting spam and malware attacks via social networks. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6953/sophos-records-a-70-surge-in-malware-and-spam-on-web-20-services/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6952/trend-micro-and-wipro-team-up-on-virtualised-security/ Trend Micro has linked up with Wipro Technologies to develop next-generation virtualisation security systems for data centre users, most notably those operating in public or private cloud networks. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:44:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6952/trend-micro-and-wipro-team-up-on-virtualised-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6951/o2-taps-crossbeam-for-mobile-data-security/ After experiencing an 18-fold increase in mobile data traffic over the last 12 months, O2, one of the UK's five cellular carriers, has installed Crossbeam's X-Series security platform on its network. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:39:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6951/o2-taps-crossbeam-for-mobile-data-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6921/hmrc-phishing-attacks-offer-cash-rebate-as-lure/ Yesterday was the last day in which UK taxpayers could file their 2008/2009 tax returns online – without getting fined for being late – and HMRC reports that tens of thousands of fraudulent phishing emails were sent out last week. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6921/hmrc-phishing-attacks-offer-cash-rebate-as-lure/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6919/disparities-in-how-firms-manage-their-physical-and-electronic-records/ International research just published claims to show that a growing number of organisations are having to invest heavily in IT systems in order to comply with data management requirements. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6919/disparities-in-how-firms-manage-their-physical-and-electronic-records/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6916/nature-of-botnet-attacks-changing-says-report/ A report just published concludes that the nature of botnet attacks is changing, with large-scale attacks being replaced by service and application-layer swarms. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6916/nature-of-botnet-attacks-changing-says-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6890/iphone-cracker-repeats-exploit-on-playstation-3/ George Hotz, the first iPhone cracker – and who reportedly spent more than 500 hours developing the first jailbreak application for the Apple's iPhone back in 2007 – has apparently cracked the Sony Playstation 3. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:49:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6890/iphone-cracker-repeats-exploit-on-playstation-3/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6889/data-breach-report-reveals-need-to-boost-internet-security/ Research carried out by the University of Bedfordshire in conjunction with 7Safe, the IT forensics specialist, has found that there are a number of areas where organisations are commonly neglecting internet security and being rewarded with a data loss incident. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:45:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6889/data-breach-report-reveals-need-to-boost-internet-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6888/third-annual-uk-ponemon-study-shows-costs-of-data-breaches/ The third annual UK report into data breaches – sponsored by PGP and carried out by the Ponemon Institute – claims to show that each lost customer record cost organisations an average of £64 in 2009. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:40:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6888/third-annual-uk-ponemon-study-shows-costs-of-data-breaches/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6853/new-ransom-trojan-takes-data-hostage/ A new trojan has been spotted that makes users pay a $90 ransom to regain access to their own files and data – and say IT security vendors, it may even leave you feeling grateful. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6853/new-ransom-trojan-takes-data-hostage/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6851/verified-by-visa-and-mastercard-securecode-security-in-question/ The 3D Secure method of online card transaction protection – aka Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode – may not be as secure as the banks are telling us, as a team of security researchers claim there are multiple weaknesses. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6851/verified-by-visa-and-mastercard-securecode-security-in-question/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6850/facebook-hit-by-fake-virus-alert-/ Another fake virus alert has reportedly hit users of the Facebook social networking site. According to PandaLabs, the malware research arm of Panda Security, a "massive propagation" has been seen in the last 24 hours for what is another attempt to infect Facebook users with fake antivirus programs. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6850/facebook-hit-by-fake-virus-alert-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6828/checkmarx-identifies-new-web-browser-vulnerability/ Israel's Checkmarx, a company that specialises in program code analysis, claims to have identified a relatively new type of web browser vulnerability called cross-site history manipulation. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6828/checkmarx-identifies-new-web-browser-vulnerability/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6827/skybox-security-intoduces-new-firewall-management-system/ Skybox Security has taken the wraps off a new firewall management system that it claims will bring enterprise-class security risk and compliance management to the mid-range company end of the market. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:36:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6827/skybox-security-intoduces-new-firewall-management-system/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6826/many-voice-encryption-systems-are-hackable-says-anonymous-researcher/ Many voice encryption products currently available are hackable through the use of a trojan being planted on the host PC, an IT security researcher has claimed. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:28:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6826/many-voice-encryption-systems-are-hackable-says-anonymous-researcher/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6788/2010-virtual-conference-on-endpoint-security-beyond-the-perimeter-full-conference-programme-revealed/ Infosecurity US magazine is excited to announce the 2010 virtual conference on endpoint security, to be held on February 25, 2010. This one-day event brings a series of topical keynote sessions direct to your computer, giving you the flexibility to learn about the latest information security trends and challenges from wherever you are in the world. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6788/2010-virtual-conference-on-endpoint-security-beyond-the-perimeter-full-conference-programme-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6796/google-adsense-trips-a-false-positive-from-kaspersky-lab/ Kaspersky Lab has posted an advisory on its site about a false positive with its anti-virus software, apparently being tripped by Google's Adsense software. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6796/google-adsense-trips-a-false-positive-from-kaspersky-lab/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6797/microsoft-were-aware-of-aurora-security-flaws-/ Earlier reports that Microsoft knew about the critical Internet Explorer security flaws that forced it to release an out-of-band patch last Thursday evening have been confirmed - by Microsoft. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6797/microsoft-were-aware-of-aurora-security-flaws-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6795/office-of-fair-trading-scamnesty-campaign-begins-next-week/ Next week the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is kicking off a month-long campaign to increase awareness of online and offline fraud amongst businesses and consumers. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:54:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6795/office-of-fair-trading-scamnesty-campaign-begins-next-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6746/pogoplug-may-be-the-answer-to-small-business-cloud-security/ Cloud Engines has developed a device that turns up to four USB-connected external hard drives into a cloud-accessible data storage resource, allowing anyone with the right credentials to access the data on the drive. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6746/pogoplug-may-be-the-answer-to-small-business-cloud-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6744/eset-says-slovakian-internet-prank-turns-into-global-infection/ IT security vendor ESET has reported that a destructive worm that was originally conceived as a prank targetting a small community of Slovakian bikers, has now spread worldwide. Currently, ESET says, the greatest number of infections by Win32/Zimuse are in the US. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:46:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6744/eset-says-slovakian-internet-prank-turns-into-global-infection/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6740/twitter-disables-flash-feature-after-security-researcher-revelations/ Social networking service Twitter has temporarily disabled a Flash widget on its site after a Florida-based IT security researcher revealed the widget was subject to a widely known vulnerability in Adobe's Flash programming language. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:38:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6740/twitter-disables-flash-feature-after-security-researcher-revelations/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6691/social-work-records-found-in-councils-secondhand-filing-cabinet-according-to-ico/ The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says it has found Lancashire County Council in breach of the Data Protection Act after social work records containing sensitive personal data were found in a filing cabinet purchased second-hand by a member of the public. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:43:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6691/social-work-records-found-in-councils-secondhand-filing-cabinet-according-to-ico/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6690/gps-security-vulnerability-discovered-in-novatel-mifi-unit/ Users of the Novatel MiFi 2352 are being recommended to reflash the firmware on the mobile broadband/WiFi units, as hackers have apparently discovered a way of gaining access to the GPS (global positioning system) co-ordinates on the device. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:38:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6690/gps-security-vulnerability-discovered-in-novatel-mifi-unit/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6689/tor-ip-anonymising-internet-service-hacked/ The developers behind the Tor Project, a voluntary IP anonymising project that allows internet users to proxy through to destination websites using a variety of free-to-use servers around the world, appears to have been hacked. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6689/tor-ip-anonymising-internet-service-hacked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6633/data-hung-out-to-dry-as-4500-usb-sticks-left-in-dry-cleaners/ Research just released suggests that as many as 4500 USB memory sticks may have been left in dry cleaners across the UK in the last year, as careless owners left the USB sticks in their clothing sent for cleaning. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:35:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6633/data-hung-out-to-dry-as-4500-usb-sticks-left-in-dry-cleaners/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6634/isaca-welcomes-strengthening-of-uk-penalties-on-data-breaches/ ISACA, the not-for profit international association of 86 000 IT security, audit and governance professionals, has welcomed news that the UK government has beefed up the penalties the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) can impose on errant companies causing major data breaches. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:27:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6634/isaca-welcomes-strengthening-of-uk-penalties-on-data-breaches/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6632/microsoft-confirms-thursday-patch-for-internet-explorer-exploit/ Confirming what many internet industry watchers thought would happen this week, Microsoft says it will release an out-of-band patch later today, for the Internet Explorer security vulnerability used to attack Google and around 30 other companies affected by the widely publicised security flaw seen in the Google/China incident. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:20:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6632/microsoft-confirms-thursday-patch-for-internet-explorer-exploit/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6599/cloudmark-vice-president-predicts-2010-spammalware-trends/ Following on from our report earlier this month that anti-spam and malware specialist Cloudmark had reached a billion users of its technology worldwide, Infosecurity got a chance to chat with Chandra Tekwani, the firm's vice president of mobile operations. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:22:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6599/cloudmark-vice-president-predicts-2010-spammalware-trends/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6598/microsoft-slashes-ip-address-storage-on-bing-to-six-months/ Microsoft has announced it will shorten the time it stores internet users' IP address from web search engine queries on its Bing portal down to six months. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:15:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6598/microsoft-slashes-ip-address-storage-on-bing-to-six-months/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6595/100-000-cracking-prize-goes-unclaimed-at-ces/ Despite 45 teams trying for up to two hours at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it seems that the latest USB drive-equipped Swiss Army Knife - which sports an encrypted (Elliptical Curve and AES) data storage feature - was uncracked. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6595/100-000-cracking-prize-goes-unclaimed-at-ces/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6547/france-joins-germany-in-public-slamming-of-internet-explorer/ Following on from Germany's internet security agency publicly slamming Internet Explorer over the weekend and advising internet users to switch to another browser, France's CERTA agency has made a similar pronouncement. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6547/france-joins-germany-in-public-slamming-of-internet-explorer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6546/bitdefender-says-zeroday-flaws-still-hitting-internet-explorer-and-adobe/ IT security vendor BitDefender claims to have discovered separate, critical zero-day exploits in two of the most heavily used applications in the world: Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:54:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6546/bitdefender-says-zeroday-flaws-still-hitting-internet-explorer-and-adobe/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6545/gsm-encryption-hacks-trigger-sales-surge-in-mobile-data-crypto-software/ The recent cracks of the A5/1 and A5/3 encryption systems seen on GSM and 3G cellular networks has resulted in an unexpected surge in sales of encrypted mobile broadband data software. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:43:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6545/gsm-encryption-hacks-trigger-sales-surge-in-mobile-data-crypto-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6505/2010-set-to-become-the-year-of-internet-caution/ Research just released by ESET claims to show that, whilst Conficker might have ended 2009 accounting for 9.85% of all malware, the next year or two will see an increasing emphasis on the isolation of infected systems until their owners take remedial action. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:16:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6505/2010-set-to-become-the-year-of-internet-caution/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6503/german-government-asks-its-internet-users-to-switch-from-explorer/ The escalating saga of Google and its strained relations with China took an unexpected turn over the weekend with the German government – in what it calls an unprecedented move – warning internet users to stop using Internet Explorer because of security risks. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6503/german-government-asks-its-internet-users-to-switch-from-explorer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6506/conservative-party-outlines-plans-on-cybersecurity/ The Conservative party has published a green paper which, amongst other items of national security, seeks to create a center to deal with cyberattacks against the UK. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6506/conservative-party-outlines-plans-on-cybersecurity/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6507/end-point-data-security-webinar-this-tuesday/ With the rapid ascendance of laptops, netbooks and smartphones, almost every organisation is having to adapt its IT security systems and procedures to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6507/end-point-data-security-webinar-this-tuesday/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6491/google-china-attack-episode-is-microsoft-to-blame/ A complex attack on the Google Gmail accounts of human rights activitists – apparently from hackers based in China – has now been indirectly blamed on Microsoft, after McAfee Labs announced last night that the attacks appear to exploit a little-known vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6491/google-china-attack-episode-is-microsoft-to-blame/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6489/hijacked-spam-and-targeted-brand-attacks-on-the-rise-says-symantec/ The December IT security analysis on spam from Symantec claims to show that hijacked spam – spam that contains hijacked IPs – has risen substantially since November. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:59:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6489/hijacked-spam-and-targeted-brand-attacks-on-the-rise-says-symantec/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6492/employees-increasingly-found-to-be-downloading-illegal-files/ As if companies have not had enough IT security headaches already, it seems that a growing number of firms have problems with their staff illegally downloading copyrighted files whilst at work. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:59:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6492/employees-increasingly-found-to-be-downloading-illegal-files/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6445/unprotected-enterprise-end-point-rising-despite-security-scares/ A study into remote working carried out by Check Point Software Technologies has found that, despite a significant rise in the numbers of remote workers, only 27% of organisations use encryption to protect their corporate data. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6445/unprotected-enterprise-end-point-rising-despite-security-scares/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6447/gary-mckinnon-secures-a-judicial-review-of-his-extradition-case/ Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed `UFO hacker', has gained a potentially major step in his ongoing battle against extradition, after it was decided that a High Court judge will rule on whether Home Secretary Alan Johnson was wrong to allow the process to go ahead. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6447/gary-mckinnon-secures-a-judicial-review-of-his-extradition-case/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6443/mobile-security-demand-being-driven-by-encryption-/ Research just released claims to show that demand for mobile security technology is being driven by encryption in all its various forms. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:52:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6443/mobile-security-demand-being-driven-by-encryption-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6395/uk-data-losses-will-now-result-in-half-a-million-pound-penalties/ As widely expected, the government has given the Information Commissioner's Office much sharper teeth when dealing with UK data losses, as, from April 6 onwards, firms found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act can now be fined £500 000. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:49:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6395/uk-data-losses-will-now-result-in-half-a-million-pound-penalties/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6394/3g-encryption-cracked-in-less-than-two-hours/ In a jaw-dropping piece of research, a trio of researchers have published a paper explaining how the A5/3 encryption system – which is being phased in on many 3G cellular networks around the world – can be cracked in less than two hours. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:42:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6394/3g-encryption-cracked-in-less-than-two-hours/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6393/russian-it-security-veteran-plans-to-publish-undisclosed-security-flaws-live-on-a-zeroday-basis/ Evgeny Legerov, the 30-year-old IT security researcher, founder of Intevydis, the Moscow-based IT security consultancy, has caused a quiet storm in security research circles, after saying he plans to release zero-day flaws on a range of popular applications, but without having notified the vendors concerned. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:36:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6393/russian-it-security-veteran-plans-to-publish-undisclosed-security-flaws-live-on-a-zeroday-basis/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6363/cloudmark-antispam-technology-hits-a-billion-subscribers/ Thanks to the use of a wide-ranging licensing approach, deals with internet service providers and free trials on its anti-spam software plus allied technology, Cloudmark is claiming its technology now protects more than a billion users worldwide. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6363/cloudmark-antispam-technology-hits-a-billion-subscribers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6365/sophos-warns-over-rogue-amazon-delivery-emails-containing-malware-attachments/ It seems that hackers and malware authors are using new techniques to infect your home or office PC, as veteran IT security vendor Sophos has spotted a rash of fake Amazon `shipping email updates' over the weekend. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6365/sophos-warns-over-rogue-amazon-delivery-emails-containing-malware-attachments/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6361/768bit-rsa-encryption-cracked/ A team of researchers reported that they have cracked a 768-bit RSA encryption system using a clustered/distributed computer approach. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:53:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6361/768bit-rsa-encryption-cracked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6329/secure-remote-access-saving-the-day-in-snowbound-britain/ The availability of high-speed internet connections and secure remote access technology appears to be allowing the UK's office workers to carry on their business from home, according to Signify, the two-factor authentication specialist. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6329/secure-remote-access-saving-the-day-in-snowbound-britain/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6328/research-shows-that-mobile-it-security-is-taking-off-at-last/ After several years of vendors offering IT security applications for so-called mobile smartphones, it seems that the market's adoption of this technology is about to take off in the year ahead. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:24:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6328/research-shows-that-mobile-it-security-is-taking-off-at-last/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6327/jester-exmilitary-hacker-takes-the-distributed-out-of-ddos-attacks/ A politically-motivated hacker has apparently developed a multi-thread, thin-client denial of service attack application that effectively allows him to launch a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack on a website from a single linux server. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:11:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6327/jester-exmilitary-hacker-takes-the-distributed-out-of-ddos-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6292/webroot-joins-the-eurocloud-cloud-services-community/ Fresh from unveiling a number of cloud security services, notably a software-as-a-service (SaaS) email archiving solution late last year, Webroot has joined EuroCloud, which is billed as Europe's most influential cloud computing network. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:38:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6292/webroot-joins-the-eurocloud-cloud-services-community/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6291/south-yorkshire-police-officers-investigated-over-alleged-computer-misuse/ It has been revealed that 56 police officers - including eight senior staff - were investigated in South Yorkshire over the last four years, for alleged misuse of computer systems. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:27:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6291/south-yorkshire-police-officers-investigated-over-alleged-computer-misuse/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6290/bdo-warns-firms-of-security-risks-of-cutprice-outsourcing/ According to the results of a survey just released, almost 80% of UK CEOs and financial directors believe their business is at risk during the current recession, yet few realise that this risk includes potential litigation following cost cutting measures. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:20:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6290/bdo-warns-firms-of-security-risks-of-cutprice-outsourcing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6266/2010-date-change-cripples-millions-of-german-payment-cards/ Just as the switch to the new millennium caused havoc with computer systems a decade ago, the switch to the new decade has caused technology problems once again. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6266/2010-date-change-cripples-millions-of-german-payment-cards/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6267/professor-ross-anderson-calls-for-paneuropean-cybercrime-agency/ Veteran computer security expert Professor Ross Anderson of Cambridge University says that European police and allied security agencies need a centralised agency in order to better tackle the problem of cybercrime. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6267/professor-ross-anderson-calls-for-paneuropean-cybercrime-agency/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6265/2010-will-be-the-year-of-the-cloud-says-report/ A report commissioned by one of the UK's major business Internet service providers claims to show that 2010 will be the year of cloud computing, but that — whilst many SMEs are gearing up for the benefits of cloud facilities — few are also upgrading their Internet connections. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:58:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6265/2010-will-be-the-year-of-the-cloud-says-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6246/fsecure-intros-standalone-smartphone-antitheft-software/ Veteran IT security vendor F-Secure has released a new package designed to help users get their stolen mobile phones back. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6246/fsecure-intros-standalone-smartphone-antitheft-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6244/fortify-warns-on-modification-risks-from-portable-devices/ Fortify Software is warning that software crackers are likely to continue modifying relatively low-cost specific-application devices, such as e-readers, but that the potential security risks to companies are significant. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:39:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6244/fortify-warns-on-modification-risks-from-portable-devices/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6243/chinese-virus-writer-seeks-gainful-work/ The recently-released author of the Fujacks worm - Li Jun - is reportedly looking for work in the Chinese IT security industry, and the fact appear to have garnered the wrath of Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant with Sophos. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:33:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6243/chinese-virus-writer-seeks-gainful-work/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6203/south-africa-poised-to-become-cybercrime-hub-/ Analysis published by Symantec claims to show that South Africa is set to become a cybercrime hub during the coming year, largely due to the introduction of new broadband internet capacity. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:40:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6203/south-africa-poised-to-become-cybercrime-hub-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6202/twitter-and-google-calendar-xss-vulnerabilities-revealed/ Nir Goldshlager, a security researcher and penetration tester with Israel's Avnet, claims to have discovered a number of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities with Twitter, the popular social networking portal. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6202/twitter-and-google-calendar-xss-vulnerabilities-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6200/garlik-warns-of-itunes-voucher-phishing-scam-on-facebook/ Online identity specialist Garlik has warned Facebook users to beware of a phishing scam on the popular social networking portal which offers users a `free' £25 iTunes gift voucher. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:21:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6200/garlik-warns-of-itunes-voucher-phishing-scam-on-facebook/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6181/which-publishes-pc-security-new-year-resolutions/ It's a new year, so time for those resolutions and, says Which? Magazine, it's also time for a few security resolutions for your computer. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:47:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6181/which-publishes-pc-security-new-year-resolutions/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6180/kaspersky-antivirus-2010-secures-award-from-avcomparatives/ Kaspersky Lab, the Russian headquartered IT security vendor, received a late Christmas present with the announcement that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 has earned a top award from AV-Comparatives, the Austrian IT test labs. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6180/kaspersky-antivirus-2010-secures-award-from-avcomparatives/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6178/van-morrison-site-hack-embarrasses-veteran-rock-star/ Van Morrison, the veteran rock star - now in his 60s - got a rude awakening to the world of IT security over the holiday when the newspapers and newswires were full of stories that he had become a father again. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6178/van-morrison-site-hack-embarrasses-veteran-rock-star/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6176/lawsuit-alleges-corporate-negligence-over-loss-of-30-million-social-networking-usernames-and-passwords/ A major lawsuit - stemming from a hacker attack on the RockYou social networking applications software portal - has been filed in the US. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:13:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6176/lawsuit-alleges-corporate-negligence-over-loss-of-30-million-social-networking-usernames-and-passwords/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6177/panda-reviews-virus-worm-and-torjan-infections-in-2009-/ PandaLabs, the anti-malware labs division of Panda Security, has published its 2009 virus yearbook, examining the most intriguing malicious virus,worm and trojan infections to emerge over the last 12 months. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6177/panda-reviews-virus-worm-and-torjan-infections-in-2009-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6175/it-governance-warns-on-data-breaches-front/ Alan Calder, the chief executive of IT Governance, is warning organisations to prepare for a major new assault on breaches of data protection. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:47:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6175/it-governance-warns-on-data-breaches-front/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6165/new-twitter-worm-promises-more-contacts-but-hijacks-account/ Reports are coming in about a new worm - provisionally called GetFree - that offers users of the Twitter social networking site a sizeable increase in their online contacts. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6165/new-twitter-worm-promises-more-contacts-but-hijacks-account/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6170/phishing-rose-dramatically-in-run-up-to-christmas/ The number of phishing attacks “rose dramatically in the run up to Christmas”, according to managed security services company Network Box. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6170/phishing-rose-dramatically-in-run-up-to-christmas/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6166/bitdefender-malware-survey-shows-web-20-a-rising-threat/ IT security vendor BitDefender's end-of-year report on the state of the malware marketplace claims to show an increase in e-threats that are linked to international events, as well as a rising popularity in web 2.0-linked attack vectors. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:02:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6166/bitdefender-malware-survey-shows-web-20-a-rising-threat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6163/aberdeen-report-shows-firms-using-pcidss-can-halve-costs/ The Aberdeen group's third annual study into Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) issues claims to show that a growing number of companies are saving up to 55% on maintaining their compliance by adopting best practices. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:13:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6163/aberdeen-report-shows-firms-using-pcidss-can-halve-costs/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6158/google-chrome-os-to-be-targeted-by-hackers-in-2010-/ McAfee's AvertLabs' annual research predicts that the Google Chrome `on-net' operating system will be targeted by hackers when it is released in the New Year. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:21:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6158/google-chrome-os-to-be-targeted-by-hackers-in-2010-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6157/gsm-64bit-encryption-standard-cracked-and-posted-to-web/ Mobile hardware vendors and carriers alike will have been less than pleased to learn that a German security researcher has not only cracked the GSM A5/1 encryption standard, but posted the resulting multi-terabyte decoded tables to the internet. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6157/gsm-64bit-encryption-standard-cracked-and-posted-to-web/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6156/secure-usb-drives-have-flaws-warns-kingston/ Kingston Technology, the memory and secure drives specialist, has warned users that some of its DataTraveler secure USB drives - under the right conditions - "a skilled person" can access the data on the drive. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:51:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6156/secure-usb-drives-have-flaws-warns-kingston/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6155/isfs-howard-schmidt-becomes-us-cybersecurity-czar/ Howard Schmidt, president and CEO of the Information Security Forum (ISF) was appointed White House Cybersecurity Coordinator just before the Holidays. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6155/isfs-howard-schmidt-becomes-us-cybersecurity-czar/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6129/kaspersky-lab-predicts-filesharing-threats-to-rise-in-2010/ In its year-end forecast of security threats for the coming year, Kaspersky Lab is predicting a shift of emphasis from attacks via websites and applications software attacks over towards file-sharing networks in 2010. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:14:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6129/kaspersky-lab-predicts-filesharing-threats-to-rise-in-2010/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6125/china-takes-a-firm-stance-against-spam-with-draconian-new-rules-on-domain-registration/ The days when China was a primary source of spam are drawing to close, now that the Chinese Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) has implemented draconian new rules on domain name registration procedures. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:41:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6125/china-takes-a-firm-stance-against-spam-with-draconian-new-rules-on-domain-registration/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6124/sun-microsystems-opts-for-open-source-security-for-the-cloud/ In a move that will surprise its reseller channel, Sun Microsystems has unveiled a portfolio of open source applications for its clients that are looking for secure cloud computing options. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:20:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6124/sun-microsystems-opts-for-open-source-security-for-the-cloud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6108/brittany-murphy-death-searches-return-rogue-antivirus/ Websense Security Labs’s ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that Google top searches on ‘Brittany Murphy death’ returns rogue anti-virus websites. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6108/brittany-murphy-death-searches-return-rogue-antivirus/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6079/cisco-warns-of-fresh-webex-vulnerabilities/ Cisco has warned users of new vulnerabilities in its Webex conferencing system, the firm which it acquired in March 2007. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:05:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6079/cisco-warns-of-fresh-webex-vulnerabilities/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6080/alleged-tjx-hacker-has-aspergers-syndrome/ In a move that will be monitored closely by the Gary McKinnon legal team, lawyers acting for Albert Gonzalez - the alleged mastermind behind the hacking of TJX Group's credit card systems around two years ago - are claiming their client has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6080/alleged-tjx-hacker-has-aspergers-syndrome/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6069/ed-gibson-chief-cybersecurity-adviser-at-microsoft-uk-is-moving-on/ Microsoft's popular UK chief cybersecurity adviser is returning to his native America after a total of 10 years in the UK, four and half of those years with Microsoft. The move is for personal reasons. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:55:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6069/ed-gibson-chief-cybersecurity-adviser-at-microsoft-uk-is-moving-on/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6081/as-temp-staff-take-over-for-christmas-courion-issues-security-advice/ With the Christmas and New Year holidays looming, Courion Corporation, the access governance and compliance specialist, has released `five golden rules' - a set of best-practice-based guidelines for companies looking to reduce the security risk posed by temporary workers. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6081/as-temp-staff-take-over-for-christmas-courion-issues-security-advice/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6066/ca-identifies-fakeware-search-engines-and-social-networks-as-major-information-security-threats-of-2009/ In its year-end report on the state of IT security, Computer Associates (CA) has noted that fake security software (fakeware), poisoned search engine results and social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook and Myspace, were the major information security threats of 2009. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6066/ca-identifies-fakeware-search-engines-and-social-networks-as-major-information-security-threats-of-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6064/prevx-lands-card-protection-plan-identity-protection-deal/ Card Protection Plan (CPP), one of the longest-standing payment card loss insurance companies, has added Prevx' IT security software to its identity theft defence bundle. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6064/prevx-lands-card-protection-plan-identity-protection-deal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6045/uk-smes-not-ready-for-snow-fall/ Many small businesses in the UK are not ready for the current snow fall, according to remote access provider LogMeIn of Massachusetts, USA. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6045/uk-smes-not-ready-for-snow-fall/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6044/iranian-cyber-army-hacks-twitter/ A hacker group called ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ hacked Twitter for an hour early on 18 December, redirecting users to a website containing a green flag and Arabic writing. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:59:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6044/iranian-cyber-army-hacks-twitter/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6035/businesses-migrate-to-virtualised-security-appliances/ A study from IDC Research shows that virtualised security appliances (VSAs) are becoming more and more popular amongst a growing number of companies. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6035/businesses-migrate-to-virtualised-security-appliances/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6036/cloud-computing-causes-new-security-threats/ The IT industry's increased reliance on cloud computing will result in new types of security threats, says Trend Micro in its just-released 2010 predictions report. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6036/cloud-computing-causes-new-security-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6037/us-military-drones-video-feeds-hacked-by-iraqi-terrorists/ The US military is reported to be in quiet uproar after it emerged that Iraqi terrorists have hacked and monitored the video feeds from Predators, pilotless aircraft used for unmanned surveillance. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6037/us-military-drones-video-feeds-hacked-by-iraqi-terrorists/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6005/appgate-and-signify-team-up-on-cloudbased-twofactor-authentication/ AppGate and Signify have announced they are able to offer clients unified secure access to protected information with strong, cloud-based, two-factor authentication. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6005/appgate-and-signify-team-up-on-cloudbased-twofactor-authentication/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6004/secure-usb-sticks-help-to-defend-royal-marsden-hospital-data/ The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, whose hospital was one of the first to develop cancer treatments back in the 1850s, is using secure USB sticks as part of a managed security solution to protect patient records. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:15:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6004/secure-usb-sticks-help-to-defend-royal-marsden-hospital-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6002/webroot-reports-zeroday-malware-generating-forged-microsoft-security-certificates/ The zero-day malware exploit against Adobe Acrobat and Reader reported earlier this week appears to have escalated, with Webroot Software noting that the payload from the exploit is generating a cluster of files designed to look like Windows system files which have been digitally signed with Microsoft security certificates. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6002/webroot-reports-zeroday-malware-generating-forged-microsoft-security-certificates/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5995/filesharing-the-big-cyberthreat-in-2010/ File-sharing could be the big cyberthreat in 2010, according to Kaspersky Lab’s 2010 Cyberthreat Forecast. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:27:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5995/filesharing-the-big-cyberthreat-in-2010/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5975/exemployees-are-a-major-threat-to-security-survey/ Research carried out by Bell Micro, the IT systems distributor, claims to show that 67% of organisations believe there is a greater threat to their IT systems security and integrity from within their organisation than from hackers outside. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5975/exemployees-are-a-major-threat-to-security-survey/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5973/symantec-warns-of-zeroday-security-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-and-reader-/ Symantec Security Response has issued a warning about a possible wild zero-day security vulnerability in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5973/symantec-warns-of-zeroday-security-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-and-reader-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5972/kaspersky-tests-antivirus-acceleration-techniques/ Kaspersky Lab, the Russian headquartered IT security vendor, is working with graphics chipset company Nvidia to greatly accelerate the number-crunching capabilities of its anti-virus software. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:51:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5972/kaspersky-tests-antivirus-acceleration-techniques/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5966/christmas-spam-is-descending-upon-us/ As Christmas approaches, Symantec has seen an increase in Christmas spam targeting online shoppers. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:35:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5966/christmas-spam-is-descending-upon-us/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5945/twofactor-authentication-technology-being-compromised-says-gartner/ Just when the UK banks have started issuing two-factor authentication devices to a growing number of account holders, a report from the Gartner group claims to show that fraudsters have started to raid user accounts by beating the same technology. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:01:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5945/twofactor-authentication-technology-being-compromised-says-gartner/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5944/imperva-reports-major-social-networking-hub-site-compromised/ Data security specialist Imperva has issued a warning after discovering a potentially serious SQL injection flaw with Rockyou.com, the social networking application development web portal. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:56:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5944/imperva-reports-major-social-networking-hub-site-compromised/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5941/now-koobface-creates-its-own-malicious-web-pages/ Koobface - the long-running worm which first appeared 12 months ago - is being customised by hackers to crack security systems on website hosting services, and so allow it to auto-create its own web pages. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:47:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5941/now-koobface-creates-its-own-malicious-web-pages/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5933/encrypted-mod-laptop-stolen-along-with-encryption-key/ The UK Ministry of Defence says one of its encrypted laptops was stolen from its headquarters in Whitehall, central London in November – along with the laptop’s encryption key. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:31:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5933/encrypted-mod-laptop-stolen-along-with-encryption-key/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5932/sql-injection-attacks-hit-15m-websites/ Another 1.5 million websites associated with the newest series of SQL injection attacks have been found by network security specialist eSoft. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:58:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5932/sql-injection-attacks-hit-15m-websites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5916/amazon-cloud-resource-tapped-for-botnet-command-and-control-service/ A subscriber to the Amazon pay-as-you-use EC2 cloud computing has had their website hacked, and a command and control (C&C) system installed for the Zeus botnet, which continues to be a problem for PC users, despite the worm being almost two and a half years old. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:37:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5916/amazon-cloud-resource-tapped-for-botnet-command-and-control-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5915/kaspersky-lab-introduces-password-manager/ Kaspersky Lab has taken the wraps off Password Manager, which the veteran IT security vendor describes as a robust and highly secure method of storing passwords on a PC. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:34:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5915/kaspersky-lab-introduces-password-manager/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5913/isc2-emea-director-warns-about-diy-cloud-computing/ With interest in cloud computing taking off, especially now that Microsoft is about to formally open its Azure cloud service on 1 January, the EMEA director of (ISC)2, the not-for-profit IT security education and certification body, has warned about the dangers of the technology Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:29:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5913/isc2-emea-director-warns-about-diy-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5846/microsoft-and-adobe-patch-multiple-critical-security-vulnerabilities/ Microsoft and Adobe both had a busy day on Tuesday, releasing multiple security updates to address various product vulnerabilities. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5846/microsoft-and-adobe-patch-multiple-critical-security-vulnerabilities/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5847/house-of-lords-hears-evidence-on-risk-of-cyberterattacks/ The House of Lords has heard evidence from a number of high-ranking IT experts about the risk of cyberattacks to the IT and communications infrastructure of the UK, and what might happen if a natural disaster interrupts the internet in a major way. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5847/house-of-lords-hears-evidence-on-risk-of-cyberterattacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5848/koobface-rises-again-this-time-its-a-christmas-greeting/ Reports are coming in of a new variant of the Koobface worm doing the rounds of PCs connected to the internet. This latest variation of the long-running criminal-driven malware uses a Christmas greeting to spread infections via the Facebook social networking portal. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5848/koobface-rises-again-this-time-its-a-christmas-greeting/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5853/cisco-annual-information-security-report-highlights-/ Cisco has released its annual information security report for 2009 and the year-end analysis makes for some interesting reading, not least because it highlights the impact of social media on network security and the critical role that people - not technology - play in creating opportunities for cybercriminals. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5853/cisco-annual-information-security-report-highlights-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5854/secureworks-scoops-up-uks-dns-in-private-cash-and-stocks-deal/ SecureWorks, the US managed information security services specialist, has acquired dns, its UK-based rival, in a cash-and-stock deal that remains private between the two companies. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5854/secureworks-scoops-up-uks-dns-in-private-cash-and-stocks-deal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5855/fortify-introduces-saas-edition-of-its-application-vulnerability-technology/ After several months of testing with a few clients, Fortify has rolled out a software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its application vulnerability technology, Fortify 360. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5855/fortify-introduces-saas-edition-of-its-application-vulnerability-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5796/pgp-whole-disk-encryption-approved-for-mod-armed-forces-usage/ After several months of tests, PGP Corporation has announced that its Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) technology has been approved for use by the Ministry of Defence and British Armed Forces. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5796/pgp-whole-disk-encryption-approved-for-mod-armed-forces-usage/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5797/wifi-cracking-service-breaks-wpa-passwords-in-20-minutes/ A new online service - launched by IT security researcher Moxie Marlinspike - claims to crack vulnerable WiFi passwords in around 20 minutes, a process that would take a dual-core PC around 120 hours. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5797/wifi-cracking-service-breaks-wpa-passwords-in-20-minutes/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5798/cybercrime-is-crime-with-different-tactics-interview-with-bruce-schneier/ Cybercrime is just like any other type of crime only with different tactics, Bruce Schneier tells Infosecurity. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5798/cybercrime-is-crime-with-different-tactics-interview-with-bruce-schneier/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5763/sophos-warns-of-facebook-rubber-duck-identity-theft/ How easy is it to steal an identity on Facebook, the popular social networking portal? Very, as Sophos Asia-Pacific discovered recently when it carried out the Facebook equivalent of a honeypot hacker trap. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5763/sophos-warns-of-facebook-rubber-duck-identity-theft/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5766/apple-iphone-worms-highlight-flaw-in-whitelisting/ The recent well-publicised worms affecting the Apple iPhone - Ikee and Ikee-B - have raised a stir in the mobile phone security arena, but, says ESET, the IT security vendor, many observers have failed to realise the real problem with mobile phone security - users. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5766/apple-iphone-worms-highlight-flaw-in-whitelisting/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5767/adobe-warns-of-zeroday-bug-in-illustrator/ Adobe has been hit by a number of security flaws on its software this year, with most of the flaws being reported by third-party organisations - after, of course, they have notified the software vendor of the problem. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5767/adobe-warns-of-zeroday-bug-in-illustrator/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5715/gridsure-wins-prestigious-business-award-for-innovation/ Gridsure, the security specialist that has developed a highly secure pictorial authentication alternative to PIN / passwords, has received a major award in France. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5715/gridsure-wins-prestigious-business-award-for-innovation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5716/security-issues-holding-back-cloud-adoption-says-forrester/ A report from Forrester Research claims to show that concerns over the security of cloud computing are preventing many companies from considering the adoption of the technology. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5716/security-issues-holding-back-cloud-adoption-says-forrester/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5717/fake-virus-worm-and-malware-alerts-target-online-shoppers/ With Thanksgiving out of the way in the US, and monthly salary earners having just been paid, online shopping has been soaring this week but, says Webroot, the IT security vendor, criminal malware authors are now targeting e-shopping in earnest with a variety of attacks. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5717/fake-virus-worm-and-malware-alerts-target-online-shoppers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5693/fake-swine-flu-alerts-spread-malware/ US-CERT has issued a warning about hackers and malware creators exploiting the fact that season of colds and flu - especially the swine flu variety - are now upon us. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5693/fake-swine-flu-alerts-spread-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5698/are-you-up-to-the-challenge-care-challenges-it-industry-to-climb-peaks/ CARE International is challenging the IT industry to its 3 Peaks Challenge raising money to help fight poverty. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5698/are-you-up-to-the-challenge-care-challenges-it-industry-to-climb-peaks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5709/millions-of-corporate-laptops-lack-security-says-check-point/ Research just published claims to show that around half of business laptops are vulnerable to security issues such as theft or data loss. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5709/millions-of-corporate-laptops-lack-security-says-check-point/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5710/microsoft-denies-security-patch-causes-windows-7-black-screen-problems/ After several days of investigations regarding allegations that Microsoft security patches and updates had caused a `black screen of death' under Windows 7 and earlier editions of the operating system, Microsoft says its updates are not to blame. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5710/microsoft-denies-security-patch-causes-windows-7-black-screen-problems/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5654/firewall-security-need-boosting-for-the-upcoming-holiday/ Tufin Technologies, the security management specialist, is advising companies to beef up their IT security defences - and in particular, their firewall - in good time for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5654/firewall-security-need-boosting-for-the-upcoming-holiday/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5658/windows-autorun-trojan-tops-november-malware-chart/ The latest monthly malware chart from BitDefender claims to show that the largest risk to computer users is currently Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen, a generic family of trojan malware abusing the autorun feature in Windows. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5658/windows-autorun-trojan-tops-november-malware-chart/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5659/hacker-gary-mckinnon-may-get-judicial-review-of-case/ The emotional rollercoaster that self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon is on showed no signs of stopping today, as it emerged that Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary has revealed he is considering granting computer hacker McKinnon extra time to apply for a judicial review of his case. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5659/hacker-gary-mckinnon-may-get-judicial-review-of-case/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5616/mobile-data-continues-to-be-a-security-threat-report/ A report out today claims to show that 92% of UK organisations are failing to fully secure their mobile data. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5616/mobile-data-continues-to-be-a-security-threat-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5618/lost-naval-usb-stick-triggers-investigation/ The loss of a USB stick - apparently containing data on naval manoeuvres and staff around the UK - has reportedly triggered a major investigation by the government. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5618/lost-naval-usb-stick-triggers-investigation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5621/hackers-waste-no-time-in-exploiting-tiger-woods-car-accident/ Reports are coming in that hackers and malware authors have latched on to the weekend reports about golfing legend Tiger Woods being involved in a car accident close to his home. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5621/hackers-waste-no-time-in-exploiting-tiger-woods-car-accident/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5643/bitly-secures-shortened-urls-for-users/ Bit.ly the URL shortening service - which has been quietly overtaking Tiny.url, the industry first URL shortening service, over the last year - has stolen another march by adding security facilities. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5643/bitly-secures-shortened-urls-for-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5644/ibm-scoops-up-israels-guardium-for-225-million/ After several weeks of rumour, IBM is reported to be acquiring Guardium, the enterprise database security specialist, for $225 million. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5644/ibm-scoops-up-israels-guardium-for-225-million/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5645/microsoft-windows-security-patches-may-cause-black-screen-of-death/ Reports are coming in that a set of security patches for Windows XP, Vista and 7 may be causing problems for large numbers of PC users. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5645/microsoft-windows-security-patches-may-cause-black-screen-of-death/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5550/ico-to-make-data-protection-compliance-easier/ The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a new guide on data protection containing practical advice on data protection compliance. New Information Commissioner Christopher Graham also talked to Infosecurity on the challenges facing ICO. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5550/ico-to-make-data-protection-compliance-easier/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5578/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-to-appeal-once-again-over-us-request-for-extradition/ After approaching eight years of legal wrangling, self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon - who the US government want extraditing to stand trial in an American court - appears to reaching the end game over his extradition request. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5578/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-to-appeal-once-again-over-us-request-for-extradition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5583/iphone-worm-author-hired-by-aussie-software-developer/ News that the author of the first iPhone worm - Ikee - which hit tens of thousands of Australian iPhone users a few weeks ago - has been met with consternation by the IT security industry. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5583/iphone-worm-author-hired-by-aussie-software-developer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5586/two-antivirus-into-one-will-go-with-usergate/ Russian software vendor Extensys has developed UserGate, an application that includes two anti-virus engines at its heart, allowing SoHo (small office home office) and smaller companies access to a twin-engine IT security software for their internet connection. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5586/two-antivirus-into-one-will-go-with-usergate/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5536/100-000-new-zealanders-hit-by-payment-card-skimming-fraud/ More than 100 000 debit and credit card holders in New Zealand are reportedly having their cards replaced as a result of a potentially major fraud involving a skimming device installed at an Auckland car park. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5536/100-000-new-zealanders-hit-by-payment-card-skimming-fraud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5539/online-backup-service-uses-incremental-approach/ A new online backup service - Livedrive - is billed as offering home and small business PC users an always-on backup service that constantly backs up data from the local drive to the cloud, as each file is updated or newly saved. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5539/online-backup-service-uses-incremental-approach/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5540/physical-and-logical-security-worlds-are-converging-report/ Research just published by Frost & Sullivan claims to show that the security credential convergence market is being driven by the use of smart cards for both physical and logical access, video content analysis for the automation of emergency procedures, and by the integration of building management systems with security systems. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5540/physical-and-logical-security-worlds-are-converging-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5481/one-in-three-workers-would-steal-their-employers-computer-data/ Whilst most IT security systems seem to protect a business computer resource against external attack and hackers, a survey of office workers in London and New York has concluded that around one in three of them would cheerfully steal their employers' computer data to help a friend find a job. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5481/one-in-three-workers-would-steal-their-employers-computer-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5485/fsecure-enhances-online-pc-health-check-to-v20/ F-Secure has upgraded its popular online malware and security protection checking facility for PCs, adding several new features to check whether a PC can surf the Net safely and securely, as well as advising security-aware users on what to do if their machine fails any aspect of the test. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5485/fsecure-enhances-online-pc-health-check-to-v20/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5505/security-is-powerful-issue-in-relation-to-cloud-adoption/ Launchpad Europe, the IT vendor marketing company, claims its latest survey shows that security plays an important role as to whether organisations will choose to adopt cloud technologies. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5505/security-is-powerful-issue-in-relation-to-cloud-adoption/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5506/corsaire-highlights-potentially-serious-flaw-in-web-browsers/ Corsaire, the international security consultancy, claims to have identified a potentially serious flaw with most popular web browsers. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5506/corsaire-highlights-potentially-serious-flaw-in-web-browsers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5507/uk-online-shopping-held-back-by-security-worries/ Research just released by digital certificate specialist Verisign claims to show that, whilst UK online shopping is expected to rise significantly this Christmas, worries about security will hold many shoppers back from making most of their purchases online. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5507/uk-online-shopping-held-back-by-security-worries/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5445/check-point-scoops-up-facetime-application-database-adds-information-security/ Check Point Software Technologies has announced plans to add information security controls for over 50 000 web 2.0 widgets and more than 4500 internet applications, following the just-announced acquisition of FaceTime's application classification and signature database. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5445/check-point-scoops-up-facetime-application-database-adds-information-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5448/bit9-introduces-free-software-discovery-and-information-security-risk-assessment-service/ Bit9, which operates in the enterprise application whitelist information security space, has unveiled a free software auditing application for the enterprise. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5448/bit9-introduces-free-software-discovery-and-information-security-risk-assessment-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5483/enisa-report-shows-clear-business-case-for-cloud-computing/ A report just issued makes a clear business case for the IT flavour of the moment, cloud computing, concluding that the economies of scale and potential for enhanced IT robustness make the technology highly attractive for most businesses. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5483/enisa-report-shows-clear-business-case-for-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5440/eastenders-christmas-special-scripts-subject-to-data-loss/ A laptop containing the scripts for the EastEnders Christmas special has been stolen in a burglary at the home of one of the script writers, exposing the BBC soap to the risks associated with data loss. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5440/eastenders-christmas-special-scripts-subject-to-data-loss/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5447/second-virus-for-iphone-surfaces-worse-than-rick-astley-worm/ Hard on the heels of an apparent `proof of concept' worm for the Apple iPhone that loaded a picture of Rick Astley onto users' mobile phones, a new and more serious virus has appeared. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5447/second-virus-for-iphone-surfaces-worse-than-rick-astley-worm/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5387/fortinet-stages-us1562m-ipo/ Fortinet, the unified threat management (UTM) specialist, has gone public with an initial public offering (IPO) projected originally at $9 to $11 a share. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5387/fortinet-stages-us1562m-ipo/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5392/webroot-reports-on-fake-verified-by-visa-phishing-scam/ IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5392/webroot-reports-on-fake-verified-by-visa-phishing-scam/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5395/report-suggests-discrepancy-between-reported-and-actual-data-loss-incidents/ A study released by the Ponemon Institute suggests that the number of reported data loss incidents in the UK is significantly higher than 415 reported to the Information Commissioners' Office. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5395/report-suggests-discrepancy-between-reported-and-actual-data-loss-incidents/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5406/hackers-hit-leading-uk-climate-research-unit/ Reports are coming in that hackers have breached the servers of one of the world's major climate research units (CRU), posting around 61 megabytes of emails and documents to an FTP server in Russia. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5406/hackers-hit-leading-uk-climate-research-unit/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5375/visa-europe-planning-move-to-real-time-fraud-scoring/ The days of having your credit or debit card refused - and then the retailer having to phone for authorisation because of fraud worries - may soon be over, as Visa Europe has introduced real-time scoring to its risk detection platform. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5375/visa-europe-planning-move-to-real-time-fraud-scoring/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5376/gumblar-malware-resurfaces-with-a-vengeance-/ Research just revealed by ScanSafe, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security vendor, claims to show that the Gumblar bot swarming malware has bounced back from near-extinction and was responsible for 29% of all Web malware blocks in October 2009. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5376/gumblar-malware-resurfaces-with-a-vengeance-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5377/windows-7-cracked-copies-now-coming-to-a-pirate-vendor-near-you/ The first cracked copies of Windows 7 are now on retail sale in Asia, as well as via download websites also apparently located in the region. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5377/windows-7-cracked-copies-now-coming-to-a-pirate-vendor-near-you/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5329/tmobile-confesses-guilt-over-customer-data-theft/ In what some communication security experts are calling a classic data theft resulting from one or more rogue employees, T-Mobile has admitted its staff sold private details of customers to a third party for use when selling mobile phone deals. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5329/tmobile-confesses-guilt-over-customer-data-theft/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5331/couple-arrested-in-manchester-over-alleged-zbot-trojan-distribution/ Reports are coming in of an important arrest in connection with the now-infamous Zbot group of trojan malware. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5331/couple-arrested-in-manchester-over-alleged-zbot-trojan-distribution/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5332/four-men-sentenced-in-banking-trojan-case/ A gang of four men have been sentenced to 13 years in prison for their role in using the PSP2-BBB trojan to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK bank accounts. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5332/four-men-sentenced-in-banking-trojan-case/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5338/twilight-vampire-byte-malware-preys-on-fans/ Cybercriminals are exploiting Friday’s release of Twilight New Moon with a site promising an online interview, but which is “a ‘Vampire Byte’ to suck out your financial information and install malware on your computer”, says PC Tools. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5338/twilight-vampire-byte-malware-preys-on-fans/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5278/exmimesweeper-veteran-reveals-nextgen-management-security-technology/ David Guyatt, one of the co-founders of MIMEsweeper, the IT security company acquired by Baltimore Technologies and later, Clearswift, has a new IT security company, Osirium. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5278/exmimesweeper-veteran-reveals-nextgen-management-security-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5300/verbatim-introduces-aes256-equipped-secure-expresscard-solid-state-drive/ Verbatim has taken the wraps off a Secure ExpressCard-based solid state drive (SSD) with onboard 256-bit hardware encryption. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5300/verbatim-introduces-aes256-equipped-secure-expresscard-solid-state-drive/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5301/pandalabs-reveals-passwordstealing-fake-facebook-pages/ PandaLabs, the malware labs division of Panda Security, has encountered a fake Facebook page designed to steal passwords from users of the social networking portal. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5301/pandalabs-reveals-passwordstealing-fake-facebook-pages/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5302/webroot-scores-it-security-success-with-everton/ Webroot has been signed by Everton Football club to protect the club's IT systems against the vagaries of spam and malware infested email. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5302/webroot-scores-it-security-success-with-everton/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5279/zbot-trojan-targets-vodafone-and-verizon-mobile-phone-customers/ The Zbot trojan - which typically distributes itself via emails pointing at or supplying an infected download - has been spotted targeting customers of the Verizon and Vodafone mobile phone networks on both sides of the Atlantic. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5279/zbot-trojan-targets-vodafone-and-verizon-mobile-phone-customers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5280/astaro-joins-free-it-security-software-industry-to-boost-profile/ Astaro Corporation, the IT security appliance specialist, is branching out into the small business/consumer side of the IT security market with a freeware version of its security software. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5280/astaro-joins-free-it-security-software-industry-to-boost-profile/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5218/higher-levels-of-security-needed-as-businesses-move-from-email-to-instant-messaging/ The steady rise in Web 2.0 communication services such as instant messaging (IM) and social networking portals - plus client applications that drive the services - means that heightened levels of vigilance are required against links and messages sent from hacked accounts, according to F-Secure. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5218/higher-levels-of-security-needed-as-businesses-move-from-email-to-instant-messaging/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5219/zbot-head-and-shoulders-high-in-october-malware-charts/ The October malware charts - just released by Sunbelt Software - show that the password-stealing trojan threat Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen maintained the top spot on the list for the seventh straight month and is growing at an alarming rate. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5219/zbot-head-and-shoulders-high-in-october-malware-charts/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5220/impetus-gathers-to-block-extradition-of-ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon/ A group of MPs have voiced their opinion that the extradition to the US of self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon should be halted - and that he should stand trail in the UK - owing to the "precarious state of (his) mental health". Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5220/impetus-gathers-to-block-extradition-of-ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5193/clearswift-becomes-latest-it-security-firm-to-embrace-the-cloud/ Four and half years after it moved into the appliance mail filtering business, Clearswift has hopped on to the rapid-accelerating bandwagom that is cloud computing security. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5193/clearswift-becomes-latest-it-security-firm-to-embrace-the-cloud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5194/spam-levels-continue-to-rise-says-symantec/ Around nine out of 10 email messages now include links or information related to spam or phishing, a new study has indicated. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5194/spam-levels-continue-to-rise-says-symantec/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5195/microsoft-updates-its-software-development-best-practices-to-support-secure-cloud-environments/ According to Steve Lipner, senior director of security engineering strategy with Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Group, software development and secure cloud environments are all about best practice. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5195/microsoft-updates-its-software-development-best-practices-to-support-secure-cloud-environments/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5203/avast-50-free-antivirus-faster-smaller-and-more-features-and-it-wakes-your-computer-at-night/ avast! CEO Vincent Steckler told Infosecurity this week that the new version of the free avast! anti-virus includes more capabilities such as behavioural detections at the same time as being faster and smaller. It can also wake up your computer in the night to do a virus scan before putting it back to sleep. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5203/avast-50-free-antivirus-faster-smaller-and-more-features-and-it-wakes-your-computer-at-night/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5157/qosmos-technology-makes-lawful-comms-interception-a-lot-easier/ Understanding what goes on at the various secret service divisions such as MI5 and MI6, as well as GCHQ, has been helped with the news that Qosmos, a network intelligence specialist, will unveil an LI (lawful interception) edition of its ixMachine at Milipol in Paris next week. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5157/qosmos-technology-makes-lawful-comms-interception-a-lot-easier/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5158/cloud-computing-confusion-continues-claims-proofpoint-study/ Research just released by Proofpoint, the enterprise email security vendor, claims to show that cloud computing continues to cause confusion amongst technology users, including IT professionals in the industry. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5158/cloud-computing-confusion-continues-claims-proofpoint-study/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5159/panda-clocks-50-000-malware-variants-a-day-explains-need-for-cloud-based-security-technology/ Following on from yesterday's launch of the industry's first free cloud computing anti-virus application from Panda Security, Infosecurity had a chance to catch up with the IT security firm's technical director Luis Corron and UK/Ireland MD, Petter Lautin. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5159/panda-clocks-50-000-malware-variants-a-day-explains-need-for-cloud-based-security-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5131/trend-micro-warns-that-koobface-abuses-google-reader/ Trend Micro has uncovered that the Koobface botnet is now abusing Google Reader, the web-based data aggregation service, routing internet users to infected websites via seemingly innocent Youtube videos. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5131/trend-micro-warns-that-koobface-abuses-google-reader/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5132/durham-police-website-hacked-by-sql-injection-/ An unknown hacker - apparently protesting about terror deaths in Pakistan - has attacked the Durham Police website, forcing it to temporarily close. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5132/durham-police-website-hacked-by-sql-injection-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5134/panda-powers-introduces-cloud-it-security-with-free-desktop-application/ Panda Security has launched itself into the increasingly busy cloud computing security marketplace with a free desktop application - Panda Cloud Antivirus. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5134/panda-powers-introduces-cloud-it-security-with-free-desktop-application/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5093/first-iphone-worm-appears-and-its-never-gonna-give-you-up/ It's taken a while, but the first real iPhone worm has appeared, although its payload appears to be relatively benign - unless that is, you dislike Rick Astley, the 1980s pop star from Newton le-Willows in Lancashire. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5093/first-iphone-worm-appears-and-its-never-gonna-give-you-up/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5094/trojans-dominate-bitdefenders-latest-ethreats-report/ According to BitDefender's monthly malware and e-threats report for October, the trojan Trojan.Clicker.CM continues to take pole position in the malware popularity charts. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5094/trojans-dominate-bitdefenders-latest-ethreats-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5095/voice-commerce-introduces-webbased-interface-to-its-voice-authentication-biometric-technology/ Voice Commerce, the IT / financial service group founded by veteran IT entrepreneur Nick Ogden, has implemented an API (application programming interface) for its voice authentication biometric technology. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5095/voice-commerce-introduces-webbased-interface-to-its-voice-authentication-biometric-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5072/zappers-software-testing-competition-scheduled-for-leeds-on-12-november/ TCL Crowdsourcing - the sponsors of the increasingly popular `Zappers' events, which see teams of software testers to gather and complete to find the most bugs in a chosen piece of software - has announced its next competition will take place in Leeds on 12 November. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5072/zappers-software-testing-competition-scheduled-for-leeds-on-12-november/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5073/loselose-trojan-game-threat-for-apple-mac-users/ Users of the Apple Mac have been warned to avoid a game called Lose/Lose which appears to include trojan programme code that deliberately deletes files on the users' hard drive. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5073/loselose-trojan-game-threat-for-apple-mac-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5074/clearswift-ceo-warns-of-convergent-and-web-20-security-threats/ Clearswift, the web and email security appliance specialist, has discussed modern IT security threats with Infosecurity. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5074/clearswift-ceo-warns-of-convergent-and-web-20-security-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5034/browser-developers-scramble-to-fix-major-security-flaw-in-ssl-technology-/ Reports are coming in that a major security flaw in the way secure sockets layer (SSL) technology renegotiated user sessions across the internet, with software developers reportedly scrambling to develop a fix for the issue they have known about for some weeks. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5034/browser-developers-scramble-to-fix-major-security-flaw-in-ssl-technology-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5044/social-engineering-attacks-on-agenda-at-deepsec-conference/ The DeepSec international IT security conference opens in Vienna, Austria, for a four-day run on 17 November, and social engineering issues are top of the agenda at the event. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5044/social-engineering-attacks-on-agenda-at-deepsec-conference/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5045/sophos-reports-windows-7-open-to-virus-infections/ A blog report from IT security vendor Sophos concludes that Windows 7, the newly-released Microsoft operating system, is vulnerable to 80% of viruses. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5045/sophos-reports-windows-7-open-to-virus-infections/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4995/isaca-expert-says-move-to-nonlatin-urls-could-affect-web-security/ News that ICANN, the internet registry, has announced that international domain names (IDNs) will now support non-Latin characters has been met with dismay by ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, which says that it will increase the dangers of phishing and affect web security generally. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4995/isaca-expert-says-move-to-nonlatin-urls-could-affect-web-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4996/cisco-emc-and-vmware-form-cloud-computing-coalition/ Cisco, EMC - the parent company to RSA Security - and VMware have formed the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition, a collaboration designed to boost the adoption of virtualisation in the cloud. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4996/cisco-emc-and-vmware-form-cloud-computing-coalition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4997/giesecke-devrient-play-secure-android-card/ Cellular specialist Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has unveiled a memory card for Android mobile phones that is claimed to make applications running on the host Android-compliant handset ultra-secure. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4997/giesecke-devrient-play-secure-android-card/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4999/devicelock-reduces-data-loss-via-iphone-and-blackberry-local-synchronisation-/ DeviceLock, a provider of endpoint data loss prevention software solutions, has said that version 6.4.1 of its DeviceLock software delivers “highly granular, interface-independent control over local data synchronisations” between iPhone, iPod touch mobile devices and corporate endpoint computers. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4999/devicelock-reduces-data-loss-via-iphone-and-blackberry-local-synchronisation-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4939/european-commission-warns-uk-over-privacy-legislation/ The European Commission (EC) appears to be less than happy with the UK government and its implementation of data privacy legislation. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4939/european-commission-warns-uk-over-privacy-legislation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4941/confickers-first-birthday-looms-seven-million-ips-still-infected/ As Conficker approaches the first anniversary of its appearance in the wild, the Shadowserver Foundation says that at least seven million IP addresses - each representing one or more computers - are now infected by the worm. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4941/confickers-first-birthday-looms-seven-million-ips-still-infected/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4942/former-yousenditcom-ceo-is-indicted-for-alleged-ddos-attack/ Khalid Shaikh, the former CEO of YouSendIt.com, the Web 2.0 services portal, has been indicted for an alleged DDoS attack against YouSendIt.com. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4942/former-yousenditcom-ceo-is-indicted-for-alleged-ddos-attack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4954/symantec-warns-about-google-wave-invites-malware/ Malware authors are targeting those who missed the initial sign up for Google Wave, according to Symantec. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4954/symantec-warns-about-google-wave-invites-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4955/symantec-uncovers-new-type-of-facebook-trojan-/ IT security vendor Symantec has uncovered a trojan that uses the Facebook social networking portal to communicate with a command and control (C&C) server Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4955/symantec-uncovers-new-type-of-facebook-trojan-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4957/m86-acquires-finjan-combines-it-security-research-operations-/ M86, the web and messaging security products vendor, has acquired business internet security specialist Finjan for an undisclosed sum of money. The move boosts M86's payroll to a shade more than 300 staff. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4957/m86-acquires-finjan-combines-it-security-research-operations-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4958/chip-pin-invades-australia/ The Chip & PIN system pioneered by French banks in the 1980s - and rolled out across the UK and Europe in recent years - is to be extended to payment cards in Australia, Visa's operation there has announced. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4958/chip-pin-invades-australia/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4934/information-security-threats-in-h1-2009-malware-and-rogue-security-software/ Microsoft has just released its Security Intelligence Report volume 7 (SIRv7) for the first half (H1) of 2009 exploring the most prevalent information security threats - malware and rogue security software. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4934/information-security-threats-in-h1-2009-malware-and-rogue-security-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4862/spam-and-botnet-infections-are-soaring-warns-messagelabs/ The October intelligence report from MessageLabs suggests that internet users should get ready for a Season's Greetings of another type, as hackers and spammers prepare for the holiday season along with the rest of the population. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4862/spam-and-botnet-infections-are-soaring-warns-messagelabs/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4905/gartner-and-us-gao-worry-about-swine-flu-net-congestion-worries/ The rapid rise in the number of swine flu cases - up by more than 50% in the UK in recent weeks and with similar infection rises in North America - has got some IT experts worried, with Gartner Group and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) both expressing concern over the internet's `last mile' delivery infrastructure. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4905/gartner-and-us-gao-worry-about-swine-flu-net-congestion-worries/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4910/facebook-users-hit-by-major-botbased-attack/ Facebook has again hit the security headlines following a bot-based attack that has reportedly been rising in intensity since the start of the week. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4910/facebook-users-hit-by-major-botbased-attack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4911/avg-releases-v90-business-internet-security-software-/ AVG Technologies has released AVG Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 and AVG Anti-Virus Business Edition 9.0. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4911/avg-releases-v90-business-internet-security-software-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4860/uk-public-lacks-confidence-in-firms-ability-to-keep-data-secure/ Research just released by Symantec claims to show that the UK public lacks confidence that businesses can keep their personal data secure. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4860/uk-public-lacks-confidence-in-firms-ability-to-keep-data-secure/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4861/aservers-cloudbased-backup-service-rolls-out-in-the-uk/ Building on an announcement made at Channel Expo 2009 earlier this year, Belgium's A-Server has announced that the first 70 of its customers in the UK are now hooked up to its cloud-based data backup service. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4861/aservers-cloudbased-backup-service-rolls-out-in-the-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4873/international-killazombie-day-a-thriller-for-halloween/ IT security and data protection company, Sophos, has called on computer users around the world to participate in Kill-A-Zombie Day on Halloween 31 October. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4873/international-killazombie-day-a-thriller-for-halloween/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4839/outsourcing-providers-should-prove-it-security-credentials/ Outsourcing providers should prove their IT security credentials, said NCC Group, as research commissioned by the IT assurance specialist has found that 89% of large companies in the UK outsource at least one IT system or business process. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4839/outsourcing-providers-should-prove-it-security-credentials/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4843/blackberry-users-warned-by-uscert-on-eavesdropping-phonesnoop-application/ The ability of the latest BlackBerry series of mobile phones to create a secondary remote eavesdropping voice stream has reached the headlines again, with the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issuing a warning about a new application called PhoneSnoop. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4843/blackberry-users-warned-by-uscert-on-eavesdropping-phonesnoop-application/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4844/biometrics-2009-schools-are-spearheading-the-use-of-biometrics-/ Approximately 10% of schools are deploying biometric technologies, according to Alasdair Darroch, director of Biostore Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4844/biometrics-2009-schools-are-spearheading-the-use-of-biometrics-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4845/cisco-scoops-up-scansafe-for-us183-million/ Cisco Systems has announced plans to acquire ScanSafe, the privately held security software company for around US$183 million. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4845/cisco-scoops-up-scansafe-for-us183-million/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4846/economic-climate-increases-fears-of-identity-theft/ Annual research from Lloyds TSB has revealed that 76% of adults are currently worried about identity theft and 39% feel more at risk now than they did six months ago, with the recession playing a major contributing factor. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4846/economic-climate-increases-fears-of-identity-theft/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4771/little-understanding-of-saas-security-solutions-among-it-professionals-survey/ Many IT professionals are unaware of the cost savings that software as a service (SaaS) security solutions can offer, according to a survey conducted by security vendor Websense at this year’s IDC Security Summit. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4771/little-understanding-of-saas-security-solutions-among-it-professionals-survey/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4791/rsa-europe-information-security-and-data-value-should-be-part-of-education-and-training/ Information security skills and knowing the value of data need to be embedded in the education system – primary, secondary and further education as well as an integral part of business training, the Information Security Forum (ISF) and (ISC)2 said at RSA Conference Europe 2009 in London on 20-22 October. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4791/rsa-europe-information-security-and-data-value-should-be-part-of-education-and-training/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4797/trend-micro-security-spans-physical-virtual-and-cloud-servers/ Trend Micro will next month take the wraps off an updated version of its Deep Security software that is billed as spanning the physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4797/trend-micro-security-spans-physical-virtual-and-cloud-servers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4799/51-000-reasons-for-data-encryption-hit-zurich-insurance/ Reports are coming in that Zurich Insurance has lost the details of 51 000 UK customers after an unencrypted data tape went missing in South Africa. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4799/51-000-reasons-for-data-encryption-hit-zurich-insurance/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4800/uk-cios-reported-356-data-loss-incidents-last-year/ A Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has turned up the revelation that there were 356 data loss incidents reported in the 11 months to September of this year. The figures compare to 190 data loss incidents in the period October 2007 to November 2008. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4800/uk-cios-reported-356-data-loss-incidents-last-year/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4750/from-pizza-delivery-to-atm-hacker-to-criminal-in-two-years/ An Australian pizza delivery man who stumbled on an ATM repair manual on the internet has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service, as well as handed a two year suspended prison sentence, after the hacker obtained more than AU$30 000 (about £18 000) by using the default passwords on certain types of cash machines. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4750/from-pizza-delivery-to-atm-hacker-to-criminal-in-two-years/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4751/china-preparing-to-ramp-up-cyberespionage/ A report commissioned by a US Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trading with China has warned that China could be preparing to ramp up cyberespionage and has started spying on the servers of the US government and major companies. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4751/china-preparing-to-ramp-up-cyberespionage/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4753/hackers-successfully-target-guardian-jobs-site/ Reports are coming in that the Guardian Jobs website has been compromised by hackers, and that as many as half a million users of the portal have had their personal details compromised. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4753/hackers-successfully-target-guardian-jobs-site/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4758/rsa-europe-the-challenges-of-data-protection/ There are several reasons why organisations appear not to take data protection seriously, Mike Smart, EMEA product marketing manager at McAfee said at RSA Europe in London on 22 October. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4758/rsa-europe-the-challenges-of-data-protection/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4700/rsa-europe-isaca-warns-employees-pose-grave-danger-to-company-it-security-doing-their-online-christmas-shopping/ International research completed by ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, suggests that, with the Christmas holiday season fast approaching, staff at many companies are planning to do a sizeable slice of their present buying online and thereby posing an IT security risk. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4700/rsa-europe-isaca-warns-employees-pose-grave-danger-to-company-it-security-doing-their-online-christmas-shopping/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4741/rsa-europe-information-warfare-is-an-overused-term/ Cyberwarfare and information warfare are overused terms for what could be classified as cybervandalism or cybercrime, said Ira Winkler, CISSP at ISAG, at RSA Europe in London on 22 October. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4741/rsa-europe-information-warfare-is-an-overused-term/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4745/rsa-europe-barings-bank-collapse-avoidable-if-controls-were-in-place/ The collapse of the UK Barings Bank in 1995 could have been avoided if proper controls and systems had been in place, Nick Leeson, the guy that brought down the Barings Bank told the audience at the RSA Conference Europe on 22 October. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4745/rsa-europe-barings-bank-collapse-avoidable-if-controls-were-in-place/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4747/rsa-europe-card-and-healthcare-protection-driving-encryption/ Research released at this week's RSA Europe conference in London claims to show that credit card and healthcare data protection are driving encryption security projects in the public and private sector. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4747/rsa-europe-card-and-healthcare-protection-driving-encryption/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4748/raindrop-may-hold-solution-to-spam-flood/ Mozilla has revealed it working with third-party software developers on an email prioritisation technology that analyses a users various internet plus email accounts and makes intelligent decisions on how far up the message queue to present them to internet users. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4748/raindrop-may-hold-solution-to-spam-flood/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4749/document-retention-policies-lacking-in-companies-says-survey/ Research just released by Kroll Ontrack claims to show that UK and US companies are failing to get to grips with their electronic document and data retention policies. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4749/document-retention-policies-lacking-in-companies-says-survey/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4698/rsa-europe-we-need-revocable-personal-data-says-isf-president/ Speaking at the RSA Europe conference in London this week, ISF president Professor Howard Schmidt said that there is now a need for people to be able to revoke the personal data they present for identification and credit-worthiness to financial institutions. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4698/rsa-europe-we-need-revocable-personal-data-says-isf-president/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4702/fortify-cautions-on-new-wifi-security-threat/ The WiFi Alliance is putting the finishing touches to a peer-to-peer version of its popular WiFi standards. Known as WiFi Direct, the proposed standard allows WiFI devices to link directly to each other, without the need for a router or access point, something which poses a potentially serious security threat to companies with WiFi networks, according to Fortify. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4702/fortify-cautions-on-new-wifi-security-threat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4710/biometrics-2009-chinese-biometrics-market-is-booming/ The Chinese biometrics market is growing at a rate of 50% annually and could reach a market volume of over RMB 3 billion by 2010, according to Tieniu Tan, director, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, CAS Institute of Automation and deputy secretary general, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4710/biometrics-2009-chinese-biometrics-market-is-booming/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4711/biometrics-2009-biometrics-industry-must-change-approach-to-commercial-vendors/ The biometrics industry offers a plethora of products, but also a vast amount of standards and jargon that renders commercial vendors confused about what criteria to judge a potential purchase on, said Hewlett Packard’s (HP) technologist Vali Ali at Biometrics 2009 in London on 20 October. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4711/biometrics-2009-biometrics-industry-must-change-approach-to-commercial-vendors/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4684/rsa-europe-gateway-data-threatens-identity-and-sensitive-information-/ In his keynote at RSA Europe in London, 20 October 2009, Hugh Thompson, chief security strategist, People Security, declared gateway data the next biggest threat to identity and valuable resources. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4684/rsa-europe-gateway-data-threatens-identity-and-sensitive-information-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4692/rsa-europe-twofactor-authentication-is-worth-nothing-says-executive-director-eema/ At the RSA Europe conference, 20 October 2009, in a session titled ‘Governments face up to the cyber security challenge’, Roger Dean, executive director of EEMA, declared two-factor authentication “not worth anything anymore”. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4692/rsa-europe-twofactor-authentication-is-worth-nothing-says-executive-director-eema/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4694/rsa-europe-casponsored-research-reveals-bad-practice-on-privileged-user-accounts/ A pan-European study of IT and associated professionals has revealed that organisations are neglecting their security options on so-called privilege user accounts. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4694/rsa-europe-casponsored-research-reveals-bad-practice-on-privileged-user-accounts/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4695/rsa-europe-isf-president-warns-mobile-phones-may-be-next-platform-for-security-threats/ Speaking with Infosecurity at the RSA Europe conference in London, Professor Howard Schmidt, the president of the Information Security Forum (ISF) said that mobile phones - rather than other high-profile platforms such as cloud computing - are the likely source of the next generation of security threats facing companies. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4695/rsa-europe-isf-president-warns-mobile-phones-may-be-next-platform-for-security-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4696/rsa-europe-identity-theft-is-too-easy-and-can-even-be-automated-says-it-security-expert/ The realities of identity theft and the modus operandi of cybercriminals were explained to delegates at this week's RSA Security conference in London by Brian Honan, a principal security consultant with BH Consulting of Ireland. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4696/rsa-europe-identity-theft-is-too-easy-and-can-even-be-automated-says-it-security-expert/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4697/rsa-europe-social-networking-is-the-key-to-stealing-an-identity-/ The realities of identity theft and the modus operandi of cybercriminals were explained to delegates at this week's RSA Security conference in London by Brian Honan, a principal security consultant with BH Consulting of Ireland. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4697/rsa-europe-social-networking-is-the-key-to-stealing-an-identity-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4656/bitdefender-readies-for-windows-7-release-to-consumers/ Although business users have had copies of Windows 7 on their machines for a short while now, this Thursday will see the first copies of the new Microsoft operating system released to consumers. And BitDefender says it is ready, as its 2010 range of IT security products have just been released, complete with Windows 7 certification. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4656/bitdefender-readies-for-windows-7-release-to-consumers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4657/finjan-introduces-hybrid-cloud-web-security-/ Finjan has taken the wraps off Vital Cloud and Vital Cloud Hybrid, two cloud security offerings that it claims allow businesses to extend their IT security to the "borderless enterprise". Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4657/finjan-introduces-hybrid-cloud-web-security-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4658/gridsure-ceo-on-phishing-social-engineering-and-authentication-at-leeds-isaca-event/ Last night saw Stephen Howes, the CEO of Gridsure, the pictorial authentication security specialists, talk to an ISACA meeting in Leeds, where he spoke about the perils of phishing and social engineering, which he defined as "the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information they would not normally release." Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4658/gridsure-ceo-on-phishing-social-engineering-and-authentication-at-leeds-isaca-event/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4631/biometrics-2009-sagem-scurit-and-hitachi-introduce-multimodal-finger-vein-and-fingerprint-device-/ Biometrics company Sagem Sécurité and the Japanese engineering and information technology firm Hitachi, will unveil their biometric multi-modal finger vein and fingerprint device, Finger VP, at Biometrics 2009 in London this week. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4631/biometrics-2009-sagem-scurit-and-hitachi-introduce-multimodal-finger-vein-and-fingerprint-device-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4634/data-thieves-could-face-jail-not-just-fines/ People stealing, selling and using other people's personal data could soon be sent to prison for their crimes rather than just facing fines. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4634/data-thieves-could-face-jail-not-just-fines/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4635/acpo-seeks-id-card-readers/ The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) is looking for a supplier of portable readers capable of reading identity cards, passports, bank and credit cards, as well as fingerprints and facial and/or iris recognition. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4635/acpo-seeks-id-card-readers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4647/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-gets-a-lastminute-stay-on-his-extradition/ Against all previous expectations, and just weeks before he was due to be extradited to the US on serious hacking charges, Gary Mckinnon, the self-confessed `UFO hacker' has had a stay on his case from the Home Office. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4647/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-gets-a-lastminute-stay-on-his-extradition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4648/sophos-id-theft-experiment-proves-uk-public-are-careless-with-personal-data/ Research carried out with interviews on the streets of Bristol last week has revealed that the public are too careless with their personal data, with too many being prepared to share their private information with complete strangers. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4648/sophos-id-theft-experiment-proves-uk-public-are-careless-with-personal-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4651/microsoft-security-essentials-registers-15-million-hits-in-first-week/ Microsoft says it has registered more than 1.5 million downloads of its free anti-virus software - Security Essentials - in the first week after the software was made available on the web. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4651/microsoft-security-essentials-registers-15-million-hits-in-first-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4603/half-of-uk-firms-lack-knowledge-on-security-breaches/ Research just published by PricewaterhouseCoopers claims to show that around half of UK companies do not know how many security breaches they have experienced in the past year. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4603/half-of-uk-firms-lack-knowledge-on-security-breaches/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4608/file-encryption-software-from-security-ip-protects-against-company-data-loss/ Security IP has released an application prtecting companies against data loss through the protection and control of sensitive data using strong encryption. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4608/file-encryption-software-from-security-ip-protects-against-company-data-loss/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4609/sophos-introduces-data-loss-prevention-technology/ Sophos has added a new data loss prevention (DLP) technology to its stable of enterprise security software. The addition will, said the veteran security vendor, simplify how companies mitigate against accidental data loss. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4609/sophos-introduces-data-loss-prevention-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4622/fake-antivirus-programmes-hijack-and-block-computers/ PandaLabs has identified an aggressive trend for selling fake anti-virus programmes or rogueware, where instead of users seeing a series of warnings prompting them to buy a paid version, a fake anti-virus programme is combined with ransomware, hijacking computers and rendering them useless until victims complete the purchase. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4622/fake-antivirus-programmes-hijack-and-block-computers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4580/data-loss-prevention-now-a-priority-says-research/ A report released at Storage Expo in London yesterday claims to show that most organisations are treating data loss prevention as a priority, especially given the media hype about high-profile losses. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4580/data-loss-prevention-now-a-priority-says-research/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4581/symantec-launches-filestore-technology-in-the-cloud/ Symantec has released software that allows companies to create file-based cloud storage infrastructures capable of eventually distributing up to 50 petabytes (50 000 terabytes) of data from a single domain name. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4581/symantec-launches-filestore-technology-in-the-cloud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4582/webroot-reports-tax-return-malwareinfecting-email-scam-reaching-the-uk/ Webroot, the internet security software specialist, reports that an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax email scam - in which US internet users have been emailed a malware-infected warning about under-stating their income or underpaying of tax - has arrived in the UK. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4582/webroot-reports-tax-return-malwareinfecting-email-scam-reaching-the-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4544/isse-2009-ceca-receives-teletrust-innovation-award-2009-for-esigning-in-spanish-banks/ TeleTrusT, the German IT security association, awarded the TeleTrusT Innovation Award 2009 to the Spanish Savings Banks Organisation (Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros, CECA) for its e-signing project at ISSE 2009 last week in The Hague. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4544/isse-2009-ceca-receives-teletrust-innovation-award-2009-for-esigning-in-spanish-banks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4552/loss-of-main-user-accounts-cause-anger-and-bewilderment-among-apple-mac-snow-leopard-users/ Apple Computer has been criticised for failing to address a potentially major code flaw in copies of Snow Leopard, its new Mac operating system, which means users' main accounts can get wiped. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4552/loss-of-main-user-accounts-cause-anger-and-bewilderment-among-apple-mac-snow-leopard-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4553/it-governance-promotes-online-security-in-national-identity-fraud-prevention-week/ This week is National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, and IT Governance - which bills itself as the one-stop shop for compliance - has launched an online resource for small businesses and individuals, wanting to strengthen their IT security. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4553/it-governance-promotes-online-security-in-national-identity-fraud-prevention-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4554/preparations-for-isaca-europe-conference-get-under-way/ Preparations for a three-day ISACA conference in Amsterdam, which opens on 9 November, are now under way and, say the organisers of the event, it promises to be a major event in the European information security calendar. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4554/preparations-for-isaca-europe-conference-get-under-way/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4562/qsa-system-is-broken-says-heartland-ceo/ In a session titled ‘Enhancing payment security in 2010’, Robert O. Carr, Chairman and CEO or Heartland Payment Systems - the subject of potentially the world’s biggest data security breach earlier this year - declared that the model used by quality security assessors (QSA) is “broken”. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4562/qsa-system-is-broken-says-heartland-ceo/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4516/isse-2009-iam-investments-should-increase-in-2010-despite-economic-climate/ Identity and access management (IAM) investments should be increased rather than decreased due to the current economic climate, according to around three quarters of respondents to a survey presented at ISSE 2009 last week by KPMG IT Advisory and Everett in cooperation with eema and IIR. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4516/isse-2009-iam-investments-should-increase-in-2010-despite-economic-climate/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4528/origin-storage-to-unveil-one-terabyte-secure-drive-on-14-october/ Origin Storage will unveil a one terabyte (1000 gigabyte) version of its Data Locker, secure external hard drive unit, at the Storage Expo show, which opens at London Olympia on 14 October for a two-day run. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4528/origin-storage-to-unveil-one-terabyte-secure-drive-on-14-october/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4529/data-centre-planning-energy-efficiency-and-data-density-are-key-/ Research just released by Loughborough University and on365, the data centre management specialist, claims to show that data centre managers lack any real understanding of their IT infrastructure energy costs and demands they are placing on it. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4529/data-centre-planning-energy-efficiency-and-data-density-are-key-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4531/trend-micro-expert-releases-internet-security-best-practice-schedule/ Hard on the heels of the unveiling of its new enterprise management services, Trend Micro's TrendLabs IT security research operation has revealed some interesting figures that show a dramatic rise in ID theft and associated malware infection rates. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4531/trend-micro-expert-releases-internet-security-best-practice-schedule/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4483/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-denied-appeal-route-to-supreme-court-over-extradition/ Self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon has been denied the chance to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4483/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-denied-appeal-route-to-supreme-court-over-extradition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4485/fraud-on-ukissued-payment-cards-down-23/ Research just released by Financial Fraud Action UK notes that fraud losses on UK payment cards fell by nearly a quarter during the first half of 2009, as criminals apparently targeted cards issued abroad. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4485/fraud-on-ukissued-payment-cards-down-23/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4508/stolen-nhs-laptops-recovered-no-data-breach-thanks-to-remote-wiping/ Four stolen laptops belonging to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health services, have been traced and recovered. According to the NHS Trust, no confidential data was compromised due to remote wiping. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4508/stolen-nhs-laptops-recovered-no-data-breach-thanks-to-remote-wiping/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4509/check-point-to-offer-zonealarm-pro-2010-free-on-patch-tuesday-/ To help computer users on Tuesday of this week - which is Microsoft Patch Tuesday - Check Point Software Technologies will be offering a free and fully functional version of ZoneAlarm Pro 2010, a security suite that normal sells for around £30. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4509/check-point-to-offer-zonealarm-pro-2010-free-on-patch-tuesday-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4510/trend-micro-introduces-nextgen-security-threat-management-services/ Trend Micro has launched a range of security threat management services that provide enterprises with what the company calls "a network security overwatch". Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4510/trend-micro-introduces-nextgen-security-threat-management-services/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4511/german-cybercrime-soaring-as-criminal-gangs-move-in/ Reports from Germany suggest that almost half of all internet users in the country have been victims of cybercrime as criminal gangs move in on potentially lucrative online scams and phishing expeditions. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4511/german-cybercrime-soaring-as-criminal-gangs-move-in/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4488/uk-government-to-use-talent-competition-to-find-best-hackers/ Hard on the heels of MI5 hiring around 50 young Asian hackers to counter criminal cyberattacks and other electronic warfare against the UK comes news that the UK government is planning a hacker talent competition. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4488/uk-government-to-use-talent-competition-to-find-best-hackers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4428/isse-2009-existing-antivirus-software-is-not-good-enough/ Existing anti-virus is not good enough, a panel of speakers agreed on 7 October at ISSE 2009 in The Hague. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4428/isse-2009-existing-antivirus-software-is-not-good-enough/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4442/automation-is-the-key-to-it-vulnerability-discovery/ Automation should be the main focus of enterprise IT departments if they want to discover their network security vulnerabilities, said experts at the recent Security Risk & Compliance Forum, held in London at the Royal Exchange Theatre Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4442/automation-is-the-key-to-it-vulnerability-discovery/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4443/cybercriminals-set-to-ride-googles-wave-/ As interest in Google's Wave technology peaks, hackers and scammers will inevitably ride the coat tails of Wave web searches and attempt to divert internet users to malicious and infected sites, according to a data security consultancy firm. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4443/cybercriminals-set-to-ride-googles-wave-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4449/isse-2009-smart-cards-can-result-in-644-return-on-investment/ Smart cards can result in a 644% return on investment in an enterprise with 2000 employees, Philip Hoyer, senior architect at UK-based ActivIdentity, said at ISSE 2009 in The Hague. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4449/isse-2009-smart-cards-can-result-in-644-return-on-investment/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4395/isse-2009-the-ups-and-downs-of-cloud-computing/ Gerry Gebel, vice president at the Burton Group took the audience at ISSE 2009 in The Hague on 6 October 2009 through the ups and downs of cloud computing exploring pitfalls and benefits. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4395/isse-2009-the-ups-and-downs-of-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4397/web-20-branding-and-reputational-risks-webinar-tomorrow/ Infosecurity is pleased to announce its first webinar on the topic of Web 2.0 branding and reputational risks, which will be held at 3pm (UK time) this Thursday. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4397/web-20-branding-and-reputational-risks-webinar-tomorrow/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4403/virtualisation-security-problems-will-grow-says-panel/ A panel of experts - assembled in London on Tuesday by Check Point Software Technologies - concluded that virtualisation security is a problem that will not go away and, if anything, will grow as more organisations migrate their IT systems to the technology. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4403/virtualisation-security-problems-will-grow-says-panel/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4412/isse-2009-geographically-targeted-attacks-could-be-future-of-social-network-threats/ Just as social networks such as Facebook are seeing advertisement targeted depending on users’ settings and geographical location, so could malware and other threats be targeted specifically, said Stefan Tanase, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, Romania, at the ISSE 2009 conference on 7 October. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4412/isse-2009-geographically-targeted-attacks-could-be-future-of-social-network-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4414/safe-and-secure-online-educational-security-programme-for-children-rolls-out-in-us/ ISC2, the not-for-profit security professionals organisation, has announced its school internet safety volunteer programme has reached 20,000 students worldwide, and has now been expanded to the US. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4414/safe-and-secure-online-educational-security-programme-for-children-rolls-out-in-us/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4415/industrywide-web-email-attacks-spreading/ Reports are coming in of web-based email services from the likes of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo being hacked, and large numbers of user account details being posted to the internet. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4415/industrywide-web-email-attacks-spreading/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4417/symantec-launches-graduate-recruitment-programme/ Symantec has taken the wraps off its first graduate recruitment and internship programme for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4417/symantec-launches-graduate-recruitment-programme/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4366/tripwire-scores-pci-deal-with-reading-fc/ PCI DSS compliance is fast becoming a hot topic in boardrooms and at Reading football club – one of the Championship's largest clubs – as Reading FC has successfully migrated to a virtualised IT infrastructure. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4366/tripwire-scores-pci-deal-with-reading-fc/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4392/isse-2009-we-need-an-active-security-community/ An active security community is needed to meet the challenges of information security, said Steve Purser, head of technical competency department, ENISA. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4392/isse-2009-we-need-an-active-security-community/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4343/kaspersky-releases-faster-lighter-security-package/ Kaspersky is releasing enhancements to its core Kaspersky Open Space Security product making it faster, lighter, and easier to use for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4343/kaspersky-releases-faster-lighter-security-package/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4357/trojan-malware-infections-continue-to-dominate-says-bitdefender-report/ Research just released by BitDefender, the IT security vendor, confirms that trojan malware infections continue to dominate the IT security threats chart for September. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4357/trojan-malware-infections-continue-to-dominate-says-bitdefender-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4358/hp-develops-security-audit-assessments-for-smart-energy-grids/ Hard on the heels of widespread reports about smart energy meters and their grids being vulnerable to hacker attacks, HP has launched a security audit for smart grid services. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4358/hp-develops-security-audit-assessments-for-smart-energy-grids/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4359/absolute-software-introduces-thinkpad-recovery-technology/ Absolute Software has taken the wraps off `Lost & Found,' a recovery technology designed for Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. In use, the security software is said to make it easy for anyone finding a ThinkPad laptop to return the unit to its owner. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4359/absolute-software-introduces-thinkpad-recovery-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4364/increasing-web-threats-call-for-web-filtering-says-esofts-cto-/ As web threats by far surpass email threats as the preferred vector of attack, eSoft’s CTO, Patrick Walsh, insists that organisations should be looking to web filtering to secure their business. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4364/increasing-web-threats-call-for-web-filtering-says-esofts-cto-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4313/government-behind-on-information-security-eleanor-laing/ As more and more fundamental tasks in society are carried out online, information security is becoming increasingly important, but the government is not moving fast enough, according to Conservatives MP Eleanor Laing. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4313/government-behind-on-information-security-eleanor-laing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4336/panda-security-says-malware-writers-are-hard-at-work-as-never-before/ The latest quarterly IT security report from PandaLabs says that malware writers are breaking all established records when it comes to developing new ways of infecting internet users' computers with malware and generating income from them. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4336/panda-security-says-malware-writers-are-hard-at-work-as-never-before/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4338/eu-starts-new-satellite-service-to-significantly-enhance-gps-accuracy/ Users of the US global positioning system (GPS) in Europe now have access to an enhanced-accuracy service provided by the European Union. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4338/eu-starts-new-satellite-service-to-significantly-enhance-gps-accuracy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4339/facetime-adds-content-control-security-for-blogs-webmail-and-social-networking-portals/ FaceTime Communications has upgraded its Unified Security Gateway (USG) appliance to v3.0 firmware, adding content control security for blogs, wikis, webmail and social networking sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook to the mix. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4339/facetime-adds-content-control-security-for-blogs-webmail-and-social-networking-portals/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4290/natwest-phishing-case-reaches-the-courts/ A malware / phishing case, which reportedly generated more than £600 000 for the originators of the scam, has reached the courts this week, with the defendants - led by two Uzbek brothers - facing very serious charges. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4290/natwest-phishing-case-reaches-the-courts/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4291/rogue-antivirus-scamware-hitting-hard-says-webroot/ Research by Webroot suggests that the rash of anti-virus scamware - which reports that the users' PC is infected, when it is not, and then requests a payment for registration - is sucking in a lot of internet users. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4291/rogue-antivirus-scamware-hitting-hard-says-webroot/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4292/new-types-of-trojan-malware-appearing-says-finjan-/ Computer security researchers say that a new type of trojan horse software has been used to steal money from consumers' bank accounts in Germany. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4292/new-types-of-trojan-malware-appearing-says-finjan-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4256/guidance-software-intros-encase-cybersecurity-forensics-software/ Guidance Software has added EnCase Cybersecurity to its range of Encase forensics software packages which are used by the police and government investigators worldwide. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4256/guidance-software-intros-encase-cybersecurity-forensics-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4259/microsoft-releases-free-security-essentials/ As widely anticipated, Microsoft has publicly launched its free IT security software, Security Essentials, on both sides of the Atlantic. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4259/microsoft-releases-free-security-essentials/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4266/microsoft-security-and-a-digital-britain/ Ed Gibson, CSO at Microsoft UK explored risks posed by criminals to the digital economy and security at the Security for a Digital Britain conference in Nottingham on 24 September. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4266/microsoft-security-and-a-digital-britain/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4165/mcafee-links-with-adobe-to-codevelop-new-security-software/ McAfee is linking up with Adobe to jointly develop security software for their customers. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4165/mcafee-links-with-adobe-to-codevelop-new-security-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4205/vodafone-develops-encrypted-password-vault-for-smartphones/ Vodafone has revealed it is developing a secure and encrypted data / password vault for smartphones. Known as Keeper Mobile, the encryption technology will be released by the mobile carrier's operations worldwide by the end of the year. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4205/vodafone-develops-encrypted-password-vault-for-smartphones/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4228/us-email-archiving-software-comes-to-the-uk/ Security IP, the value-added IT security distributor, has announced it is importing and supporting MailArchiva, an email archiving and compliance suite of software from the USA. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4228/us-email-archiving-software-comes-to-the-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4230/it-security-companies-prep-for-a-security-showcase/ A group of IT security companies are hosting Launchpad Europe - a security summit / showcase taking place in London on 13 October - and are conducting an online research poll in preparation. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4230/it-security-companies-prep-for-a-security-showcase/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4244/threats-posed-by-the-digital-world-data-loss-and-privacy/ Speaking at the Security for a Digital Britain conference in Nottingham last week, Lord Erroll warned the audience of the security pitfalls of a digital society such as data loss and privacy questions. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4244/threats-posed-by-the-digital-world-data-loss-and-privacy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4246/soca-cybercrime-is-global-and-organised/ Cybercrime is both global and organised, Mike Humphrey at the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), told the audience at the Security for a Digital Britain conference on 24 September in Nottingham. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4246/soca-cybercrime-is-global-and-organised/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4203/west-midlands-ambulance-service-adopts-secure-encrypted-usb-sticks/ West Midlands Ambulance Service has contracted with Blockmaster, the encrypted and secure USB stick vendor, for the supply of more than 300 SafeSticks for use across its workforce. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4203/west-midlands-ambulance-service-adopts-secure-encrypted-usb-sticks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4204/swiss-watchdog-takes-aim-at-google-street-view/ Google Street View, the rapidly expanding interactive mapping service from Google which allows internet users to view images of a road or street that have been taken by a roving camera van, is potentially under fire from the Swiss data protection commission on the privacy and security front. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4204/swiss-watchdog-takes-aim-at-google-street-view/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4206/isaca-middleeasts-information-security-seminar/ The Muscat chapter of the Information Systems Audit, Control Association (ISACA) held an education seminar on information security earlier this month at the College of Banking and Financial Studies in Oman. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4206/isaca-middleeasts-information-security-seminar/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4207/data-loss-in-the-perimeterless-zone/ The increasing blurring of network perimeters has accelerated as a direct result of the introduction of cloud computing to the corporate IT mix, but can your IT security handle the challenge? Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4207/data-loss-in-the-perimeterless-zone/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4142/british-businesses-risk-customer-data-loss-as-data-backup-is-overlooked-/ Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are putting data at risk of data loss, according to research published by Buffalo Technology, by ignoring data backup. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4142/british-businesses-risk-customer-data-loss-as-data-backup-is-overlooked-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4166/security-expert-banking-industry-needs-to-use-facial-biometrics-for-security/ The CEO of a UK biometrics company said that the UK banking industry has yet to tap into the security benefits of facial biometrics, although one bank - HSBC - has adopted the technology at its data centres across the UK to prevent access to the buildings by unauthorised people. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4166/security-expert-banking-industry-needs-to-use-facial-biometrics-for-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4167/devicelock-lands-gazprom-neft-endpoint-security-contract/ DeviceLock, the endpoint security specialist, has announced that the Gazpromneft-Khantos branch of Gazprom Neft, the high-profile Russian oil company, has selected its software for endpoint security. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4167/devicelock-lands-gazprom-neft-endpoint-security-contract/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4129/mi5-hires-teenage-hackers-in-fight-against-cyberterrorism/ MI5 has hired a batch of Asian teenage computer hackers to help fight cyberterrorism in China, Russia and Pakistan. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4129/mi5-hires-teenage-hackers-in-fight-against-cyberterrorism/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4130/bcs-launches-taxi-campaign-to-publicise-data-loss/ The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a campaign to publicise the issue of data loss, which it said has become a major problem with people leaving portable devices behind in London taxis. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4130/bcs-launches-taxi-campaign-to-publicise-data-loss/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4137/online-monopoly-gamers-targeted-via-social-networking-spam/ Websense Security Labs has found a spam operation targeting players of the old game favourite, Monopoly, via social networking methods. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4137/online-monopoly-gamers-targeted-via-social-networking-spam/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4098/ponemon-and-imperva-survey-shows-firms-struggling-on-payment-data-security/ Research released today by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Imperva, the data security specialist, claims to show that companies are still struggling to protect consumer credit card data. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4098/ponemon-and-imperva-survey-shows-firms-struggling-on-payment-data-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4100/paypal-embraces-text-messages-as-security-check-system/ After beta testing the service amongst a select number of its users since the start of the year, Paypal has rolled out a text message security check system for its electronic cash and payment service. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4100/paypal-embraces-text-messages-as-security-check-system/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4101/interpol-sets-standard-in-electronic-passports/ Interpol, the international police agency, has announced that the EDAPS consortium has been chosen to design and produce the secure electronic passport. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4101/interpol-sets-standard-in-electronic-passports/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4104/gartner-outlines-four-risk-management-mistakes-that-could-threaten-it-security-budgets/ Information security budgets have always been difficult to justify, and the global economic crisis is making this even more difficult, according to Gartner, which has identified four risk management mistakes that could threaten IT security budgest. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4104/gartner-outlines-four-risk-management-mistakes-that-could-threaten-it-security-budgets/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4109/lumension-reduces-compliance-and-it-risk-management-costs/ The Lumension Risk Manager (LRM) enables continuous monitoring of compliance and IT risk posture while reducing the overall cost of compliance by streamlining IT audit processes, harmonising controls with policy requirements and offering expanded automated assessment and remediation capabilities. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4109/lumension-reduces-compliance-and-it-risk-management-costs/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4071/confidela-introduces-saas-document-control-technology/ Following a beta test of its WatchDox software-as-a-service document control service - which started in June of this year - Confidela has quietly launched the highly secure document control service on both sides of the Atlantic. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4071/confidela-introduces-saas-document-control-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4072/trend-micro-introduces-enterprise-mac-security-technology/ Trend Micro has taken the wraps off Security for Mac 1.5, an IT security suite that protects corporate users against the latest security threats targetting the Apple Mac OS-based platform. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4072/trend-micro-introduces-enterprise-mac-security-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4073/sophos-spots-bbc-sending-nigerian-scam-email/ Sophos has spotted the reputation of the BBC being dragged through the mud with Nigerian scam email being generated that looks as though it has come from the UK broadcaster. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4073/sophos-spots-bbc-sending-nigerian-scam-email/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4085/security-software-vendor-kaspersky-lab-makes-software-top-100-list/ Kaspersky Lab, developer of internet threat management solutions, has made the Software Top 100 - the ratings list of the world’s leading software companies Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4085/security-software-vendor-kaspersky-lab-makes-software-top-100-list/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4086/it-sector-competitiveness-study-by-economist-intelligence-unit-ranks-usa-number-1/ Despite global government protectionist policies, the US remains the world’s best environment for competitive IT producers, says the Economist Intelligence Unit. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4086/it-sector-competitiveness-study-by-economist-intelligence-unit-ranks-usa-number-1/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4092/google-users-targeted-by-new-malicious-websites/ Network security company eSoft’s threat prevention team has discovered new malware sites specifically targeting users of Windows operating system and Google. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4092/google-users-targeted-by-new-malicious-websites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4043/realtime-hackers-beating-twofactor-security/ An incident in which a US construction firm lost $447 000 in a matter of minutes - despite using two-factor authentication when accessing the company bank account - has highlighted the dangers of `piggy-back' malware which can run in parallel, stealing data and using it alongside the legitimate user. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4043/realtime-hackers-beating-twofactor-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4044/microsoft-developing-shield-for-critical-windows-flaw-/ Microsoft is reportedly developing a security shield utility that disables a vulnerable component of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and early versions of Windows 7. The release of the IT security tool is expected within the next few days. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4044/microsoft-developing-shield-for-critical-windows-flaw-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4045/yahoo-mail-users-warned-of-brute-force-hacker-attacks/ Yahoo has warned users of its Yahoo Mail service about a two-year-old security flaw that appears to allow hackers to gain access to their accounts via a back door. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4045/yahoo-mail-users-warned-of-brute-force-hacker-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4046/thales-achieves-common-criteria-eal-3-security-certification/ Thales has announced that its Datacryptor high-speed SONET/SDH and Ethernet Layer 2 hardware-based network encryptors have received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3 certification. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4046/thales-achieves-common-criteria-eal-3-security-certification/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4062/moj-admits-losing-2000-personal-records/ The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has lost the personal information of more than 2 000 people in the past year, according to the department's annual financial accounts published last week. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4062/moj-admits-losing-2000-personal-records/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4063/cloud-providers-must-provide-security-guarantees/ Cloud computing service providers have yet to address enterprise concerns around data security, according to CA and Symantec. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4063/cloud-providers-must-provide-security-guarantees/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4019/netbenefit-intros-ultrav-virtualisation-platform/ NetBenefit, the managed hosting provider, has taken the wraps off Ultra-V, a high availability virtualisation platform that sits behind a firewall security layer and supports virtual environments ranging from single servers to complete virtual systems. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4019/netbenefit-intros-ultrav-virtualisation-platform/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4020/conservatives-unveil-plans-to-reduce-the-surveillance-state/ Fulfilling earlier commitments by David Cameron, the leader of the party, the Conservatives have published plans to reduce the role of surveillance and protect the public's right to privacy. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4020/conservatives-unveil-plans-to-reduce-the-surveillance-state/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4022/indian-security-agencies-seek-internet-telephony-ban/ US government officials are reported to be watching India with interest, where the government has taken the major national security step of recommending a ban on international internet telephony until a system to trace the calls is in place. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4022/indian-security-agencies-seek-internet-telephony-ban/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4031/mobilecloud-workforce-security-issues-covered-in-webinar-recording/ An informative webinar - in which BigFix, Trend Micro and one of their joint customers in the healthcare sector looked at some of the problems in the mobile workforce and allied IT security sectors - was a great success this Thursday. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4031/mobilecloud-workforce-security-issues-covered-in-webinar-recording/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4039/deepsec-2009-to-focus-on-industrial-espionage/ The economic recession has driven some companies into the arms of industrial espionage. This is why the organisers of the DeepSec 2009 conference - scheduled to take place 17-20 November this year in Vienna, Austria - have dedicated much of the IT security event to the topic. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4039/deepsec-2009-to-focus-on-industrial-espionage/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4040/bahama-botnet-bypasses-filter-security-safeguards/ Click Forensics, an internet advertisement monitoring company, claims to have discovered a highly sophisticated botnet designed to aid in so-called `click fraud' on the internet. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4040/bahama-botnet-bypasses-filter-security-safeguards/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3994/microsoft-releases-tools-exposing-software-security-vulnerabilities/ Microsoft is releasing new tools to expose security vulnerabilities in new and updated software. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3994/microsoft-releases-tools-exposing-software-security-vulnerabilities/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4014/number-of-malicious-websites-up-233-in-h1-2009/ The Websense Security Labs report on the state of internet security for the first half of 2009, has found that the number of malicious websites has increased 233% over the last six months, and 671% over the last year. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4014/number-of-malicious-websites-up-233-in-h1-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4015/scansafe-lands-saas-cloud-deal-with-orange/ ScanSafe, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security specialist, has landed a prestigious deal with Orange Business Services, the corporate operations division of Orange, the telecommunication service provider. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4015/scansafe-lands-saas-cloud-deal-with-orange/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4016/compromised-machines-stay-compromised-trend-micro/ In-depth research into botnets from Trend Micro has found that industry estimates that compromised machines are compromised for an average of around six weeks, is significantly less than the reality. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4016/compromised-machines-stay-compromised-trend-micro/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4023/security-and-privacy-high-on-agenda-of-potential-enterprise-cloud-users-/ Research just completed by Unisys claims to show that security and data privacy concerns remain the most significant impediment to the adoption of cloud computing among enterprise users. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4023/security-and-privacy-high-on-agenda-of-potential-enterprise-cloud-users-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3985/businesses-must-rethink-security-spending-to-keep-hackers-out/ Businesses are prioritising unimportant security fixes while leaving their IT systems open to sophisticated hacking attacks, a major study released today reveals. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3985/businesses-must-rethink-security-spending-to-keep-hackers-out/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3986/crowdsourcing-reveals-600-search-engine-flaws/ A competition for software testers to reveal bugs in major search engines has unearthed over 600 in Google, Google Caffeine, Bing and Yahoo. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3986/crowdsourcing-reveals-600-search-engine-flaws/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3965/wick-hill-claims-pole-position-in-kaspersky-lab-sales-stakes/ Wick Hill, the veteran IT security value-added distributor, says it has acquired the distribution business for Kaspersky Labs from another distributor, C-Media, with immediate effect. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3965/wick-hill-claims-pole-position-in-kaspersky-lab-sales-stakes/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3966/nokia-opens-n900-handset-up-to-hackers-and-crackers/ Nokia has taken a pro-active stance towards the white hat hackers and code crackers that are developing add-ins and - sometimes - wholesale replacements for the firmware of the latest generation of smartphones. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3966/nokia-opens-n900-handset-up-to-hackers-and-crackers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3967/enisa-guide-on-mitigating-network-security-vulnerabilities-threats-and-cyberattacks/ ENISA, the European Union agency, has published what it claims is first pan-European good practice guide on Network Security Information Exchange (NSIE). Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3967/enisa-guide-on-mitigating-network-security-vulnerabilities-threats-and-cyberattacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3921/job-seekers-at-risk-of-id-theft-/ Andy Gooday, founder of MrBrandAcademy.com, a job seeker training company, says that three percent of job seekers are at risk of ID theft because of the data they include in their CVs. To help job hunters with their data security, Gooday has teamed up with Phil Butler, the well-known cybercrime expert, to publish a free training guide. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3921/job-seekers-at-risk-of-id-theft-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3938/apple-under-fire-over-antiphishing-feature-/ Apple has come in for criticism on user forums for a new anti-fraud and anti-phishing warning system seen in its Safari Mobile web browser for the iPhone. Forum users report that the feature - seen in v3.1 of the iPhone's operating system - is less than consistent. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3938/apple-under-fire-over-antiphishing-feature-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3940/gemalto-acquires-trusted-logic/ Gemalto, the French digital security firm, has acquired Trusted Logic, a provider of security software for mobile devices. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3940/gemalto-acquires-trusted-logic/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3942/quocirca-publishes-report-on-strong-authentication/ Fran Howarth, a principal analyst with Quocirca, the business and IT analysis research firm, has penned a report on strong authentication. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3942/quocirca-publishes-report-on-strong-authentication/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3947/london-city-university-launches-computer-resilience-degree/ London's City University has launched a masters degree in computer resilience, adding to its stable of IT security qualifications. The university says the course will increase the number of IT professionals capable of preventing, combating or repairing large scale IT failure. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3947/london-city-university-launches-computer-resilience-degree/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3948/one-third-of-businesses-failing-to-protect-sensitive-data-transfers/ Research just released by Computerlinks, a UK distributor of IT security and internet technology products, shows that a sizeable number of businesses are failing to protect their most sensitive data. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3948/one-third-of-businesses-failing-to-protect-sensitive-data-transfers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3950/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-to-learn-of-supreme-court-appeal/ Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon, who gained unauthorised access to multiple Pentagon computer systems, will learn this week whether an application for an appeal in his case will be heard by the Supreme Court, the new highest court in the UK. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3950/ufo-hacker-gary-mckinnon-to-learn-of-supreme-court-appeal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3953/only-one-week-left-virtual-conference-on-information-security-2009/ Infosecurity Magazine’s Virtual Conference on Information Security 2009 is only a week away – sign up now! Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3953/only-one-week-left-virtual-conference-on-information-security-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3918/lowcost-security-tag-for-mobile-phones/ An Edinburgh-based company has developed a relatively low-cost security tag that alerts users when a linked mobile phone moves more than 25 metres away. The Bluetooth-enabled keyring tab - known as Nio - comes with its own USB-rechargeable battery and sells for around £40. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3918/lowcost-security-tag-for-mobile-phones/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3920/wigan-council-lost-personal-data-on-children-and-teenagers/ Wigan Council has been been forced to sign an undertaking with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following the theft of a laptop, which resulted into the personal data on around 43 000 children and teenagers being potentially open to abuse. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3920/wigan-council-lost-personal-data-on-children-and-teenagers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3926/security-software-spending-up-4-in-2010/ Security software budgets are expected to grow 4% in 2010, and security services budgets could grow almost 3%, according to Gartner. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3926/security-software-spending-up-4-in-2010/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3865/netbenefit-adds-virtual-firewall-/ Hard on the heels of launching a range of dedicated servers based on Intel's Nehalem architecture last week, NetBenefit, the managed internet hosting firm, has added a virtual firewall - based on Fortinet's firewall technology - to its range of security offerings. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3865/netbenefit-adds-virtual-firewall-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3868/public-row-developing-between-sentrigo-and-microsoft/ A row is developing between Sentrigo, a database security specialist, and Microsoft, over the security of Microsoft's SQL Server software. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3868/public-row-developing-between-sentrigo-and-microsoft/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3870/home-gateway-broadband-and-networking-hub-reaches-fruition/ After four years in gestation, the Home Gateway (HG) - an intelligent broadband/networking interface device designed to act as a hub for homes and small offices - is reaching fruition. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3870/home-gateway-broadband-and-networking-hub-reaches-fruition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3834/stonebranch-introduces-cloudbased-secure-file-transfer-service/ Stonebranch has unveiled Scribbos, a secure business file transfer service that operates on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis on the internet. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3834/stonebranch-introduces-cloudbased-secure-file-transfer-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3860/web-applications-with-high-risk-security-issues-up-10/ The total number of web applications with at least one high risk security issue has reached 27%, an increase of 10%, according to IT security testing, auditing and consultancy company NTA Monitor. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3860/web-applications-with-high-risk-security-issues-up-10/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3861/barclays-fined-245m-after-it-errors/ Barclays' investment arm has been fined £2.45m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to report its investment details correctly. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3861/barclays-fined-245m-after-it-errors/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3833/card-spending-research-reveals-uk-electronic-fraud-hotspots/ Research by the 3rd Man, an electronic fraud and security specialist, has uncovered some interesting statistics about cardholder-not-present transactions, as well as fraudulent mail order plus online card purchases in the UK. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3833/card-spending-research-reveals-uk-electronic-fraud-hotspots/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3836/delphi-programming-tool-hit-by-virus/ A ‘proof of concept’ virus called Win32/Induc.A is causing problems for programmers – including malware writers, according to this month’s ESET ThreatSense Report. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3836/delphi-programming-tool-hit-by-virus/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3840/more-awareness-needed-to-combat-atm-crime/ As the annual cost of ATM crime in Europe approaches €500 000, and the number of ATM fraud and attacks increases 149% in a year, more security awareness among consumers is needed, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3840/more-awareness-needed-to-combat-atm-crime/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3805/skype-tackles-peskyspy-trojan-problem/ Skype, the internet telephony and instant messaging service currently being sold off by parent company eBay, has moved swiftly to meet the well-publicised security threat of the Peskyspy trojan, which reportedly allows hackers to remotely monitor and record Skype voice calls. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3805/skype-tackles-peskyspy-trojan-problem/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3806/o2-and-plusnet-respond-to-potential-xss-modem-security-issues/ O2 - as well as BT subsidiary internet service provider Plusnet - have both responded to a potential XSS security flaw identified in the Thomson TG565 and TG565n wireless broadband routers they issue to their internet users. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3806/o2-and-plusnet-respond-to-potential-xss-modem-security-issues/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3807/microsoft-iis-security-flaws-cause-a-stir/ A steady stream of security flaws in the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) software is causing a stir in security researcher circles, with hackers reportedly issuing details of the flaws faster than Microsoft's R&D staff can patch them. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3807/microsoft-iis-security-flaws-cause-a-stir/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3813/how-is-the-information-security-industry-coping-in-the-economic-downturn/ As the recession continues to chew into budgets, and cybercriminals see increased opportunity for looting, CISOs need to ensure that their information security defences remain strong but affordable. Find out more for free! Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3813/how-is-the-information-security-industry-coping-in-the-economic-downturn/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3755/bloxx-warns-on-anonymous-proxies/ Bloxx, a web filtering firm, has issued a warning that anonymous proxies - which are now being used by students to bypass campus blocks on inappropriate content - pose a serious information security threat to young people. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3755/bloxx-warns-on-anonymous-proxies/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3756/crosssite-scripting-xss-security-problem-hits-broadband-routers/ The problem of cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaws - which have affected hundreds of websites this year - has spread to broadband routers, as a security researcher claims that the Thomson wireless box III supplied by O2 leaves internet users "wide open" to the issue. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3756/crosssite-scripting-xss-security-problem-hits-broadband-routers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3769/learn-about-how-to-keep-security-and-it-ready-for-a-pandemic/ With the recent scares about the swine flu, more and more businesses feel the need to plan for a pandemic, but are their security and IT up to the challenge? Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3769/learn-about-how-to-keep-security-and-it-ready-for-a-pandemic/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3775/council-left-with-500-000-bill-from-virus-infected-memory-stick/ Ealing Council's computer system was crippled by a virus after an infected memory stick was plugged into the IT resource. The council has been landed with a £500 000 bill to clean up the security mess that has resulted. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3775/council-left-with-500-000-bill-from-virus-infected-memory-stick/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3777/eight-million-chip-and-pin-users-at-risk-of-id-fraud/ Research carried out by LV (formerly Liverpool & Victoria) Home Insurance claims that, over the last 12 months, eight million adults in the UK have given their cards - plus their PIN details - to someone else to make a purchase on their behalf or get cash from an ATM leaving the vulnerable to ID fraud. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3777/eight-million-chip-and-pin-users-at-risk-of-id-fraud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3779/many-people-use-same-password-on-all-websites-says-cpp/ More than 1.7 million people are at risk of falling victim to internet fraud because they use exactly the same password every time they go online, a report from card security insurer CPP has warned. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3779/many-people-use-same-password-on-all-websites-says-cpp/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3730/three-quarters-of-web-users-not-security-savvy/ Three quarters of web users are not security savvy despite many consumers being aware of potential security threats, according to a worldwide study conducted by security specialist PC Tools. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3730/three-quarters-of-web-users-not-security-savvy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3736/ibm-pushes-desktops-into-the-cloud/ Desktop PCs are expensive. They need upgrading every few years and require constant patching and IT management to ensure they remain secure and function correctly. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3736/ibm-pushes-desktops-into-the-cloud/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3758/mac-snow-leopard-operating-system-poses-security-risk-due-to-flash-plugin/ Users of the latest version of the Apple Mac operating system - Snow Leopard - are recommended to check their version of the Flash plugin as soon as possible, as Sophos' security consultant Graham Cluley has warned that the software silently downloads a copy of an older, and potentially less secure, version of the Flash extensible video player. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3758/mac-snow-leopard-operating-system-poses-security-risk-due-to-flash-plugin/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3702/home-office-denies-crb-plans-to-store-fingerprints/ The Home Office has denied that the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) will set up a database to collect and store the fingerprints of people who apply to work with children and vulnerable people. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3702/home-office-denies-crb-plans-to-store-fingerprints/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3711/rsa-conference-offers-registration-grant-for-jobless-information-security-professionals/ RSA Conference Europe 2009 and the IT recruitment agency Acumin Consulting are offering a Registration Grant Programme to attend the RSA Conference to information security practitioners that have lost their jobs in the economic downturn. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3711/rsa-conference-offers-registration-grant-for-jobless-information-security-professionals/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3674/web-20-no-a-business-enabled-or-a-security-nightmare-find-out-more-later-this-month/ Whilst Web 2.0-driven websites and services have made the mobile internet almost as popular as the desktop web, the technology is an information security manager's nightmare, with code extensibility, IP interactions and website flexibility driving a steamroller through traditional information security systems. So what are IT managers to do? Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3674/web-20-no-a-business-enabled-or-a-security-nightmare-find-out-more-later-this-month/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3618/xp-single-signon-applications-fail-on-windows-7/ Windows XP single sign-on applications will fail on Windows 7, businesses were warned today. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3618/xp-single-signon-applications-fail-on-windows-7/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3620/ibm-report-shows-leap-in-malicious-websites/ Users are more at risk from malicious websites that steal credit cards than ever before, according to the latest IBM X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk report. Even legitimate sites may pose serious security risks. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3620/ibm-report-shows-leap-in-malicious-websites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3629/twitter-and-facebook-a-gift-to-criminals/ Posting your address and then updates about when you are going on holiday onto social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook is a gift to potential burglars, and a headache for insurers. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3629/twitter-and-facebook-a-gift-to-criminals/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3601/pandalabs-ranks-most-dangerous-computer-viruses-of-last-20-years/ PandaLabs has ranked the most dangerous computer threats in the form of viruses of the last 20 years, coinciding with Panda Security’s 20th anniversary. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3601/pandalabs-ranks-most-dangerous-computer-viruses-of-last-20-years/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3562/government-to-force-isps-to-choke-p2p-filesharers/ The government is to speed up the introduction of technical measures to stop online piracy, which it says is costing creative industries too much money. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3562/government-to-force-isps-to-choke-p2p-filesharers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3563/can-the-it-department-survive-web-20/ Risk-averse IT departments that are too cautious in their approach to Web 2.0 technologies such as social networking, online applications and cloud computing could be signing their own death warrants. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3563/can-the-it-department-survive-web-20/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3573/accidental-insider-security-incidents-more-frequent-than-malicious-attacks/ Accidental security incidents caused by company insiders are more frequent and could potentially have a greater impact on information security than malicious insider attacks, according to research by IDC, commissioned by RSA. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3573/accidental-insider-security-incidents-more-frequent-than-malicious-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3557/illegal-filesharers-could-see-internet-connection-cut/ Illegal files-sharers could see their internet connection cut under amendments proposed by the UK government to the section on how to deal with illegal file-sharing in the forthcoming Digital Britain Bill. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3557/illegal-filesharers-could-see-internet-connection-cut/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3513/uk-to-share-fingerprint-data-with-other-countries/ The UK is to share fingerprint information with Canada and Australia, with the US and New Zealand to follow soon, the Home Office said today. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3513/uk-to-share-fingerprint-data-with-other-countries/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3514/dwp-does-not-keep-track-of-cis-security-breaches/ The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that it does not keep a running total of security breaches committed on its sensitive Customer Information System (CIS) database, prompting accusations that it is not taking adequate steps to protect personal data from intruders. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3514/dwp-does-not-keep-track-of-cis-security-breaches/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3516/data-breaches-who-has-been-named-and-shamed-in-the-last-year-find-out-more-on-24-september/ Infosecurity Magazine’s 2009 Virtual Conference on Information Security will look at recent data breaches in both public and private sectors in a session headed by Bloor Research, CheckPoint and the Open Security Foundation. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3516/data-breaches-who-has-been-named-and-shamed-in-the-last-year-find-out-more-on-24-september/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3456/china-jails-four-for-tomato-garden-windows-xp-piracy/ A Chinese court has jailed four people for creating and distributing the `Tomato Garden' cracked version of Windows XP, which is still being illegally sold on smaller internet auction sites and through other pirate software channels in the UK Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3456/china-jails-four-for-tomato-garden-windows-xp-piracy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3458/motorola-tackles-problem-of-wireless-lan-security/ Motorola has taken the wraps off a remote wireless security testing package that the company says can pro-actively assess the security posture of wireless networks. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3458/motorola-tackles-problem-of-wireless-lan-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3463/symantec-publishes-first-dirty-website-list/ Symantec has published the first set of results from the Norton Safe Web system - a database of potentially bad websites compiled anonymously by the 20 million-plus users of its IT security software. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3463/symantec-publishes-first-dirty-website-list/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3369/rogueware-is-the-new-cybercrime-threat-says-pandalabs/ Research just released by PandaLabs claims that a new category of malware has arrived in the information security threats industry. Known as rogueware, the threat has, the company says, become a thriving business area for cybercriminals because the industry is "not even close" to winning the battle to stop it. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3369/rogueware-is-the-new-cybercrime-threat-says-pandalabs/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3370/storage-expo-event-gearing-up-for-cloud-security-advice/ Storage Expo - the IT data storage event that takes place at London Olympia between October 14/15 - has ramped up its education programme this year.Cloud security appears high on the agenda at this year's show and conference Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3370/storage-expo-event-gearing-up-for-cloud-security-advice/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3371/australian-isps-tackling-ongoing-ddos-attack/ Reports are coming in from Australia that two ISPs - aaNet and EFTel - having been subjected to a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack for the last two weeks, are taking action. The attacks have resulted in many users of the ISPs being restricted in their access to the internet. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3371/australian-isps-tackling-ongoing-ddos-attack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3418/hackers-steal-unpublished-leona-lewis-songs/ Hackers have broken into the IT system at Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco Records, stolen three unreleased Leona Lewis songs, and leaked them online. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3418/hackers-steal-unpublished-leona-lewis-songs/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3353/19-of-online-attacks-targetting-social-networking-sites/ Research just released says that 19% of all hacking incidents centered on social networking sites during the first half of 2009. The study, from Nebulas Solutions Group, noted a 30% rise in the percentage of online attacks compared with the first half of 2008. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3353/19-of-online-attacks-targetting-social-networking-sites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3356/us-man-charged-with-stealing-130-million-payment-card-details/ In what security experts are calling 'the largest ever identity theft case in modern history', a US man has been charged with stealing data relating to 130 million payment cards. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3356/us-man-charged-with-stealing-130-million-payment-card-details/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3358/rim-introduces-nextgeneration-blackberry-smart-card-reader/ Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the popular BlackBerry email-enabled smartphone, has released a major update to its smart card reader for the BlackBerry range. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3358/rim-introduces-nextgeneration-blackberry-smart-card-reader/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3297/ca-and-kaspersky-security-software-suffering-false-positives/ Reports are emerging that IT security software from Computer Associates and Kaspersky Lab have registered false positives on legitimate files and websites. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3297/ca-and-kaspersky-security-software-suffering-false-positives/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3298/microsoft-report-concludes-ie8-as-most-secure-browser/ A Microsoft report just released concludes that Internet Explorer 8 is the world's most secure web browser. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3298/microsoft-report-concludes-ie8-as-most-secure-browser/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3299/charities-security-forum-looks-for-new-members/ The Charities Security Forum (CSF) is looking for new members in the charitable sector, following its creation just over a year ago. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3299/charities-security-forum-looks-for-new-members/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3309/tesco-chooses-fortinet-for-threat-management/ Tesco's Hindustan Service Centre (HSC), the Global Services division for supermarket Tesco, has deployed a unified threat management appliance from Fortinet to provide IT security across the company. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3309/tesco-chooses-fortinet-for-threat-management/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3195/islamist-hackers-block-kosovo-website/ The problem of religiously-motivated hacker attacks raised its ugly head again this month with an attack on the Express newspaper in Kosovo. Newswire reports suggest that Islamist hackers attacked the paper's website using a combination of simple malware and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack vectors. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3195/islamist-hackers-block-kosovo-website/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3196/twitter-downed-again-traffic-still-slow-at-peak-times/ Twitter, the social microblogging website hit by a politically-motivated major distributed denial of service (DDOS) a week ago, is continuing to be hit be a wave of copycat attacks. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3196/twitter-downed-again-traffic-still-slow-at-peak-times/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3197/campaign-monitor-hit-by-hacker-server-incursion/ Campaign Monitor, the Australia-based email marketing software developer, has warned users of compromise to its servers that took place over last weekend. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3197/campaign-monitor-hit-by-hacker-server-incursion/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3239/fortify-warns-on-ministry-of-defence-xss-site-flaw/ The ongoing industry security problem of cross site scripting (XSS) flaws has hit the Ministry of Defence, Fortify Software, the application vulnerability specialist, has reported. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3239/fortify-warns-on-ministry-of-defence-xss-site-flaw/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3240/webbased-malware-attacks-soaring-says-scansafe/ In its second quarterly report on IT security threats of 2008, software-as-a-service (SaaS) specialist ScanSafe reported that web-based malware had surged by over a third when compared to the first quarter of the year. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3240/webbased-malware-attacks-soaring-says-scansafe/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3241/smartphones-to-become-major-hacker-target-says-google-expert/ Contrary to the views of many of his colleagues in the IT industry, Rich Cannings, Google's Android security leader, thinks that smartphones are now a primary target for malware and hacker attacks. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3241/smartphones-to-become-major-hacker-target-says-google-expert/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3278/australian-man-arrested-in-virus-investigation/ A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Adelaide, Australia, in connection with infecting at least 3000 PCs worldwide with a virus capable of extracting e-banking and other financial credentials from users' computers. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3278/australian-man-arrested-in-virus-investigation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3281/more-firms-monitoring-their-outbound-email-communications/ Research just published claims to show that companies are at last waking up to the security threat of outbound email. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3281/more-firms-monitoring-their-outbound-email-communications/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3282/unauthorised-local-authority-staff-access-to-personal-data-is-inevitable/ Reports in Computer Weekly that a number of local authorities are sacking or disciplining staff for viewing personal data on the Department for Work and Pension's Customer Information System (CIS) comes as no surprise, says Cyber-Ark, but merely serves to highlight the need for highly privileged access to this kind of data. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3282/unauthorised-local-authority-staff-access-to-personal-data-is-inevitable/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3283/voice-biometrics-the-challenges-and-opportunities-find-out-more-for-free-/ Infosecurity’s 2009 Virtual Conference on Information Security on 24 September includes a session on `Voice Biometrics - a new IT security technology entering the fast lane'. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3283/voice-biometrics-the-challenges-and-opportunities-find-out-more-for-free-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3294/linux-symbian-android-apple-or-blackberry-a-tough-choice-for-cios/ The recent launch of nine high-specification mobile phones that use the Mobile Linux operating system (Limo) will add fuel to an already overheated market. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3294/linux-symbian-android-apple-or-blackberry-a-tough-choice-for-cios/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3181/the-ipod-and-iphone-could-be-used-for-hacking/ Applications on the Apple iTunes website are arguably what makes the iPhone so popular in mobile phone circles, but a growing number of users are unlocking (jailbreaking) their iPhones, for the simple reason that it opens up the mobile to third-party applications. This means the iPod and iPhone could be used for hacking. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3181/the-ipod-and-iphone-could-be-used-for-hacking/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3182/advice-for-safer-access-to-facebook-twitter-and-other-social-networking-sites/ As many readers of Infosecurity may have noticed, Web 2.0-driven social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have become attractive targets for phishing and scamming attacks as online criminals follow the latest internet trends that are attracting the most users. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3182/advice-for-safer-access-to-facebook-twitter-and-other-social-networking-sites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3185/microsoft-warns-over-ddos-security-vulnerability-in-windows-aspnet/ Microsoft has issued a security note about a flaw in Windows ASP.NET that it says could allow a DDOS security situation. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3185/microsoft-warns-over-ddos-security-vulnerability-in-windows-aspnet/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3148/digital-data-security-stakes-in-healthcare-rising/ The issue of data security in healthcare circles has never been higher on the agenda of health managers, and the problem is getting more of a headache all the time, says a white paper from Frost & Sullivan. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3148/digital-data-security-stakes-in-healthcare-rising/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3149/ico-seeks-to-place-a-value-on-privacy-protection/ The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has appointed Watson Hall and John Leach Information Security (JLIS) to undertake a three-month research project with the aim of producing a comprehensive business case for investing in proactive privacy protection. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3149/ico-seeks-to-place-a-value-on-privacy-protection/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3150/uk-phones-and-email-subject-to-surveillance-more-than-1300-times-a-day/ A minor privacy furore has blown up after it was revealed by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy, that police and other government agencies tapped into phone calls and emails as part of surveillance cases at the astonishing rate of 1381 times a day, every day, throughout 2008. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3150/uk-phones-and-email-subject-to-surveillance-more-than-1300-times-a-day/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3167/phishers-use-legitimate-ssl-certificates-to-fool-victims/ More phishers are using legitimate SSL certificates to fool victims, according to Symantec’s latest State of Phishing report. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3167/phishers-use-legitimate-ssl-certificates-to-fool-victims/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3127/koobface-social-networking-worm-gets-a-facelift/ Koobface, the first - and arguably the most successful of the social networking worms - is back, having been significantly tweaked by black hat hackers on the internet, reports Kaspersky Lab, the anti-malware and IT security vendor. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3127/koobface-social-networking-worm-gets-a-facelift/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3128/saudi-partnership-uncovers-nextgen-mobile-phone-malware/ A partnership between two communications companies, designed to allow mobile phone users in Saudi Arabia to have access to improved mobile phone security, has already uncovered a new and potentially virulent piece of smartphone malware. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3128/saudi-partnership-uncovers-nextgen-mobile-phone-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3129/twitter-facebook-still-suffering-from-internet-packet-delays/ The hacker attack on Twitter on Thursday afternoon UK time - which appears to have also spilled over to the Facebook social networking site - is now thought to have been the work of political activists who wanted to stop a pro-Georgian blogger - Cyxymu - from making his/her postings on the sites. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3129/twitter-facebook-still-suffering-from-internet-packet-delays/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3137/competition-will-drive-down-nhs-it-costs-say-conservatives/ The Conservative party is to reveal plans to cut NHS IT spending by scrapping the government's planned central database for medical records. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3137/competition-will-drive-down-nhs-it-costs-say-conservatives/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3142/whats-going-wrong-with-information-security-in-government-infosecuritys-virtual-conference/ Infosecurity is pleased to confirm further details of the 2009 Virtual Conference on Information Security, which takes place online on 24 September. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3142/whats-going-wrong-with-information-security-in-government-infosecuritys-virtual-conference/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3094/pcidss-compliance-does-not-always-guarantee-security/ Newswire reports that some of the firms who have experienced data breaches in recent months were PCI-DSS-compliant highlights the fact that - even if a company has passed the standard on the regulatory front - this does not guarantee the integrity of their IT security systems, says Tufin Technologies, the security lifecycle management specialist. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3094/pcidss-compliance-does-not-always-guarantee-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3095/kaspersky-lab-to-host-international-student-cybercrime-conference-in-london/ Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to host an international student cybercrime conference at the University of East London on 21-22 November. The Russian-headquartered IT security vendor is inviting papers for presentation at the event. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3095/kaspersky-lab-to-host-international-student-cybercrime-conference-in-london/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3096/fibre-optic-networks-not-secure-without-encryption/ Fibre optic networks are not secure enough to transmit information that has not been encrypted, according to a recent report from IDC Research. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3096/fibre-optic-networks-not-secure-without-encryption/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3070/onethird-of-antivirus-applications-fail-to-protect-microsoft-vista-users/ Research just released by Virus Bulletin in its August issue claims to show that 12 out of the top 35 IT security vendors are failing to protect users of Microsoft's Windows Vista. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3070/onethird-of-antivirus-applications-fail-to-protect-microsoft-vista-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3071/managed-wireless-security-set-to-hit-1-billion-by-2014/ A study just released by ABI Research predicts a period of healthy growth for managed wireless security solutions, with growth averaging 27% a year for the period 2008 to 2014. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3071/managed-wireless-security-set-to-hit-1-billion-by-2014/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3072/gary-mckinnons-extradition-inevitable/ The PR offensive by Karen Todner, Gary McKinnon's lawyer, has escalated this week, following the decision by the High Court to allow the extradition of the so-called `UFO hacker' to the US. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3072/gary-mckinnons-extradition-inevitable/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3074/uk-national-id-card-cloned-in-12-minutes/ The prospective national ID card was broken and cloned in 12 minutes, the Daily Mail revealed this morning. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3074/uk-national-id-card-cloned-in-12-minutes/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3085/twitter-goes-down-under-a-sustained-ddos-attack/ At around 3:00 pm on Thursday afternoon, Twitter, the extraordinarily popular microblogging portal, fell silent, apparently the victim of a sustained distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3085/twitter-goes-down-under-a-sustained-ddos-attack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3046/companies-invest-in-it-but-do-not-measure-it-value/ Despite 30% of IT security companies increasing their investments in IT this year, fewer than half have a shared understanding of IT value across the enterprise and two-thirds fail to fully measure it, according to ISACA. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3046/companies-invest-in-it-but-do-not-measure-it-value/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3052/mozilla-moves-swiftly-to-patch-ssl-loophole-in-firefox/ Programmers with the Mozilla Foundation have moved rapidly to patch one of the two SSL security flaws in web browsers, such as Firefox, identified by researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas late last week. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3052/mozilla-moves-swiftly-to-patch-ssl-loophole-in-firefox/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3053/twitter-quietly-checks-tweeted-urls-draws-criticism/ Twitter has quietly started checking URLs entered into tweets (user messages) on its microblogging service and immediately flown into a barrage of criticism about its checking methodology. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3053/twitter-quietly-checks-tweeted-urls-draws-criticism/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3054/does-weak-cloud-password-security-mean-local-storage-is-best/ Hard on the heels of researchers at last week's Black Hat security briefings showing how easy it is to recover third party passwords on Amazon's EC2 and Microsoft's Office Online services, Andy Cordial, Origin Storage's managing director, said that this highlights the fact that local storage technology is far more secure than the cloud. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3054/does-weak-cloud-password-security-mean-local-storage-is-best/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3028/arbor-networks-shows-how-iran-filters-and-blocks-internet-traffic/ Arbor Networks has published internet bandwidth usage figures from June and July that make fascinating reading if you ever wondered how less democratic governments such as Iran filters and blocks internet traffic for their citizens. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3028/arbor-networks-shows-how-iran-filters-and-blocks-internet-traffic/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3030/defcon-researchers-warn-software-updates-can-be-hijacked/ Researchers with Radware were busy over the weekend showing a Defcon audience how a classic man-in-the-middle attack could be engineered when notebook computers attempt to seek out updates for their software across public access WiFi networks. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3030/defcon-researchers-warn-software-updates-can-be-hijacked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3031/zeus-botnet-traced-to-latvian-operation/ Researchers have been busy over the last few days tracing where the Zeus botnet is being controlled from, following investigations by the University of Alabama in the US, which tracked down the Zeus Bot virus to a raft of fake internet postcards circulating on the internet. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3031/zeus-botnet-traced-to-latvian-operation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3032/squirrelmail-open-source-email-project-hacked/ It now seems that the hacking of the servers of the SquirrelMail open-source email project in late June may have been worse than originally reported. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/3032/squirrelmail-open-source-email-project-hacked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2966/businesses-cough-up-6m-for-unlicensed-software/ Businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa have paid out £6 million this year to settle disputes with the Business Software Alliance. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2966/businesses-cough-up-6m-for-unlicensed-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2981/hacker-group-blamed-for-publicising-mi5-site-security-flaws-fight-back-against-papers/ Team Elite, a `grey hat' hacker group blamed for revealing a potential hack on MI5's website last week, is reportedly very angry at reports in the national press that it was responsible for what some papers are reporting as a site hack attack. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2981/hacker-group-blamed-for-publicising-mi5-site-security-flaws-fight-back-against-papers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2983/apple-moves-swiftly-to-fix-iphone-security-flaws/ A potentially serious iPhone security flaw identified by researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas last week has been quickly patched by Apple Computer. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2983/apple-moves-swiftly-to-fix-iphone-security-flaws/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2985/us-credit-reporting-system-flawed-claims-information-security-researcher/ Clever hackers are exploiting a number of loopholes in US credit reporting systems to substantially improve their credit rating and so gain access to zero percent loans and low-cost credit cards, an information security researcher said over the weekend. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2985/us-credit-reporting-system-flawed-claims-information-security-researcher/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2987/programme-available-for-the-virtual-conference-on-information-security-2009/ The programme for Infosecurity Magazine’s Virtual Conference on Information Security 2009 is now available with an exciting line-up of speakers from the IT security industry. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2987/programme-available-for-the-virtual-conference-on-information-security-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2921/nasa-hacker-mckinnon-loses-extradition-appeal/ The UK hacker Gary McKinnon who became famous for hacking US military and NASA computers in 2001 and 2002 looking for evidence of UFOs, has lost his appeal against extradition to the USA. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2921/nasa-hacker-mckinnon-loses-extradition-appeal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2948/black-hat-researchers-reveal-more-flaws-in-secure-sockets-layer/ Researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas this week revealed a number of flaws that affect the secure sockets layer (SSL) system for secure internet web browsing. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2948/black-hat-researchers-reveal-more-flaws-in-secure-sockets-layer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2949/isf-details-top-ten-future-it-security-threats/ Cybercrime is at the top of the Information Security Forum's (ISF) Threat Horizon list for 2011, which highlights the growth of `crimeware as a service' offered by criminal gangs, along with infiltration into organisations to carry out insider attacks. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2949/isf-details-top-ten-future-it-security-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2951/mcafee-adds-mx-logic-to-its-global-threat-intelligence-portfolio/ McAfee has continued its cloud computing strategy with the acquisition of privately-owned MX Logic, a US provider of cloud-based email, web security and email archiving services. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2951/mcafee-adds-mx-logic-to-its-global-threat-intelligence-portfolio/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2862/the-correct-approach-on-access-assurance-revealed/ Access assurance may be a complex area, but Stuart Hodkinson, UK general manager with Courion Corporation - along with Fran Howarth, a principal analyst with Quocirca - had more than a few answers in an educational and informative webinar this week. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2862/the-correct-approach-on-access-assurance-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2863/adobe-confirms-flash-contains-microsoft-security-flaw/ Should vendors include programme code from third parties, is the question experts are asking, now that Adobe has acknowledged that it used Microsoft's allegedly flawed development code in its products. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2863/adobe-confirms-flash-contains-microsoft-security-flaw/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2864/black-hat-major-iphone-hack-to-be-revealed-today/ You could never describe the Apple iPhone as totally secure, given the number of jailbreaks that crackers have developed to unlock the popular handset from its partner networks, but researchers at the Black Hat security conference are scheduled to reveal a serious chink in the mobile's armour today. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2864/black-hat-major-iphone-hack-to-be-revealed-today/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2865/mx-logic-reports-spams-levels-hitting-highest-levels-ever/ Research just released by MX Logic suggests that spam as a percentage of overall email has reached its highest point ever, currently accounting for 94.6% of all email. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2865/mx-logic-reports-spams-levels-hitting-highest-levels-ever/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2867/black-hat-security-is-not-the-security-teams-problem-says-black-hat-keynote-speaker-douglas-merrill-/ This morning, 29th July 2009, at the Black Hat briefings in Las Vegas, Nevada, keynote speaker Douglas Merrill, told his audience that CISOs are getting information security wrong. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2867/black-hat-security-is-not-the-security-teams-problem-says-black-hat-keynote-speaker-douglas-merrill-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2881/mi5-website-hacked/ The website of the UK counter-intelligence and security agency MI5, has been hacked with the result that the identity of visitors could be stolen and viruses downloaded to their computers. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2881/mi5-website-hacked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2902/black-hat-information-security-trade-press-are-bound-to-google-/ At the BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, 29 July 2009, one conference session addressed the changing nature of the information security trade press. A panel of experienced journalists answered questions on the relationship between trade and mainstream media, the rise of Google news, and the financial challenges affecting the publishing industry. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2902/black-hat-information-security-trade-press-are-bound-to-google-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2907/black-hat-legal-issues-come-free-with-cloud-computing/ The complications and concerns around cloud computing should not be underestimated, argued Alex Stamos, co-founder and partner of iSEC Partners, at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, 30 July 2009. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2907/black-hat-legal-issues-come-free-with-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2908/black-hat-department-of-defense-call-for-three-cyberczars/ This morning, 30 July, at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Robert Lentz, Senior Information Assurance Official for the Department of Defense, declared the need for two extra cyber-czar roles: one for identity, and one for information security training and education. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2908/black-hat-department-of-defense-call-for-three-cyberczars/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2831/symantec-develops-pooled-highend-cyberthreat-analysis-service/ Symantec has joined the growing ranks of IT security vendors that are offering their pooled information on the latest ITsec threats as a value-added outsourced option for major corporates. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2831/symantec-develops-pooled-highend-cyberthreat-analysis-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2833/latest-messagelabs-intelligence-report-spammers-getting-cleverer/ The July 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report concludes that spammers have turned to using online translation services to develop multilanguage spam runs. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2833/latest-messagelabs-intelligence-report-spammers-getting-cleverer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2834/webroot-secures-college-of-law-as-new-customer/ Fresh from offering its channel partners free training in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, Webroot has secured the UK's College of Law as a high-profile new customer for its cloud-based security services. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2834/webroot-secures-college-of-law-as-new-customer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2819/iphone-forensics-specialist-reveals-iphone-flaws-on-youtube/ Jonathan Zdziarski, a data forensics specialist, has come up with a novel way of explaining iPhone security flaws by posting how-to videos on the YouTube video portal. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2819/iphone-forensics-specialist-reveals-iphone-flaws-on-youtube/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2820/fifth-syrian-cybercrime-event-hailed-a-success/ The Fifth International Forum on Combating Cybercrime - a two-day security conference - opened in Damascus, Syria, yesterday and, say the organisers, is a great success. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2820/fifth-syrian-cybercrime-event-hailed-a-success/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2821/rsa-unveils-iphone-securid-application/ RSA, the security division of EMC, has unveiled SecurID Software Token for iPhone Devices which it claims allows the Apple cellular handset to be used an RSA SecurID authenticator. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2821/rsa-unveils-iphone-securid-application/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2832/latest-messagelabs-intelligence-report-spammers-getting-cleverer/ The July 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report concludes that spammers have turned to using online translation services to develop multilanguage spam runs. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2832/latest-messagelabs-intelligence-report-spammers-getting-cleverer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2739/network-solutions-hit-by-major-card-data-breach/ A major data breach - potentially impacting more than 570,000 cardholders around the world - has been discovered by Network Solutions, the internet hosting and systems company. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2739/network-solutions-hit-by-major-card-data-breach/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2740/kaspersky-lab-watch-out-for-twitterlinked-scamware/ Veteran IT security vendor Kaspersky Lab has warned internet users to be aware of rogue or scam software that purports to be an IT security application, but is merely a vehicle to extract revenue - and possibly even card details - from unsuspecting web users. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2740/kaspersky-lab-watch-out-for-twitterlinked-scamware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2743/russia-starts-ball-rolling-against-skype/ One of Russia's most powerful business lobby groups has told the country's government that Internet telephony services like Skype are a threat to the country's businesses and to national security. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2743/russia-starts-ball-rolling-against-skype/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2782/cloud-security-examined-in-thursday-webinar-/ Cloud computing, along with the growing number of web 2.0-enabled sites and services many of us now access on a regular basis, is changing the face of IT security. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2782/cloud-security-examined-in-thursday-webinar-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2728/free-white-paper-and-webinar-explain-how-to-source-access-assurance-technology-on-a-tight-budget/ Access assurance is fast becoming a hot topic in regulatory and best practice circles, for the simple reason the technology that drives it can save a company a significant fine for failing to comply with the latest data protection. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2728/free-white-paper-and-webinar-explain-how-to-source-access-assurance-technology-on-a-tight-budget/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2699/zeroday-adobe-exploit-zapped-by-finjan/ Finjan, the business internet security specialist, claims its gateway security technology can easily counter a zero-day vulnerability of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2699/zeroday-adobe-exploit-zapped-by-finjan/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2700/hsbc-hit-by-three-million-pound-fine/ A three million pounds-plus fine imposed on three of HSBC's divisions for failing to adequately protect customer data could easily have been avoided if the banking group has made use of digital data vaulting technology, says Cyber-Ark. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2700/hsbc-hit-by-three-million-pound-fine/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2701/kaspersky-reveals-price-list-for-botnet-attacks/ A sophisticated underground economy has grown up to exploit the millions of personal computers that have been infected with rogue software that turns them into 'zombies' controlled by botnet masters, says an IT security expert. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2701/kaspersky-reveals-price-list-for-botnet-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2702/vietnamese-cert-operation-in-trouble-for-tracking-hackers/ Reports on the Australasian newswires say that Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has received an "official complaint" from its South Korean counterpart KrCERT, claiming the South Korean agency had never requested any help to investigate the attacks. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2702/vietnamese-cert-operation-in-trouble-for-tracking-hackers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2703/privacy-rankings-linkedin-and-bebo-high-facebook-and-myspace-average-badoo-low/ Cambridge academics have revealed that social networks that promote their security controls are likely to deter users from joining, and as a result privacy guidelines are inaccessible. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2703/privacy-rankings-linkedin-and-bebo-high-facebook-and-myspace-average-badoo-low/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2667/tucows-review-shows-how-to-start-winxp-without-a-password/ If you ever wondered how to start Windows XP without a password and without going down to source code level, wonder no more, as Butterscotch's content producer Stacey Reed has posted an informative video tutorial showing how it's done. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2667/tucows-review-shows-how-to-start-winxp-without-a-password/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2668/twitter-email-account-hack-highlights-cloud-dangers-/ Imperva, a data security specialist, says that last week's hacking of a Twitter senior executive's email account - details of which are now fully emerging - was the result of a combination of poor security practices and safeguards. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2668/twitter-email-account-hack-highlights-cloud-dangers-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2669/secure-cloud-login-technology-to-be-unveiled-next-week/ California's TriCipher has announced plans to unveil its myOneLogin authentication and identification technology on day three of the Cloud SSO event in San Diego on July 29th. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2669/secure-cloud-login-technology-to-be-unveiled-next-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2644/watch-out-for-more-mobile-trojans-on-the-horizon-says-fortify-software/ Fortify Software, the application vulnerability analysis firm, says that the recent faux pas by the Symbian Foundation - in which the foundation effectively `signed' a malicious application for release on its software referencing service - is an indicator of further slip-ups on the mobile malware front in the future. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2644/watch-out-for-more-mobile-trojans-on-the-horizon-says-fortify-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2645/panda-cloud-av-software-hits-beta-2/ Panda Software has confirmed its Cloud AntiVirus software will be launched in the second quarter of next year. And the good news for Cloud Computing users is that it is now available in beta test and is free to all users. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2645/panda-cloud-av-software-hits-beta-2/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2646/google-promises-the-end-of-viruses-with-chrome-operating-system/ Google has made the claim that its Chrome operating system - which is designed to flesh out its web browser of the same time into a fully fledged PC system environment - will spell the end of viruses and malware as we know them. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2646/google-promises-the-end-of-viruses-with-chrome-operating-system/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2624/uks-first-mobile-phone-directory-goes-offline/ The UK's first mobile phone directory - which went live on the web and over the phone earlier in July - has been taken offline, just days after it went live amidst a fanfare of publicity. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2624/uks-first-mobile-phone-directory-goes-offline/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2625/kaspersky-lab-arrives-in-comet-as-founder-gives-rare-interview/ Information security vendor Kaspersky Lab has joined the ranks of Symantec - whose yellow-cased IT security applications are sold by Currys, PC World and other retail vendors of computers - thanks to a deal with the Comet chain of stores. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2625/kaspersky-lab-arrives-in-comet-as-founder-gives-rare-interview/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2626/australian-police-wardriving-for-insecure-wifi-access-points/ Police in Australia have taken to the streets to detect unsecured WiFi access point - and then visiting the companies/home owners of the sites to give them information security advice. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2626/australian-police-wardriving-for-insecure-wifi-access-points/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2627/google-wins-uk-court-battle-over-search-content/ Google is not responsible for the content of its internet search results, a UK court has ruled. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2627/google-wins-uk-court-battle-over-search-content/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2628/swine-flu-could-reduce-2009-gpd-by-3-say-economists/ Businesses need to check their contingency plans and improve home-working support systems as swine flu looks poised to reduce UK GDP by 3% this year. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2628/swine-flu-could-reduce-2009-gpd-by-3-say-economists/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2604/botnets-arrive-on-mobile-phones-first-worm-has-been-spotted/ A mobile phone worm called Sexy Space has been spotted by Trend Micro and is the first, the IT security vendor says, to spread itself by spamming text (SMS) messages. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2604/botnets-arrive-on-mobile-phones-first-worm-has-been-spotted/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2609/one-in-six-spam-emails-from-usa/ The USA continued to be the top email spam country in the second quarter of 2009 making up 15.6% of global spam traffic, according to a report on the latest trends in spam from IT security and data protection firm Sophos. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2609/one-in-six-spam-emails-from-usa/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2567/smoothwall-extends-its-guardian-security-technology-to-the-laptop/ SmoothWall has continued its expansion into new areas of IT security with the release of Mobile Guardian, a software filtering client designed for laptop PC users. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2567/smoothwall-extends-its-guardian-security-technology-to-the-laptop/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2568/new-trojan-malware-variants-evade-major-antivirus-engines-claims-commtouch-/ Based on an analysis of two billion emails and internet transactions processed by its OEM anti-spam and anti-malware customers every day, CommTouch says that millions of email-borne malware such as Trojans and viruses bypassed several major anti-virus engines during the second quarter of 2009. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2568/new-trojan-malware-variants-evade-major-antivirus-engines-claims-commtouch-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2550/cybercriminals-adopt-business-strategies/ Online criminals are using state of the art business strategies to commit cybercrimes, says network equipment maker Cisco. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2550/cybercriminals-adopt-business-strategies/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2551/businesses-face-deluge-of-patches-from-microsoft-and-oracle/ IT security administrators will have to deal with more than 10 security patches from Oracle and nine from Microsoft this week. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2551/businesses-face-deluge-of-patches-from-microsoft-and-oracle/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2554/twitter-company-files-leaked-in-cloud-computing-security-failure/ Twitter has once again been hit by a lapse of security, this time with a hacker posting a set of internal company documents from the Twitter site and service, lifted from the GoogleApps online data sharing and collaboration system. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2554/twitter-company-files-leaked-in-cloud-computing-security-failure/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2536/firefox-reputation-takes-a-battering-on-the-security-front/ The reputation of Mozilla's popular Firefox web browsing software - now into version 3.5 - took a battering this week as the Secunia security research advisory team revealed a flaw in the way the browser handles Javascript calls. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2536/firefox-reputation-takes-a-battering-on-the-security-front/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2537/iphone-may-be-weak-link-in-company-information-security-defences/ Research commissioned by DeviceLock, the end point security company, claims to show that many firms are failing to act on the information security risks that the Apple iPhone poses to their IT resources. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2537/iphone-may-be-weak-link-in-company-information-security-defences/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2544/swine-flu-influx-of-roaming-and-home-workers/ With the growing threat of swine flu, more and more employees are working from home, says Californian online security provider ScanSafe. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2544/swine-flu-influx-of-roaming-and-home-workers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2520/network-security-consolidation-trend-very-strong-in-europe/ A survey from network security provider Fortinet, has found that 90% of mid-to-large enterprises in the UK, Germany and France are likely to undertake a network security consolidation project over the next year. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2520/network-security-consolidation-trend-very-strong-in-europe/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2522/nhs-hit-by-over-8000-viruses-in-one-year/ The NHS was infected by over 8000 (computer) viruses over the last year, many of which could have been avoided if information security policies and technologies were properly adopted. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2522/nhs-hit-by-over-8000-viruses-in-one-year/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2526/check-point-adds-browser-security-to-end-point-suite/ Check Point Software Technologies has released a new suite of end point software - R72 - to its range of software-based security offerings. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2526/check-point-adds-browser-security-to-end-point-suite/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2530/unified-threat-management-a-strong-trend-in-europe-survey-shows/ Most mid to large European companies plan to consolidate network security on a single hardware appliance in the next year, a survey has revealed. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2530/unified-threat-management-a-strong-trend-in-europe-survey-shows/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2531/microsoft-warns-ie-users-of-another-activex-vulnerability/ Microsoft is warning Internet Explorer users of attacks that attempt to exploit an ActiveX vulnerability affecting MS Office and ISA Server. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2531/microsoft-warns-ie-users-of-another-activex-vulnerability/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2532/ondemand-service-aims-to-cut-cost-of-fixing-software-security-flaws/ UK business typically spends 75% of software development budgets on eliminating security flaws, according to IT cost studies by security firm Comsec Consulting. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2532/ondemand-service-aims-to-cut-cost-of-fixing-software-security-flaws/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2496/google-chrome-os-no-viruses-malware-or-security-updates/ As Google announced the future launch of its Google Chrome operating system (OS) based on an open source Linux kernel, it also claimed that “users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work”, but is that possible? Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2496/google-chrome-os-no-viruses-malware-or-security-updates/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2505/575-variants-of-koobface-detected-during-june-says-kaspersky-lab/ Researchers with Russian IT security vendor Kaspersky Lab say they detected 575 new variants of the Koobface worm during June. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2505/575-variants-of-koobface-detected-during-june-says-kaspersky-lab/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2507/more-weaknesses-in-ecommerce-and-sslvpn-connections-revealed/ A report just published by Ben Chai - a director with Incoming Thought Limited and editor of the SecurityVibes portal - claims to show that a security flaw in the secure sockets layer (SSL) internet protocol has been used by criminals to circumvent supposed secure e-commerce website. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2507/more-weaknesses-in-ecommerce-and-sslvpn-connections-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2495/net-hacks-and-hoaxes-more-sophisticated-than-ever-says-network-box/ Network Box, the managed security internet service provider, has published a free guide explaining - in plain English - a guide to spotting common hoaxes, hacks and other internet horrors. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2495/net-hacks-and-hoaxes-more-sophisticated-than-ever-says-network-box/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2483/most-uk-organisations-hit-by-data-breach/ Seventy percent of UK organisations have been hit by one data breach or more in the last year compared to 60% the year before, according to a Ponemon Institute survey on encryption and information security commissioned by enterprise data protection firm PGP Corporation. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2483/most-uk-organisations-hit-by-data-breach/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2484/south-korea-and-us-sites-under-internet-assault/ South Korea - which has the largest number of DSL broadband connections per head of population in the world - is under a sustained internet attack Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2484/south-korea-and-us-sites-under-internet-assault/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2471/facebook-profiles-ruin-chances-of-becoming-a-spy/ Facebook and other social networking sites are coming under fire for ruining the spy industry as finding new recruits without an online trail is becoming next to impossible, according to IT security specialist NCC Group. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2471/facebook-profiles-ruin-chances-of-becoming-a-spy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2473/digital-forensics-in-a-smarter-and-quicker-way/ The current backlog of digital evidence in the UK is 18-24 months at the same time as police only have 28 hours to charge a suspect before having to let him or her go. Dell says its Digital Forensics Solution offering a digital forensics datacentre could help speed up the digital forensics process. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2473/digital-forensics-in-a-smarter-and-quicker-way/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2449/mcafee-update-reverberates-amongst-o2-mobile-broadband-users/ A signature update for McAfee's security software, released late last week, has been causing problems for Windows users around the world and particularly for users of O2's mobile broadband service, Infosecurity can reveal. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2449/mcafee-update-reverberates-amongst-o2-mobile-broadband-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2453/gartner-expects-it-spending-to-fall-6-in-2009/ Worlwide IT spending could fall 6% to US$3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Connecticut-based IT research and advisory company Gartner. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2453/gartner-expects-it-spending-to-fall-6-in-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2455/mobile-working-and-it-security-webinar-with-free-forrester-report-download-/ Anywhere and anytime working is a Godsend for most business people, but it's also a potential technical nightmare for IT security managers in major enterprises. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2455/mobile-working-and-it-security-webinar-with-free-forrester-report-download-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2456/online-game-eve-sees-virtual-ebank-robbed-by-ceo/ The CEO of a virtual gaming bank within the space trading game EVE Online, has run off with 200bn of virtual credits trading them in for real world cash of £3115 (US$5100) through the black market. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2456/online-game-eve-sees-virtual-ebank-robbed-by-ceo/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2463/microsoft-warns-of-major-internet-explorer-security-flaw/ Microsoft has taken the unusual step of warning about a potentially serious security flaw on Internet Explorer that has not yet been patched. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2463/microsoft-warns-of-major-internet-explorer-security-flaw/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2438/quocirca-releases-encryption-value-analysis-report/ Quocirca, the business and IT research analysis company, has released a report looking at how encryption can add value to an organisation. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2438/quocirca-releases-encryption-value-analysis-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2440/bt-assists-metropolitan-police-in-security-enquiries/ UK telecoms giant BT has secured a prestigious deal to provide officers and staff at London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) with new identity and access management services Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2440/bt-assists-metropolitan-police-in-security-enquiries/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2418/data-leakage-webinar-coming-up/ Data leakage - one of the IT security hot topics of the moment - is on the agenda of a joint Cyber-Ark/Websense webinar being broadcast live at 3pm today, and available via the Infosecurity web site on a recorded basis after that time. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2418/data-leakage-webinar-coming-up/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2419/new-trojan-causes-problems-for-google-adsense-advertisers/ A nasty new trojan that triggers multiple click-throughs on Google AdSense - the pay-per-click sponsored web search service operated by Google - has been discovered by SecureWorks. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2419/new-trojan-causes-problems-for-google-adsense-advertisers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2420/appliancebased-it-security-comes-of-age/ If you thought appliance-based IT security was old hat, Infosecurity has some news for you - we have an entertaining webinar coming up on July 07 that will detail the benefits that this revitalised technology can now bring to the table. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2420/appliancebased-it-security-comes-of-age/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2390/id-databases-go-ahead-despite-uturn-on-id-cards/ ID cards will no longer be compulsory, but anyone applying for a British passport will added to the national identity card database, the government disclosed yesterday. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2390/id-databases-go-ahead-despite-uturn-on-id-cards/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2363/cryptography-breakthrough-paves-way-to-secure-cloud-services/ A research student who had a summer job at IBM, has cracked a cryptography problem that has baffled experts for over 30 years. The breakthrough may pave the way to secure cloud computing services. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2363/cryptography-breakthrough-paves-way-to-secure-cloud-services/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2371/pirate-bay-web-streaming-service-could-it-be-legal/ The Pirate Bay - arguably one of the highest profile file-sharing indexing portals in the world - has hit the headlines with plans to launch a video streaming/sharing website ostensibly similar to Russian sites such as Movieberry.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2371/pirate-bay-web-streaming-service-could-it-be-legal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2379/the-information-security-industry-needs-to-offer-more-than-just-security-says-secerno-coo-/ The information security industry needs to adapt to cloud computing, not the other way around, says Secerno’s founder and COO, Paul Davie, who talks to Infosecurity about how offering security is no longer enough Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2379/the-information-security-industry-needs-to-offer-more-than-just-security-says-secerno-coo-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2381/iceman-pleads-guilty-in-carders-market-card-data-theft-case/ Max Butler - aka Max Vision and Iceman - has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with the theft of almost two million credit and debit card details, as well as an astonishing $86 million of allegedly fraudulent purchases. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2381/iceman-pleads-guilty-in-carders-market-card-data-theft-case/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2349/interoute-offers-free-desktop-internet-security-barometer/ Interoute, the internet backbone carrier, has released a free 'internet barometer' desktop application that displays the state of the global internet, as well as potential threats to the net's IP-based infrastructure. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2349/interoute-offers-free-desktop-internet-security-barometer/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2354/turning-the-spotlight-on-its-dirty-little-secret-securing-the-common-point-of-failure-in-it-risk-controls/ Check out BrookCourt's whitepaper on how the rise of identity and access management has revolutionised how the enterprise defines a key domain of IT risk control. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2354/turning-the-spotlight-on-its-dirty-little-secret-securing-the-common-point-of-failure-in-it-risk-controls/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2342/spammers-use-michael-jacksons-death-to-harvest-email-addresses/ Spammers are using the death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest unsuspecting computer users' email addresses for future spam campaigns. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2342/spammers-use-michael-jacksons-death-to-harvest-email-addresses/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2343/study-shows-high-vulnerability-of-social-networkers/ Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter users are more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realise, a survey has revealed. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2343/study-shows-high-vulnerability-of-social-networkers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2316/automated-twitter-postings-pose-a-severe-security-risk/ Twitter has again hit the IT security headlines, this time over the increasing widespread practice of automated retweets - automated repostings - by users of the social networking site/service. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2316/automated-twitter-postings-pose-a-severe-security-risk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2329/uks-cabinet-office-publishes-uks-first-cybersecurity-strategy/ Launched as part of an update to the National Security Strategy, a newly-launched cybersecurity strategy - the UK's first - seeks to address the growing threat of cybercriminals to both the country and its citizens. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2329/uks-cabinet-office-publishes-uks-first-cybersecurity-strategy/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2302/google-launches-antimalvertisingcom-site-/ Google have launched Anti-Malvertising.com to assist its advertisers in spotting potential providers of malicious advertisements. Finjan, specialising in secure web gateway products and unified web security for the enterprise market,have welcomed this launch. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2302/google-launches-antimalvertisingcom-site-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2304/apple-charges-ipod-touch-users-for-critical-patches/ Owners of iPod Touch handheld computers will have to pay for the critical updates Apple issued last week to correct 46 holes in its software. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2304/apple-charges-ipod-touch-users-for-critical-patches/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2306/smes-hit-by-increasing-spear-phishing-attacks/ A European-based gang behind sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks on small and medium enterprises has returned after a five-month break, says security firm iDefense. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2306/smes-hit-by-increasing-spear-phishing-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2309/microsoft-betas-free-av-software-but-not-to-brits/ As reported previously by Infosecurity, Microsoft has started beta testing of its free anti-virus software, but only to people based in the US, China and Israel. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2309/microsoft-betas-free-av-software-but-not-to-brits/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2287/facebook-hack-steamrollers-privacy-settings/ Social networking site Facebook has fixed a potentially major security bug on its social networking portal software on Monday that, for more than two weeks, allowed hackers in the know to bypass user privacy settings on the service. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2287/facebook-hack-steamrollers-privacy-settings/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2288/isaca-backs-power-increase-for-information-commissioner/ ISACA, the not-for-profit organisation that seeks to encourage best practice in the IT security industry, has given the `thumbs up' to plans to significantly increase the powers of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) later this year. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2288/isaca-backs-power-increase-for-information-commissioner/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2267/peter-wood-to-present-at-facetime-webinar-on-tuesday/ Infosecurity is pleased to report that Peter Wood, chief of operations with First Base Technologies, the penetration testing specialist, is presenting at the FaceTime-sponsored webinar taking place at 10am on Tuesday of this week. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2267/peter-wood-to-present-at-facetime-webinar-on-tuesday/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2268/microsoft-may-beta-test-new-security-software-this-week/ Reports are circulating that Microsoft is planning to beta test its Morro/Security Essentials software as early as this week. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2268/microsoft-may-beta-test-new-security-software-this-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2269/parcelforce-customer-data-revealed/ Parcelforce customers' names addresses and postcodes were available online after a system related to the company's mail tracker service failed. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2269/parcelforce-customer-data-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2270/government-ordered-to-publish-reviews-of-risky-it-projects/ The information commissioner has ordered the opening of confidential files on a wide range of high-risk IT projects, including the ID cards scheme, joined up police intelligence systems and the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2270/government-ordered-to-publish-reviews-of-risky-it-projects/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2240/brad-pitt-more-dangerous-than-hugh-jackman-mcafee-rates-risky-search-terms-online/ Searching for ‘Brad Pitt’ is riskier than searching for ‘Hugh Jackman’ according to a McAfee study on the most dangerous search terms online. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2240/brad-pitt-more-dangerous-than-hugh-jackman-mcafee-rates-risky-search-terms-online/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2241/microsoft-wireless-keyboard-cracking-technology-revealed/ Users of Microsoft's Optical 1000 and 2000 keyboards should now take extreme care what data they enter using their wireless keyboards, as Dreamlab has taken the unusual step of publishing a 49 page presentation on how to `sniff' any keystrokes out of the ether. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2241/microsoft-wireless-keyboard-cracking-technology-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2214/updated-uk-government-launches-digital-britain-report-for-broadband-and-online-security/ The UK Government has published the final version of its Digital Britain report, which sets out goals for supplying up to 2Mb/s universal broadband services by 2012 and digitalising radio by 2015. Significantly for the information security industry, the report also gives powers to Ofcom and ISPs to police the internet for illegal file-sharing Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2214/updated-uk-government-launches-digital-britain-report-for-broadband-and-online-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2215/companies-leap-to-new-web-and-mobile-technologies-leaving-security-behind/ Companies are embracing new web and mobile technologies such as cloud computing, virtualisation, social networking and mobile communication at a faster rate than their information security strategies are updated. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2215/companies-leap-to-new-web-and-mobile-technologies-leaving-security-behind/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2225/london-school-of-economics-uk-home-office-internet-surveillance-wont-work/ In a briefing published on 17 June, the London School of Economics says that new Home Office internet surveillance proposals for the Interception Modernisation Programme won't work, have poor safeguards, and will be a costly option Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2225/london-school-of-economics-uk-home-office-internet-surveillance-wont-work/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2231/goldencashworld-botnet-malware-and-hacker-data-exchange-portal-revealed/ Security researchers with Finjan have uncovered a highly sophisticated online botnet, malware and hacker exchange network for buying and selling access to infected PCs. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2231/goldencashworld-botnet-malware-and-hacker-data-exchange-portal-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2211/microsoft-plans-to-release-free-security-software/ Microsoft is testing free anti-virus software, but no date has been announced for a public release. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2211/microsoft-plans-to-release-free-security-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2212/200m-from-digital-tv-fund-earmarked-for-univesal-broadband-plan-/ The government could use £200m left over from a fund to pay for the switch from analogue to digital TV broadcasting to help pay for the roll-out of universal broadband. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2212/200m-from-digital-tv-fund-earmarked-for-univesal-broadband-plan-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2182/pbx-hacking-moves-into-the-professional-domain-as-arrests-stack-up-/ PBX hacking - the act of cracking into a company PBX and selling long distance/international telephone time to third parties at a discount - is alive and well, despite several years of being out of the news. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2182/pbx-hacking-moves-into-the-professional-domain-as-arrests-stack-up-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2184/learn-about-document-security/ LockLizard investigates the best approaches to document security depending on what clients want to achieve, in its white paper Document Security - a Guide to Securing Your Documents. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2184/learn-about-document-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2191/ddos-attacks-on-belarusian-media-is-cyber-warfare-escalating/ There has been a surge in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against media sites in Belarus, something that could signal an escalation in cyber warfare in the region. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2191/ddos-attacks-on-belarusian-media-is-cyber-warfare-escalating/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2158/symantec-and-mcafee-under-fire-for-autorenewing-subscriptions/ The perils of giving companies your payment card details and failing to realise the likelihood of those details being used when subscription renewal times comes around have raised their ugly head again, with Symantec and McAfee being ordered to pay $375,000 each to the New York Attorney General to resolve complaints about the issue from customers. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2158/symantec-and-mcafee-under-fire-for-autorenewing-subscriptions/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2159/pc-infections-on-the-rise-due-to-botnets/ Research from IT security vendor McAfee suggests that PC infections are on the rise once again, largely as a result of botnet operators rebuilding their swarms of infected machines in the wake of the recent McColo ISP shutdown. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2159/pc-infections-on-the-rise-due-to-botnets/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2125/more-analyis-on-the-atm-phantom-withdrawal-court-case-ruling/ Hard on the heels of last week's long-awaited ruling on the first ATM phantom withdrawal case to pass through the courts, Alistair Kelman, a barrister and presenter on Infosecurity's webinar programme, has posted an interesting report and analysis on his website. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2125/more-analyis-on-the-atm-phantom-withdrawal-court-case-ruling/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2134/learn-about-securing-highprivilege-system-access-management/ British security and risk management specialist, Brookcourt Solutions, looks at how to secure high-privilege system access management in the white paper Turning the Spotlight on IT’s Dirty Little Secret: Securing the Common Point of Failure in IT Risk Controls. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2134/learn-about-securing-highprivilege-system-access-management/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2136/large-majority-unable-to-spot-phishing-sites/ An overwhelming majority (88%) of UK web users are unable to identify phishing online, according to a study commissioned by internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2136/large-majority-unable-to-spot-phishing-sites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2121/apple-releases-safari-40-to-counter-security-flaws/ Apple Computer has released v 4.0 of its increasingly popular Safari web browser for Windows and Mac OSX-based computers. The release counters the recent security flaws reported in CFNetwork, CoreGraphics, ImageIO, International Components for Unicode, libxml, Safari, Safari Windows Installer, and webKit Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2121/apple-releases-safari-40-to-counter-security-flaws/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2123/majority-break-information-security-policies-survey/ The majority of employees admit to serious non-compliant workplace behaviour when it comes to information security, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Californian secure flash drive provider IronKey. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2123/majority-break-information-security-policies-survey/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2124/uk-it-managers-unaware-of-web-20-security-threats/ As part of its Web2.0@Work™ global research project, security specialist Websense Security Labs has found that many organisations in the UK are ill equipped to protect themselves from Web 2.0 threats. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2124/uk-it-managers-unaware-of-web-20-security-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2126/underground-strikes-cause-information-security-risks-to-soar/ Information security risks, as a consequence of the London Underground strikes, include the transfer of documents to personal computers via USBs, emailing confidential company information to externally hosted email accounts, and exchanging data and information via online file sharing facilities or communication tools such as instant messenger. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2126/underground-strikes-cause-information-security-risks-to-soar/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2094/learn-about-information-security-and-usb-devices/ Lumension looks at the information security risks with USB devices – and how to overcome them – in its latest white paper Portable Panic: Evolution of USB Insecurity. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2094/learn-about-information-security-and-usb-devices/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2050/indian-authorities-taking-no-chances-with-cybercafe-users/ The anonymity of cybercafe users in India is being severely curtailed, in a bid to stamp out illegal, fraudulent and terrorist usage of this popular method of gaining internet access. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2050/indian-authorities-taking-no-chances-with-cybercafe-users/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2055/three-quarters-of-companies-think-they-are-vulnerable-to-hacking/ Seventy three percent of IT professionals admit their software applications are vulnerable to hackers in a survey conducted by application security specialists Fortify Software at this year’s Infosecurity Europe in London. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2055/three-quarters-of-companies-think-they-are-vulnerable-to-hacking/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2028/judge-rules-in-favour-of-bank-in-first-uk-phantom-atm-withdrawal-case/ A judge has ruled in favour a UK bank after a customer took the bank to court regarding eight ATM withdrawals that he claimed he did not make. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2028/judge-rules-in-favour-of-bank-in-first-uk-phantom-atm-withdrawal-case/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2030/infosecurity-experts-hard-to-get-despite-economic-downturn/ Hiring managers are struggling to fill infosecurity positions due to a mismatch between salary expectations and skill levels, and current demand, information security education and certification organisation (ISC)2 has found it its latest jobs survey. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2030/infosecurity-experts-hard-to-get-despite-economic-downturn/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2017/isc2-offers-live-online-cissp-review-seminar/ Florida-based information security education and certification provider (ISC)2 has introduced Live OnLine Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Review Seminar, said to be the first online certified information systems security professional (CISSP) learning courses with live instructions. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2017/isc2-offers-live-online-cissp-review-seminar/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2003/aussie-bank-customers-hit-by-advanced-phishing-techniques/ Customers of the Commonwealth Bank in Australia are being targeted by a new breed of phishers, who seem intent on scamming them out of their e-banking and payment card details. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2003/aussie-bank-customers-hit-by-advanced-phishing-techniques/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2008/unencrypted-laptop-with-109-000-records-on-pension-schemes-members-stolen/ An unencrypted laptop containing details on 109 000 pension schemes members with UK pension funds service provider, The Pensions Trust, has been stolen from a third-party office in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2008/unencrypted-laptop-with-109-000-records-on-pension-schemes-members-stolen/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2009/prepare-for-end-of-office-2000-security-updates/ Users of Office 2000 should start preparing for Microsoft’s withdrawal of its security update service for Office 2000 from 14 July this year, warns California-based security software provider Fortify Software. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2009/prepare-for-end-of-office-2000-security-updates/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2000/guide-to-handling-personal-data-launched-by-bcs-and-isaf/ The British Computer Society (BCS) has linked up with the Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) to launch a professional code of best practice when handling personal data. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/2000/guide-to-handling-personal-data-launched-by-bcs-and-isaf/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1964/obama-cyberczar-to-be-handpicked/ President Obama finally announced the results of Melissa Hathaway's 60-day cybersecurity review on Friday, and unveiled plans to hand pick a senior official responsible for cybersecurity policy. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1964/obama-cyberczar-to-be-handpicked/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1972/boobytrapped-directx-files-now-being-used-by-hackers/ Microsoft has warned about hackers starting to use DirectX-enabled files to give them remote access to users' PCs across the internet. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1972/boobytrapped-directx-files-now-being-used-by-hackers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1973/3ami-extends-the-audit-envelope-to-support-memory-sticks/ Technology start-up 3Ami has enhanced its Monitoring and Audit Security (MAS) software to support USB and similar memory sticks. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1973/3ami-extends-the-audit-envelope-to-support-memory-sticks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1987/enisa-evaluates-network-resilience-of-mpls-ipv6-and-dnssec/ The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has released two reports on how and if Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) could improve the resilience of communication networks. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1987/enisa-evaluates-network-resilience-of-mpls-ipv6-and-dnssec/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1990/twitter-worm-steals-user-details/ A worm on Twitter is tricking users into giving up their user details at the same time as redirecting victims to a dating website where the aggregate number of views result in affiliate revenue. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1990/twitter-worm-steals-user-details/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1945/google-indexes-details-on-thousands-of-credit-and-debit-cardholders/ Police in Victoria, Australia are investigating a potentially major security incident in which the stolen personal details of thousands of credit and debit card holders from Australia, Germany and the UK were posted to a blogging site and auto-indexed into the Google search engine. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1945/google-indexes-details-on-thousands-of-credit-and-debit-cardholders/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1920/raf-data-loss-included-sensitive-vetting-data/ The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has omitted information that the theft of hard drives in September 2008 with data on RAF personnel also included highly sensitive RAF vetting records. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1920/raf-data-loss-included-sensitive-vetting-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1925/panda-security-offers-beta-of-global-protection-2010/ Panda Security has uploaded the first beta test of its next-generation IT security suite, Global Protection 2010, to its website. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1925/panda-security-offers-beta-of-global-protection-2010/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1927/jericho-forum-links-with-cloud-security-alliance/ Hard on the heels of unveiling Cloud Cube, its four-dimensional best practice model for cloud computing security in April, security industry association the Jericho Forum has linked with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit vendor group. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1927/jericho-forum-links-with-cloud-security-alliance/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1879/adobe-follows-microsoft-down-path-of-regular-security-updates/ After a number of security problems with its software that required patching, Adobe has apparently decided it is time for regular security updates. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1879/adobe-follows-microsoft-down-path-of-regular-security-updates/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1874/isf-infosecurity-standards-incorporated-into-acuitys-software/ The Information Security Forum (ISF) and London-based services and software provider, Acuity Risk Management, have signed an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement to integrate ISF’s Standard of Good Practice for Information Security into Acuity’s STREAM risk and compliance management software. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1874/isf-infosecurity-standards-incorporated-into-acuitys-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1844/survey-shows-information-security-awareness-is-high-yet-compliance-is-low-/ SAI Global’s Benchmarking Survey 2008 finds that 95% of employees believe information security is important, but that there is a lack of knowledge and training surrounding how to identify and report incidents. Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1844/survey-shows-information-security-awareness-is-high-yet-compliance-is-low-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1852/39-million-bank-credit-error-highlights-need-for-code-auditing/ A succession of errors - at the programme code development level and human error when inputting the data - are reported to have resulted in a New Zealand couple being credited with NZ$10 million (£3.9 million) rather than a much smaller sum as the proceeds of a bank credit line. Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1852/39-million-bank-credit-error-highlights-need-for-code-auditing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1820/mcafee-acquires-solidcore-for-whitelisting-technology/ McAfee will acquire Solidcore Systems, a whitelisting specialist, in a US$33m deal which will allow McAfee to integrate Solidcore's technology into its blacklisting malware detection and prevention products, as well as to bolster its high-end corporate IT security offerings. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1820/mcafee-acquires-solidcore-for-whitelisting-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1827/pgp-founder-talks-about-voip-security-at-itweb/ Phil Zimmerman, the founder of PGP - and inventor of the Pretty Good Privacy technology after which the firm is named - will be speaking about voice over internet protocol (VOIP) security at the ITWeb Security Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa next week. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1827/pgp-founder-talks-about-voip-security-at-itweb/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1833/gumblar-malware-attack-sweeps-web/ A modified attack that alters Google searches is taking the web by storm according to security researchers, who have identified more malware domains being used in the attack. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1833/gumblar-malware-attack-sweeps-web/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1822/learn-about-how-to-protect-against-datastealing-malware/ Data-stealing malware that can evade current security systems could cause serious harm to an enterprise. Trend Micro’s eBook ‘Outthink the Threat’ offers information on data-stealing malware and how to fight it. Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1822/learn-about-how-to-protect-against-datastealing-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1809/gateshead-college-opens-digital-forensics-lab/ Gateshead College in the UK has opened a digital forensics lab for the training of information security staff to combat cybercrime such as digital fraud. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1809/gateshead-college-opens-digital-forensics-lab/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1789/thirtytwo-mod-pcs-went-walkabout-in-first-131-days-of-2009/ Statistics from the UK's Ministry of Defence show that a total of 28 laptops and four desktop PCs have been lost or stolen in the period of January 1 to May 11 this year. Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1789/thirtytwo-mod-pcs-went-walkabout-in-first-131-days-of-2009/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1782/paypal-registration-page-vulnerabilities-revealed/ Methodman, a so-called 'grey hat' hacker specialising in discovering cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws, claims to have uncovered a number of XSS security flaws in various Paypal registration pages. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1782/paypal-registration-page-vulnerabilities-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1788/unlimited-online-backup-from-fsecure/ An unlimited online backup solution, which works automatically in the background, has been launched by Finnish IT security service provider F-Secure. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1788/unlimited-online-backup-from-fsecure/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1781/who-should-police-illegal-internet-filesharing/ A row has broken out between a coalition representing creative industries in the UK and internet service providers (ISPs) over who and how the internet should be policed for illegal file-sharing. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1781/who-should-police-illegal-internet-filesharing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1769/software-piracy-on-the-rise/ Worldwide software piracy is on the rise, according to a study by the Business Software Alliance and analyst firm IDC. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1769/software-piracy-on-the-rise/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1776/australian-twofactor-payment-card-authentication-technology-on-beta-test/ A two-factor authentication system - complete with keypad and display - has been successfully integrated into a plastic payment card by Melbourne-based EMUE and is being trialled by MBNA in the UK Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1776/australian-twofactor-payment-card-authentication-technology-on-beta-test/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1766/internet-attacks-expected-around-2010-fifa-world-cup/ Symantec warns against an “extensive number of attacks over the internet” expected to hit around the 2010 FIFA World Cup in football. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1766/internet-attacks-expected-around-2010-fifa-world-cup/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1767/forrester-questions-the-security-of-cloud-computing/ With the economic downturn, cloud computing is seen as a way to improve operational efficiency, reduce headcounts and help with the bottom line, but according to the report from Massachusetts-based Forrester Research on cloud computing, organisations should not jump on the ‘cloud wagon’ before considering security and privacy concerns. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1767/forrester-questions-the-security-of-cloud-computing/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1768/estonia-now-firmly-on-the-fbi-cybercrime-map/ The importance of Estonia, one of the most Internet-connected and e-trading nations on earth, has ramped up a notch or two with the FBI, which has announced plans to station a cybercrime expert and his/her team in the country later this year. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1768/estonia-now-firmly-on-the-fbi-cybercrime-map/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1746/governments-must-cooperate-on-cyber-security-report/ Governments around the world must work together to address the issue of cyber security, according to a report from Deloitte. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1746/governments-must-cooperate-on-cyber-security-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1754/learn-about-how-to-protect-data-assets-and-ip/ With an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory landscape, ensuring compliance can be difficult. Overtis Systems’ white paper ‘Realising Compliance’ shows how its integrated protection solution VigilancePro™2 can make the task easier. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1754/learn-about-how-to-protect-data-assets-and-ip/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1755/swine-flu-challenges-information-security/ The recent outbreak of swine flu has thrown up a number of topics related to information security ranging from secure sharing of data between health professionals, to spam / phishing and issues around remote working. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1755/swine-flu-challenges-information-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1745/finjan-reports-iframes-attack-on-indian-government-website/ The secure web gateway solutions provider Finjan has reported that a major Indian government website - which averages around three hits per minute (source: Alexa) - has been hit by an Iframes injection exploit. Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1745/finjan-reports-iframes-attack-on-indian-government-website/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1738/bt-investigation-into-ebay-hard-drives-reveals-us-air-defence-launch-secrets-/ The latest annual BT investigation into the sale of second-hand hard drives on the internet has turned up trumps, with researchers buying a hard drive on the internet auction website eBay, containing the launch procedures for a US military air defence system. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1738/bt-investigation-into-ebay-hard-drives-reveals-us-air-defence-launch-secrets-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1739/web-20-sites-prime-hacker-target-says-report/ Web 2.0-driven websites are now a premier target for hackers, amounting to 21% of all reported hacking incidents, according to an IT security report from the Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1739/web-20-sites-prime-hacker-target-says-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1744/information-security-technology-not-enough/ Information security technology is of little use if employees unwittingly give up log-in details, passwords and other sensitive information to hackers using social engineering. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1744/information-security-technology-not-enough/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1724/fake-search-engines-used-to-divert-users-to-malware-infected-websites/ Hackers are starting to create fake search engine sites to divert hapless internet users to malware infected websites, says PandaLabs, the research operation of Panda Security. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1724/fake-search-engines-used-to-divert-users-to-malware-infected-websites/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1730/id-cards-rollout-starts-in-manchester-security-industry-concerned/ The UK Home Office has announced that Manchester City will see the first ID cards in the controversial £5bn UK national identity card scheme this year. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1730/id-cards-rollout-starts-in-manchester-security-industry-concerned/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1711/parabons-grid-technology-simulates-ddos-site-attacks/ Parabon Computation has launched a new service that simulates a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on a company Web site. Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1711/parabons-grid-technology-simulates-ddos-site-attacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1713/global-security-challenge-competition-open-for-entries/ The fourth annual Global Security Challenge Competition where security entrepreneurs compete for up to US$500 000 in cash grants, is open for entries until 15 June 2009. Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1713/global-security-challenge-competition-open-for-entries/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1716/rsa-splunks-sales-benefit-from-economic-downturn-/ Splunk, the vendor who calls itself “the google for data centres” are seeing an increase in sales due to the high crime that comes hand in hand with an economic downturn. Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1716/rsa-splunks-sales-benefit-from-economic-downturn-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1691/palo-alto-networks-formally-launches-in-the-uk/ After several years of offering its products via a few specialist systems integrators in the UK, California's Palo Alto Networks has established a formal presence in the country. Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1691/palo-alto-networks-formally-launches-in-the-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1698/conficker-and-facebook-twitter-attacks-dominate-q1-email-threats/ The Conficker worm and attackers’ social engineering techniques exploiting users on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, dominated the email threats in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009, according to identity-based unified threat management (UTM) solutions provider Cyberoam and its Israeli messaging and web security partner Commtouch. Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1698/conficker-and-facebook-twitter-attacks-dominate-q1-email-threats/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1677/german-police-arrest-bavarian-cracking-group/ Police in Bavaria have arrested 11 people suspected of being members of the Hacksector cracking group, which maintains a dark hats forum of the same name on the Internet. Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1677/german-police-arrest-bavarian-cracking-group/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1679/infosecurity-europe-firms-get-access-to-military-grade-forensics/ It's not often that firms supplying specialist network forensics technology to US government agencies are allowed to supply their systems software to civilian companies, especially outside of the United States, but Utah-based Solera Networks has achieved this. Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1679/infosecurity-europe-firms-get-access-to-military-grade-forensics/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1680/infosecurity-europe-pgp-announce-release-of-command-line-for-ibm-power-systems-at-mature-industry-exhibition/ Encryption specialists PGP announced the release of their PGP Command Line for IBM Power systems at Infosecurity Europe 2009. Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1680/infosecurity-europe-pgp-announce-release-of-command-line-for-ibm-power-systems-at-mature-industry-exhibition/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1684/infosecurity-europe-police-central-ecrime-unit-cant-afford-to-tackle-ecrime-/ At the Infosecurity Europe show, London, on 30 April 2009, in a session titled ‘The dynamics of e-crime’, an audience member - an employee of the police central e-crime unit (PCeu) within the Metropolitan police service – interrupted the panel to declare that police are not ignoring the increasing problem of e-crime, but are under-funded and thus unable to tackle it effectively. Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1684/infosecurity-europe-police-central-ecrime-unit-cant-afford-to-tackle-ecrime-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1671/infosecurity-europe-employee-awareness-of-security-is-dangerously-immature-says-isc2s-colley/ John Colley, managing director of (ISC)2 EMEA lamented the lack of security is company culture in his talk ‘Are we getting the basics right’ at Infosecurity Europe this year. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1671/infosecurity-europe-employee-awareness-of-security-is-dangerously-immature-says-isc2s-colley/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1623/infosecurity-europe-serious-structural-internet-security-flaw-revealed/ Peter Wood, chief of operations with First Base Technologies, the penetration testing specialist, and a member of the ISACA conference committee, has uncovered a structural security flaw with the internet that is not easily fixable. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1623/infosecurity-europe-serious-structural-internet-security-flaw-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1628/infosecurity-europe-mobileoriginated-spam-set-to-be-a-major-problem/ The issue of spam is a major concern for vendors and attendees at the show. And, while internet service providers (ISPs) are doing their bit in shutting down the accounts of spammers in real time, it`s only the fixed line ISPs that have this luxury. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1628/infosecurity-europe-mobileoriginated-spam-set-to-be-a-major-problem/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1633/infosecurity-europe-infosec-professionals-still-hold-value-even-in-downturn-say-isc2/ A recent survey released at Infosecurity Europe by (ISC)2 suggests that security professionals are holding their value even in the economic downturn. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1633/infosecurity-europe-infosec-professionals-still-hold-value-even-in-downturn-say-isc2/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1646/infosecurity-europe-webroot-survey-finds-concern-over-web-20-collaboration/ A survey commissioned by security provider Webroot found that half of the information security professionals questioned intend to put plans for collaboration on hold due to concerns over security. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1646/infosecurity-europe-webroot-survey-finds-concern-over-web-20-collaboration/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1647/infosecurity-europe-business-social-networkers-can-learn-a-lot-from-kids/ Chris Boyd, director of malware research at FaceTime Security Labs, warned against the dangers of social networking at the talk ‘Social networking pirates: Batten down the hatches, Cap’n Jack is coming’ at Infosecurity Europe. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1647/infosecurity-europe-business-social-networkers-can-learn-a-lot-from-kids/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1531/gridsure-announces-authentication-for-microsoft-iag/ GrIDsure, the pictorial-based authentication technology specialist, has launched an application for Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1531/gridsure-announces-authentication-for-microsoft-iag/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1532/infosecurity-europe-show-opens-with-security-cafes-and-expert-forums/ The Infosecurity Europe show opens for a three-day run in London today, with two features that are new for 2009 - security cafes and expert forums. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1532/infosecurity-europe-show-opens-with-security-cafes-and-expert-forums/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1586/infosecurity-europe-lord-erroll-calls-for-greater-punishment-for-cybercrime-/ Lord Erroll stole the limelight, and the audience’s attention on the ‘Who got caught out the last 12 months’ keynote panel at the Infosecurity Europe show in London, 28 April 2009, by calling for greater penalties and repercussions for cybercrime. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1586/infosecurity-europe-lord-erroll-calls-for-greater-punishment-for-cybercrime-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1593/infosecurity-europe-president-obamas-blackberry-revealed/ The guys on the Blackberry stand at the Infosecurity Europe show weren't willing to talk specifically about it, but it looks like the White House has taken delivery of a custom Blackberry smartphone for President Obama. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1593/infosecurity-europe-president-obamas-blackberry-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1594/infosecurity-europe-rt-hon-david-blunkett-mp-supports-biometric-passports/ The Right Honourable David Blunkett, MP, the former Home Secretary, has eschewed his original support in the 1990s for national ID cards in favour of biometric passports. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1594/infosecurity-europe-rt-hon-david-blunkett-mp-supports-biometric-passports/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1595/infosecurity-europe-its-the-people-stupid-who-should-police-the-worldwide-internet/ At ‘Who should police the global internet – Who is ultimately responsible?’, a keynote speech at Infosecurity Europe, the Rt Hon. Alun Michael MP highlighted the importance of ‘all people’ helping to fight crime, while detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the police central e-crime unit (PCeU), called for volunteers to assist in e-crime prevention. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1595/infosecurity-europe-its-the-people-stupid-who-should-police-the-worldwide-internet/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1502/tony-blairs-hacked-facebook-profile-contains-a-serious-message/ Politics aside, the recent hack of Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation Facebook page reveals a serious problem with the application used in the page’s creation, says application vulnerability specialist, Fortify Software. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1502/tony-blairs-hacked-facebook-profile-contains-a-serious-message/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1506/a-new-generation-security-architecture-revealed/ Join Infosecurity magazine and Check Point software technologies in a webinar discussing `software blades,' a new architecture that allows companies to select from a library of over 20 software-driven systems to create a tailored security gateway for specific environments. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1506/a-new-generation-security-architecture-revealed/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1529/trend-micro-extends-security-envelope-around-playstation-consoles/ You might not think it, but junior's Playstation Portal (PSP) and Playstation 3 games consoles are capable of compromising the security of a home (and office) IT network resources. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1529/trend-micro-extends-security-envelope-around-playstation-consoles/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1541/rsa-recession-will-hit-small-information-security-companies-hard-say-experts-/ Despite the need for security being exaggerated in an economic downturn, smaller IT security companies will suffer, says Dave Hansen, Corporate SVP &GM Security Business Unit at CA, speaking to Infosecurity at the RSA conference in San Francisco. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1541/rsa-recession-will-hit-small-information-security-companies-hard-say-experts-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1482/privacy-international-slams-ico-ruling-on-google-street-view/ Privacy International has slammed the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ruling that Google Street View does not contravene the Data Protection Act. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1482/privacy-international-slams-ico-ruling-on-google-street-view/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1433/tufin-technologies-launches-open-api-security-initiative/ Tufin Technologies has announced a policy and security network API (application programming interface) initiative and has enlisted the support of several IT security vendors for the program. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1433/tufin-technologies-launches-open-api-security-initiative/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1434/smoothwall-unveils-lowcost-secure-web-gateway-appliance/ SmoothWall has taken the wraps off a new rack-mounted web filtering appliance that uses the company's Guardian web filtering technology. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1434/smoothwall-unveils-lowcost-secure-web-gateway-appliance/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1463/infosecurity-webinar-predictions-become-reality/ Predictions made by Professor Peter Sommer, a leading IT forensics specialist, in a Check Point-sponsored Infosecurity webinar earlier this week, have become reality with the release of a report at a conference in Prague. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1463/infosecurity-webinar-predictions-become-reality/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1422/rsa-lumension-and-microsoft-ink-whitelisting-deal/ Endpoint security company Lumension teamed up with Microsoft at the RSA show to launch a software whitelisting service. The move, which sees the companies sharing information about legitimate software applications, lends increasing credence to the idea that blacklisting malicious software by signature is becoming less tenable as the number of malware variants increases. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1422/rsa-lumension-and-microsoft-ink-whitelisting-deal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1424/finjan-uncovers-one-of-worlds-largest-botnets/ Finjan has uncovered what appears to be one of the largest bot networks controlled by a single cybercrime gang, with 1.9 million infected zombie computers forming the swarm. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1424/finjan-uncovers-one-of-worlds-largest-botnets/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1435/rsa-symantec-ceo-enrique-salem-calls-for-automated-information-security-/ In his keynote at RSA in San Francisco, Symantec CEO Enrique Salem called for a significant shift in the way vendors and end-users approach information security. Change, said Salem, is needed to fight the current targeted threat landscape. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1435/rsa-symantec-ceo-enrique-salem-calls-for-automated-information-security-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1407/avg-launches-free-linkscanner-web-security-application/ AVG, the producers of one of the most popular free anti-virus applications, is now offering a free URL checking utility. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1407/avg-launches-free-linkscanner-web-security-application/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1420/rsa-nsa-director-lieutenant-alexander-asks-rsa-conference-to-work-with-nsa-to-secure-nation-/ Director of NSA, Lieutenant General Keith B Alexander, congratulated the information security industry on its excellent work in his keynote address to RSA conference attendees in San Francisco on 21 April 2009. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1420/rsa-nsa-director-lieutenant-alexander-asks-rsa-conference-to-work-with-nsa-to-secure-nation-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1403/email-authentication-needs-to-be-taken-seriously-ota/ Research from the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) claims to show that companies need to take email authentication a lot more seriously than they presently do, as well as implement the technology on much more widespread basis. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1403/email-authentication-needs-to-be-taken-seriously-ota/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1376/learn-about-smartphone-security-with-one-of-the-industrys-leading-it-security-experts/ Infosecurity is proud to announce that Professor Peter Sommer, a leading forensic and IT security specialist, will be participating in the Check Point Software Technologies-sponsored webinar, which takes place at 2:30pm UK time (3:30 CET) on Tuesday, April 21. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1376/learn-about-smartphone-security-with-one-of-the-industrys-leading-it-security-experts/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1331/skype-not-as-secure-as-you-might-think/ Although VOIP afficionadoes are wont to promote the encrypted nature of Skype Internet telephony calls, it's now becoming accepted that the use of a compressed data mode within Skype opens the gates to pattern recognition and slow, but steady, text-based decoding of the voice transmissions as a result. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1331/skype-not-as-secure-as-you-might-think/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1332/check-point-completes-nokias-security-appliance-business/ It's been a complicated take-over, apparently, but Check Point Software Technologies has at last completed the acquisition of Nokia's security appliances business which was announced last year. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1332/check-point-completes-nokias-security-appliance-business/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1334/symantec-report-observes-surge-in-malicious-code-for-2008/ Security provider, Symantec, found that malicious code activity continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2008, with the most prominent target being confidential information, according to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1334/symantec-report-observes-surge-in-malicious-code-for-2008/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1337/marshal8e6-acquires-avinti-poised-to-enter-cloud-computing-/ Email and web security vendor Marshal8e6 has acquired Avinti, a behavioural analysis specialist, for an undisclosed sum. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1337/marshal8e6-acquires-avinti-poised-to-enter-cloud-computing-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1296/black-hat-briefings-start-on-thursday/ The organisers of the main Black Hat security conference - which takes place at the Moevenpick City Centre hotel in Amsterdam's Piet Heinkade this Thursday and Friday - have announced that presenters will reveal no less than six high profile vulnerabilities at the event. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1296/black-hat-briefings-start-on-thursday/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1261/microsoft-security-report-pools-data-from-windows-users-everywhere/ In what some people might term as a case of Big Brother on steroids - or an in-depth anonymous analysis - depending on your viewpoint, Microsoft has published the latest version of its six monthly security intelligence report. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1261/microsoft-security-report-pools-data-from-windows-users-everywhere/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1248/safenet-report-decline-in-mobile-safety/ Although almost half of UK business workers are required to access sensitive company data on a daily basis, one in three organisations lack the required mobile security, according to information security specialist SafeNet. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1248/safenet-report-decline-in-mobile-safety/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1249/phishers-await-bite-from-credit-crunch-email/ An opportunist scam is seeing phishers use recession fears as bait, warns the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1249/phishers-await-bite-from-credit-crunch-email/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1250/its-been-a-hard-days-night-for-paul-mccartneys-web-site/ The operators of Paul McCartney's web site were caught with their electronic pants down this week after the portal was found to be serving up malware. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1250/its-been-a-hard-days-night-for-paul-mccartneys-web-site/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1251/infosecurity-gets-twittered-up/ Infosecurity magazine are now on Twitter. Please ‘follow’ us to receive our latest news, views and industry comments. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1251/infosecurity-gets-twittered-up/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1163/samsung-appoints-wick-hill-as-it-security-distributor/ Samsung, a name better known for its PC and mobile phone offerings, has signed veteran value-added distributor Wick Hill to handle its IT security products in the UK. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1163/samsung-appoints-wick-hill-as-it-security-distributor/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1164/conficker-methodology-appears-in-updated-neeris-worm/ Even though version D of the Conficker worm failed to cause havoc - as was widely predicted - on April 1, the worm's methodology continues to cause problems in the shape of an updated version of the Neeris worm. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1164/conficker-methodology-appears-in-updated-neeris-worm/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1165/hispasec-enhances-free-online-malware-analysis-service/ Hispasec Sistemas, one of Spanish-speaking world's rising IT security stars, has enhanced its online malware analysis service to accept programmes of up to 10 megabytes, as well as supporting an impressive 23 languages via its on-screen interface Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1165/hispasec-enhances-free-online-malware-analysis-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1065/ibm-warns-over-four-percent-conficker-infection-rate/ After scanning around two million PCs, IBM's ISS security division says that around four percent of the PCs it scanned were infected by the Conficker worm. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1065/ibm-warns-over-four-percent-conficker-infection-rate/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1016/us-cybercrimes-soar-by-33-in-2008/ Cybercrimes in the United States hit record numbers last year, according to a report from the Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Centre. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1016/us-cybercrimes-soar-by-33-in-2008/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1318/truly-depressing-gfi-laments-lack-of-insight-into-current-it-needs-from-uk-smes/ Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are underestimating the security danger posed by their employees, especially in light of the current recession, according to network security software developer, GFI. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1318/truly-depressing-gfi-laments-lack-of-insight-into-current-it-needs-from-uk-smes/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1015/arbor-networks-warns-on-mime-sniffingbased-phishing-attacks-/ Hiding data within digital pictures - known as steganography in security circles - has been known about for years, but now it appears the darkware community have taken the technology concept one step further and are hiding HTML and Java code calls within images when sending out phishing emails. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1015/arbor-networks-warns-on-mime-sniffingbased-phishing-attacks-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1012/teltech-intros-payasyouuse-lie-detector-phone-service/ TelTech has launched what appears to be the industry's first pay-as-you-use telephone voice analysis (lie detection) service. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1012/teltech-intros-payasyouuse-lie-detector-phone-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1004/one-quarter-of-british-databases-almost-certainly-illegal/ A report published this week condemns the growing number of databases in Britain holding information from health and education to welfare, law enforcement and tax. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1004/one-quarter-of-british-databases-almost-certainly-illegal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1013/pirate-bay-develops-anonymous-vpn-user-protection/ Pirate Bay, the file-sharing index portal that has been the subject of several legal skirmishes in recent years, is about to fly into another storm of controversy following the development of what appears to be an anonymous VPN for its registered users. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1013/pirate-bay-develops-anonymous-vpn-user-protection/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1014/symantec-admits-card-data-probably-leaked-from-india/ In a response to a BBC investigation into the leaking of payment card data from Indian call centres, Symantec's Indian operation has admitted that card data on three of its customers may have been leaked from its call centre contractor in India. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/1014/symantec-admits-card-data-probably-leaked-from-india/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/811/cansecwest-lasers-and-electronic-sniffing-take-over-from-van-eck/ If you're an IT security professional with a long memory, you'll recall a BBC TV demonstration of the Van Eck phenomenon - the process of eavesdropping on a CRT monitor at a distance of several metres using low-cost electronics in the mid-1980s following the publishing of a paper on the subject. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/811/cansecwest-lasers-and-electronic-sniffing-take-over-from-van-eck/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/762/grey-goose-2-ties-kremlin-more-closely-to-georgia-cyberattacks/ The follow-up to the Grey Goose cyberwar document has more closely linked Russia to the cyberwar against Georgia. The Kremlin's FSB tried to cloak its operations by mimicking the activities of loosely-connected criminal group the Russian Business Network, claims the explosive report, released today. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/762/grey-goose-2-ties-kremlin-more-closely-to-georgia-cyberattacks/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/740/mobiles-put-four-out-of-five-commuters-at-risk-of-id-theft/ A survey of commuters by data protection company, Credant Technologies, has reported that 80% of mobile phone users store information on their devices that could be used to steal their identities. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/740/mobiles-put-four-out-of-five-commuters-at-risk-of-id-theft/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/741/russians-hack-diebold-atm-software/ The act of ATM Card skimming and shoulder surfing - used by criminals the world over to create cloned cards from users of bank cash machines - has entered a new dimension. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/741/russians-hack-diebold-atm-software/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/752/internet-explorer-firefox-and-safari-hacked-within-hours/ This year's CanSecWest, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, opened on Wednesday, with the main focus of the cracking contest being on mobile phones. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/752/internet-explorer-firefox-and-safari-hacked-within-hours/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/704/mckinnon-attracts-support-of-terry-waite-and-sting-/ Supporters for Gary McKinnon can now include former captive Terry Waite and singer Sting amongst their numbers. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/704/mckinnon-attracts-support-of-terry-waite-and-sting-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/705/bogus-bomb-somewhere-near-you/ Security labs have discovered a variant of malicious spam that is engineered to report an exploded bomb within the recipient’s vicinity. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/705/bogus-bomb-somewhere-near-you/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/706/eu-data-retention-directive-slammed-by-pgp-corporation-/ This month sees the European Union Data Retention Directive coming into force. The new law, which is expected to be fortified by UK- specific legislation, requires that ISPs store IP interactions by their customers for up to a year. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/706/eu-data-retention-directive-slammed-by-pgp-corporation-/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/684/egress-launches-lowcost-secure-data-transfer-service/ Egress Software Technologies has moved its secure data transfer services into the online software-as-a-service market, adopting pay-as-you-go plus subscription models for the services at the same time. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/684/egress-launches-lowcost-secure-data-transfer-service/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/656/bbc-creates-a-botnet-of-22-000-pcs-in-investigation/ The BBC has drawn criticism for an investigation that involved its researchers creating a botnet swarm of around 22 000 infected PCs. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/656/bbc-creates-a-botnet-of-22-000-pcs-in-investigation/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/625/it-security-vendors-and-australian-police-embroiled-in-technology-spat/ An interesting technology row is quietly brewing in Australia that, if unresolved, could have repercussions elsewhere in the world. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/625/it-security-vendors-and-australian-police-embroiled-in-technology-spat/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/570/google-docs-leaks-out-private-data/ The security rating of cloud computing has taken a battering with news that users of Google's online word processing service - Google Docs - may have shared their data with unauthorised users. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/570/google-docs-leaks-out-private-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/475/major-emusic-site-hit-by-hackers/ Spotify, an advertising-driven e-music site launched in 2006 and with more than a million users across Europe, has suffered a data breach involving the personal details of around 10 000 members. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/475/major-emusic-site-hit-by-hackers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/471/isc2-securelondon-event-highlights-the-importance-of-getting-the-basics-right/ Training, education and awareness topped the list of ‘basics’ for information security management in a panel debate held at (ISC)2’s SecureLondon Security Leadership Seminar on Tuesday. The full –day conference, focussed on content security, illustrated that the human factor is becoming a key information security concern in a data-centric world. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/471/isc2-securelondon-event-highlights-the-importance-of-getting-the-basics-right/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/473/aladdin-announces-web-20-security-enhancement/ Aladdin Knowledge Systems has enhanced its eSafe security software to support granular control of advanced web 2.0 websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/473/aladdin-announces-web-20-security-enhancement/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/470/quocirca-explains-content-security-in-the-age-of-mass-storage/ Bob Tarzey, service director with Quocirca, the business research analysis firm and a regular contributor to Infosecurity's Webinar series, has written a feature on the issues relating to content security and how they relate to the modern world of mass storage. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/470/quocirca-explains-content-security-in-the-age-of-mass-storage/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/468/new-version-of-l0phtcrack-to-be-unveiled-next-week/ Seasoned penetration testers and security experts will recall that L0phtCrack, a seriously heavy-duty password testing utility, was quietly withdrawn by Symantec in 2006, after the IT security vendor reportedly became worried about export regulations of the high-tech software from the United States. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/468/new-version-of-l0phtcrack-to-be-unveiled-next-week/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/466/messagelabs-says-spam-soars-then-subsides-during-february/ MessageLabs, the email security service provider, reports that February was an unusual month for spam, with levels rising to 79.5% of all email messages in the early part of the month, before falling back to below average levels. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/466/messagelabs-says-spam-soars-then-subsides-during-february/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/467/google-crack-our-native-client-and-win-8192-6000/ Google is challenging the cracking community to rip apart its ActiveX alternative called Google Native Client. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/467/google-crack-our-native-client-and-win-8192-6000/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/238/john-lewis-monitors-moves-on-cctv/ John Lewis Partnership may in future link movement analysis software to in-store CCTV cameras, according to the employee-owned store chain’s head of business protection. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/238/john-lewis-monitors-moves-on-cctv/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/463/council-staff-breach-security-of-national-id-database/ The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have admitted that 33 public sector workers across 30 local authorities have accessed the Customer Information System (CIS) “without business justification”. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/463/council-staff-breach-security-of-national-id-database/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/464/update-dpp-has-insufficient-evidence-to-prosecute-mckinnon-in-uk/ Karen Todner, solicitor for NASA hacker Gary McKinnon has issued a statement disclosing that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) “do not consider that they have sufficient evidence before them to prosecute Mr McKinnon in the United Kingdom.” Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/464/update-dpp-has-insufficient-evidence-to-prosecute-mckinnon-in-uk/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/465/cansecwests-pwn2own-cracking-contest-goes-twintrack/ The three-day Pwn2Own cracking contest - which kicks off on March 18 at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver - is always a popular headliner, mainly because of its healthy reward for great system and software hacks. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/465/cansecwests-pwn2own-cracking-contest-goes-twintrack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/461/microsoft-working-on-secure-web-browser/ Microsoft's research operation has published a paper detailing a security-enabled web browser application code-named Gazelle. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/461/microsoft-working-on-secure-web-browser/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/462/check-point-to-revolutionise-network-security/ At Check Point Experience in Paris this week, Gil Shwed, co-founder and chief executive of Check Point, announced the company’s intention to fundamentally alter network security with the launch of a software blade architecture. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/462/check-point-to-revolutionise-network-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/460/six-out-of-ten-employees-steal-company-data/ A study of US workers has revealed that six out of every ten employees surveyed stole company data upon leaving their job in the last year. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/460/six-out-of-ten-employees-steal-company-data/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/459/european-union-to-investigate-internet-telephony-eavesdropping/ Against a backdrop of the increasing use of internet telephony (aka voice over IP) by criminals as a way of avoiding wiretaps, the European Union has thrown its weight behind research into how to monitor internet telephony calls on a cost-effective basis. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/459/european-union-to-investigate-internet-telephony-eavesdropping/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/458/obama-orders-review-of-cyber-security-following-faa-hack/ President Obama has requested a 60-day review of the ‘plans, programmes and activities’ in place to combat hacking in federal computer systems, following the recent breach at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) when 48 file systems were accessed. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/458/obama-orders-review-of-cyber-security-following-faa-hack/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/456/parliamentary-forum-to-discuss-police-central-ecrime-unit/ Monday 23 February will see the annual parliamentary forum on e-crime, where the subject of the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) is expected to spark some strong views, following events at last year’s forum. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/456/parliamentary-forum-to-discuss-police-central-ecrime-unit/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/457/black-hat-researchers-blow-hole-in-intel-bios-security/ The Black Hat security event taking place in Washington this week brought its usual array of hacker methodology revelations, but Intel watchers will have sat up straight after hearing how researchers have effectively blown a hole in the firm's trusted execution technology. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/457/black-hat-researchers-blow-hole-in-intel-bios-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/454/facebook-backs-down-on-owning-rights-to-users-info/ Facebook has backed down from a controversial change in its terms which gave it rights to its users' information. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/454/facebook-backs-down-on-owning-rights-to-users-info/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/455/trend-micro-moves-it-security-onto-routers/ Trend Micro, which claims to be the 'number three' IT security software vendor worldwide, has unveiled a new family of applications designed to run on networking routers, rather than computers. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/455/trend-micro-moves-it-security-onto-routers/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/453/kaspersky-site-hack-expands-to-bitdefender-and-fsecure/ Romanian hackers are reported to be targeting the web sites of several IT security vendors. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/453/kaspersky-site-hack-expands-to-bitdefender-and-fsecure/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/452/first-arrests-in-heartland-payment-systems-data-breach/ The first arrests in connection with the recently disclosed breach at Heartland Payment Systems have been made in Florida. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/452/first-arrests-in-heartland-payment-systems-data-breach/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/451/malicious-urls-arrive-on-digg-web-portal/ The ingenuity of malware distributors has reached new levels - of depths - depending on your point of view. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/451/malicious-urls-arrive-on-digg-web-portal/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/449/uk-government-agencies-changing-approach-to-data-security/ Amidst all the reports of data breaches and intrusions in recent months comes a spot of good news, namely that a report from BeCrypt claims to show that UK government agencies are adopting a positive attitude to data security. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/449/uk-government-agencies-changing-approach-to-data-security/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/444/itsec-vendors-rally-to-support-safer-internet-day/ Microsoft and several IT security firms have rallied to support the EU-sponsored Safer Internet Day, which is being backed by pledges from 17 social networking and web 2.0 portals. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/444/itsec-vendors-rally-to-support-safer-internet-day/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/445/adobeforrester-research-reveals-web-20-not-so-pervasive/ A major European study commissioned by Adobe and carried out by Forrester Research shows that `knowledge workers' within European organisations are far less keen on collaborating with each other using Web 2.0 and other advanced internet technologies than was previously thought. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/445/adobeforrester-research-reveals-web-20-not-so-pervasive/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/440/sunbelt-working-on-nextgen-antivirus-technology/ Sunbelt Software claims to have developed a new anti-virus technology called `file emulation' in its battle against malware. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/440/sunbelt-working-on-nextgen-antivirus-technology/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/441/online-hotel-fraud-scamming-71-000-travellers-a-month/ FraudTip, a Web security portal, claims that an internet scam is defrauding around 71 000 travellers every month by the simple expedient of routing internet users to fraudulent versions of popular booking sites. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/441/online-hotel-fraud-scamming-71-000-travellers-a-month/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/442/fortinet-highlight-rise-in-malware/ The Threatscape report from UTM solution provider, Fortinet, detailing trends in vulnerabilities and malware in the first month of 2009, revealed the rise of the buffer overflow exploit to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067, as well as a swell in online gaming malware. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/442/fortinet-highlight-rise-in-malware/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/443/hackers-hit-the-road/ In a fresh case of social engineering, ever-resourceful hackers in the US have found a new way to direct unsuspecting users into downloading a virus, through fake parking tickets. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/443/hackers-hit-the-road/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/259/facetime-eliminates-url-filtering-fees-as-v20-gateway-released/ FaceTime Communications has celebrated the release of v2.0 of its Unified Security Gateway (USG) appliance by waiving the fees for URL filtering on new purchases. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/259/facetime-eliminates-url-filtering-fees-as-v20-gateway-released/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/260/pgp-research-highlights-crippling-data-breach-losses/ Research just released by crypto specialist PGP Corporation claims to show that the average cost of a data breach soared by 28% during 2008, with typical costs weighing in at an astonishing £1.7 million per incident. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/260/pgp-research-highlights-crippling-data-breach-losses/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/257/blind-hacker-fulfils-sneakers-movie-role-17-years-on/ Movies have a funny habit of becoming reality and the 1992 hacker movie Sneakers, starring Robert Redford, is no exception. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/257/blind-hacker-fulfils-sneakers-movie-role-17-years-on/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/258/ukrainian-isp-servers-shut-down/ UkrTeleGroup, an infamous internet service provider in the Ukraine, has had its primary IP connection "depeered" by FiberNet, the Miami-based uplink provider. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/258/ukrainian-isp-servers-shut-down/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/255/google-falls-victim-to-human-error/ On Saturday, Google users were warned that all their search results were potentially harmful, due a widespread result of human error. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/255/google-falls-victim-to-human-error/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/256/companies-their-own-worst-enemy-says-ibm-xforce-report/ The annual report from IBM's X-Force security operation shows what many IT managers have suspected for some time, namely that Web application vulnerabilities represent the major risk for most organisations. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/256/companies-their-own-worst-enemy-says-ibm-xforce-report/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/252/child-protection-database-will-be-accessible-to-390-000-staff/ The controversial child protection database, to house the contact details for all under 18 year olds in England, is to be accessible to 390 000 staff, according to ministers. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/252/child-protection-database-will-be-accessible-to-390-000-staff/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/253/cisco-moves-into-security-and-unified-communications/ Cisco continued its diversification away from its mainstream networking roots this week with the release of a range of security, storage and unified communications offerings for small businesses. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/253/cisco-moves-into-security-and-unified-communications/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/254/panda-security-research-shows-high-incidence-of-malicious-email/ Research just released by Panda Security claims that just 8.6 per cent of email that reached companies last year was non-malicious. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/254/panda-security-research-shows-high-incidence-of-malicious-email/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/250/isaca-unveils-new-it-security-business-model/ ISACA, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, has developed a new business