Infosecurity News
Researchers turn wireless network into X-ray tool
Researchers at the University of Utah have devised a way to visually monitor a room using cheap wireless sensors. The technique, known as ' variance-based radio tomography', effectively enables its users to see through walls, explain Jerry Wilson and Neal Patwari, authors of a paper on the subject.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ISACA Middle-East's 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.
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?
Weekly brief - September 28, 2009
Takedowns, Tools, Threats, and Tsk, Tsk! We review the week's information security news.
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.
Malicious advertising malware hit popular websites
Popular websites have been made to serve up malware via malicious advertising delivered by advertising banner services.
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.
Hackers pose as internet telephony firm in New York Times ad scam
The New York Times has admitted it has been the victim of a complex scam, in which a group of hackers purchased ad space on the famous publisher's website, then posed as internet telephony company Vonage, to infect users with malware.
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.
Canon printer protects data in copied documents
Printer company Canon has unveiled a printer that can automatically protect the data in copied documents. The Canon ImageRunner Advance printer, targeted at medium to large enterprises, features Scan Lock, a system which superimposes a watermark on copied documents, coded as a series of microdots.
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.
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.
MIT projects raise privacy questions
Two experiments conducted at MIT are raising questions about the level of privacy among those who use modern tools such as mobile phones and social networks - and suggesting that there is even less of it than most of us already thought.
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.
Weekly brief - September 21. 2009
Talk, Tools, Techniques, Trials, and Traps - get the lowdown on the week's security news in our weekly brief.
MoJ admits losing 2,000 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.
