Infosecurity News
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
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.
Radisson database hacked
Radisson Hotels & Resorts has announced that its computer systems have been accessed without authorisation between November 2008 and May 2009. Radisson is not saying, however, whether the unauthorised incursion was caused by hackers or an internal security issue, nor how many customers are affected by the incident.
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.
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.
Hackers steal unpublished Leona Lewis songs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.
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.
RIM introduces next-generation 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.
Delaware man fined $210 000 for selling pirate software online
Whilst eBay and other major internet auction sites appear to have cleaned up their acts on the pirate software front, smaller sites are still letting some postings through.
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.
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.
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.
Web-based 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.
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.
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.
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.
Microsoft warns over DDOS security vulnerability in Windows ASP.NET
Microsoft has issued a security note about a flaw in Windows ASP.NET that it says could allow a DDOS security situation.
Hold software providers accountable for IT failures
Regulation could protect businesses and governments from poor IT implementations that have cost billions of dollars. But at present, software is generally shipped with a disclaimer which states that the manufacturer does not guarantee it will work, unlike regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals where the supplier is held accountable for a failure in manufacturing.
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.
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.
