Infosecurity News
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.
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.
EPIC: Obama must try harder on electronic privacy
Eight months into its first year, the Obama administration could still try harder when it comes to electronic privacy and digital rights, according to a report card issued by an advocacy group.
Mobile/cloud 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.
Microsoft releases tools exposing software security vulnerabilities
Microsoft is releasing new tools to expose security vulnerabilities in new and updated software.
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.
Infosecurity weekly brief - September 15, 2009
Breaches, threats, protections and security directions - we summarise what's been happening in the world of information security over the past week.
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.
