Infosecurity News
UK police crack fake credit card factory in London
Two fraudsters who ran a lucrative credit card factory from a flat in Haringey in North London, were jailed yesterday after an intensive investigation spanning multiple UK law enforcement agencies.
IronKey on track to help UK government departments meet data protection standards
Security firm IronKey has announced that its Enterprise S200 package of USB flash drives and management software is undergoing certification for government use by the CESG, the UK national technical authority for information assurance.
California Head Start using RFID to track preschoolers
An RFID tracking program, funded by a federal stimulus grant, has drawn the ire of privacy advocates in California, prompting the EFF and ACLU to call the technology “insecure” and “risky”.
Revamped Twitter may pose security risks
Yesterday’s announcement about a redesigned Twitter detailed the micro-blogging service’s intent to upgrade its user panel to include rich media accompaniment. While the move is a bold step in enhancing the Twitter user experience, one security vendor is warning about its short-term potential for scammers.
Malaysian government critics silenced with DDoS attacks
It seems that hackers sympathetic to the government cause in Malaysia are silencing websites that criticize the government using distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack methodologies.
Avast Software tops the 130 million user mark
After an intensive internet campaign over the last nine months, Avast Software is claiming that its free IT security software of the same name has topped the 130 million user mark, an increase of a third since the start of the year.
Iraqi resistance group behind 'here you have' malware may be in Spain
Reports are coming in that the Iraqi resistance group claiming to be behind the `here you have' malware may be located in Spain, as a video posted on YouTube, from the profile of a 26-year-old apparently living in Spain, is claiming the cyberattack commemorates 9/11.
Adobe brings forward zero-day patch releases
Adobe has announced it will release security patches for the latest zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in its Reader and Acrobat products.
IT downtime costs UK £2bn a year, study finds
UK organisations are losing 300 000 hours and £2bn a year through IT downtime, according to a report by CA Technologies.
Cloud apps cost firms £500,000 a year in poor performance
European organisations are losing more than £500 000 per year because of the poor performance of cloud-based apps.
Money mule industry gets a professional makeover
Money mule soliciting has always been associated with the less tech-savvy amongst the internet user base, mainly on the basis that such programmes prey on the greedy and gullible, but now it seems that soliciting is getting very professional.
HP eyes $1.5bn deal for ArcSight
Hewlett-Packard is widely reported to be close to buying intrusion detection security software company ArcSight for $1.5bn.
Anti-US hacker claims credit for ‘Here you have’ worm
A hacker who claims to be behind the "Here you have" email worm that clogged up corporate networks last week, says it was designed, in part, as a propaganda tool.
ICO investigates FIFA over world cup ticket data loss
The Information Commissioners' Office (ICO) is investigating FIFA, the international football authority, over allegations that details of thousands of World Cup fans – including their passport data – were accessed by one or more members of staff and then sold on the black market.
Third-party apps now a top vulnerability, says security expert
Attacks on third-party applications have become a major threat to enterprise information security, says security firm NGS Secure of the NCC Group.
EURid announces completion of 'chain of trust' for DNSSEC
EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain, has announced that the .eu. element of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), an Internet security standard, is now one of the most secure in the world.
Global Risk Register to improve business risk management is launched
Last night the Global Risk Register – a non-profit organisation seeking to improve the risk management of businesses – was launched in at a special event in the London Cabinet War Rooms.
More on Adobe: Attackers already exploiting new Acrobat/Reader flaw
It looks like the summer security issues that plagued Adobe and its software users are continuing into September as Adobe has warned that hackers appear to be exploiting a previously unknown security hole in its PDF Reader and Acrobat programmes.
Half of UK employees worked remotely over the summer
Research just released claims that 46% of employees in the UK worked from home or remotely during the summer period and, says Gridsure, the sponsor of the survey, the research showed that remote working has become important in terms of job satisfaction, especially if the technology is easy to use.
Estate agents risk legal action for not following data rules, warns ICO
Some UK letting and estate agents are failing to notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that they are handling people's personal information.
