Infosecurity News
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.
ISA: Stimulus, not regulation, to spur cybersecurity
Market stimulus, not regulation, is the key to enhancing cybersecurity at a national level, according to a report issued by a cybersecurity advocacy group last week.
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.
Adobe to patch mystery flaw tomorrow
Adobe has announced that it will be issuing a critical update for its Flash and Air products tomorrow - but isn't telling us what the vulnerabilities are.
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.
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.
Webinar: Data leak prevention, security and log management webinar scheduled
The issue of data leaks have been in the news constantly these last 12 months, with a litany of companies hit by publicly embarrassing leaks, losses and thefts.
Cameroon is worst neighborhood on web for cybersecurity
The Cameroon '.CM' domain tops the list of the riskiest top-level domains in terms of cybersecurity, according to a report from McAfee.
Email Zeus trojan scams on the rise
Online criminals are stepping up their campaign to infectInternet users with the Zeus trojan, according to new research published by Atlanta-based managed security firm SecureWorks. Email campaigns in particular are on the rise, the company has said.
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.
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.
Prevx apologizes over Microsoft black screen claim
Anti-malware firm Prevx has apologized to Microsoft after admitting that the 'black screen of death' - a condition that renders Windows unusable after bootup - was not caused by faulty system patches after all.
Flu spoof delivers trojan
The inevitable H1N1 flu trojan attacks have started. Yesterday, McAfee detected a new H1N1-related spam campaign, spoofing emails from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and asking victims to fill out a 'vaccination profile' as part of a state-wide flu vaccination program.
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.
Feds tighten up cybersecurity hiring policies
The federal government is tightening up hiring policies for cybersecurity professionals by launching cybersecurity competency models for its employees.
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.
IBM scoops up Israel's Guardium for $225 million
After several weeks of rumour, IBM is reported to be acquiring Guardium, the enterprise database security specialist, for $225 million.
Bit.ly 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.
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.
Weekly brief December 1, 2009
Infosecurity reports on the past week's news
