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Latest News

24-hour breach notification 'unfeasible'

Dan Raywood May 25, 2012

The proposed 24-hour breach notification law will further swamp an already over-worked regulator.

Proposed NHS portal raises questions about data security

Dan Raywood May 25, 2012

The new NHS information strategy is to allow patients, health professionals, commissioners and researchers to access their records easily.

1,391 Android users downloaded malicious apps

Dan Raywood May 24, 2012

More than a thousand smartphone users have downloaded 'Trojanised' versions of mobile applications that secretly sent expensive SMS messages to premium-rate numbers.

UK leads the way in BYOD but many firms have no way of identifying 'known' mobile threats

SC Staff May 24, 2012

Despite UK and US businesses agreeing that mobile devices pose a significant threat to their business, many admit they have no clear way of identifying 'known' mobile threats that could be attacking their network.

Birmingham hospital group creates patient portal with authentication from Entrust

Dan Raywood May 24, 2012

Authentication technology from Entrust has allowed the creation of and secure access to the new web-based patient portal from University Hospitals Birmingham.

Cookie law could lead to new 'Bodil Lindqvist' cases

Dan Raywood May 24, 2012

The cookie law could lead to small websites being hit by a regulator's fine.

Yahoo! forced to fix Chrome extension after Axis launch

Dan Raywood May 24, 2012

Yahoo! has entered the browser market with the launch of Axis, but security flaws have already been detected in the Chrome extension.

PC malware still prolific as Mac and mobile samples increase

Dan Raywood May 23, 2012

Android malware increased from 2,000 to 8,000 items from 2011 to 2012, while the amount of mobile malware increased from a few hundred samples spotted per quarter in 2011 to more than 6,000 in Q1 2012.

Internal threats not given the attention of external threats

Dan Raywood May 23, 2012

Internal threats are being severely underestimated by organisations in comparison with the attention given to external threats.

A third of organisations have no one specifically in charge of data security

Dan Raywood May 23, 2012

Nearly two-thirds of IT professionals consider distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to be a low threat, while 72 per cent anticipate no change in the threat they pose.

Nominum unveils solution for mobile service providers

SC Staff May 23, 2012

Nominum has announced the launch of the Mobile Network and User Security Solution for mobile service providers that leverages core DNS engines.

Bandwidth is another consideration when implementing BYOD

SC Staff May 22, 2012

Network and bandwidth issues remain significant barriers for many IT and networking professionals when it comes to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies.

Trend Micro launches enterprise DLP solution

SC Staff May 22, 2012

Trend Micro has launched a fully integrated, enterprise-wide data-loss prevention (DLP) product.

Targeted attacks aim for corporate finance

SC Staff May 22, 2012

Almost two-thirds of UK organisations say targeted attacks against them were cases of financial fraud.

Eugene Kaspersky predicts Apple 'disaster', and praises states on cyber crime

Dan Raywood May 22, 2012

The golden age of cyber crime is over, according to Eugene Kaspersky.

Social engineers breach billing service WHMCS

Darren Pauli May 22, 2012

Thousands of passwords and credit card details have been exposed online after social engineers breached the billing platform WHMCS.

NHS trust fined for sending 45 faxes to the wrong person

Dan Raywood May 21, 2012

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after patient lists were faxed to the wrong recipient.