Greg Masters

Dell announced on Tuesday (4 Jan) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SecureWorks, an Atlanta-based information security service provider that offers managed security and consulting services to nearly 3,000 clients worldwide.

Amid speculation that Apple is set to introduce its tablet device tomorrow at a press event in California, a discussion of the security implications will not likely be mentioned.

A Trojan has reportedly been uncovered that is harvesting FTP login data of major corporations, including the Bank of America, BBC, Amazon, Cisco, Monster.com, Symantec and McAfee.

The Best Western hotel chain has suffered the world's largest cybercrime, the identity theft of eight million customers, according to the Scottish Sunday Herald.