Data breaches and cyber attacks - a danger to your health?

May 29, 2012

A quarter of companies fear major security breaches could cost customers their lives.
 

Security not a lottery for Camelot thanks to FireEye

May 29, 2012

Camelot has deployed FireEye's Web Malware Protection Servers to protect against advanced cyber attacks.
 

Concerns raised about time taken to detect Flame

May 29, 2012

The detection of the Flame worm will lead to other attempts to emulate it.
 

'Flame' surveillance worm described as one of the most complex threats ever discovered

May 28, 2012

A worm described as "the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed" has been detected attacking nations in the Middle East.
 

Anonymous's Operation New Son claims only one success

May 28, 2012

A division of the hacktivist group Anonymous has admitted that a series of strategic attacks managed to bring down just one target.
 

Georgia Institute of Technology develops collaborative malware intelligence system

May 28, 2012

A new threat intelligence system is being developed that will help corporate and government security officials share information to fight cyber attacks.
 

The proof of the pudding will be in the eating as cookie law comes into effect

May 28, 2012

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has begun issuing letters regarding its new laws on cookies.
 

24-hour breach notification 'unfeasible'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 22, 2012

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

Targeted attacks aim for corporate finance

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

May 22, 2012

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

Social engineers breach billing service WHMCS

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

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.
 

Jail sentences handed out for hacking and phishing

, May 21, 2012

Last week a number of jail sentences were imposed on cyber criminals.
 

New Utah IT director highlights failings that aided cyber attack

May 21, 2012

Utah state information was not encrypted and did not have hardened passwords.
 

White Hat Rally ready for the off next month

May 18, 2012

The White Hat Rally will begin in a month with 22 cars already confirmed for the three-day Olympic-themed charity tour.
 

Metropolitan Police gain power to extract data from personal mobiles

May 18, 2012

Technology has been implemented by the Metropolitan Police to allow them to extract mobile phone data from suspects held in custody.
 

Work From Home Day gives employers the chance to be innovative

May 18, 2012

The organiser of today's "National Work From Home Day" says UK bosses should enable their employees to work remotely this summer.
 

Howard Schmidt to retire from position as White House cyber security co-ordinator

May 17, 2012

White House cyber security adviser Howard Schmidt has announced that he is to leave his position at the end of this month.
 

Flashback used pay-per-click ads 'to earn owners £3,000 a week'

May 17, 2012

The owners of the Flashback botnet may have earned $14,000 (£8,800) in three weeks due to adverts being placed on compromised computers.
 

Avira apologises after flagging Microsoft files as malicious

May 17, 2012

Avira has said that it "deeply regrets any difficulties" after a false positive hampered its users this week.
 

Trustmarque and Sophos offer cloud-based MDM

May 16, 2012

Trustmarque has partnered Sophos to provide a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) security service.
 

ICO fines Barnet Council over personal data loss

May 16, 2012

Barnet Council has been fined £70,000 after highly sensitive and confidential information on vulnerable young people was lost.
 

Verdasys announces new hosted DLP solution for enterprises

May 16, 2012

The US based company claims industry's first on-demand DLP solution from which companies can deploy a "complete enterprise information protection (EIP) program" with a faster and lower total-cost approach to protecting sensitive information.
 

85 per cent of UK businesses expect more cyber attacks this year

May 16, 2012

More than three-quarters of British businesses are braced for an escalation in cyber attacks this year, with a third predicting the financial impact will be more than £50 million.
 

Sophos introduces Complete Security Suites

May 16, 2012

Sophos has revamped its product lines to enable end-users to face evolving security challenges.
 

Companies choosing to blacklist apps

May 15, 2012

Companies blacklisted three times more applications in Q1 2012 than they did in the previous quarter.
 

Surveillance of personal mobile comms is no big deal for telcos

May 15, 2012

Requests for the collection of personal data should not prove to be a challenge for telecommunication companies.
 

ICO website pushed offline by suspected DDoS

May 15, 2012

The websites of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Home Secretary Theresa May have been taken down as part of a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) campaign.
 

McAfee and Intel offer protection to the world's national grids

May 15, 2012

McAfee and its parent Intel have announced a solution to protect the world's energy utilities from cyber attack.
 

The SC Magazine Virtual Summit returns this week

May 14, 2012

SC Magazine's Virtual Summit will focus on mobile device security this week.
 

Cortado launches cloud and MDM solution

May 14, 2012

Cortado has combined cloud desktop services and mobile device management (MDM) to offer stringent security and enterprise productivity.
 

Debit card fraud linked to Global Payments breach

May 14, 2012

Debit cards affected by the Global Payments incident have reportedly been used by fraudsters.
 

Amnesty International's UK website served up Gh0st RAT for two days

May 11, 2012

The Amnesty International UK website was recently compromised for two days to serve the Gh0st RAT.
 

A combination of policy, collaboration and education should be the first steps to BYOD

May 11, 2012

A bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy can be implemented when policy, education and technology are aligned and when the business is prepared.
 

Data encryption SDK launched by Simplexo

May 11, 2012

Simplexo has created a software developers' kit (SDK) to enable users to keep information stored in corporate databases secure.
 

'TeaMp0isoN' members, and Soca attack suspects, arrested

May 10, 2012

A member of the hacking group 'TeaMp0isoN' was arrested in Newcastle on Wednesday night and is being questioned on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
 

BeyondTrust acquires eEye to increase vulnerability management offering

May 10, 2012

BeyondTrust has acquired vulnerability management solution provider eEye Digital Security.
 

ForeScout and Fiberlink combine MDM and NAC

May 10, 2012

ForeScout and Fiberlink have merged technologies to produce a combined mobile device management (MDM) and network access control (NAC) offering.
 

Point-of-sale terminal fraud rockets

May 10, 2012

Point-of-sale terminal fraud is significantly on the rise.
 

Mobile service providers urged to offer managed security

May 09, 2012

Offering security as a managed service could be an opportunity for mobile providers.
 

Queen's Speech gives details on surveillance plans

May 09, 2012

The Queen has confirmed that "vital communications data" will potentially be accessed, "subject to scrutiny of draft clauses".
 

The Pirate Bay hits out at DDoS attacks on ISPs

May 09, 2012

File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has called distributed denial of service (DDoS) and similar attacks "forms of censorship".
 

Twitter warns users to reset passwords after hacking scare

May 09, 2012

Twitter has attempted to assure its users after reports circulated of 55,000 accounts being hacked and login credentials publicly disclosed.
 

Juniper: A mobile trust gap is the root of security concerns

May 09, 2012

Almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of businesses believe employees are not accessing corporate data on personal devices, when in fact 42 per cent are doing so without permission.
 

Three critical patches released by Microsoft last night

May 09, 2012

Microsoft released seven bulletins last night to cover three critical and four important flaws.
 

Just one in ten security professionals has confidence in risk plan

May 08, 2012

More than three-quarters of security professionals have an information security risk plan in place, yet only 14 per cent are very confident in it giving them a complete, concise picture of their security and risk state.
 

Panda offers device control and malware quarantine in new version of Cloud Office Protection

May 08, 2012

Panda Security has released the new version of Cloud Office Protection, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) endpoint security solution offering device-control technology.
 

Jericho botnet targets financial websites for login credentials

May 08, 2012

A new botnet has been detected that steals passwords and login credentials, with more than 100 financial and banking domains targeted.
 

Adobe and Apple patch vulnerabilities

, May 08, 2012

Adobe released a patch to cover a critical update in Flash at the end of last week.
 

Belgian credit provider held to ransom over hacked customer data

May 04, 2012

A group that hacked into the credit division of a European bank is demanding payment to not release customer data.
 

Chinese security vendor kicked off MAPP after vulnerability proof-of-concept leak

, May 04, 2012

Microsoft says a Chinese security vendor breached its non-disclosure contract with the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) and has been removed from it.
 

Microsoft to issue seven patches, three of them critical, on next week's Patch Tuesday

May 04, 2012

Microsoft is to release three critical patches on next week's Patch Tuesday.
 

Soca: last night's DDoS attack did not pose a security risk

May 03, 2012

The website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has been taken offline after it was hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last night.
 

Botmaster offers fraud-as-a-service

May 03, 2012

A Russian-speaking botmaster is offering a hosted service that allows fraudsters to steal banking credentials without the need for complex infrastructure.
 

Infected websites hit Android with drive-by Trojan

May 03, 2012

A number of websites that deliver malware via a drive-by download to Android devices were detected last night.
 

Winfrasoft expands into authentication sector

May 03, 2012

Winfrasoft has announced a move into the authentication market with a range of grid-based technologies.
 

NetIQ launches next version of access governance suite for enhanced risk-based analysis

May 02, 2012

NetIQ has announced the launch of the next version of its access governance suite.
 

Global Payments forced to revalidate PCI status, as more details of breach emerge

May 02, 2012

The Global Payments breach could have persisted for eight months.
 

WatchGuard announces launch of virtual appliances

May 02, 2012

WatchGuard is to move into the virtual firewall market this month with four appliances.
 

Workers use consumer cloud services despite knowing the security risks

May 01, 2012

The use of consumer cloud services is dominant in the workplace despite two-thirds recognising potential security issues.
 

Claims made that Google knew about capability to collect data via Street View cars

May 01, 2012

An investigation into Google's ability to collect unsecured WiFi data via its Street View cars has found that several employees knew of this capability.
 

CyberSense scanner launched by Assuria to assess and offer fix advice on flaws

May 01, 2012

Assuria has launched a new scanner which it claimed will bring enterprise level cyber-defence solutions to the widest possible audience.
 

Check Point offers free combined anti-virus and firewall download

May 01, 2012

Check Point has launched its first free integrated anti-virus and firewall solution.
 

Firefox and Opera add security updates

April 30, 2012

Mozilla Firefox and Opera released new versions of their web browsers last week to introduce new security features and patch a number of vulnerabilities.
 

ICO issues £70,000 fine to Aneurin Bevan Health Board

April 30, 2012

The Aneurin Bevan Health Board (ABHB) has been served a monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
 

Use of Blackhole continues to increase in 2012

April 30, 2012

Crimeware kits are losing market share to the Blackhole exploit kit.
 

News in brief: this week's launches at Infosecurity Europe

April 27, 2012

This week featured a large number of technology launches to coincide with the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. Here is a round-up of what we saw and heard.
 

Extent of application flaws in security software revealed

April 27, 2012

Security software used in public companies has as many application flaws as that used in other large enterprises.
 

White Hat Events Committee hands £185,000 cheque to ChildLine

April 26, 2012

Members of the White Hat Events Committee presented a cheque for a record-breaking £185,000 to ChildLine at this week's Infosecurity Europe conference in London.
 

Infosecurity Europe: make exceptions to the rules for Dropbox, says Telefonica

April 26, 2012

The head of policy for the mobile operator Telefonica claims security personnel can find ways to allow consumer cloud storage into the corporate network and make exceptions to the rules.
 

VMware confirms it is probing claims of source-code hacking

, April 26, 2012

VMware says it is looking into claims that its source code had been hacked and leaked online.
 

Infosecurity Europe: EA says corporate networks are 'undefendable'

April 26, 2012

The CISO of the gaming firm Electronic Arts has stated that while networks will be breached by AET and APT attacks, assets can still be protected.
 

Infosecurity Europe: Impact of fake Facebook accounts detailed

April 26, 2012

The downturn in spam has led to a rise in "rogue direct marketing" on social networks.
 

Cyber Security Challenge and BT set up awareness contest

April 26, 2012

BT, the Cyber Security Challenge UK and Get Safe Online have launched a joint competition that will aim to teach small businesses about cyber security.
 

ICO reveals reality of undeleted data on second-hand devices

April 25, 2012

An investigation has revealed that one in ten second-hand hard drives may contain residual personal information.
 

BSides London: engaging with management at their level will help your case

April 25, 2012

Senior management are a challenge for security, so security needs to know how to engage with them.
 

ICO has issued only one £1,000 fine to the private sector

April 25, 2012

Human error is now the biggest cause of data breaches, according to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 

Lumension expands endpoint security suite

April 25, 2012

Lumension has announced the next version of its endpoint management and security suite to allow for pre-authorisation of applications.
 

BSides London: Learn to speak to management so your skills are understood

April 25, 2012

IT executives and code-writers need to understand how to speak to the business about their projects and achievements.
 

SC Magazine Awards Europe - winners announced

April 24, 2012

The winners of this year's SC Magazine awards Europe have been announced.
 

Cisco: 'Security won't stop the cloud'

April 24, 2012

It's time to embrace SaaS applications and find ways to make them secure for your enterprise, according to the firm's content security executive.
 

Infosecurity Europe: Cyber criminals biding time before hitting enterprise tablets

April 24, 2012

Deloitte claims the 'bad guys' are waiting for widespread business adoption of tablets before they strike.
 

Willets: Cyber security not 'solely military issue'

April 24, 2012

The minister for cyber security claims the UK differs from the world on its approach to cyber crime.
 

Infosecurity Europe: Affiliate networks are being set up to enable improved cyber crime

April 24, 2012

Cyber criminals are setting up 'affiliate networks' of skills to better combine talents in bypassing gateways and anti-virus and improve their malware overall.
 

Infosecurity Europe 2012: BYOD misunderstood by users and not embraced by MoD

April 24, 2012

A third of users fail to see any risk with a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy, while only ten per cent of IT managers believe users are educated about the consumerisation of IT.
 

McAfee launches SIEM product to deal with 'big security data'

April 24, 2012

McAfee has announced the launch of its Enterprise Security Manager to introduce security information and event management (SIEM) technology to its portfolio.
 

Research reveals flaws in cloud services

April 24, 2012

Significant flaws in the implementation of cloud infrastructure services could be putting clients' data at risk.
 

Vasco offers one-time login for multiple web applications via Mydigipass

April 23, 2012

Users will be able to login to multiple web applications using a two-factor authentication (2FA) token.
 
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