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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.
 

Product News

Apple drops support document encouraging anti-virus adoption

Apple advises Mac users to install anti-virus software

Dell touts security vault in Latitude notebooks

New secure online backup for home users

Mozilla set to develop risk model for software development

Company News

Cryptography Research signs patent licence with Samsung to protect smartcards against differential power analysis

Sourcefire rejects unsolicited takeover bid from Barracuda

Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in $4.1 billion deal

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