At the start of this week we covered a report by Thales and the Ponemon Institute on findings around Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance audits by qualified security assessors (QSA).

RuneScape creator Jagex has 112 million accounts, 400 staff - and only one infosec officer. Frequent training and a mandatory security-awareness programme are the keys.

Without a strong policy, the end-user's mobile gadgets could attack the firm's soft underbelly, says Sean Glynn.

'Approved' product is a gift horse into whose mouth you need to look with great care. You pays for what you gets...

The aim of protests against a proposed internet filter in Australia is to bring about change, as Anonymous claims that its actions are to make the public aware.

Today marks the latest information security 'event', Safer Internet Day.

One week ago Microsoft put an end to the biggest story (so far) in 2010 with a patch to a critical update in Internet Explorer.

Amid stories this week of Google's battle with China, China hitting back and the ICO getting ready to fine half a million pounds for data loss, the big story from Monday has been rather forgotten.

Last week we looked back at 2009 and with the New Year only 16 days away we take a look at predictions for 2010.

Three weeks from today we will be celebrating New Year's Eve and preparing to welcome 2010 in.