August, 2009:

A change of heart on the smartphone

Apple introduces security conscious Snow Leopard but doubts cast about the capability of its anti-virus

Microsoft introduces update to WSUS with download for Internet Explorer 8 included

Report claims that Conficker worm has taken over around five million computers but it could be an empty shell

Ability to crack mobile phone encryption described as worrying

SC Magazine launches SCTV with SC Studio

Brits plan to carry almost £500 in cash as they are warned about card fraud ahead of bank holiday

The malware hall of shame for the past 20 years

Botnet activity drops as spam remains at high but steady level

Proposed internet disabling law welcomed by FAST

Microsoft hits back at i4i ruling claiming that the verdict is 'not justice'

Google releases high severity-rated fixes for vulnerabilities in Chrome

VeriSign launches specialist website for small businesses

LogLogic announces new CEO

Jessica Biel is the most dangerous name in cyberspace

An unprecedented level of malware and malicious links have been detected this year

Thousands of websites hit by SQL injections as a Trojan cocktail is downloaded to unsuspecting visitors

Insider incidents are becoming more frequent and often overshadow the need for protection

Social networking users fail to change their passwords or adjust their privacy settings, as they are more vulnerable than ever

Draft details on New Zealand internet filter published to clarify data collection and detection

Mimecast introduces advanced features to Unified Email Management platform

Survey finds that hackers ramp up efforts for Christmas while companies fail to configure and watch over their firewalls

Former The Pirate Bay ISP suffers sabotage attack

Proposals made to change Digital Britain report to disconnect file sharers from the internet completely

The Pirate Bay ordered offline in Sweden but downtime only lasts for three hours

Information Commissioner's Office urges the encryption of smartphones

Google Street View suffers new setback as Swiss information commissioner calls for it to be taken down

AirMagnet warns of wireless vulnerability in Cisco's over-the-air-provisioning feature in its wireless access points

Industry's 'fastest' USB stick introduced by BlockMaster

'SMiShing' and 'Vishing' given fresh awareness following national press coverage

ISP criticised for distributing the same password to all new users with no firm instruction to change it

Chinese website owners jailed and fined for creating and selling fake versions of Windows XP

Social networking-style attacks are being used to phish details from World of Warcraft message board users

Microsoft suspends photo attaching in Hotmail messages to leave users confused for a month

Microsoft and Yahoo oppose Google's book digitising

Anti-virus vendor looks to move across Western Europe with UK firmly in its sights

World of Warcraft users warned of malicious keylogger posts on message boards ahead of BlizzCon

Anti-virus vendors warn over Win32.Induc virus that attacks the Windows-based development environment Delphi

Albert Gonzalez' lawyer claims that he was close to a plea agreement before being arrested

Malicious Digg blog page for Beyoncé Knowles film distributes Trojan for Mac and PC

Oracle given approval by US Justice Department to take over Sun Microsystems

Information Commissioner decides not to take action against Repair Management Services over stolen laptop

Laptops travel around the world and are safely returned

Radisson Hotel chain hit by data breach as systems were accessed for six months with customer details possibly compromised

Companies are seeking out technologies and improved data handling processes to increase protection against data risk

Court rules in favour of Finjan in case against Secure Computing

Employers block more social networking sites than shopping or pornography

Webroot names Dick Williams as its new president and CEO

Consumers are concerned about how marketing companies collect, store and use their personal data

Senior Australian police officer asks whether internet should be 'switched off'

Yahoo announces plans to charge for email but claims made that it will damage legitimate mass-mailers

Data theft of more than 130 million credit cards foiled as cybercriminal arrested

Education of computer users should be kept up to date as threats evolve

Social networking remains the most targeted area for attacks as SQL injections preferred

Nominum announces the introduction of the Intelligent DNS and the end of its Caching Name Server

Governance, risk and compliance provider to partner with Qualys

Four manufacturing companies hit by unlicensed software fines

BlackBerry smartcard reader introduced to offer new security and access control features

Consumers feel the pinch as phishers take a large bite

Warnings made over malicious Facebook application

Palm Pre criticised by bloggers over location tracking

Mobile banking expected to see rapid growth but questions asked over security

University College Berkeley hit by second data breach in six months as details of almost 500 applicants are hacked

Labour appoints Twitter expert as it aims to capitalise on voter communication ahead of election

Whose responsibility for compliance is it anyway?

User education needs to be looked at as technology is described as useless without an equal measure of attention

Man charged with creating and distributing virus that infected more than 3,000 computers

China abandons plans for Green Dam citing that it was always meant to be 'voluntary'

Sporting spam detected as English Premier League prepares for kick off

Employers encouraged to block P2P file sharing as new guide introduced on safe use

A lack of new skills is causing headaches for mainframe knowledge

Companies encouraged to take file transfer seriously

F5 announces launch of iRule contest for DevCentral community

Blaster worm remembered six years after it hit Windows

Ministry of Defence responds quickly to hacker tip off to reduce XSS attack

The majority of signature-based scanners missed Gumblar attacks earlier this year

Microsoft ordered to pay £175 million and blocked from selling Word in the US

Viruses only cause an impact for 24 hours as rogueware variants continue to grow

Rackspace Hosting achieves PCI DSS compliance accreditation

New Nmap

CSI: handle with care

eBay sells Twitter DoS memorabilia

Microsoft's latest patches welcomed but acknowledgement made that IT managers will suffer from more releases

Facebook to launch 'Lite' version but details are sketchy

DNS changing Trojan hits Apple Macs when disguised as a MacCinema Installer

Twitter hit by second denial-of-service attack but downtime kept to a minimum

Facebook leaves members confused over statement of rights and responsibilities changes as it asks for user feedback

Apple updates Safari to plug security holes

CA releases new application testing tools and additions to mainframe support

July sees spam continuing to dominate emails as websites are compromised

Conservatives describe Labour's handling of NHS IT as 'shambolic'

Wife of Twitter CEO updates followers while she goes to the maternity ward

IBM introduces solutions to protect against web application attacks

US-CERT director Mischel Kwon resigns post and takes up position at RSA

Sophos introduces latest version of SafeGuard to include removable media encryption and enhanced data protection

Fortinet files for initial public offering

Was a (security) cat to blame for downloading explicit material?

Blogger complains about third party downloads being included in security updates

How ASUS and Eee laptops helped SC recently

Nine patches to be released by Microsoft including five critical on Patch Tuesday

Twitter still feeling after effects of DoS attack as URL-shortening site blames it for closure

YouTube alters user guidelines to consider personal privacy

Business continuity should be considered when preparing against attack

Will the internet filter in New Zealand be welcomed enough to spawn a UK version?

Georgian blogger claims he has been made a scapegoat for the Twitter denial-of-service attack as emails sent claim to be from him

Various opinions given on reasons behind the denial-of-service attack on Twitter yesterday

Highly skilled migrant workers are departing the UK to leave the IT sector under-staffed

Koobface evolves with unique tweets being sent that lead to a well-designed fake Facebook page

Shavlik introduces rebate scheme to replace existing management solutions

Recovery service introduced for Apple service providers

VeriSign appoints new CEO, CFO and announce founder Jim Bidzos as permanent executive chairman

Twitter hit by denial-of-service attack which puts it offline for around three hours

Hacker charged with stealing and selling a domain name

Apple issues patch after serious flaw found in Mac OS X

Israeli political party website hacked with violent threatening images

Government code of connection problems solved for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

Symantec introduces new process automation tools

Credant Technologies' new version of mobile guardian extends protection to Mac OS X

Blue Coat adds Twitter to the detections for its PacketShaper appliances

Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

PayPal suffers service interruption but praised for updates and treatment of customers

Rio hotel in Las Vegas responds to claims over malicious ATMs

Staff who viewed personal information were simply victims of 'natural curiosity'

VeriSign adds buySAFE technology to online purchasing solution portfolio

SafeNet appoint new CEO

WatchGuard Technologies acquires BorderWare Technologies

Could SMS filtering remove the threats surrounding 'sexting'?

Many ATMs in Las Vegas hotels were hit by hackers as security and management refused to switch them off

Presentation sharing website hit by hackers to distribute rogue anti-virus

Obama loses interim cybersecurity czar after Hathaway steps down

Web Gateway introduced to Symantec protection suite

Virtual desktop infrastructure in a box introduced by Nebulas

Ghostbusters named top 'geek' film of all time

How tweeting in a rage can cause problems

Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from board of directors at Apple

IT manifesto could be in danger of failing to impact due to political divisions and a lack of interest

McAfee makes move into SaaS with acquisition of MX Logic

Delegates at hacking conference caught out by malicious ATM

Rogue version of malware information forum detected as spreading fake anti-virus

Impersonation fraud cases climb by almost 50 per cent in first half of 2009

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