July, 2010:

McAfee moves to acquire mobile security company

BDNA launches in the UK to search, discover and collate IT assets

Efficient data sharing and closer working relationships will cut down on fraud in financial institutions

Facebook detail harvest described as not a concerning security issue, but should act as a warning on open profiles

Black Hat conference video feed had access flaw, as Pwnie awards announced

Sourcefire introduces threat collection and detection solution

Botnet seller connected to the Mariposa operation arrested in Slovenia following FBI and security industry intervention

Apple issues patch for Safari, as details of AutoFill vulnerability will be demonstrated today at the Black Hat conference

Investigations into cyber crime declines, as US Secret Service points to organised crime efforts

Qualys launches open source application detection solution at Black Hat

Identity fraud levels increase despite rise of awareness and increased education

Microsoft looks forward to Black Hat conference, as it explains its reasons for sleeping with the enemy

Secure conference call solution introduced by Cellcrypt

Mozilla warns of malicious add-ons that send passwords to a third party and execute remote JavaScript code

Twitter and Google are riddled with malicious links

Nominations for SC's Most Influential 2010 close end of July

Sainsbury's Finance offers free download of Prevx SafeOnline to customers

Malware removal capability added to Rapport financial security software

G Data introduces hotfix for Windows shortcut vulnerability

Employees ignore IT policy, as companies encouraged to get a firmer grip on social networking and web tools

Facebook launches safety page and closes down a major application

Apple issues update to suspicious Citigroup application after user details were saved

Who watches the watchers?

Sophos adds tool to cover Windows zero-day vulnerability as industry waits for a patch

Phishing tactic uses proxy hackers to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials

Slimware Utilities launches free cloud-based cleaning software this week at Black Hat conference

Database hacked at New Zealand pizza chain to reveal personal details of 230,000 customers

Twitter acknowledges a system failure last week, as it reveals data centre plans to cope with increased demand

Google pledges that a new version of Chrome will be released every six weeks

Ten per cent of the world's computers discovered to have been compromised

Microsoft revamps its disclosure rules to prevent details about security issues being openly published prior to patching

Overtis Systems focuses attention on endpoint security, as it sells its solutions division

Cloud-based platform service introduced by Unisys as part of managed solutions range

User input into device purchases welcomed by IT managers

Ministry of Defence lost 340 laptops in the last two years and only disciplined nine staff

US seeks Google Street View engineers as MP claims that the WiFi collection of personal data was the tip of a privacy iceberg

SentryBay launches secure access and authentication system

Spam with shortened URLs accounts for 18 per cent of all spam sent

The moral rights and wrongs on an internet kill switch

Northern Rock implements Symantec's PGP email security to protect communications and information

Microsoft says that the date for the Windows vulnerability patch is yet to be decided, as guidance given on workarounds

Adobe introduces sandboxing technology for Reader in order to fight malicious threats

VeriSign adds website malware scanning to services

IBM completes its acquisition of BigFix

Disclosure of a flaw leads to pupil being segregated from lessons and grilled by the police

McAfee launches Mac-specific internet security and introduces new EMEA CTO

Call made for smartphone application stores to be clear on testing for security and privacy violations

Sandboxing 'Secure Browser' functionality introduced by Dell KACE

Blog platform closed down due to posting of terrorist material and bomb-making instructions

The seven rights of IT maintenance delivered in a code of conduct from Gartner

Low quality applications created by employees pose a security risk to data

Personal details of 93,000 staff and students at US university could be exposed after database compromise

Voluntary disclosure described as a 'disincentive' if a fine could be imposed

Warnings of a new Microsoft Windows flaw, as it investigates targeted attacks in the Shell component

Plug-in checking service introduced by Qualys

ICO powers accused of being 'insufficient' and under resourced and do not go 'anywhere near to what the regulator requires in order to properly perform'

Survey finds that 87 per cent of businesses favour mandatory disclosure of data breaches, as questions asked on who the breach should be disclosed to

Has increased enforcement from the Information Commissioner's Office caused a surge of interest in data loss prevention?

A salute to the people of Coventry as research reveals it to be the UK's most spammed town

FAST and Trading Standards crack down on pirate software being sold on Gumtree

Quantix adds two-factor authentication to cloud services courtesy of Signify

Algorithmics moves to improve management of reference data with use of the Delta Reference Data Factory from First Derivatives

Fresh Facebook virus warning revealed to be a hoax

A new defence strategy needs to be developed by businesses, as employees become the weak link in a cyber crime attack

Visa set to improve its 'verified by' process with the addition of one-time PIN number technology

Microsoft ends support for Windows 2000 and XP Service Pack 2, as commentators debate on whether PCs running this software will be open to attack

A lighter load on Patch Tuesday as Microsoft covers the Help and Support Center vulnerability

Charities Security Forum introduces mentoring programme to improve technical knowledge

Obfuscated combined attacks bypass anti-virus and prove successful in the first half of 2010

Small business focused multi-threat appliances introduced by Fortinet

GFI Software acquires Sunbelt Software

President of the Internet Security Alliance claims that security is 'a generation behind the attackers'

As the World Cup comes to an end we ask what technology lessons have been learned?

Security advisor dismisses the Facebook/CEOP panic button as a placebo and calls for improved privacy on personal information

NHS taking an interest in how to improve security and reduce its data loss dilemmas

Imperva launches file management and security suite

SC interview: Hugh Njemanze, co-founder and CTO of ArcSight

Facebook adds panic button via an application to protect younger users

One in three employees would continue to use a personal device at work that poses a security risk, even if told not to

Google admits that it 'failed badly' over accidental data collection by its Street View vehicles

Cloud Industry Forum welcomes ICO code of practice on online information

SC interview: Peter Altabef, president of Dell Services

When SC Magazine and the security industry met with the PCI Security Standards Council's European director

Apple users warned of fake version of Flash that can be downloaded to jailbroken devices

Information Commissioner's Office finds three county councils in breach of the Data Protection Act after losing data on children

Microsoft to issue four bulletins on its next Patch Tuesday to cover the vulnerability in its Windows Help and Support Center

Downloadable data security suite introduced by Websense

Can banking security follow a trend set with biometric authentication from the healthcare industry?

How much influence does the government have on cyber security?

Ministry of Justice to survey UK citizens on whether the Data Protection Act is still revelant

Amazon cloud users now protected by Snort intrusion prevention

Apple has banned an application developer from iTunes, following reports of fraudulent applications rising after accounts were compromised

Cloud adoption expected to increase in the next two years, as less than half of SMEs predict a move

Stonesoft introduces new version of its management centre to further protect networks

Databases continue to be threatened by insiders, as a third of companies believe that their information has been handed over to competitors

Just how big is the security industry, and is there in fact too much choice when it comes to appropriate technology?

Warnings made not to let security awareness slip as summer holidays approach

A third of UK employees use a personal device for work purposes as IT management remains unaware

Nick Clegg announces date for voting reform referendum, as VeriSign claims that online voting will be the norm but will be difficult for the UK to implement

Will the introduction of the .xxx domain make any difference to the internet?

Indiana restaurant chain in the US hit by credit card breach, after hack of central processing system

Increase in data loss prevention interest leads to IAAITC forming partnership with Egress Software Technologies

YouTube hit by cross-site scripting vulnerability that hits Justin Bieber videos

Researcher claims that Adobe PDF flaw is still not fixed

Stolen laptop leads to the loss of details of around 13,000 UK dairy farmers

Scareware now being sold over the phone as scammers change tactics

Microsoft has detected 10,000 exploits of a vulnerability published three weeks ago

Banking malware detected with very little anti-virus interception

St John Ambulance moves to PCI compliance, with implementation of LogRhythm SIEM system

Canada Day marked with fresh detections of 'Canadian pharmacy'-related spam

Professional Monitor: in association with (ISC)2

Technology can help criminals to rob houses

IBM set to acquire BigFix

Don't hide the security risks your business may face

Security commentators claim that Adobe should disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader

Nick Clegg and minister for security at the Home Office detail plans for national security and freedom of information

SC survey set to reveal the thinking behind employee insider threats

Fraud detection tool introduced by Attachmate

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