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Lock up data or lose it
Confidential data leakage can be devastating, but the cause is often ignorance rather than malicious intent18 Apr 2005
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Insider threat seen as biggest data security issue
Whether they oversee physical or online defenses, security officers say the disaster scenario that scares them most begins with an insider with malicious intentions.20 Sep 2005
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Identity management: helping to stay one step ahead of cyber criminals
Never in human history have we been so connected. Everything to do with our day-to-day lives is online, whether it is e-mail, social media profiles, retail preferences, finances, taxes or gaming. T...24 Feb 2012
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The enemy within
They may have no malicious intent, but end-users still represent a serious flaw in your security17 Oct 2001
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Adobe issues security updates for Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop and RoboHelp
Adobe has issued fixes for vulnerabilities in Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop, RoboHelp and Flash Media Server in the latest security update. The vulnerabilities in Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop and Flas...10 Aug 2011
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Apple promises to fix critical iOS flaws in iPhone, iPad and iPod – but won't say when
Apple has promised to fix a security flaw in its iOS operating system used by iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices that criminals could exploit, but refuses to say when it will release the necessa...08 Jul 2011
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Security Zone: DLP – Did we miss the point?
Data Loss Prevention, DLP for short, is a phrase that should strike fear into everyone who does not take it seriously. And with good reason. Many companies have found themselves embroiled in legal ...25 Jan 2011
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Protecting applications and databases key to IT security, study shows
The most effective data security approach involves technology to protect applications and databases alongside traditional approaches, a study has revealed. The conclusion is based on a survey of ov...15 Sep 2010
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Analysis: UK companies fail to plug biggest data leaks – the insider threat
Most companies know they have information that is vital to their survival and that could damage the company if it fell into the wrong hands, but insider data theft is rife in the UK, a survey has r...22 Nov 2010
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Millions download suspicious Android wallpaper
Up to 4.6 million users of the Android smartphone operating system have downloaded a suspicious wallpaper app that collects and transmits user data to a site in China, mobile security firm Lookout ...30 Jul 2010
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CW Security Think Tank: How to prevent security breaches from personal devices in the workplace
Balance the books, but keep the users happy John Walker, member of ISACA security advisory group and CTO of Secure-Bastion As NORAD tracks the annual sleigh ride of Mr Claus, notwithstanding the d...07 Dec 2010
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Effective way for organisations to tackle ‘porn in the office’
For too long, the "porn in the office" issue has been the elephant in the room - a genuine corporate concern but one that organisations had no idea how to address and so have just ignored, writes A...15 Apr 2010
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McKinnon charges exaggerated by government
The British government may have exaggerated the charges against Gary McKinnon and distorted a High Court judgment, making it appear the hacker's extradition was irrefutable when it was not, accordi...14 Jun 2010
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Criminals outwit Captcha website security systems
Criminal gangs are using sophisticated software to outwit the Captcha systems used by webmail, microblogging and social networking services to protect their sites against hackers and spammers. Acco...08 Dec 2009
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How to protect data on social networks
The European cybersecurity agency Enisa has published 17 rules for protecting your personal and company information while using social networks: 1. Consider carefully which images, videos and infor...09 Feb 2010
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Buyers guide: network security at Patelco Credit Union
Patelco Credit Union has been refining its intrusion protection and network access control capabilities to avoid its cash machine network getting infected again. John Shields didn't want to go thro...05 Apr 2010
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Hackers take summer breaks, and work mostly on weeknights
Hackers take summer breaks and reserve the winter holiday season for most of their exploits, but fewer than a quarter are motivated by money or malicious intent, according to a study of hacker beha...25 Aug 2009
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Give users an alternative to breaching security controls
Unless you believe everything depicted in the TV show 24, employees are not recruited by foreign intelligence services, and data exfiltration is due to mistakes rather then malicious intent, writes...13 May 2009
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BNP data leak shows risk of insider security threat
The British National Party data leak that exposed thousands of members' details illustrates the insider threat to data security, says an IT log management firm. The BNP faces a data protection prob...21 Nov 2008
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Ofcom fines Barclaycard maximum amount for silent calls
Ofcom has fined Barclaycard £50,000 - the maximum amount possible - for breaching its rules on silent and abandoned calls, and said it would have liked to have fined it more for its "serious and pe...29 Sep 2008
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