The government has an important role to play in improving information security, the UK chapter of the international Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has said.
Financial services firms are failing to check the IT security arrangements of firms they outsource back-office functions to, according to the Financial Service Authority (FSA).
NHS trusts have reported nearly 300 incidents that put patients' safety at risk since 2005, when the National Programme for IT began systematic records.
Websense says hundreds of thousands of legitimate websites - including the United Nations site and UK government ones - have been compromised with a massive Javascript injection attack aimed at stealing user information.
Online payment service PayPal is planning to extend its Teradata data warehouse to enable users in its finance department to improve the accuracy and speed of financial reporting.
Changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will force retailers and businesses taking online credit card information to tighten the security of their web applications.