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Phishers widen attacks on banking industry

Phishers are widening their attacks on the banking industry, according to the latest monthly threats report from RSA.

US supermarket chain loses 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers in hack

Hackers have stolen 4.2 million credit and debit card details from a US supermarket chain by swiping the data during payment authorisation transmissions in stores.

Cyber Storm 2 exercise reveals security preparedness

Cyber Storm 2, the world's largest international cyber security exercise so far, ended on Friday (15 March 2008). Undoubtedly, the US Department of Homeland Security-sponsored event will report it as a resounding success and learning experience in its final report due in late summer.

Siemens issues profits warning

Siemens has issued a profits warning after reviewing various contracts across its divisions. This includes its SIS IT outsourcing business lost a major...

Gas infrastructure provider Fulcrum recycles 2,000 IT items under WEEE

UK gas infrastructure provider Fulcrum has recycled nearly 2,000 items of redundant IT equipment in compliance with the European waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive.

Public does not trust government with personal data

Only one in 10 adults in the UK trusts the government with their personal data, an online survey reveals.

Information security: learn the lessons of the Sumo

Over the course of my career, it has become clear to me that Japan's national sport offers a perfect analogy for the current state of information security.

System administrators are biggest risk to corporate data

My baby is leaving home, aged 23. We are now negotiating what he is legitimately allowed to take with him. First up is the TV. When you're setting up your own home, it's important to get your priorities right. The other main item is the door keys. In my book, if he going on his own, then he leaves them behind. Living here for 23 years does not entitle him to walk in when it suits him, writes Calum Macleod, Western Europe director for CyberArk.

Hackers attempt to spread malware via Trend Micro website

Hackers tried to alter a number of web pages on Trend Micro's Japanese and English-language websites on Sunday 9 March, using a malicious iFrame exploit that could deliver a Trojan horse onto users' computers.

Sun Microsystems founder calls for industry-wide security standards

Security concerns call for industry-wide standards, Sun Microsystems' founder Scott McNealy has told the BCS.
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