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US college suffers two-year hack

About 6,000 University of Virginia faculty members have been warned that their personal details - including social security numbers and dates of birth - have been downloaded by hackers.

Microsoft releases six security patches

Microsoft is distributing six security patches as part of its scheduled monthly patching cycle.

Don't ignore data security risks cybersecurity czar advises

At a recent keynote with CISOs during the Gartner IT Security Summit, former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke warned that firms are doing little to prevent data theft.

Researchers find flaws in Safari for Windows

Attackers could exploit a flaw in Apple's Safari for Windows to pass arbitrary command line arguments to any application that can be called through a protocol handler.

Securing Windows clients by education

  • News
  • Date: 13 June 2007
Many Windows admins will tell you that securing their users is their biggest challenge. In this tip series, learn password security best practices, the pros and cons of creating your own Windows digital certificates, and securing Windows Vista.

Trend improves mobile PC security for enterprises

Trend Micro has improved the mobile security of its enterprise PC web protection software.

PCI: a lesson worth sharing

Large UK retailers, such as John Lewis and Tesco, have shown a relaxed, in control, strategic approach to meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

Human error blamed for HBOS data loss

Halifax Bank of Scotland's loss of an unencrypted computer disc containing the details of 62,000 customers has highlighted the need for stronger data security in departmental processes where IT has little control over end-users.

YouTube Trojan steals user data

Websense has discovered a new crimeware technique on the YouTube video clips website.

Hackers steal £237,000 from US city bank account

Hackers have broken into the capital city of the State of Nevada's general fund bank account and stolen $450,000 (£237,000), reports the LA Times.
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