All Risk Management News - August 2006

New mobile data security spec on way

Leading players in the mobile industry are set to unveil a stronger security solution to protect data on mobile devices.

PC and mobile makers 'not green enough'

  • News
  • Date: 30 August 2006
The top 14 PC and mobile producers have all failed to secure a 'green' ranking in a Greenpeace guide to environmentally friendly electronics firms.

Online data breach hits AT&T customers

AT&T has admitted that hackers have broken into one of its systems to access the personal data on thousands of its US customers.

AT&T breach affects 19,000 customers

Online outlaws hacked into an AT&T computer system and stole credit card data on thousands of customers. AT&T has offered to pay for credit monitoring services for those affected.

ID theft can cost businesses $10m a hit

Attacks on computer networks using stolen user IDs and passwords can cause up to $10m (£5.27m) damage a time, an analysis of criminal prosecutions has revealed.

Oracle extends PeopleSoft Enterprise suite

Oracle has unveiled PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management 9.

Juniper updates security OS

Juniper Networks has announced an upgrade to ScreenOS, the security-specific operating system for its firewall and IPSec Virtual Private Network appliances.

ING deploys tokenless two factor security

ING Direct has followed Alliance & Leicester in strengthening its online banking security with the launch of two-factor authentication for all its customers.

Central NHS IT may not work, warns BCS

British Computer Society backs call for review of £12.4bn scheme

Machine learning used to block SQL injection hacks

UK company Secerno has devised an innovative way to detect when a database is being attacked using the SQL (Structured Query Language) injection hacking technique.
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