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Application security and coding requirements
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners announced
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
Security at app inception vital, says Pearson SOC director
Security professionals need to get involved in application development, says Becky Pinkard, SOC director at Pearson
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April 25, 2014
25
Apr'14
Heartbleed prompts tech firms to pledge open-source support
Top tech firms have joined forces to support open-source software to help prevent future bugs like Heartbleed
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April 22, 2014
22
Apr'14
UK finance firms to face planned hacking
Finance firms in the UK could be attacked by ethical hackers on behalf of financial services regulators to identify weaknesses in cyber security
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April 17, 2014
17
Apr'14
Datacentre lessons learnt from Heartbleed bug
The Heartbleed bug, an OpenSSL flaw affecting millions of websites, has some lessons for datacentre providers and operators
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April 08, 2014
08
Apr'14
Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?
For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do next
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March 25, 2014
25
Mar'14
Hacker black markets outbid IT companies in bidding for zero-day exploit disclosures
The hacking black market is outbidding legitimate IT firms for disclosure information on zero-day exploits, according to a report from thinktank Rand
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Symantec hunts for new CEO
Symantec has got rid of its CEO and president, Steve Bennett, and has hired an executive search company to find a replacement
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February 25, 2014
25
Feb'14
Microsoft launches technical preview of Emet 5.0
Microsoft has launched the technical preview of the latest version of its free enhanced mitigation experience toolkit (Emet)
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February 24, 2014
24
Feb'14
Apple users at risk of SSL man-in-the-middle attacks
Apple has issued a security alert affecting iOS 7.0.6 which could put iPhone and iPad users at risk from MITM-style hacking attacks
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February 21, 2014
21
Feb'14
Employee mobiles expose firms to attack, says Webroot
Employees mobile devices expose companies to malicious applications and attacks, according to the latest mobile threat report from Webroot
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February 05, 2014
05
Feb'14
Bank of England publishes Waking Shark II cyber security exercise results
Bank of England publishes the results of its Waking Shark II security exercise, which tested financial institutions' contingency plans for cyber attack
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February 04, 2014
04
Feb'14
Trusted IT scheme aims to restore confidence after Snowden
An industry scheme could help IT suppliers win back confidence from businesses following revelations Edward Snowden’s of revelations of surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA), it was claimed this week
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February 03, 2014
03
Feb'14
Web app security fixes down to 11 days in 2013
Suppliers of web apps improved the rate of delivery for security fixes in 2013, but still take 11 days on average
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Data security is not their responsibility, say 23% of employees
Almost a quarter of employees believe that data security is not their responsibility, according to a survey by security management firm Absolute Software