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Data breach incident management and recovery

• November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12

  Apple iOS 6.0.1 update fixes four security holes

  iOS platform gets an update to 6.0.1 to fix security and stability problems. WebKit holes and kernel faults list among Apple’s list of patched bugs.

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  ICO hits Stoke-on-Trent City Council with £120,000 fine

  Stoke City Council has breached the Data Protection Act, for the second time in two years, after details of a child protection legal case were emailed to the wrong person.

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games

  As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Cyber attacks launched at London 2012 Olympic Games every day

  The IT supporting the London 2012 Olympics was hit by cyber attacks every day during the Games, says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell

• October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12

  Google offers Street View of datacentres

  Google offers Street View of its datacentres and a virtual tour of how users' data is stored, with an emphasis on security practices

• October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12

  McKinnon's mum gives tearful thanks after government halts US extradition

  The mother of Gary McKinnon thanks those who helped their 10-year campaign against a US extradition order for hacking federal computers

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Theresa May: Hacker Gary McKinnon to stay in UK

  Hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in UK, home secretary Theresa May has told MPs

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Organisations need alternative data protection as security models fail

  Organisations' security models are failing - so could it be time to adopt an intelligence-led approach to data protection and fighting cyber crime?

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  RSA Europe: Thousands of unprotected virtual servers exposed to the web

  Organisations are failing to protect data in virtual environments, says Jason Hart, vice-president cloud solutions, SafeNet

• October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12

  Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use

  Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise

• October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12

  HMRC deploys Becrypt off-the-shelf encryption

  HMRC will use Becrypt Disk protect, which has recently been certified under the government’s Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) Scheme.

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

  With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies

• May 03, 2012 03 May'12

  Microsoft to fix 23 vulnerabilities in May 2012 Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft said it plans to address flaws in Windows, Office, Silverlight and the .NET Framework.

• May 03, 2012 03 May'12

  SOCA takes its website offline in DDoS response

  Just days after SOCA shut down carder sites, the agency was the victim of a DDoS attack, leading SOCA to takes its website offline.

• April 27, 2012 27 Apr'12

  SOCA shuts down network of CVV sellers' carder sites

  The Serious Organised Crime Agency shut down 36 CVV sellers who were selling stolen credit card and banking credentials to buyers around the world.

• March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12

  SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required

  Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed.

• March 09, 2012 09 Mar'12

  Apple iOS 5.1 patches 81 vulnerabilities

  Alongside its ‘new iPad’ release, Apple Inc. releases iOS 5.1, the latest version of its mobile computing platform with fixes for 81 security holes.

• February 08, 2012 08 Feb'12

  Web application vulnerability statistics show security losing ground

  New Web application vulnerability statistics show the number of vulnerabilities is rising, despite the use of Web application development frameworks.

• December 29, 2011 29 Dec'11

  Emerging 2012 security trends demand information security policy changes

  2012 security trends involving cookies, fines, devices and threats will demand more skills -- and a little finesse -- from security professionals.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Cisco patches IOS in major rollout, releases 10 security advisories

  19 bugs and 10 security advisories released to address flaws in Cisco’s IOS network OS, Unified Communication Manager and Series 10000 routers.

• August 05, 2011 05 Aug'11

  Microsoft slots 22 patches for August Patch Tuesday

  Windows, IE, Visio, .Net, Visual Studio and Report Viewer to get security updates; updated version of Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on charts.

• August 04, 2011 04 Aug'11

  Missing USB drive, found in pub, contained unencrypted data

  The ICO says two housing groups must improve data security after a contractor’s missing USB drive, containing unencrypted data, was found in a pub.

• July 21, 2011 21 Jul'11

  Securitytube.net releases WLAN security megaprimer

  The Hacker News (THN) has reported that the latest SecurityTube.net release includes a 4.2Gb DVD containing over 40+ HD quality videos of their WLAN Security Megaprimer.

• July 05, 2011 05 Jul'11

  ICO issues warning over NHS Data Protection Act breaches

  Following five more NHS Data Protection Act violations, the Information Commissioner’s Office will redouble efforts to help NHS improve security.

• June 01, 2011 01 Jun'11

  World IPv6 Day coming June 8 - what should you be doing?

  On 8 June, 2011, a number of large networks will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”.

• April 08, 2011 08 Apr'11

  After breach at RSA, two-factor authentication options abound

  Companies specialising in two-factor authentication hope to boost business following the breach of RSA's SecurID, and many plan to capitalise with new products at Infosecurity Europe.

• December 01, 2010 01 Dec'10

  Phishing attack on Facebook leverages iframes

  Popular social networking site, Facebook being used for phishing attacks and open redirects, claims Websense Security Labs.

• February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08

  penetration testing tutorial day one the basics

  TechTarget ANZ expert Ed Eliff explains botnets and offers advice on how to make sure your machines do not get get caught up in one.