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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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October 09, 2012
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Oct'12
RSA Europe: Free cloud security readiness tool from Microsoft
Microsoft has announced a free tool for organisations to assess their security readiness for cloud computing.
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
RSA Europe: New intelligence-led security model needed
A new model of security makes sense as nation states, criminals and hacktivists continue to take obscene advantage of the way things are, says Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA
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October 08, 2012
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Oct'12
Cyber crime costs UK organisations £2.1m a year
Ponemon Institute's 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study estimates cyber crime costs UK organisations an average of £2.1m a year each
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
Swedish government sites targeted by Anonymous
The websites of several Swedish government agencies were knocked offline on Friday after being targeted by hacktivist collective Anonymous
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
Microsoft encryption key deadline approaching
Any organisations that have not yet replaced outdated security certificates will have to act quickly to meet the Microsoft deadline
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
China’s Huawei and ZTE a security threat, says US committee
China’s leading technology firms pose a threat to national security, warns a US Congressional committee
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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
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Government spends £2m on global cyber security centre
The government is to spend £2m a year on a cyber-security centre.
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September 28, 2012
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Sep'12
Phishing attacks cast wider nets in businesses
Phishing attacks are moving from targeting a few key employees to much wider groups, says security awareness training company PhishMe
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Information security: Technical skills highest in demand
Salaries for most information security professionals are continuing to trend upward as demand increases, particularly for technical skills.
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam hackers launch cyber attack on US bank Wells Fargo
A hacker group connected to Hamas says it attacked US bank Wells Fargo in reaction to the video 'Innocence of Muslims' posted on YouTube
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Java flaw allows attackers to bypass sandbox defences
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in all supported versions of Oracle Java allowing attackers to bypass sandbox defences
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Move to cloud still all about security for UK firms, survey shows
Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services, research shows
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Samsung faces call for Galaxy S3 security update
Samsung is facing calls to issue a security update for the Galaxy S3 smartphone to address a serious vulnerability
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September 25, 2012
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Sep'12
Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption
More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed
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September 25, 2012
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Sep'12
Iran blocks access to Google search and Gmail
Iran has blocked access to Google search and Gmail in a move officials say is aimed at improving cyber security
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September 24, 2012
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Sep'12
Businesses need to tackle threat of compromised websites
UK domain registrar 123-reg is helping combat the trend of spreading malware through legitimate sites
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September 24, 2012
24
Sep'12
Microsoft urges business to update IE security
Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle patch for the latest zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9
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September 24, 2012
24
Sep'12
EU mulls plans for police to monitor web
Police across Europe could soon monitor social media for content supporting terrorism, a leaked EU report has revealed
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September 21, 2012
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Sep'12
US considers executive order on cyber security
A White House executive order on cyber security is “close to completion,” according to Janet Napolitano, US Secretary of Homeland Security
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September 21, 2012
21
Sep'12
Businesses fail to address consumerisation security risks
UK businesses are failing to protect themselves against the risks posed by staff using their own devices for work, shows a study from Equanet
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September 21, 2012
21
Sep'12
Investec banks on policy to make social media work
Investment bank Investec sees social media as part of the insider threat to information security, but has policies and technologies to make it work
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Dangerous hackers come closer to home, warns Trend Micro
Cyber criminals from eastern Europe pose just as big a threat as their more high-profile Asian rivals, says security firm Trend Micro
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Microsoft to release emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released further information on a patch for the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Dell SecureWorks uncovers cyber espionage targeting energy firms
Dell SecureWorks researchers have discovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting several companies, including two in the energy sector
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Arrogant firms hoodwink customers on data breaches
Customers are having the wool pulled over their eyes by organisations that fail to report data breaches, says document management firm Simplexo
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Dell SecureWorks uncovers cyber espionage targeting energy firms
Security researchers have discovered a new cyber espionage campaign targeting several large companies, including two in the energy sector
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September 19, 2012
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Sep'12
Gartner Security and Risk Summit 2012: Strategic planning key to survival
Strategic planning is the only option if risk and security leaders want to succeed in a rapidly changing world, says Gartner
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September 19, 2012
19
Sep'12
GCHQ challenges UK amateurs to defend government from cyber attacks
GCHQ's national Cyber Security Challenge competition tests the ability of amateur cyber defenders to protect a simulated government IT system
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September 18, 2012
18
Sep'12
Cyber security biggest challenge for universal credit, says David Freud
Cyber security could be the biggest challenge for the government’s universal credit roll-out, says welfare reform minister David Freud
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September 18, 2012
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Sep'12
CertiVox enables Outlook encryption
Security firm CertiVox has launched PrivateSky for Outlook that enables users to encrypt messages and large files up to 5GB
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September 18, 2012
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Sep'12
RSA Europe 2012 to focus on big data
Big data and intelligence-driven security are to be the focus of the RSA Conference Europe 2012 in London next month
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September 18, 2012
18
Sep'12
Microsoft investigates IE zero-day flaw
Microsoft says it is investigating reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, and 9
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September 17, 2012
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Sep'12
Android devices vulnerable to security breaches
More than 50% of devices running Google's Android OS have unpatched vulnerabilities, opening them up to malicious apps and other attacks
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September 17, 2012
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Sep'12
IT security awareness needs to be company-wide, says (ISC)²
Information security awareness needs to be more robust, started as early as possible, continually reinforced and organisation-wide, says Julie Peeler, director, (ISC)² Foundation
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September 17, 2012
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Sep'12
Intel lends a hand eliminating passwords
Intel is working on palm-scanning technology to eliminate weak password-based user authentication
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September 14, 2012
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Sep'12
Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, outs hidden PC malware
The Nitol botnet controlled more than 500 strains of embedded malware that Microsoft says has been plaguing the PC supply chain.
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September 14, 2012
14
Sep'12
Microsoft discovers pre-installed viruses on PCs in China
Microsoft has found several PCs, manufactured in China, to have had malware installed by cyber criminals
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September 13, 2012
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Sep'12
Cloud computing: Could it cost more?
Cloud computing is meant to cut costs, but some organisations are reporting increased cost instead. How is this possible?
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September 13, 2012
13
Sep'12
De Montfort University to launch cyber security centre
De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is launching a centre dedicated to cyber protection
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September 13, 2012
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Sep'12
MDM is not security, warns mobile security expert Eric Green
Mobile device management (MDM) is not about security, says US security expert Eric Green from Mobile Active Defense Partners
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September 13, 2012
13
Sep'12
Government launches £3.8m cyber security institute
The government has ramped up moves to tackle growing cyber security threats by launching a £3.8m research institute.
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September 13, 2012
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Sep'12
Security spending remains important despite slowdown
IT budgets will continue to prioritise security for the next four years, at least, despite the economic slowdown with $60bn to be spent on security technologies this year
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September 13, 2012
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Sep'12
Few firms test security of mobile apps, survey shows
Organisations are struggling to manage the challenges of the mobile era, with less than a third formally testing their mobile applications
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
Two UK students chosen for (ISC)² IT security scholarships
Students at UK universities are among the recipients of the 2011 and 2012 Information Security Scholarships from (ISC)²
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
Big business not learning from cyber attacks, says researcher
Many big companies are failing to learn from information security incidents, says malware analysis firm Solutionary
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
Government should stop reinventing the IT security wheel, says (ISC)2
In good government IT strategy, only collaboration will work in the long term, says head of (ISC)2 Hord Tipton
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
AT&T takes APTs seriously
APTs are real and all companies should be taking them seriously, says telecommunications company AT&T
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
New malware age demands new security approach, says threat researcher
We are entering a new age of cyber threats and must change our approach to cyber defence, according to ICSA Labs
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
CISOs key to transition to cloud, says (ISC)2
CISOs have an important role in moving their organisations to a cloud computing environment, says professional certification body (ISC)2
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2
Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Gartner: Prepare for context-aware security
Cloud computing, IT consumerisation and the evolving threat landscape are forcing IT departments to rethink security
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
(ISC)2 launches programme to attract young security professionals
(ISC)2 has announced a Young Professionals Group to attract young people to the field of information security
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September 07, 2012
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Sep'12
Warwick University cyber security graduates fast-track CISSP course
The University of Warwick has entered an agreement with (ISC)2 to help ease its cyber security graduates into work with a compact CISSP course.
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September 07, 2012
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Sep'12
UK sets deadline to decide fate of UFO hacker Gary McKinnon
The Home Office is to decide by 16 October whether to extradite self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to the US
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September 06, 2012
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Sep'12
More than a quarter of London’s Wi-Fi networks are poorly secured
Some 27% of Wi-Fi networks in London are poorly secured or not secured at all, a study by security firm Sophos has revealed.
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September 06, 2012
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Sep'12
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales slams Draft Communications Data Bill
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed as “technologically incompetent” the UK Draft Communications Data Bill
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September 05, 2012
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Sep'12
Ex-US cyber czar advises executive order to protect critical networks
US President Barack Obama should consider an executive to help protect critical networks from cyber attack, says ex-White House cyber security chief Howard Schmidt
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September 05, 2012
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Sep'12
Cyber security is a board-level issue, warn government spooks
Companies must take responsibility for cyber security at board level to tackle the exponential growth in attacks, the government has urged
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September 05, 2012
05
Sep'12
McAfee reports largest malware spike in four years
The second quarter of 2012 saw the biggest increase in malware samples detected in the past four years, says security company McAfee
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September 05, 2012
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Sep'12
Cambodia deports Pirate Bay co-founder
Cambodian authorities deport co-founder of file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg
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September 05, 2012
05
Sep'12
Cambodia to deport Pirate Bay co-founder2
Cambodia says it will deport the detained co-founder of file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay.
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September 05, 2012
05
Sep'12
FBI denies link to leaked Apple device codes
The FBI says there is no evidence that Anonymous gained access to 12 million identity codes for Apple devices by hacking an FBI agent's laptop
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
Anonymous claims a million Apple IDs in FBI breach
Hacking group Anonymous claims to have released over a million Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) obtained from breaching FBI networks
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September 03, 2012
03
Sep'12
Android SMS malware firm fined £50,000
UK premium phone services regulator PhonepayPlus has fined a Moscow-based firm £50,000 for fraud
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September 03, 2012
03
Sep'12
Powerful cyber attack tools widely available, say researchers
More low-level cyber criminals are getting access to sophisticated attack tools, say cyber intelligence specialists
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September 03, 2012
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Sep'12
Cambodian police arrest The Pirate Bay co-founder
Cambodian police have arrested one of the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay.
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August 31, 2012
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Businesses worldwide fail to prepare for cyber threats, says Kaspersky Lab
Companies around the world have failed to address cyber threats, according to a survey from security organisation Kaspersky Lab
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August 31, 2012
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Aug'12
Cyber Security Challenge tackles IP theft in Aston Martin racing scenario
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has announced two new competitions to launch a risk analysis and policy development stream
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August 31, 2012
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Aug'12
WikiLeaks supporter hacks Hertfordshire Police website
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hacked a Hertfordshire Police website and posted data apparently relating to members of the force
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August 31, 2012
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Aug'12
Oracle releases emergency patch for Java
Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited
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August 30, 2012
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Aug'12
Amazon Appstore opens Android to attack
Amazon is urging users to switch off a safety feature in Android which prevents rogue apps from being downloaded, to install its Appstore software
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August 30, 2012
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Aug'12
UK data breaches up tenfold since 2007
Data breaches in the UK across all sectors have increased an average of more than tenfold in the past five years, research has uncovered.
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August 30, 2012
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Aug'12
Antivirus detection gap widening, say security researchers
Incident response investigations show businesses cannot rely on antivirus systems alone for protection, say security researchers
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August 30, 2012
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Aug'12
Java zero-day vulnerability hits Metasploit and Blackhole
The latest Java zero-day vulnerability is already available to users of the Metasploit tool and Blackhole exploit kit, say security researchers
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August 29, 2012
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Aug'12
Explosion in malware bypassing traditional defences, study shows
Advanced malware that evades signature-based detection has increased nearly 400% in the past year, according to research by security firm FireEye
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August 29, 2012
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Aug'12
FBI arrests another Sony hacking suspect
The FBI has arrested another suspected member of LulzSec in connection with a breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer systems
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August 29, 2012
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Aug'12
IBM bets on smaller, faster, more secure mainframe
IBM unveils a smaller, faster, more secure mainframe computer to compete with increasingly popular, low-cost, PC-based enterprise servers
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August 28, 2012
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Aug'12
WordPress boosts security with authentication service
WordPress has boosted its security by incorporating the Mydigipass authentication service into its platform
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
Security researchers spot new zero-day Java vulnerability
Security researchers have spotted a new Java vulnerability in the wild for which there is no security patch as yet
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
Saudi Aramco oil firm claims to be over cyber attack
International oil company Saudi Aramco claims to be over a cyber attack on 15 August and maintains that oil production was not disrupted
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August 24, 2012
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Aug'12
VMware users can protect against virtual machine malware, says Trend Micro
New malware that attacks VMware virtual machines is no cause for undue concern, but users can take basic steps to protect data, says Trend Micro
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August 23, 2012
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Aug'12
New malware campaign targets Blackberry users, says Websense
Security firm Websense has identified a new malware campaign that targets Blackberry users with a malicious attachment in fake emails.
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August 23, 2012
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Aug'12
APTs: Are they really a concern for all businesses?
Many businesses make themselves vulnerable by failing to consider advanced persistent threats (APTs) in their information security strategy
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August 22, 2012
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Aug'12
Morcut malware may be first to target virtual machines, says Symantec
Advanced analysis of the Morcut Mac OS X malware has revealed that it also targets virtual machines and Windows mobiles
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August 22, 2012
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Aug'12
SCC becomes first supplier to win G-Cloud security accreditation
IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation.
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August 22, 2012
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Anonymous hits UK government websites in support for Julian Assange
Anonymous claims it brought down government websites in protest at the UK's handling of Julian Assange's asylum case
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August 21, 2012
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Aug'12
Latest Cyber Security Challenge to address Linux skills shortage
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at addressing a critical Linux security skills gap
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August 21, 2012
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At least 9 out of 10 top mobile apps hacked, study shows
An average of 96% of the top 100 paid mobile apps have been hacked, a study has revealed
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August 21, 2012
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ICO to probe privacy concerns about Tesco website
The ICO is to investigate claims that Tesco's website does not offer sufficient privacy protections to customers.
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August 20, 2012
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Shamoon is latest malware to target energy sector
Cybersecurity researchers uncover a new threat targeting infrastructure in the energy sector that is believed to have hit at least one organisation
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August 20, 2012
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Aug'12
More than 1,000 school application details leaked on the internet
Personal information about more than 1,000 children has been published on the UK Independent Schools Guide website after an alleged cyber attack
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August 17, 2012
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Cyber security boot camp to educate potential cyber spooks
A group of about 30 young people will attend a cyber security boot camp announced by the organisations responsible for the Cyber Security Challenge next month.
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August 10, 2012
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Aug'12
Entrust commits to SSL despite CA/Browser Forum exit
Security firm Entrust has announced that it is withdrawing from a voluntary online security standards organisation that it co-founded and co-chaired for six years
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August 10, 2012
10
Aug'12
New Gauss cyberweapon targets Middle East
A new Flame and Stuxnet-related cyber-threat, dubbed Gauss, is targeting users in the Middle East, security researchers have revealed.
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
Nearly half of firms supporting BYOD report data breaches
Nearly half of enterprises that allow bring your own device (BYOD) schemes have experienced a data breach, a study has revealed.
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
Virtualisation is often a missed security opportunity
Virtualisation can improve security, but only if it is done correctly, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.
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August 09, 2012
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Aug'12
Obama considers ordering industry to improve cyber defences
US President Barack Obama is considering issuing orders compelling or encouraging companies in critical industries to improve their cyber defences.
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August 07, 2012
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Aug'12
Most firms have inadequate web app defences, study shows
Most firms have inadequate defences for web applications, a study has revealed.
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August 06, 2012
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Aug'12
ICO issues £175k penalty against Devon NHS Trust
The ICO has fined NHS Trust in Torquay £175,000 for publishing the sensitive details of over 1,000 employees on its website.