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Hackers and cybercrime prevention

October 09, 2012 09 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.
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
October 08, 2012 08 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
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

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Any organisations that have not yet replaced outdated security certificates will have to act quickly to meet the Microsoft deadline
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
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 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.
September 28, 2012 28 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
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.

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
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
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
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
September 25, 2012 25 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
September 25, 2012 25 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
September 24, 2012 24 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
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
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
September 21, 2012 21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
September 19, 2012 19 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
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
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
September 18, 2012 18 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
September 18, 2012 18 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
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
September 17, 2012 17 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
September 17, 2012 17 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
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
Intel lends a hand eliminating passwords

Intel is working on palm-scanning technology to eliminate weak password-based user authentication
September 14, 2012 14 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.
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
September 13, 2012 13 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?
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
September 13, 2012 13 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
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.
September 13, 2012 13 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
September 13, 2012 13 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
September 12, 2012 12 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
September 12, 2012 12 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
September 12, 2012 12 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
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
AT&T takes APTs seriously

APTs are real and all companies should be taking them seriously, says telecommunications company AT&T
September 11, 2012 11 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
September 11, 2012 11 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
September 11, 2012 11 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
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Gartner: Prepare for context-aware security

Cloud computing, IT consumerisation and the evolving threat landscape are forcing IT departments to rethink security
September 11, 2012 11 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
September 07, 2012 07 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.
September 07, 2012 07 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
September 06, 2012 06 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.
September 06, 2012 06 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
September 05, 2012 05 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
September 05, 2012 05 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
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
September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
Cambodia deports Pirate Bay co-founder

Cambodian authorities deport co-founder of file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg
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.
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
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
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
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
September 03, 2012 03 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.
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
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
August 31, 2012 31 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
August 31, 2012 31 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
August 31, 2012 31 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
August 30, 2012 30 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
August 30, 2012 30 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.
August 30, 2012 30 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
August 30, 2012 30 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
August 29, 2012 29 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
August 29, 2012 29 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
August 29, 2012 29 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
August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
WordPress boosts security with authentication service

WordPress has boosted its security by incorporating the Mydigipass authentication service into its platform
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
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
August 24, 2012 24 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
August 23, 2012 23 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.
August 23, 2012 23 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
August 22, 2012 22 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
August 22, 2012 22 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.
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
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
August 21, 2012 21 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
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
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
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
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.
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
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
August 20, 2012 20 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
August 17, 2012 17 Aug'12
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.
August 10, 2012 10 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
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.
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.
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.
August 09, 2012 09 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.
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Most firms have inadequate web app defences, study shows

Most firms have inadequate defences for web applications, a study has revealed.
August 06, 2012 06 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.