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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
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Any organisations that have not yet replaced outdated security certificates will have to act quickly to meet the Microsoft deadline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 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
Shared services proposal splits Cornwall Council

Councillors in Cornwall are calling for the removal of council leader Alec Robinson as the cabinet debates a proposal for shared services
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 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
RIM posts another quarterly loss - but it could have been worse

BlackBerry-maker RIM has posted another quarterly loss, but not as bad as investors expected, with revenues 16% above analysts’ forecasts
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
ICO publishes cloud data guidelines

The ICO has published new guidelines that underline businesses’ sole responsibility for the protection of data
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
UK ranks only eighth in world internet freedoms

The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines a report has revealed
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 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 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
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
White House deputy CTO praises NHS open-data strategy

The deputy CTO of the White House, Chris Vein, is working with the NHS to pass on experiences of making data more open in the public sector
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
Fujitsu blacklisting part of tighter government policy

Government policy flags up suppliers that perform poorly but, with so few, how far can government practically address failed outsourcing contracts?
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 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
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
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
Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders

The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk
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 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Indian IT services firm Infosys buys management consultancy Lodestone

Indian IT services provider Infosys has grown its business consultancy with the acquisition of Swiss-based management consultancy Lodestone
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
UK cookie law compliance mixed, study finds

Three months after the enforcement of the cookie law, only 12% of UK websites have prominent privacy notices and robust cookie controls, a study shows
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
US president Barack Obama vows to fight for free internet

US President Barack Obama has promised to fight for a free internet, while answering questions on social networking site Reddit
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
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
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 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
UK should have more control of the web, says IT entrepreneur

The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur.
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
How did EDS lose $8bn in value in four years?

HP is writing off $8bn after the drop in value of EDS, which was acquired in 2008 - how did the outsourcing business fall so far so fast?
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 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
HP reports $8.9bn loss in third quarter

Hewlett-Packard (HP) reports an $8.9bn loss in its third fiscal quarter, with earnings 568% down compared with the same period the year before
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
Dell expects tough next quarter

Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment”
August 14, 2012 14 Aug'12
BP to standardise F&A through Accenture

BP has outsourced finance and accounting (F&A) services to Accenture in a deal that will standardise the energy giant's processes and harness analytics
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 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Cognizant continues to grow unabated

IT services firm Cognizant has increased its sales by over 20% in the last three months
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Global IT outsourcing spend to exceed $250bn in 2012

Over a quarter of a trillion dollars will be spent on IT outsourcing in 2012, but Western European organisations are holding back investments in the uncertain economy, according to Gartner
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
US passes resolution to block UN control of the internet

The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution preventing greater UN power of the Internet
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m

LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Edinburgh Napier University to boost UK cyber defence skills

Edinburgh Napier University is launching a part-time MSc in Advanced Security and Cybercrime to help business combat rising levels of online crime.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
US to oppose plans for UN control of the internet

The US has confirmed it will resist efforts to put the internet under the control of the UN.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Google changes Android policy to tackle malicious apps

Google has introduced stricter rules for Android applications to reduce the number of malicious apps in the Google Play app market
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Facebook share price hits new lows on news of fake accounts

Facebook shares have hit a new low after reporting slowing advertising revenue growth and admitting more than 83 million accounts may be fake
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
NCC Group to acquire Matasano Security

International escrow and assurance services provider NCC Group is to acquire US-based Matasano Security in £8.4m deal.
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
HP wins battle with Oracle for continued Itanium support

A California court has ordered Oracle to continue support for the Intel Itanium chips used by Hewlett-Packard in a number of its servers
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Big data analytics can reduce cyber risks, says ISF

Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says the ISF.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Unsafe password practices cause Dropbox spam scare

Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts.
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Isolate games PCs warns researcher after Ubisoft flaw comes to light

A researcher who discovered a security flaw in Ubisoft's Uplay gaming application says PCs used for gaming should be isolated from business and other networks
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Cyber threats affect banks worldwide

Nearly a quarter of the world's banks were hit by security breaches in the past year, a study shows
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Analysis: Security not the only thing cloud adopters overlook

Security is not the only thing that is being overlooked by eager adopters of cloud-based services, it seems, with incident response also being neglected
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Hackers steal personal details of 8.7 million mobile subscribers

Hackers have accessed the personal details of 8.7 million mobile phone subscribers to South Korea's second largest telecommunications company
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
US cyber chief calls on hackers to make internet secure

The head of the US Cyber Command has called on hackers to help make the internet more secure
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Twitter users targeted by Blackhole malware

Twitter users are being targeted by tweets containing malicious links that claim recipients are pictured in an online photo
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Amazon reports meagre second quarter income

Amazon has reported second quarter income of just $7m, down 96% compared with the same period last year
July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Facebook to expand rewards for hackers

Facebook is to expand its reward scheme for hackers who uncover vulnerabilities in its products to include network vulnerabilities
July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Australian telco AAPT confirms Anonymous data breach

Australian telecoms firm AAPT confirms business customer data was breached by hacktivist group Anonymous at an external service provider
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Strong growth at HCL reflects European IT spend

HCL said its European sales have increased as a result of businesses focusing on efficiency while attempting to reduce the number of suppliers they use for specific service lines
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Cheap consumer hardware cracks complex passwords in seconds

A dream tool for hackers capable of cracking nine billion passwords a second can be bought for as little as £400, warns hosting firm UKFast
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
ERM uses Nomad to accelerate Windows 7 roll-out

Sustainability consultancy ERM has used a combination of Nomad Enterprise and Microsoft’s ConfigMgr platform to distribute Windows 7
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Security issues hit Apple as new OS X released

Researchers confirm new iOS and Mac malware just hours before the release of the latest version of Apples OS X operating system
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Three top ISPs refuse to sign UK internet code of practice

Three top internet service providers (ISPs) refuse to sign up to a code of conduct aimed at guaranteeing full and open access to the internet
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Stonesoft releases AET defence system and free test tool

Security firm Stonesoft has released an Advanced Evasion Technique (AET) defence system and testing tool in quick succession
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Philips outsources business transformation to Cognizant

Royal Philips Electronics has outsourced business transformation to IT services supplier Cognizant in a deal to move its IT to a managed service
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
EC opens cybersecurity consultation

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cybersecurity, seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG

Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Europol leads initiative to pool cyber crime intelligence

Europol is to lead an initiative pooling cyber crime intelligence from business, government, law enforcement and security agencies
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers