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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
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
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
(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
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
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 04, 2012 04 Sep'12
Apple adds Samsung Note and Galaxy S3 to hit list

Apple has asked a US court to ban sales of two more Samsung handsets as part of its ongoing patent dispute
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
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
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 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Samsung gets three-month reprieve from US sales ban

Samsung is to be able to keep all its products on sale in the US for at least another three months after Apple’s application for a ban on some product sales was rescheduled
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
Samsung vows to fight Apple US ban

Samsung has vowed to take all "necessary measures" to stop Apple securing a ban on some product sales in the US.
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 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 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
Samsung lashes out at Apple after patent defeat

Samsung has lashed out at Apple after losing its US court battle over patents that led to a $12bn loss for Samsung in market value
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 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 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
South Korean court bans Samsung and Apple sales

A South Korean court has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed each other's patents and banned sales of some products from both companies
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 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
Apple and Samsung give closing arguments in US patent trial

Lawyers have delivered closing arguments in the first US jury trial in the patent dispute between smartphone makers Samsung and Apple
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
Rigorous software testing gets Curiosity off to a good start

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has used static code analysis from Coverity to maximise the quality of the code running on the Curiosity rover
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 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 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 16, 2012 16 Aug'12
Volkswagen dealer improves customer interaction with web chat

Volkswagen dealer Parkway Motor Group is using software to enable it to keep in constant contact with its customers through web chat
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
Interview: Warren East, CEO of chip designer ARM

ARM chief discusses the growth of machine to machine technology, patent wars and why he hopes the company will stay independent
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
ARM announces faster GPUs for smartphones and tablets

UK-based ARM Holdings has announced its second-generation graphics processing unit designs, which it says offer a 50% performance boost
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
Judge scolds Samsung in Apple patent trial

Samsung has been reprimanded for releasing evidence that had been ruled inadmissible in court
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
Samsung lawyer defends actions in patent battle with Apple

Samsung lawyer John Quinn has defended the release of a statement containing evidence ruled inadmissible in the patent dispute with Apple
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.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Samsung rejects Apple claim that it copied iPhone

Samsung has rejected Apple's claim that it copied the iPhone during the first court clash before a US jury
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Twitter initiated ban on UK journalist

Twitter has admitted encouraging US broadcaster and commercial partner NBC to file a complaint that led to the suspension of a UK journalist's account
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 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
US jury to consider Apple, Samsung patent battle

The patent battle between Samsung and Apple moves to a federal court in California
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 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
SQL injection attacks rise sharply in second quarter of 2012

SQL injection (SQLi) attacks were up 69% in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, warns cloud hosting firm FireHost
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
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
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
Siemens issues software fix to protect against Stuxnet

German engineering firm Siemens has issued a fix for the software vulnerabilities in its programmable logic controllers that were exploited by the computer virus
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Google and EC agree outlines of antitrust settlement

Google and the European Commission (EC) outline a settlement to end the investigation into Google's alleged abuse of dominant market position
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
EC opens cybersecurity consultation

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cybersecurity, seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Cisco loses 1,300 jobs in another round of cost-cutting

Cisco Systems is to cut around 1,300 jobs – or 2% of its workforce – in continued efforts to cut costs and streamline decision making
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Electrical power grids prime targets for cyber attack, says McAfee

Legacy electrical power grids are a prime target for cyber attack and security needs to be built into these critical systems, a study has found
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
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Apple ordered to run 'Samsung did not copy iPad' ads

A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish adverts that say Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad