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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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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 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
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
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 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
Microsoft reveals 26 October launch for Windows 8

Microsoft has updated announcements that Windows 8 will be available in October, by revealing an exact launch date
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
UK Cyber Security Challenge zeroes in on software developers

The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at finding software developers to defend critical national infrastructure.
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Microsoft faces substantial EC fine over browser rules breach

Microsoft faces a large fine for failing to offer Windows users a choice of web browser despite apologising to the European Commission (EC)
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
UK cyber protection should be more aggressive, say MPs

The UK should declare cyber war on states and cyber criminals who target the country, say MPs
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree

A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
Yahoo Voices breach highlights basic security failings

The data breach of the details of more than 450,000 Yahoo account holders highlights common enterprise security failings, say experts
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
O2 claims mobile network is fully restored

O2 claims it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without mobile voice and data connections for up to 24 hours
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
The most influential women in UK IT

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
£1m competition opens to find tech start-up with the X factor

A global competition with a £1m prize has opened with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Websense launches cyber security intelligence services

Security firm Websense is to launch cyber security intelligence services to enable businesses to tap into the resources of its research teams
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Websense takes aim at modern hacker attack methods

Defenders need to know themselves as well as their enemy and this can be applied to defending information security, says security firm Websense
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Eurotunnel selects QlikView over SAP for business intelligence applications

Eurotunnel, which runs Le Shuttle, is using business analytics applications built with QlikView to analyse data from its SAP system
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
July 06, 2012 06 Jul'12
Virus could cut 20,000 UK computers from web on Monday, FBI warns

The DNS Changer virus could cause 20,000 computers in the UK – of 350,000 worldwide - to lose web access on 9 July, the FBI has warned
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
European Parliament rejects Acta

The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
European Parliament votes on fate of Acta

The European Parliament is scheduled to vote today to decide the fate of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
Network Rail selects Informatica MDM platform for whole-system view

Network Rail chose Informatica for the MDM stage of its change programme, aimed at reducing costs by 30% by 2019. Its Orbis unit is working with Capgemini on an eight-year asset information effort.
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Analysis: Businesses are not securing virtual environments. Why?

Virtualisation is the norm, yet a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments. Why not?
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Companies fail to secure virtual environments

A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Delta brings Wi-Fi to international flights

The US airline will enable Wi-Fi connectivity on its flights serving the UK, along with its other international destinations
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?

Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls?
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting

Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Microsoft to acquire Yammer in $1.2bn deal

Microsoft has announced that it is to acquire enterprise social networking firm Yammer for $1.2bn in cash.
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Businesses fail to prepare for travel chaos during London 2012 Olympic Games

With just one month before the London 2012 Olympic Games, most employees are unaware of plans to allow them to work from home
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Two UK teenagers plead guilty to hacking charges

Two UK teenage members of hacktivist group LulzSec have pleaded guilty to charges linked with attacks on several high-profile websites
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Senior managers unaware of data locations, survey reveals

Two thirds of senior managers do not know where all their company data resides, according to a survey conducted by governance firm Varonis
June 22, 2012 22 Jun'12
Government puts final £6m grant into engineering apprenticeship fund

The government puts the last £6m grant into the Higher Apprenticeship Fund to create more opportunities in low-carbon and space engineering
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
ROP mitigations top contenders for Microsoft's BlueHat Prize

Microsoft has announced the three finalists of its inaugural BlueHat innovative security protections competition
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Microsoft uses disruption strategy to tackle botnets

Disruption is the best way of tackling botnet-based cybercrime, says Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
European aeronautical supplier hit by Microsoft zero-day exploit

A European aeronautical supplier's website has been infected with zero-day exploit, say security researchers
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Microsoft updates free mitigation tool for enterprises

Software mitigation techniques are an important element of layered security for enterprises, says Microsoft
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Metadata could better control personal data, says Microsoft

In an increasingly data-centric world, we need to focus on the use of data, says Microsoft's Scott Charney
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer

The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Cyber crime study concludes emphasis on defence costs too much

The cost of protection against cyber crime far exceeds the cost of the threat itself, a Cambridge University-led study has concluded
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers

Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
New domain names a haven for hackers, security experts warn

The planned introduction new internet domain names could have security implications, warn researchers
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
US indicts suspected UK LulzSec member

The US has indicted suspected UK LulzSec member Ryan Cleary, who may face extradition
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Many top UK executives still do not understand cyber threats, says ISSA

Many senior executives are still failing to understand the level of international cyber threat to their organisations, says ISSA.
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
SMEs struggling in the face of BYOD and new cyber threats

SMEs are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with cyber threats and new ways of working, a survey shows.
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
ICO re-opens Google Street View Wi-Fi data investigation

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to re-open its investigation into Wi-Fi data harvesting by Google's Street View vehicles
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
Privileged accounts are hacker sweet spot

Businesses are largely failing to block hackers from exploiting privileged IT accounts to access sensitive commercial data, a survey has revealed
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
June 11, 2012 11 Jun'12
Flame malware gets kill command

The controllers of Flame, the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date, have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers
June 11, 2012 11 Jun'12
UK cyber fraud gang jailed for selling identity theft kits online

Six members of a UK cyber fraud ring have been jailed for selling identity theft kits online after pleading guilty at Southwark crown court
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
SMEs up in arms over cookie law

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are up in arms about the last-minute changes made to policy on the newly-enforced cookie law.
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
O2 is latest ISP to block The Pirate Bay

O2 is the latest UK internet service provider to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in line with a High Court order issued at the beginning of May
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
eHarmony, Last.fm join LinkedIn with password leaks

Online dating site eHarmony and Last.fm have joined LinkedIn with password leaks, as hackers focus on social networks
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case

Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog
June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12
Businesses told to take LinkedIn hack seriously

Security experts are warning that the publication of encrypted LinkedIn passwords could pose a serious risk to business
June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12
LinkedIn confirms "some" passwords stolen

LinkedIn has confirmed that "some" of the stolen passwords posted by a hacker online correspond to accounts on the professional networking site