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Security policy and user awareness

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Phishing emails sent in pairs to lend authenticity, says training company

  Phishing emails are now being deployed in pairs to create the illusion of authenticity, says security awareness training company PhishMe

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  350,000 different types of spam SMS messages were targeted at mobile users in 2012

  350,000 different variants of unsolicited spam SMS messages were accounted for in 2012, with 53,000 variants logged for December alone

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  Health records should be protected like bank details, says BCS

  The BCS and NHS say people should protect their online medical records in the same way they look after their bank details

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Bad outsourcing decisions cause 63% of data breaches

  Bad outsourcing decisions nearly two-thirds of data breaches investigated by security firm Trustwave in the past year

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Encryption is safe bet, says SafeNet

  Encryption is the only thing that can give peace of mind to CIOs and CISOs, says Dave Hansen, president and CEO of security firm SafeNet

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  UK Border Agency tenders for security systems

  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) and Border Force is tendering for an integrated border security system

• November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12

  Cyber criminals target Skype, Facebook and Windows users

  Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype, Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October, according to security firm GFI Software

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Nasa to encrypt data after latest breach

  Nasa is to encrypt all its mobile computers after the loss of a laptop containing personal information about more than 10,000 staff

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  ‘VM-aware’ viruses on the rise

  Viruses targeting virtual machines (VM) are growing in numbers and will soon be the dominant force in the world of cyber crime, says Kaspersky

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  ICO hits Stoke-on-Trent City Council with £120,000 fine

  Stoke City Council has breached the Data Protection Act, for the second time in two years, after details of a child protection legal case were emailed to the wrong person.

• 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

• December 21, 2011 21 Dec'11

  ICO stands by unpopular UK cookie legislation with advice, warnings

  Website owners have resisted compliance with cookie legislation so the ICO has issued more guidance and warnings to nudge them along.

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  Concerned about tablet security issues? Some are, others not so much

  Users love their tablets, but security pros are concerned about tablet security issues. However, though tablets bring new threats, not everyone is ringing the alarm.

• August 23, 2011 23 Aug'11

  Scholarships aim to encourage women to pursue cybersecurity careers

  To boost the percentage of women in IT security careers, (ISC)2 has instituted two new scholarships, each totalling up to $40,000 per year.

• August 03, 2011 03 Aug'11

  Hotmail makes sign-in changes, can't please everyone

  The Hotmail sign-in page is in the news this week, with subtle changes to browser auto-complete behaviour to provide wider browser compatibility.

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  Security awareness tips: Making programmes more effective

  Several information security pros, via LinkedIn, share their best security awareness tips with SearchSecurity.co.UK.

• April 29, 2011 29 Apr'11

  Store dealing with dishonest employees uses internal theft prevention software

  A London-based sushi chain expects to save almost £1 million this year with the help of new fraud-detection software.

• March 30, 2011 30 Mar'11

  Two-factor authentication alternatives

  Worried by the breach at RSA? Here are some two-factor authentication alternatives to consider.

• February 17, 2011 17 Feb'11

  Optus email rejects shortened URLs

  Optus has adjusted its email security regime to repel incoming emails that use URLs shortened by services like bit.ly or TinyURL.

• December 24, 2008 24 Dec'08

  Ian Yates' quite literal year in review

  Ian Yates product reviews are unique and make ideal holiday reading.

• September 27, 2007 27 Sep'07

  Pacific Hydro finds UTM improves its environment

  Renewable energy company Pacific Hydro has found Watchguard's unified threat management devices make a valuable contribution to its defence in depth strategy.

• September 02, 2007 02 Sep'07

  Now the dust has settled on pornography filtering...

  Andrew Collins looks at the controversial topic of Internet porn filtering in Australia, now that the federal government has enacted its hotly debated plans.

• August 21, 2007 21 Aug'07

  Nigel Phair, author of 'Cybercrime: The Reality of the Threat', on Australia's response

  In the first instalment of a three part interview, TechTarget Australia's Patrick Gray interviews Australian Federal Police Agent Nigel Phair about his new book: Cybercrime: The Reality of the Threat. Until recently, Phair was the Team Leader of ...

• August 14, 2007 14 Aug'07

  Telstra network build spurs new security plan

  Telstra's experience constructing the Next G and Next IP networks has seen the telco evolve a new security strategy.

• November 19, 2006 19 Nov'06

  Virtualisation: friend or foe? [Day Two: The virtual appliance]

  Virtualisation slashes costs, makes management easier, unshackles software configurations from hardware. And it is being embraced around the world. But is it secure? In this three-part series, Patrick Gray explores the security implications of this ...