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Kingston Technology says that secure encrypted USB sticks are no longer enough
Kingston Technology says that secure encrypted USB sticks are no longer enough
Research carried out by Kingston Technology claims to show that purchasing secure and encrypted USB sticks is no longer enough to defend data within a company environment.
Nov. 25, 2011
Websense slams Motorola Android ad campaign on security grounds
Websense slams Motorola Android ad campaign on security grounds
Websense has slammed the latest ad campaign from Motorola for its Droid Razr smartphone, citing the fact that the Android platform is secure.
Nov. 24, 2011
Fake iTunes updates demolish the idea that Apple iOS is secure
Fake iTunes updates demolish the idea that Apple iOS is secure
The long-held belief that the Apple iOS platform is inherently secure due to Apple’s walled garden approach to software has been holed once again, this time by a security firm that has developed a method of sending Fake iTunes and Flash updates to iPhone and iPad users.
Nov. 24, 2011
Symantec reports one-click fraud has arrived on smartphones
Symantec reports one-click fraud has arrived on smartphones
Do you want the good news, or the bad news first? The bad news is that one-click fraud has, at long last, arrived on smartphones. The good news (unless you live in Japan) is that the frauds are focused on Japanese language users of mobile phones.
Nov. 24, 2011
ISF publishes guide on risk-free Federated Identity & Access Management
ISF publishes guide on risk-free Federated Identity & Access Management
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a new report on Federated Identity and Access Management that describes the methodology that IT security professionals need to adopt when implementing the technology into their systems.
Nov. 24, 2011
Prolexic mitigates world's largest packet-per-second DDoS attack
Prolexic mitigates world's largest packet-per-second DDoS attack
Prolexic Technologies claims that it has successfully mitigated what it claims was the world's largest DDoS attack in packets-per-second (PPS) terms - 69 million packets-per-second and with an amazing 45 Gbps of traffic.
Nov. 23, 2011
Lieberman Software president warns on silent update feature being developed for Firefox 10
Lieberman Software president warns on silent update feature being developed for Firefox 10
Mozilla is reported to be making inroads on adding a silent update mechanism to its popular Firefox desktop web browse, and plans to integrate the new service into Firefox 10 early next year, although this timeframe may slip a few months, the open source organization says.
Nov. 23, 2011
More than 150 data breaches uncovered in Norfolk and Suffolk, England
More than 150 data breaches uncovered in Norfolk and Suffolk, England
A Freedom of Information request has uncovered more than 150 breaches of the UK Data Protection Act (DPA) since 2008 at police departments, city and county councils, and hospitals in Norfolk and Suffolk, England.
Nov. 22, 2011
Krebs on Security website servers hit by DDoS attack
Krebs on Security website servers hit by DDoS attack
The dangers of reporting on matters of a darker nature in the world of IT security were thrown sharply into focus today when security researcher Brian Krebs revealed he had experienced a sustained DDoS attack on his news servers.
Nov. 22, 2011
ISO issues two new records management standards
ISO issues two new records management standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has unveiled two new records management standards for storage and disclosure of corporate information.
Nov. 22, 2011
Know your enemy: Staying one-step ahead of cyberthreats
Know your enemy: Staying one-step ahead of cyberthreats
Advanced intelligence capabilities are crucial for organizations to stay one step ahead of cyberthreats, advised Rick Howard, general manager of VeriSign iDefense.
Nov. 22, 2011
Customisable version of the Android Spitmo malware ported to the Symbian platform
Customisable version of the Android Spitmo malware ported to the Symbian platform
F-Secure’s research team claims to have discovered a recode of the Spitmo malware for the Symbian smartphone platform.
Nov. 21, 2011