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FTC requires credit report resellers to beef up data security after breaches
FTC requires credit report resellers to beef up data security after breaches
The Federal Trade Commission is requiring three credit report resellers to strengthen their data security procedures and submit independent audits every other year for 20 years as part of a settlement with the agency.
Feb. 4, 2011
Hackers jack up their exploits of vulnerabilities in January
Hackers jack up their exploits of vulnerabilities in January
Hackers exploited close to twice as many vulnerabilities as usual in January, half of those being “critical”, according to Fortinet’s monthly threat landscape report.
Feb. 4, 2011
Drug cartels supplying malware-infected pirated software, Microsoft warns
Drug cartels supplying malware-infected pirated software, Microsoft warns
Criminal syndicates and drug cartels are building large-scale software pirating operations and selling that software – which is likely to contain malware – to fund their operations, warned David Finn, associate general counsel at Microsoft.
Feb. 4, 2011
Hotmail debuts alias feature to foil spammers
Hotmail debuts alias feature to foil spammers
Hotmail has introduced an alias feature which Microsoft said would enable users to manage their online identities.
Feb. 4, 2011
Trusteer reports US and Russia now primary sources of Zeus servers
Trusteer reports US and Russia now primary sources of Zeus servers
Trusteer says that its research into the Zeus malware and botnet command and control (C&C) servers that control the swarms of infected internet users shows Russian and US top level domains are now the main home of C&C infestations.
Feb. 3, 2011
Corsaire claims multiple authenticators are not secure enough
Corsaire claims multiple authenticators are not secure enough
A white paper just published by Corsaire claims to show that multiple authenticators - such as PIN codes with security questions – are still not enough to protect private data.
Feb. 3, 2011
NIST provides advice on securing full virtualization technologies
NIST provides advice on securing full virtualization technologies
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its recommendations for securely configuring and using full virtualization technologies, which allow multiple operating systems to run on a single platform.
Feb. 3, 2011
Programmers must be literate, Donald Knuth tells IET in Turing Lecture
Programmers must be literate, Donald Knuth tells IET in Turing Lecture
Software quality would be much better if programmers adopted
Feb. 2, 2011
Twitter flood heralds Egypt’s return to the internet
Twitter flood heralds Egypt’s return to the internet
A flood of celebratory and congratulatory tweets on Twitter has greeted the news that internet services have been restored in Egypt.
Feb. 2, 2011
Apple faces second lawsuit over UDID disclosure to third parties
Apple faces second lawsuit over UDID disclosure to third parties
Apple is being sued again over alleged disclosure of its mobile devices’ unique device identifiers (UDIDs) to third parties without users’ consent.
Feb. 2, 2011
BoxSentry rebrands itself as TrustSphere
BoxSentry rebrands itself as TrustSphere
New name, and new vision – that was the crux of the explanation delivered by the chief executive of the security firm formerly known as BoxSentry.
Feb. 2, 2011
Indian government threatening BlackBerry ban again
Indian government threatening BlackBerry ban again
India may yet ban BlackBerry services after maker Research In Motion (RIM) said it was technically impossible to give government access to corporate e-mails.
Feb. 1, 2011