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Inadvertent data disclosure by employees poses growing risk
Inadvertent data disclosure by employees poses growing risk
Inadvertent disclose of sensitive information by well-meaning workers will pose the greatest information security threat to organizations in the coming year, according to Frank Kenney, vice president of global strategy at Ipswitch.
Dec. 21, 2010
Symantec researcher spots C&C botnet toolkit in the wild
Symantec researcher spots C&C botnet toolkit in the wild
Security researchers from Symantec claim to have spotted a new crimeware toolkit being sold in the underground marketplace. The toolkit – known as Dream Loader – generates a trojan that is exclusively used to distribute malware.
Dec. 20, 2010
Facebook intros automated photo-tagging; creates social networking risk says security researcher
Facebook intros automated photo-tagging; creates social networking risk says security researcher
A new feature on Facebook is, at the very least, questionable, and may even be a social networking risk, says a leading IT security researcher.
Dec. 17, 2010
Imperva CEO says DRM and cloud security will be key defences against rising cyberthreats in 2011
Imperva CEO says DRM and cloud security will be key defences against rising cyberthreats in 2011
Shlomo Kramer is well known in the IT security industry for being a co-founder of Check Point and, more recently, has been CEO/president of data security specialist Imperva. Infosecurity caught up with him in London this week for his observations – and predictions – on what will be the main IT security threats in 2011.
Dec. 17, 2010
Hotmail tries to plug phishing with Active Views
Hotmail tries to plug phishing with Active Views
Hotmail is claiming it can now tackle its biggest security issues with a way to send and receive active e-mail messages.
Dec. 17, 2010
Hackers gain access to Ohio State server with 760,000 personal records
Hackers gain access to Ohio State server with 760,000 personal records
The Ohio State University said that a university server containing personal information on 760,000 people was accessed by hackers. The university stressed that it had no information that the personal information was taken from the server.
Dec. 16, 2010
Court blocks former Bank of America employees from using client data
Court blocks former Bank of America employees from using client data
Bank of America recently won a ruling blocking four former employees of its U.S. Trust unit from using the bank’s client information at their new employer, Dynasty Financial Partners.
Dec. 16, 2010
For the information security professional who has everything
For the information security professional who has everything
Wondering what to give your loved one who just happens to be an information security professional? Why not give him or her the 12 principles of information security developed by the three leading information security organizations.
Dec. 16, 2010
Smartphone malware infections jump 33% in 2010
Smartphone malware infections jump 33% in 2010
The number of smartphone malware infections have increased 33% this year over 2009 figures, according to a survey by network-based security provider AdaptiveMobile.
Dec. 15, 2010
Open Group backs initiative to protect supply chain from cybercrime
Open Group backs initiative to protect supply chain from cybercrime
Leading technology businesses are backing an initiative to help organisations secure global supply chains against cybercrime threats.
Dec. 15, 2010
ATM skimmers get GSM equipped, making them more dangerous says security expert
ATM skimmers get GSM equipped, making them more dangerous says security expert
It seems that ATM skimmers – fraudsters who attach magnetic stripe skimming devices to cash machines – have moved up a notch or two in the technology stakes by adding GSM-equipped data modems to their readers.
Dec. 14, 2010
CA Technologies' CTO says cloud security will be a hot issue in 2011
CA Technologies' CTO says cloud security will be a hot issue in 2011
Cloud security has been something of a hot topic so far this year but, according to Colin Bannister, CA Technologies' chief technology officer, it will be even more of a hot topic on company agendas as we move into the New Year.
Dec. 14, 2010