News

Canon warns of digital printer security issue
Canon warns of digital printer security issue
You wouldn't normally classify digital printers as being a security risk but, according to Quentyn Taylor, director of information security with Canon, high-end multi-functional printers pose a serious security risk when they come to the end of their working lifetime.
June 17, 2010
Security vendor identifies Skype exploit in the wild
Security vendor identifies Skype exploit in the wild
M86 Security has come across active exploitation of a Skype ActiveX vulnerability that affects older versions of the popular VoIP service.
June 17, 2010
Inspector General identifies key deficiencies in US cybersecurity response
Inspector General identifies key deficiencies in US cybersecurity response
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General testified before Congress yesterday and provided an update on US-CERT’s efforts to improve cybersecurity, while also identifying many key points where the department is still falling short.
June 17, 2010
AT&T may have leaked customer data in iPhone 4 sales frenzy
AT&T may have leaked customer data in iPhone 4 sales frenzy
Tuesday was, of course, pre-order day for iPhone 4 in the US and many other parts of the world, when anxious would-be buyers could order their new iPhone handset for fulfillment later this month. But reports are emerging that the sheer volume of orders may have caused AT&T's ordering servers to overload and inadvertently leak customer data.
June 16, 2010
Social Security flexible workplace program leaves personal data at risk
Social Security flexible workplace program leaves personal data at risk
A recent report from the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General reveals that beneficiaries’ personal has been put at risk through its new flexible workplace policy. The IG asserted that lax adherence to the agency’s employee compliance standards is to blame.
June 16, 2010
Ipswitch scoops up MessageWay Solutions in latest acquisition
Ipswitch scoops up MessageWay Solutions in latest acquisition
Massachusetts-based managed file transfer (MFT) provider Ipswitch has acquired MessageWay Solutions in a bid to expand its offerings into high-value, sensitive file transfer services.
June 16, 2010
Cloud-based voice biometrics e-commerce platform introduced
Cloud-based voice biometrics e-commerce platform introduced
Voice Commerce, the biometrics company headed up by serial entrepreneur Nick Ogden, has taken the wraps off what it claims is the industry's first voice biometrics-driven e-commerce platform.
June 15, 2010
Questionable: Google's approach on Microsoft zero-day vulnerability
Questionable: Google's approach on Microsoft zero-day vulnerability
Last week's high-profile zero-day Microsoft Windows XP flaw – which was apparently publicised by a Google security engineer – has been analysed by Sophos senior technology consultant, who questions whether Google's engineer has acted responsibly in the affair.
June 14, 2010
Westminster replaces Contactpoint with local Children's Hub
Westminster replaces Contactpoint with local Children's Hub
Westminster City Council has developed a Children's Hub that replaces a lot of what the cancelled child database Contactpoint would have done.
June 14, 2010
Conficker still a threat, says Working Group
Conficker still a threat, says Working Group
The Conficker worm continues to be a threat and businesses need to be aware of two vulnerabilities it may have introduced to their IT systems, says an industry group set up to combat the malware.
June 14, 2010
Medicare drug plan rebates invite data theft scammers
Medicare drug plan rebates invite data theft scammers
The checks are in the mail – that is, if you are a Medicare recipient. Rebates to help ease the costs of the so-called Medicare Part D “donut hole” have begun mailing out says the Department of Health and Human Services, and the agency is warning attorneys general throughout the country about the dangers of associated data theft scams.
June 14, 2010
Cybercriminals tap into World Cup fever with malware and infected emails
Cybercriminals tap into World Cup fever with malware and infected emails
If you're a World Cup fan, then you had better be ultra-careful on which links you click through to, as it seems that cybercrminals are ramping up their malware and infected emails to tap into fan's interest in the World Cup.
June 11, 2010