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TJX/Heartland card hacker mastermind jailed for 20 years
TJX/Heartland card hacker mastermind jailed for 20 years
Convicted criminal mastermind Albert Gonzalez – the man behind the infamous hack of TJX's computer systems and more than 130 million payment cards – has been jailed for 20 years.
March 26, 2010
TJX card fraud mastermind jailed for 20 years
TJX card fraud mastermind jailed for 20 years
A self-confessed computer hacker who pleaded guilty to some of the most serious card account hacking and ID frauds in US history, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
March 26, 2010
Symantec reveals China and RAR files are a rising threat
Symantec reveals China and RAR files are a rising threat
Research just released by Symantec claims to show that targeted attacks are on the rise, with email originating from China and RAR attachments being a major source of security problems.
March 26, 2010
Govt moves to protect electricity grid from hacker and terrorist attacks
Govt moves to protect electricity grid from hacker and terrorist attacks
Legislation that seeks to protect the nation's electricity grid from any form of attack has been passed by the Energy and Environment Subcommittee.
March 26, 2010
Symantec intros web security monitoring service
Symantec intros web security monitoring service
California's Symantec has taken the wraps off Web Security Monitoring (WSM), a new service for companies to check on their websites and ensure they are not being hacked, or perhaps worse, infecting their internet users.
March 25, 2010
Digital Economy Bill protests spread across the UK
Digital Economy Bill protests spread across the UK
Protests against the UK's Digital Economy Bill are increasing, with organised protests taking place in London, Manchester and Sheffield, Infosecurity can report.
March 25, 2010
Hash tags foul up Conservative Party 'Cash Gordon' website
Hash tags foul up Conservative Party 'Cash Gordon' website
The Conservative Party may well be an odds-on bet to win the general election later in the spring, but their reputation on the IT front took a battering this weekend after a website designed to highlight the Labour party's links to the Unite trade union seriously backfired.
March 24, 2010
Sophos identifies fake antivirus software targeting Windows 7
Sophos identifies fake antivirus software targeting Windows 7
A security expert at Sophos has unveiled fake antivirus software targeting the new Windows 7 operating system.
March 23, 2010
Andrew Strong, CSO with Unilever, dies unexpectedly
Andrew Strong, CSO with Unilever, dies unexpectedly
It with regret that Infosecurity has to report the unexpected death of Andrew Strong, global information security and compliance director with Unilever.
March 23, 2010
ZigBee Alliance arrives in Europe
ZigBee Alliance arrives in Europe
Hard on the heels of its linkup with the WiFi Alliance last week, the ZigBee Alliance has announced plans to dramatically increase its presence in Europe, with the intention of meeting the European Union's 'smart grid' country programmes.
March 23, 2010
eSoft unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs
eSoft unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs
eSoft has taken the wraps off a major update to its secure web filtering service, Sitefilter 3.0, which is used as a 'white label' facility by a number of third-party organizations.
March 23, 2010
Network Box changes pricing model
Network Box changes pricing model
Network Box USA has announced a change in the way that it sells unified threat management appliances. It is switching to a managed service model, and is no longer charging for its hardware.
March 22, 2010