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Smartphone apps need securing at the software development stages
Smartphone apps need securing at the software development stages
Smartphones could very easily become spy phones, with hackers able to eavesdrop on your conversations, researchers at Rutgers University in the US have warned.
March 11, 2010
Russian brides attempt to thaw the ice for winter spammers
Russian brides attempt to thaw the ice for winter spammers
The latest monthly spam report shows that, regardless of the world economy, there is one item that is particularly hot this winter: Russian mail-order brides. This is according to newly released figures from McAfee.
March 11, 2010
Kroll Associates up for sale
Kroll Associates up for sale
Kroll Associates – the IT-enabled detective and investigations firm acquired by insurance giant Marsh & McLennan in 2004 for more than $1.9bn – is now up for sale, according to newspaper reports.
March 10, 2010
RSA: IdentityFinder announces social networking ID theft product
RSA: IdentityFinder announces social networking ID theft product
IdentityFinder, the identity theft prevention company, are set to offer protection for social networking sites later this year.
March 10, 2010
Florida couple indicted for data theft
Florida couple indicted for data theft
A husband-and-wife team from Coral Gables has been indicted for the second time in a year for the theft and sale of privacy data. Authorities claim that in both cases, the couple received payments from personal injury lawyers in exchange for patients’ personal privacy data from a local ambulance company.
March 9, 2010
CIFAS reports identity theft fraud soaring
CIFAS reports identity theft fraud soaring
CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has reported a surge of almost a third in identify theft fraud during 2009, something that it says points to collusion between criminal gangs and staff working inside financial services companies.
March 9, 2010
Microsoft cautions WinXP users to avoid the F1 key
Microsoft cautions WinXP users to avoid the F1 key
A new VBScript vulnerability that is apparently being exploited by hackers in the wild has caused Microsoft to warn Windows XP users to avoid hitting the F1 function key if requested to by a website.
March 8, 2010
Westin is latest hotel to be hit by hackers
Westin is latest hotel to be hit by hackers
In further proof that the hospitality industry is becoming a prime target for hackers, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites has admitted a likely data security breach.
March 8, 2010
SunbeltLabs detects surge in trojans during February
SunbeltLabs detects surge in trojans during February
Sunbelt Software's list of top malware infections seen during February claims to show that there was a sizeable surge in trojans during the month.
March 5, 2010
Argos allegedly emails out embedded HTML payment card credentials
Argos allegedly emails out embedded HTML payment card credentials
Reports are coming in that discount retailer Argos, which allows customers to buy from its website, as well as order goods online for pickup from one of its many stores, has allegedly been mailing out customer payment card details – including the three and four digit CVV codes normally found on the signature strip or the front of the card – in its confirmatory emails
March 4, 2010
RSA: Qualys teams with Imperva on website security
RSA: Qualys teams with Imperva on website security
Hard on the heels of announcing a free website infection scanning service, Qualys has teamed up with fellow IT security vendor Imperva to integrate some of their respective software offerings.
March 3, 2010
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson reports on Adware Spyware Detective
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson reports on Adware Spyware Detective
Whilst the RSA Conference 2010 is going on in San Francisco, Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's security spokesperson has been expounding on how criminals are battling against the rising ride of anti-malware technologies in the marketplace.
March 3, 2010