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Corsaire highlights potentially serious flaw in web browsers
Corsaire highlights potentially serious flaw in web browsers
Corsaire, the international security consultancy, claims to have identified a potentially serious flaw with most popular web browsers.
Nov. 25, 2009
Employees ready to steal data during economic crunch
Employees ready to steal data during economic crunch
Economically challenged employees are likely to abandon their ethics in pursuit of new jobs by stealing corporate data, according to a survey from security firm Cyber-Ark.
Nov. 24, 2009
iPhone banking trojan creates botnet from Apple devices
iPhone banking trojan creates botnet from Apple devices
A third piece of iPhone malware has appeared, pushing the envelope further than ever before by creating a botnet of infected devices and acting as a banking trojan.
Nov. 24, 2009
Mobile working raises information security issues for government
Mobile working raises information security issues for government
Mobile working and online collaboration are two of the most threatening trends when it comes to information security in the federal government, according to a report released by the Ponemon Institute.
Nov. 23, 2009
Canadians too privacy intrusive on financial data logging
Canadians too privacy intrusive on financial data logging
The Canadian government is collecting more personal financial information on citizens than the law allows, according to the country's federal Privacy Commissioner.
Nov. 23, 2009
Imation ships wireless USB drive
Imation ships wireless USB drive
Imation has announced what it says is the world's first wireless USB external hard drive.
Nov. 20, 2009
Fortinet stages US$156.2m IPO
Fortinet stages US$156.2m IPO
Fortinet, the unified threat management (UTM) specialist, has gone public with an initial public offering (IPO) projected originally at $9 to $11 a share.
Nov. 20, 2009
Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam
Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam
IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas.
Nov. 20, 2009
Visa Europe planning move to real time fraud scoring
Visa Europe planning move to real time fraud scoring
The days of having your credit or debit card refused - and then the retailer having to phone for authorisation because of fraud worries - may soon be over, as Visa Europe has introduced real-time scoring to its risk detection platform.
Nov. 19, 2009
Gumblar goes into overdrive
Gumblar goes into overdrive
The Gumblar botnet has moved into overdrive, changing its operating model to dramatically increase its infection rates, according to the latest monthly threat report from ScanSafe.
Nov. 19, 2009
Los Alamos fails to toe information security line again
Los Alamos fails to toe information security line again
Los Alamos National Laboratory has spent $45 million on information security for its classified computer network in the past eight years, but it is still inadequate, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Nov. 18, 2009
T-Mobile confesses guilt over customer data theft
T-Mobile confesses guilt over customer data theft
In what some communication security experts are calling a classic data theft resulting from one or more rogue employees, T-Mobile has admitted its staff sold private details of customers to a third party for use when selling mobile phone deals.
Nov. 18, 2009