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DeviceLock lands Gazprom Neft endpoint security contract
DeviceLock lands Gazprom Neft endpoint security contract
DeviceLock, the endpoint security specialist, has announced that the Gazpromneft-Khantos branch of Gazprom Neft, the high-profile Russian oil company, has selected its software for endpoint security.
Sept. 25, 2009
MI5 hires teenage hackers in fight against cyberterrorism
MI5 hires teenage hackers in fight against cyberterrorism
MI5 has hired a batch of Asian teenage computer hackers to help fight cyberterrorism in China, Russia and Pakistan.
Sept. 24, 2009
Hackers pose as internet telephony firm in New York Times ad scam
Hackers pose as internet telephony firm in New York Times ad scam
The New York Times has admitted it has been the victim of a complex scam, in which a group of hackers purchased ad space on the famous publisher's website, then posed as internet telephony company Vonage, to infect users with malware.
Sept. 24, 2009
Online Monopoly gamers targeted via social networking spam
Online Monopoly gamers targeted via social networking spam
Websense Security Labs has found a spam operation targeting players of the old game favourite, Monopoly, via social networking methods.
Sept. 24, 2009
Canon printer protects data in copied documents
Canon printer protects data in copied documents
Printer company Canon has unveiled a printer that can automatically protect the data in copied documents. The Canon ImageRunner Advance printer, targeted at medium to large enterprises, features Scan Lock, a system which superimposes a watermark on copied documents, coded as a series of microdots.
Sept. 23, 2009
Paypal embraces text messages as security check system
Paypal embraces text messages as security check system
After beta testing the service amongst a select number of its users since the start of the year, Paypal has rolled out a text message security check system for its electronic cash and payment service.
Sept. 23, 2009
Interpol sets standard in electronic passports
Interpol sets standard in electronic passports
Interpol, the international police agency, has announced that the EDAPS consortium has been chosen to design and produce the secure electronic passport.
Sept. 23, 2009
MIT projects raise privacy questions
MIT projects raise privacy questions
Two experiments conducted at MIT are raising questions about the level of privacy among those who use modern tools such as mobile phones and social networks - and suggesting that there is even less of it than most of us already thought.
Sept. 22, 2009
Yahoo mail users warned of brute force hacker attacks
Yahoo mail users warned of brute force hacker attacks
Yahoo has warned users of its Yahoo Mail service about a two-year-old security flaw that appears to allow hackers to gain access to their accounts via a back door.
Sept. 21, 2009
Weekly brief - September 21. 2009
Weekly brief - September 21. 2009
Talk, Tools, Techniques, Trials, and Traps - get the lowdown on the week's security news in our weekly brief.
Sept. 21, 2009
MoJ admits losing 2,000 personal records
MoJ admits losing 2,000 personal records
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has lost the personal information of more than 2 000 people in the past year, according to the department's annual financial accounts published last week.
Sept. 21, 2009
Indian security agencies seek internet telephony ban
Indian security agencies seek internet telephony ban
US government officials are reported to be watching India with interest, where the government has taken the major national security step of recommending a ban on international internet telephony until a system to trace the calls is in place.
Sept. 18, 2009