News

With data breaches, failing to plan is planning to fail, says Forrester
With data breaches, failing to plan is planning to fail, says Forrester
A poorly contained data breach and mishandled response could cost companies millions of dollars in lost business and damaged reputation, warns Forrester analysts.
Nov. 10, 2011
Massive DNS poisoning attacks under way in Brazil
Massive DNS poisoning attacks under way in Brazil
Kaspersky Lab has made the interesting discovery that there is a massive DNS poisoning attack under way in Brazil, with several ISPs in the country falling victim to the attacks.
Nov. 9, 2011
How much is your date of birth worth to cybercriminals?
How much is your date of birth worth to cybercriminals?
Infosecurity has reported on the value of stolen credit and debit card credentials several times this year, but now a security researcher has analyzed the value of individual credentials such as your birthday or mother's maiden name – that's right, they all have a value.
Nov. 8, 2011
DARPA to increase cybersecurity research investment by 50% over five years
DARPA to increase cybersecurity research investment by 50% over five years
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to increase investment in cybersecurity research by 50% over the next five years and focus more on offensive cyberwar capabilities, according to the head of the agency.
Nov. 8, 2011
Israel's government systems down – was it Anonymous or a server malfunction?
Israel's government systems down – was it Anonymous or a server malfunction?
Two days after Anonymous threatened to attack the Israeli government, the servers of much of Israel's government systems were down yesterday. Although some Anonymous supporters crowed their victory on security forums, the government said that the problem was server-based.
Nov. 7, 2011
Hidden costs of firewall manual audits explained
Hidden costs of firewall manual audits explained
Research just released by Tufin claims that the cost of manually auditing firewall – a process that is often required as a regulatory compliance issue – is hidden and extraordinarily high.
Nov. 7, 2011
IEEE revises industrial control system security standards
IEEE revises industrial control system security standards
With the rise in cyberattacks against industrial targets, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the professional association responsible for developing IT and other industry standards, is revising its information security protocols for industrial control systems.
Nov. 7, 2011
IT administrators give thanks for light Patch Tuesday
IT administrators give thanks for light Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is giving IT administrators a break for Thanksgiving, with only four security bulletins for this month’s Patch Tuesday.
Nov. 7, 2011
Survey finds collaboration is the best cyber defense
Survey finds collaboration is the best cyber defense
Information security professionals collaborating to outsmart hackers was cited as the most effective way to preempt hacker attacks, according to a survey of Wisegate members.
Nov. 7, 2011
Rochdale council loses 18,000 resident's details on unencrypted USB stick
Rochdale council loses 18,000 resident's details on unencrypted USB stick
Rochdale Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after it lost an unencrypted USB stick containing the details of more than 18,000 residents.
Nov. 4, 2011
Decommissioned PCs live on
Decommissioned PCs live on
Research just completed by Computer Aid claims to show that 33% of major firms have decommissioned computers containing data which are completely unaccounted for.
Nov. 4, 2011
NAC market for personal mobile devices is immature, says Ovum analyst
NAC market for personal mobile devices is immature, says Ovum analyst
Despite the proliferation of personal mobile devices in the workplace, the network access control (NAC) market for those devices is still immature, observed Andrew Kellett, senior analyst with Ovum research firm.
Nov. 4, 2011