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Black Hat 2010: Qualys releases BlindElephant application analysis security tool
Black Hat 2010: Qualys releases BlindElephant application analysis security tool
Qualys has taken the wraps off BlindElephant, an application security utility that analyses web applications running on company systems and is billed as allowing security professionals and systems administrators to identify everything running on their servers, including any web applications users may have downloaded.
July 29, 2010
Apple iPhone jailbreaking is 'okay under EU law'
Apple iPhone jailbreaking is 'okay under EU law'
Jailbreaking Apple iPhones to bypass code aimed at limiting the applications and carriers owners can use is unlikely to violate EU copyright laws.
July 29, 2010
ISF shares its security risk predictions
ISF shares its security risk predictions
Rather than consulting a crystal ball, the Information Security Forum (ISF) looked to experts in the field – including those from its member organizations – to develop a set of security risk predictions for 2012 and beyond.
July 29, 2010
Commerce Secretary looks to improve cybersecurity in commercial sector
Commerce Secretary looks to improve cybersecurity in commercial sector
Speaking at a cybersecurity symposium in Washington yesterday, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called on commercial, academic and public sector interests to submit their ideas on mitigating cyber threats in the commercial sphere, without stifling innovation in the internet economy.
July 28, 2010
Suspected Mariposa botnet author arrested
Suspected Mariposa botnet author arrested
A 23-year-old Slovenian man – thought to be the author and creator of the infamous Mariposa (butterfly) botnet – has been arrested by Slovenian police, working in concert with their colleagues from Spain and a team from the FBI.
July 28, 2010
Black Hat 2010: Microsoft and Adobe collaborate to share vulnerability information
Black Hat 2010: Microsoft and Adobe collaborate to share vulnerability information
At Black Hat Las Vegas, 28th July 2010, Microsoft announced that it will extend its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability information sharing from Adobe Systems.
July 28, 2010
88% of UK IT managers concerned over customer online security fears
88% of UK IT managers concerned over customer online security fears
Research just released claims to show that IT staff are spending their resources on security to ease customer concerns and establish better levels of online trust.
July 27, 2010
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check the effectiveness of their frauds
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check the effectiveness of their frauds
The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.
July 27, 2010
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check fraud effectiveness
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check fraud effectiveness
The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.
July 27, 2010
ISACA says no to mandatory real-time reporting of data breaches – suggests financial accounting approach
ISACA says no to mandatory real-time reporting of data breaches – suggests financial accounting approach
ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, has given a qualified 'thumbs up' to suggestions that UK companies should be required to report their all of their data breaches and losses, but it is recommending that reports should be included in company financials, which are issued on a quarterly and annual basis.
July 26, 2010
UK launches Cyber Security Challenge
UK launches Cyber Security Challenge
The UK has officially launched its Cyber Security Challenge to find and attract new talent to the IT security industry.
July 26, 2010
EASA Software develops governance solution to spreadsheet-driven disasters
EASA Software develops governance solution to spreadsheet-driven disasters
According to EASA Software, the humble spreadsheet is responsible for more bad business decisions than humans, with spreadsheets regularly wiping between 15% to 20% from a company's share value, due to the fact that copying spreadsheets – or parts of them – can result in mathematical errors that few spot, let alone question.
July 23, 2010