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UK government urged to use technology to reform security
UK government urged to use technology to reform security
The UK's approach to security needs radical reform, says Martin Sutherland, managing director of information intelligence firm Detica.
July 1, 2010
IBM acquires BigFix
IBM acquires BigFix
IBM today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire BigFix, Inc., a privately-held company based in Emeryville, California.
July 1, 2010
Obfuscated Javascript malware making a comeback
Obfuscated Javascript malware making a comeback
The latest monthly threat landscape report from IT security vendor Fortinet asserts that obfuscated Javascript attacks are starting to hit internet users again.
July 1, 2010
Cellcos are at risk of "inadvertently sponsoring terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking"
Cellcos are at risk of "inadvertently sponsoring terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking"
Security compliance and governance specialist Datanomic claims that the rise of mobile money services amongst cellcos in emerging markets is increasing the risk that the carriers are inadvertently getting involved in the darker side of commerce.
June 29, 2010
Plymouth City Council fined £8000 for breach
Plymouth City Council fined £8000 for breach
Plymouth City Council has been fined £8000 for allowing unauthorised firms to remove and sell unwanted computers from its waste plants.
June 29, 2010
EU agrees to share banking data with US
EU agrees to share banking data with US
The European Union has reached an agreement with the US to continue sharing European bank data to help fight terrorism, after initially rejecting a proposal to extend information sharing because of privacy concerns.
June 29, 2010
Testing begins for Intel's remote kill technology
Testing begins for Intel's remote kill technology
Intel's Anti-Theft (AT) technology – which allows companies to give a remote command to a laptop PC to disable access to the computer's operating system or, where appropriate, disable the encryption key system – is reportedly being tested by a number of companies around the world.
June 29, 2010
US sets out plan to boost online security with trusted identities
US sets out plan to boost online security with trusted identities
The US has published a strategy aimed at improving the security of online transactions.
June 28, 2010
50% IT professionals using unencrypted USBs
50% IT professionals using unencrypted USBs
A survey of what are called 'alleged security conscious professionals' claims that more than half of them are moving company data around on unencrypted USB drives.
June 28, 2010
Laptop thefts to soar this summer
Laptop thefts to soar this summer
Absolute Software, the company behind the Computrace BIOS-based laptop tracking and remote disabling technology, has warned holidaymakers of the increased risks of home theft in the UK this summer.
June 28, 2010
Minnesota WiFi hacker who threatened vice president indicted
Minnesota WiFi hacker who threatened vice president indicted
A Minnesota man was indicted yesterday for an incident where he allegedly hacked into a neighbor’s WiFi network and sent threatening emails to the vice president, governor of Minnesota, and a US senator.
June 25, 2010
NCP targets barriers to enterprise mobility
NCP targets barriers to enterprise mobility
Concern about the security of public internet access is still preventing many businesses giving mobile access to company data, says secure connection software supplier NCP.
June 24, 2010