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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
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot trojan distribution
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot trojan distribution
Reports are coming in of an important arrest in connection with the now-infamous Zbot group of trojan malware.
Nov. 18, 2009
Four men sentenced in banking trojan case
Four men sentenced in banking trojan case
A gang of four men have been sentenced to 13 years in prison for their role in using the PSP2-BBB trojan to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK bank accounts.
Nov. 18, 2009
Ex-MIMEsweeper veteran reveals next-gen management security technology
Ex-MIMEsweeper veteran reveals next-gen management security technology
David Guyatt, one of the co-founders of MIMEsweeper, the IT security company acquired by Baltimore Technologies and later, Clearswift, has a new IT security company, Osirium.
Nov. 17, 2009