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HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
Staff working for Her Majesty's Courts Service have breached security on the government database that stores personal data about everyone in the UK.
July 16, 2010
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
A malware spamfest incident – stemming from the arrest of a popular Mexican actress this week – has highlighted just how strong cybercriminal malware methodology is
July 16, 2010
Blocking access to Web 2.0 in workplace not viable
Blocking access to Web 2.0 in workplace not viable
Work usage of Web 2.0 services has soared in recent years, but many businesses block access to Web 2.0 sites in the work environment on the basis that these services pose too much of a security risk.
July 16, 2010
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
July 15, 2010
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
Research published in parallel with the opening of today's e-Crime summit in Wales, claims to show that online crime now costs the UK economy £10bn a year and is a growing threat to businesses that are becoming ever more dependent on IT and online systems.
July 15, 2010
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
Hard on the heels of a raft of WinXP patches and updates on Tuesday of this week, it seems that a nasty USB-based zero-day flaw is hitting users of the popular operating system.
July 15, 2010
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
July 14, 2010
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into its Outlook email application.
July 13, 2010
A more secure BlackBerry? There's an app for that
A more secure BlackBerry? There's an app for that
Users of the BlackBerry smartphone will no longer have to stare enviously at the security apps for Android handsets and Apple iPhones, as RIM has developed a native security app for its popular business smartphone.
July 13, 2010
Symbian smartphones infected with botnet virus
Symbian smartphones infected with botnet virus
A mobile security research firm claims that botnets have been discovered 'in the wild' which are targetting large numbers of Symbian Series 60 operating system smartphones.
July 13, 2010
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on July 13 is small, with only four bulletins
July 13, 2010
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports.
July 13, 2010