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Giesecke & Devrient play secure Android card
Giesecke & Devrient play secure Android card
Cellular specialist Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has unveiled a memory card for Android mobile phones that is claimed to make applications running on the host Android-compliant handset ultra-secure.
Nov. 4, 2009
Symantec warns about Google Wave invites malware
Symantec warns about Google Wave invites malware
Malware authors are targeting those who missed the initial sign up for Google Wave, according to Symantec.
Nov. 3, 2009
Symantec uncovers new type of Facebook trojan
Symantec uncovers new type of Facebook trojan
IT security vendor Symantec has uncovered a trojan that uses the Facebook social networking portal to communicate with a command and control (C&C) server
Nov. 3, 2009
M86 acquires Finjan; combines IT security research operations
M86 acquires Finjan; combines IT security research operations
M86, the web and messaging security products vendor, has acquired business internet security specialist Finjan for an undisclosed sum of money. The move boosts M86's payroll to a shade more than 300 staff.
Nov. 3, 2009
Chip & PIN invades Australia
Chip & PIN invades Australia
The Chip & PIN system pioneered by French banks in the 1980s - and rolled out across the UK and Europe in recent years - is to be extended to payment cards in Australia, Visa's operation there has announced.
Nov. 3, 2009
US opens cyber security command centre
US opens cyber security command centre
The US has officially opened a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity in Arlington, Virginia.
Nov. 2, 2009
Window 7 users struggle to boot up
Window 7 users struggle to boot up
Windows 7 owners are having problems installing their new operating system, especially over Vista, according to comments on Microsoft's support site.
Nov. 2, 2009
Gartner and US GAO worry about swine flu net congestion worries
Gartner and US GAO worry about swine flu net congestion worries
The rapid rise in the number of swine flu cases - up by more than 50% in the UK in recent weeks and with similar infection rises in North America - has got some IT experts worried, with Gartner Group and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) both expressing concern over the internet's `last mile' delivery infrastructure.
Oct. 30, 2009
Tipping Point gets multi-threaded with intrusion prevention system launch
Tipping Point gets multi-threaded with intrusion prevention system launch
Tipping Point unveiled its latest intrusion prevention system this week, featuring an updated software / hardware combo that the company said is better at handling many tasks at once.
Oct. 29, 2009
FBI director almost fell for phishing attack
FBI director almost fell for phishing attack
The director of the FBI and the man charged with protecting the US from cyberthreats, Rober Mueller, has given up online banking after a phishing scare.
Oct. 28, 2009
BlackBerry users warned by US-CERT on eavesdropping PhoneSnoop application
BlackBerry users warned by US-CERT on eavesdropping PhoneSnoop application
The ability of the latest BlackBerry series of mobile phones to create a secondary remote eavesdropping voice stream has reached the headlines again, with the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issuing a warning about a new application called PhoneSnoop.
Oct. 28, 2009
Biometrics 2009: Schools are spear-heading the use of biometrics
Biometrics 2009: Schools are spear-heading the use of biometrics
Approximately 10% of schools are deploying biometric technologies, according to Alasdair Darroch, director of Biostore
Oct. 28, 2009