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Cybercriminals tap into World Cup fever with malware and infected emails
Cybercriminals tap into World Cup fever with malware and infected emails
If you're a World Cup fan, then you had better be ultra-careful on which links you click through to, as it seems that cybercrminals are ramping up their malware and infected emails to tap into fan's interest in the World Cup.
June 11, 2010
Spammers getting lazier says Symantec
Spammers getting lazier says Symantec
Some rather amusing news comes our way today courtesy of Symantec, and it does not bode well for the creative prowess of spammers. It appears that one of May’s hottest spam trends was blank email subject lines according to the company’s latest “State of Spam & Phishing” report.
June 11, 2010
Ireland's data commissioner to mandate data loss reports
Ireland's data commissioner to mandate data loss reports
Irish businesses which lose the personal data of more than 100 people will soon be required to report the data security breach to their country's data commissioner.
June 10, 2010
10% of IT professionals cheat on IT audits
10% of IT professionals cheat on IT audits
Research just published claims that one in 10 IT professionals have admitted to cheating on their IT audits, whilst a third of respondents also confessed to only auditing their firewall systems once every five years.
June 9, 2010
iPhone 4 available in UK from 24 June
iPhone 4 available in UK from 24 June
UK Apple users will be able to purchase the iPhone 4 from O2 from 24 June. The latest Apple smartphone offers multi-tasking and is claimed to be the thinnest smartphone in the world, with the highest resolution display ever built into a phone.
June 9, 2010
1700 Japanese cameras infected with virus
1700 Japanese cameras infected with virus
Reports from Japan are coming in that Olympus has been shipping one of its digital cameras – the Stylus Tough 6010 – with a virus infection on the unit's internal memory card.
June 9, 2010
India to check all Chinese telecoms equipment for spyware
India to check all Chinese telecoms equipment for spyware
India is appointing auditors to check that all telecoms equipment imported from China is free of software designed to monitor data transmissions.
June 9, 2010
Hike in trojan activity in May
Hike in trojan activity in May
The latest monthly statistics on security threats from Sunbelt Software claim there has been a significant increase in Trojan activity, as well as malware designed to channel fake anti-virus products onto a user's machine.
June 4, 2010
HP to cut 9000 jobs in $1bn plan to grow services business
HP to cut 9000 jobs in $1bn plan to grow services business
HP is investing $1bn in technology for its services business as its focus moves away from integrating EDS to growth.
June 2, 2010
Half of Windows XP users left without tech support
Half of Windows XP users left without tech support
Wolfgang Kandek, the chief technology officer of Qualys, has warned Windows XP users that Microsoft's technical support for service pack 2 (SP2) of the popular operating system will cease on July 13. As a result of this, he advises users to install XP SP3 or upgrade to Windows 7.
June 2, 2010
IM Global acquisition bolsters Deloitte's security expertise
IM Global acquisition bolsters Deloitte's security expertise
Consultancy Deloitte has acquired security specialist IM Global to address the fears of its corporate customers.
June 1, 2010
Ohio man indicted for involvement with fake anti-virus ring
Ohio man indicted for involvement with fake anti-virus ring
A Cincinnati area resident will face charges for aiding an international fake anti-virus scheme. Also indicted were two foreign-based co-conspirators.
June 1, 2010