Infosecurity News
Exclusive interview: Facebook CIO, Tim Campos
At the start of 2011, investment in social networking site Facebook valued it at $50bn - more than eBay and Time Warner. Computer Weekly talks to Facebook's Tim Campos
FAST calls for enhanced intellectual property litigation rights in the UK
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has announced it is stepping up its campaign for stronger intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the UK.
AVG takes on Dropbox with free 5GB secure cloud storage
AVG Technologies, the company behind the popular AVG range of IT security software, has unveiled a secure cloud storage service called LiveKive. Available in three variants, one of which is free and offers up to 5 gigabytes (GB) of online storage, the service is accessible on almost any web-enabled device, including Androids, iPhones and iPads.
Jericho Forum publishes infosec buyers’ guide
Independent security expert group Jericho Forum has published a buyers' guide for information security products and services.
Banks failing to detect and stop online fraud – before it happens
In 78% of online fraud incidents, banks failed to catch the illegal transfer of funds or other malicious activities, such as identity theft, according to a survey commissioned by Guardian Analytics.
Organizations lax on cybersecurity best practices training, says report
Most organizations fall short in training their workers in information security best practices, according a report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Paid vs. free: security apps for Android
As tablets and smartphones continue to proliferate, the companies that sell and market security suites have already begun shifting their focus toward mobile security. With many apps to choose from – both paid and free – Infosecurity was provided with insight into Webroot’s new security app for Android to explore the differences.
Russian government blamed for LiveJournal DDoS attack
Reports are coming in that LiveJournal, one of the key web portals for uncensored political discussion in Russia, suffered from a series of major DDoS attacks last week.
Neustar introduces cloud-based DDoS attack defence technology
Neustar has developed what appears to be one of the industry's first cloud-based anti-DDoS attack technologies. Known as SiteProtect, the cloud-based IP defence service is designed as an add-on for the firm's UltraDNS clients.
Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google has announced it is to put additional protection against malicious downloads in its Chrome browser.
Anonymous group serves up DDoS attacks on Sony websites
The Wikileaks-inspired Anonymous hacktivist group has announced plans to stage a series of DDoS attacks against various Sony sites. The attacks are in retaliation, the group says, for the legal action against George Hotz, the famous hardware cracker.
The London Clinic peps up its disaster recovery plans
The London Clinic, the UK's largest independently owned non-profit hospital with 270 beds, has announced it has significantly enhanced its IT disaster recovery systems, as well as improving data access to its clinical staff across the hospital campus.
Unfashionable network breach at Gucci’s
A Gucci network engineer who was fired by the company used his expertise and insider access to wreck havoc on the IT systems of the Italian fashion house, according to an indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
39% of financial sector organisations have been hit by data loss/theft
Research just released by Informatica claims to show that 74% of financial firms have admitted to a lack of confidence or uncertainty in their organisation's capabilities when it comes to protecting customer information in the development stages.
Lack of data loss prevention will cause businesses to fail, warns Ovum
Low enterprise adoption of data loss prevention (DLP) technology will cause businesses to fail, the research firm cautions.
Lack of data loss prevention will cause businesses to fail, warns Ovum
Low enterprise adoption of data loss prevention (DLP) technology will cause businesses to fail, the research firm cautions.
Pandora supplies documents for federal probe into mobile app data sharing
Internet radio company Pandora Media has been asked for documents related to a federal grand jury probe into information sharing by smartphone applications that run on Apple and Android mobile platforms.
Lizamoon hits thousands of websites, but claims few victims
The Lizamoon mass SQL injection attack in which rogue code was injected into thousands of legitimate sites to lure users to malicious sites has claimed few victims.
Epsilon hack: 50 companies hit by data breach
With the dust now settling on the Epsilon marketing database breach, it seems that around 50 companies have been directly affected by the hack, raising fears that so-called spear phishing attacks may be the result.
Cheap Zeus source code for sale
Just two months after the Zeus source code was reportedly offered for exclusive sale for $100,000, it seems that the code is now being offered at bargain basement prices through multiple outlets.