Infosecurity News
Environment Agency publishes iPhone/iPad/iPod app to warn of flooding
IT security and business continuity managers now have another reason to get an iPad or iPhone, as the Environment Agency has released an app to warn businesses and members of the public of the risk of flooding in their area. A version of the free app is also in the works for Google Android and BlackBerry users.
Cord Blood Registry loses unsecured data on 300,000 clients
The Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the nation's largest stem cell bank, admitted that it lost unsecured personal data on 300,000 cord bank clients, a breach that could cost it millions to address.
2010 cardholder-not-present fraud down by 10% to £239 million
Research just released by Retail Decisions suggests that cardholder-not-present fraud fell to £239 million last year, a reduction of 10% on the £266 million reported in 2009.
EU cybersecurity agency ENISA gets tough on Botnets
ENISA, the EU's cyber security agency, has published a study on the botnet threat and how to address it.
49% of UK organisations unable to remote-wipe their mobile devices
Research released today claims to show that 49% of businesses in the UK do not have the facilities to remote wipe their employee's mobile devices.
Beware enticing job adverts in the Middle East - they're not all they might seem (in several ways)
Panda Security is warning internet users to use extreme caution if they see an email advertising job opportunities in the Middle East
Microsoft is hoping for luck of the Irish in not patching zero-day IE flaw
Microsoft appears to be counting on the luck of the Irish (Is Bill Gates Irish?) in not patching a zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser for this month’s Patch Tuesday.
(ISC)2 joins with M.Tech to offer information security classes in Asia-Pacific
The non-profit IT security trade group (ISC)2 is teaming up with M.Tech to deliver information security education classes in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
Amazon announces plans to security-check Android apps
Amazon has revealed it will launch its own app store, offering apps to users of Android and other smartphone platforms. The publishing giant also says it will be security vetting all apps before releasing them to users.
First iPhone cracker to publicly hack Windows Phone 7 at Canada's Pwn2Own
The fifth Pwn2Own cracking contest, due to take place later this week at the CanSecWest event in Vancouver, will see code cracker George Hotz - aka Geohot -, the infamous iPhone/PS3 technology cracker, publicly cracking the Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform.
Europeans store sensitive details on mobiles despite losses, survey shows
About one third of European smartphone users store credentials to access personal and corporate e-mail on their mobiles, a survey has revealed.
RFID credit cards are more secure than magnetic strip cards, says ITRC
Credit cards with RFID chips provide more data security than cards with magnetic strips, according to a study by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
Chronopay being tapped for scareware frauds says researcher
The Russian Chronopay electronic payments system is increasingly being used by scamsters behind fake anti-virus software and 'scareware' applications, says a leading IT security researcher.
Illicit activity on Twitter soared by 20% during 2010
Research just released by Barracuda Networks claims to show that the crime rate on Twitter soared by 20% last year, after a quiet period in the latter part of 2009.
Accreditation body revises HIPAA data privacy and security standards
URAC, a nonprofit healthcare accreditation organization, has revised its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security standards.
DroidDream trojan is a nightmare for thousands of Android users
Google has removed 55 apps from its Android Market after tens of thousands of users downloaded applications that were infected by the DroidDream trojan, according to numerous news reports.
RPost sues Swiss Post for allegedly infringing on proof, privacy and electronic signature patents
An interesting lawsuit has popped up with California's RPost, a secure email firm, filing a request for an injunction through the Swiss courts over an alleged breach of its technology patents.
Businesses bear the responsibility for blame with phishing attacks claims Imperva director
Rob Rachwald, Imperva's security director, says that his company is adding hackers to the old Benjamin Franklin adage that "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
Dutch anti-piracy site suffers DDoS attack
Hacktivists seem to have learned a lot from the WikiLeaks/Anonymous attacks seen in recent months, as an automated DDoS attack has reportedly frozen access to BREIN, the Dutch anti-piracy web portal.
iPhone, iPad to get Android-like gesture security lock screen?
One of the features that Apple may reveal later today when it – as is widely expected, launches the iPad 2 – will be an Android-like pattern lock screen for iOS, the operating system of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
