Infosecurity News
Africa safer than UK for web browsing
The UK ranked 30th in the most dangerous places to surf the web across the globe, according to research by internet security firm AVG.
Hackers see opportunities in the cloud
A survey conducted among IT professionals and hackers at last month’s DEF CON reveals concerns over cloud vendor security, and an opportunity for hackers.
Hackers see opportunities in the cloud
A survey conducted among IT professionals and hackers at last month’s DEF CON reveals concerns over cloud vendor security, and an opportunity for hackers.
Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust loses patient data
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust lost a CD containing the unencrypted records of 112 patients from the intensive care unit of New Cross Hospital's heart and lung unit, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found.
LANDesk to be acquired by private equity firm
Endpoint security provider LANDesk has announced plans to be purchased from its parent company by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm.
Forgotten password is top complaint to IT helpdesks
Lost passwords are the biggest headache for IT helpdesks, according to a survey by Diskeeper and research firm Vanson Bourne.
FSA hits Zurich Insurance with heaviest fine yet for data loss
Zurich Insurance UK has been fined £2.275m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for not having the controls to prevent the loss of confidential personal data of 46 000 customers.
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 plane crash
Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 Madrid aircrash
Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.
Apple files for an anti-jail-breaking patent
In a move that will have iPhone owners more than a little concerned, Apple has reportedly applied for a patent on a technology designed to identify when an iPhone smartphone has been jailbroken.
12 character passwords essential say experts
Research carried out by the Georgia Institute of Technology has confirmed what many IT security professionals have suspected for some time – that eight character passwords are no longer enough to keep the serious hackers at bay.
No charges in Lower Merion webcam scandal
Earlier this week, Federal authorities announced they would not be prosecuting administrators of the Lower Merion School District over its highly publicized webcam spying incidents. The district’s legal troubles, however, are likely not over.
Six people charged in £4.5 million-plus UK cellco fraud
UK cellcos have always been hit by fraud from multiple angles, largely because of the hefty subsidies they apply to handsets, as well as the ability of criminals to set up international calling shops using fraudulently obtained SIM cards. But now the City of London police have arrested 11 people in a £4.5 million fraud.
AVG links with MokaFive to secure the virtual desktop for free
AVG Technologies, which has carved out a name for itself as one of the most popular free anti-virus software vendors, has linked up with virtual desktop management vendor MokaFive. The move will allow AVG to move into the virtual desktop marketplace.
Forrester and Gartner: Why did Intel do it?
Analysts debate whether spending nearly $7.7bn makes sense.
Forrester and Gartner: Why did Intel do it?
Analysts question whether spending nearly $7.7bn makes sense.
Warning issued for serious Facebook clickjacking worm
While Facebook seems to have more security holes than Swiss cheese, mainly down to the extensible code that the social networking service uses, Sophos has issued an alert about an especially nasty clickjacking worm.
200-plus websites using Justin Bieber as bait to distribute malware
Reports are coming in that blackhat SEO techniques are being used by cybercriminals to position malicious links among the top results in internet search engines.
500 000 websites hacked, including Apple
An SQL injection hack has affected more than 500 000 websites according to recent reports, including two sites maintained by Apple to promote iTunes podcasts.
NIST announces approved procedures for EHR systems testing
The electronic health record (EHR) certification program is no longer temporary, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has removed the ‘pending’ label from its EHR approved testing procedures, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
