Infosecurity News
The 2010 UK Infosecurity Virtual Conference - Conference Programme available.
We are pleased to confirm the details for the last event, that was held on September 21st 2010 and is now available to download. This one-day event brought a series of topical keynote sessions direct to your computer, and gives you the flexibility to learn about the latest information security trends and challenges from wherever you are in the world.
Toy Story 3 – a great film for kids, but watch out for harmful sites
Researchers with Sunbelt Software are reporting a rash of bandwagon sites that tap into people's interest in Toy Story 3, the third in the series of popular animation films from Disney-Pixar.
Security fears over Lloyds website flaw
A potential security flaw has been detected by a user of the personal banking website run by Lloyds Banking Group (LBG).
Gary McKinnon's case discussed by the Prime Minister at the White House
A large glimmer of hope has appeared on the horizon in the long running saga of Gary McKinnon – the so-called UFO hacker who has been on the cusp of being extradited to the United States to answer a number of serious hacking charges – as his case has reportedly been discussed in a meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama.
UK businesses still blocking social media, despite user take-up
Research just published claims to show that UK firms are missing out on the business benefits of social networking for the simple reason they are blocking access to Web 2.0 services in the workplace.
Increasingly sophisticated card fraudsters hitting gas pump users
It seems that card skimmers – fraudsters who modify ATMs and retail EFTPOS terminals to record data from shopper's cards – are starting to migrate their fraudulent activities over to the humble gas station, as reports suggest that drivers in Denver are falling victim to card fraud when they gas their cars up.
New Windows zero-day vulnerability allows USB malware to run, says Sophos
A new USB-based zero-day attack is hitting Microsoft Windows users, according to security firm Sophos.
Free web browser and plug-in security service launched
Cloud security specialist Qualys has launched an interactive and online web browser checking service. Known as BrowserCheck, the service has been in development for almost 18 months and under active beta test internally for some three months, Wolfgang Kandek, Qualys' chief technology officer told Infosecurity.
Mozilla increases reward for security bugs
Mozilla – the organization responsible for the open-source Firefox web browser – has upped the ante for the discovery of security bugs, as it will begin paying security researchers $3000 for each reported flaw with its products.
Free Infosecurity webinar on Tuesday explains why you should be archiving Web 2.0 communications
Almost all organizations now archive their email in order to meet state and federal regulatory requirements, but what about Skype, Twitter, Facebook and all those other useful Web 2.0 interactions?
Blocking access to Web 2.0 in workplace not viable
Work usage of Web 2.0 services has soared in recent years, but many businesses block access to Web 2.0 sites in the work environment on the basis that these services pose too much of a security risk.
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
A malware spamfest incident – stemming from the arrest of a popular Mexican actress this week – has highlighted just how strong cybercriminal malware methodology is
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
Staff working for Her Majesty's Courts Service have breached security on the government database that stores personal data about everyone in the UK.
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
Hard on the heels of a raft of WinXP patches and updates on Tuesday of this week, it seems that a nasty USB-based zero-day flaw is hitting users of the popular operating system.
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
Research published in parallel with the opening of today's e-Crime summit in Wales, claims to show that online crime now costs the UK economy £10bn a year and is a growing threat to businesses that are becoming ever more dependent on IT and online systems.
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports.
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on July 13 is small, with only four bulletins
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on 13 July is small with only four bulletins
