Infosecurity News
TJX card fraud mastermind jailed for 20 years
A self-confessed computer hacker who pleaded guilty to some of the most serious card account hacking and ID frauds in US history, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
TJX/Heartland card hacker mastermind jailed for 20 years
Convicted criminal mastermind Albert Gonzalez – the man behind the infamous hack of TJX's computer systems and more than 130 million payment cards – has been jailed for 20 years.
Trend Micro: We are witnessing the decline of the operating system
In an interesting analysis of the migration of local systems to the cloud, and the transition from desktop to laptops, netbooks and mobiles, Justin Foster, a software architect with Trend Micro, says that an unexpected transformation is taking place at the heart of server workloads and mobile devices.
Digital Economy Bill protests spread across the UK
Protests against the UK's Digital Economy Bill are increasing, with organised protests taking place in London, Manchester and Sheffield, Infosecurity can report.
Symantec intros web security monitoring service
California's Symantec has taken the wraps off Web Security Monitoring (WSM), a new service for companies to check on their websites and ensure they are not being hacked, or perhaps worse, infecting their internet users.
Hash tags foul up Conservative Party 'Cash Gordon' website
The Conservative Party may well be an odds-on bet to win the general election later in the spring, but their reputation on the IT front took a battering this weekend after a website designed to highlight the Labour party's links to the Unite trade union seriously backfired.
eSoft unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs
eSoft has taken the wraps off a major update to its secure web filtering service, Sitefilter 3.0, which is used as a 'white label' facility by a number of third-party organizations.
ZigBee Alliance arrives in Europe
Hard on the heels of its linkup with the WiFi Alliance last week, the ZigBee Alliance has announced plans to dramatically increase its presence in Europe, with the intention of meeting the European Union's 'smart grid' country programmes.
Andrew Strong, CSO with Unilever, dies unexpectedly
It with regret that Infosecurity has to report the unexpected death of Andrew Strong, global information security and compliance director with Unilever.
Sophos identifies fake antivirus software targeting Windows 7
A security expert at Sophos has unveiled fake antivirus software targeting the new Windows 7 operating system.
Google intros Skipfish web application security scanner
Google has taken the wraps off an automatic web application security scanner called Skipfish, which it says will work on a number of existing web applications and check them for their levels of security.
Senators push biometric ID cards as illegal immigration solution
In an effort to fix what they called a “badly broken” immigration system in the US, two senators have proposed the use of biometric Social Security cards for all workers.
Google unveils website security tool
Google has launched a security tool called skipfish, designed to help web developers scan their applications for vulnerabilities.
Network Box changes pricing model
Network Box USA has announced a change in the way that it sells unified threat management appliances. It is switching to a managed service model, and is no longer charging for its hardware.
Research reveals 1 in 4 children have tried hacking
A study just published claims to show that, although 78% of children knowing that hacking it is wrong, one in four of them have tried hacking into other people's Facebook accounts.
Facebook to establish digital trust fund in court settlement
Facebook is to set up a non-profit foundation to promote and develop the online privacy movement under a legal settlement reached this week.
Disgruntled employee accused of remotely disabling over 100 cars
You've heard about Apple potentially bricking iPhones, but that's small potatoes, compared to remotely disabling whole fleets of cars using centrally controlled computer systems. That's just what a 20-year-old employee for a Texas auto dealership is being accused of doing after he was laid off last month.
ISO issues new guidelines for safeguarding electronic medical data
ISO has published two new documents outlining principles and guidelines for secure archiving of electronic medical record data.
Industry prepares for new ICO penalties starting next month
The IT security industry - and its customers - are starting to prepare for the introduction of new and stiff penalties for organisations that allow data to be stolen or leak, and could reasonably be said to be aware of the risk.
ISACA leader gives thumbs up to classifying security as highest priority in data center planning
Research just published claims to show that security, price and power - in that order - are the three main drivers when it comes to companies reviewing their data center requirements.
