Infosecurity News
Data loss concerns over online dating
Life assistance company, CPP, is warning online daters about the dangers of giving out personal information this Valentine's day
Romantics targeted with Valentine’s Day spam
Virus protection company, PandaLabs, is warning internet users that cyber criminals will use Valentine’s Day-themed content to spread malware.
Nigerian government uses music in cybercrime fight
The Nigerian Government is working with Microsoft on a public awareness program that uses music to fight cybercrime in the country.
Mozilla admits it was wrong about Firefox add-on
The Mozilla Foundation, the open source group behind the popular Firefox web browser, has withdrawn a claim that a software developer had infected a Firefox add-on with a trojan.
Serious Fraud Office warns on social networking data harvesting
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that Facebook and Twitter – two of the most popular social networking sites – are actively being used by criminals to harvest users' personal financial details.
F-Secure lands international security deal with Vodafone
IT security vendor F-Secure has extended its mobile data protection deal with Vodafone, which dates from two years ago, to cover users of PCs supplied by the international communications giant.
Prolexic chase botnet cybercriminals
Network service security vendor, Prolexic, has released a report highlighting the difficulties in tracing the activities of cybercriminals using botnets.
Stakkato to be tried in Sweden for Cisco hack
The US Government has handed over responsibility for the trial of a young hacker accused of stealing Cisco source code to Sweden, his home country.
Barracuda moves into distributed firewall technology
Barracuda Networks has taken the wraps off a new technology firewall platform for distributed architectures that it claims will allow companies to enhance their firewall protection.
Lancashire police install new audit and security software
3ami has announced that Lancashire Constabulary is using its Monitoring and Audit System (MAS) software to comply with new data security regulations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
Safer Internet Day – watch out for fake updates says Webroot
Today, as you may have noticed, is Safer Internet Day, when vendors in the IT security world will almost certainly be appearing on the radio and TV explaining how to surf the net more securely. But, says Webroot, one of those vendors, users should watch – especially today – for fake updates to their security software.
Komercní banka win Gartner business intelligence award
Information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, has named Komercní banka as the winner of its Business Intelligence Excellence Award, in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Research shows China was the internet’s largest malware source in January
A report from security vendor Kaspersky Lab shows that malware originating from China topped its monthly report of digital pollution providers, broken down by country of origin, for January 2010.
Microsoft prepares for patch Tuesday
Microsoft will not be patching last week's Internet Explorer vulnerability with this month's patch Tuesday releases, which are scheduled for tomorrow.
Vtesse appeal for network tax reforms rejected
Networking vendor, Vtesse, is set to take its case to the UK Supreme Court, after callings for fairer tax rulings have been rejected by the UK Court of Appeal
Digital economy bill audit issues hitting hard
It appears that the government's digital economy bill – which seeks to require internet access owners to maintain audit logs – may affect more than communication service providers
Fourty-four percent of employees steal hardware and intellectual property when leaving their employers
Research just release by Landesk claims that 44% of employees have stolen IT hardware and intellectual property – including software and databases – when leaving an employer.
Trend Micro invests $300 million in cloud computing
Trend Micro has set up a new company – TCloud Computing – to develop a cloud operating system for release in the second quarter of this year
Kaspersky highlights trojan threat
Anti-virus company, Kaspersky lab, has issued a warning about the continual and increasing threat of trojans
iPhone backup cracker launched
Moscow-based password cracking software company ElcomSoft has released a password breaker for iPhone backups.
