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UK cyber strategy implementation 'too slow', says former security minister
The UK government needs to set out a clear timetable for the implementation of its cyber security strategy, former security minister Baroness Pauline-Neville Jones has said.Friday, 10 February, 2012DDoS attacks motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds
Large Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networksThursday, 9 February, 2012EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog
A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cyber security watchdog has been given a green lightThursday, 9 February, 2012When 'Viagra' comments on your blog, and other spam red flags
Comment spam, also known as blogspam, has existed since the dawn of blogsThursday, 9 February, 2012 | 2 commentsFree web tool consolidates data on code vulnerabilities
Enterprise coders can now use an open source web application that lets them consolidate software vulnerability data from a range of scanning and test toolsThursday, 9 February, 2012Increasing malware and lax security biggest fears for users: Sophos
67 per cent of people worldwide feel that malware is now on the rise compared to what it was in 2010, according to security vendor, SophosThursday, 9 February, 2012Researchers crack satellite encryption
Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that are used to secure certain civilian satellite phone communications.Thursday, 9 February, 2012 | 1 commentWhy one insurance company ditched its own hardware- for a cloud -based SAN
Why do some enterprise managers decide to brave their way into the new and unknown of cloud-based services? Sometimes it's simply because the old technology just isn't working out that well anymore.Thursday, 9 February, 2012UK cyber security skills are 'wholly inadequate', says former security minister
The UK needs to significantly bolster its cyber security skills to fight against cyber threats, according to former security minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Analysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work
Adobe next plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules
The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems security requirements.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Symantec expects Anonymous to publish more stolen source code
Symantec today confirmed that the pcAnywhere source code published on the Web Monday by hackers who tried to extort $50,000 from the company was legitimate.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Symantec verifies stolen source code posted by Anonymous is "legitimate"
Symantec is in an ongoing fight against hackers in the group Anonymous that last January attempted to extort a payment of around $50,000 from Symantec in exchange for not publicly posting stolen Symantec source code they had stolen for various older Symantec security products dating to 2006.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012FTC warns background screening mobile apps may be unlawful
The Federal Trade Commission this week said it sent letters to six unidentified mobile applications makers warning them that their background screening apps may be violating federal statutes.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Data breach? Blame your third party's remote access systems
An in-depth study of data-breach problems last year where hackers infiltrated 312 businesses to grab gobs of mainly customer payment-card information found the primary way they got in was through third-party vendor remote-access applications or VPN for systems maintenance.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky
Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the graveTuesday, 7 February, 2012JP Morgan, BoA and Wells Fargo sued over 'fraudulent' mortgage IT system
JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are being sued by the US Attorney General over an allegedly restrictive and inaccurate database that may have resulted in unfair foreclosures for many home buyers.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 | 1 commentAnalysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks
A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012Analysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012MORE SECURITY NEWS
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