Infosecurity will be hosting a free webinar on the topical issue of cloud computing security next Tuesday afternoon, offering attendees the chance to download a valuable white paper free of charge.

Monthly malware statistics released by Kaspersky Labs shows that malicious programs targeting the recently patched Windows shortcut vulnerability were among the most popular during August.

Although facial biometrics is in widespread use in airports, railway stations, and other transport hubs across the UK, the system generally only works in real time when the person is either facing the camera or at a slight angle.

Sophos warns computer users not to complete the survey offered in a phishing email disguised as a McDonald’s survey

More details are now emerging about the complex saga involving the Mariposa botnet since the alleged author of the malware – Iserdo – was arrested in Slovenia in late July.

Security firm McAfee has alerted the online community to a new Zeus botnet attack using bogus FedEx notification emails.

IT departments are hiring more datacentre consultants but many ignore their advice, according to research from Dynamics Market.

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal says that ArcSight may be in the cross-hairs of some large software/hardware vendors looking to spend some of that pent up cash on its security software portfolio.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has offered to set up an industry forum to address the Indian government’s concerns about its products’ unhackability.

US defence officials have admitted for the first time that malware on a USB stick “significantly compromised” classified Pentagon computers in 2008.