Al Qaeda – AQ – is now using bluetooth broadcasting to radiate terrorist material between users’ mobiles. The technology has been successfully used by the terrorist organisation to broadcast subversive promotional videos and material, including ritual …

Some observers have criticised the PlayBook, the BlackBerry tablet computer, which was unveiled this week, for not having on-tablet email and allied office functions. But, says Nader Heinen, a security advisor with BlackBerry’s security group, there’s …

Organisations must accept change, embrace consumerisation of IT, and ensure security by focusing on the most sensitive data, says Merlin Lord Erroll.

Microsoft said it will begin disclosing third-party bugs as part of a revamping of its vulnerability disclosure practices.

While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above an…

ViaSat, the new name for Stonewood, has analysed more than 2,500 data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and concluded that the ICO needs penalise organisations more for data breaches.

While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above an…

The Cyber Security Challenge UK 2011/2012 – the second year-long challenge designed to raise awareness of IT security skills amongst students of all ages – is now under way.

The number of compromised records involved in data breaches plummeted from 144 million in 2009 to only 4 million in 2010, but the number of data breaches soared to its highest number ever, according to the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

The SANS Institute has announced its intent to offer VOIP security courses in Europe for the first time. Plans call for the course to be offered at the institute’s Amsterdam operations centre from May onwards.