A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document warns that Boeing’s new 787 passenger jet flight control systems may result in security vulnerabilities as it connects the passenger network with the flight-safety, control and navigation network.

The star of the popular BBC America show Top Gear has had his bank account hacked after publicly revealing his details in a newspaper article.

Infosecurity professionals will see improved job opportunities in 2008, according to the SANS Institute. The US-based organisation believes that as senior executives in government realise that their systems have already been compromised, and that they …

Infosecurity professionals will see improved job opportunities in 2008, according to the SANS Institute. The US-based organisation believes that as senior executives in government realise that their systems have already been compromised, and that they …

The UK’s Financial Services Authority has fined life assurance company Norwich Union Life £1.26 million ($2.54m, €1.77m) for “not having effective systems and controls in place to protect customers’ confidential information and manage its financial cri…

Cyber criminals have shifted their aim from flaws in commonly-used software to problems with custom-built applications, and are also targeting easily-misled users, according to the SANS Institute’s revised top 20 internet security risks.

Several banks are adopting voice biometric technology, while BT is preparing to offer an internal service commercially, according to exhibitors at the first European Voice Biometrics Conference, held in London on 28 and 29 November.

The UK government has lost personal data on every child in the country, as well as national insurance numbers and bank account details of parents and carers claiming child benefit, on two password-protected CDs sent through an internal mail service.

The UK government has lost personal data on every child in the country, as well as national insurance numbers and bank account details of parents and carers claiming child benefit, on two password-protected CDs sent through an internal mail service.

The UK information commissioner’s office (ICO) has asked the government to make serious breaches of the Data Protection Act a criminal offence, rather than attracting fines as at present.