The first two days of the Pwn2Own cracking contest, held at CanSecWest in Vancouver, were a success with Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox surviving the best efforts of the cracking contestests.
Black Hat Europe 2011 will report on Anonymous DDoS attack mitigation
The organisers of Black Hat Europe 2011, which opens for a four-day run next Tuesday in Barcelona, have announced that two security experts will be making a presentation on the recent WikiLeaks-inspired DDoS attacks.
Wakefield postman Dan Summers crowned UK’s first cyber security champion
The UK’s first national Cyber Security Challenge has succeeded in its quest to find hidden talent, with a postman from Wakefield taking top honours in the competition.
Microsoft hit by $1.2 million fraud due to HTML code exploit
Microsoft has reportedly been hit by a scam involving its ‘free Microsoft points’ scheme, which offers free points on the software giant’s Xbox 360 promotions programme. Hackers appear to have developed software to generate vast amounts of points by re…
New Jersey state agencies nearly auction off computers with sensitive data
New Jersey state agencies were about to auction off hundreds of computers containing sensitive information, including residents’ social security numbers and medical records, when state auditors discovered them in a warehouse on their way to public auct…
Naval Academy adds cybersecurity to curriculum
The US Naval Academy announced this week the addition of several new educational offerings that seek to bolster midshipmen knowledge of cybersecurity related issues.
Business must use multi-layer authentication, says Gartner
Most single-layer authentication methods are broken and more are being broken all the time, says Gartner analyst Avivah Litan.
Environment Agency publishes iPhone/iPad/iPod app to warn of flooding
IT security and business continuity managers now have another reason to get an iPad or iPhone, as the Environment Agency has released an app to warn businesses and members of the public of the risk of flooding in their area. A version of the free app i…
Cord Blood Registry loses unsecured data on 300,000 clients
The Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the nation’s largest stem cell bank, admitted that it lost unsecured personal data on 300,000 cord bank clients, a breach that could cost it millions to address.
2010 cardholder-not-present fraud down by 10% to £239 million
Research just released by Retail Decisions suggests that cardholder-not-present fraud fell to £239 million last year, a reduction of 10% on the £266 million reported in 2009.