Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner, talks about his role as an information regulator and facilitator at Infosecurity Europe in London
One in five Macs harbors malware, Sophos finds
A disturbing one in five Mac computers are infected by some form of malware, according to research by IT security firm Sophos.
Infosecurity Europe 2012: defining risk management in the context of information security
The three companies represented on the keynote panel (G4S Secure Solutions, Steria UK, and Skipton Building Society) are very different; and their CISOs have very different views on the functioning of risk management within infosec.
DHS, industry organizations form first cybersecurity center for healthcare
The US Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), and 14 healthcare organizations have set up the first Cybersecurity Incident Response and Coordination Center for the healthcare industry
Cybercriminals exploit Björk’s Biophilia app to compromise Androids
Symantec has identified a social engineering scam that attempts to get users to download malware from third-party Android sites by passing itself off as part of pop icon Björk’s popular Biophilia app.
Khosrow Zarefarid explains why he published 3m Iranian card details
I am not a hacker, says Zarefarid. I did this to warn Iranian card holders that their accounts are in danger.
Trojan used hacked WordPress sites to carry out mass Mac infections
The Flashback trojan, which infected more Macs than any other malware in history, used hacked WordPress sites to get onto machines, according to Kaspersky Lab researcher Vicente Diaz.
Data breach hits 228,000 South Carolina Medicaid recipients
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that an employee stole personal data on 228,000 Medicaid recipients.
European Parliament approves the controversial EU/US PNR agreement
“The EU-US Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement was adopted with 409 votes in favour, 226 against and 33 abstentions,” announced the EU yesterday. Opponents included “rapporteur Sophie in’T Veld, who withdrew her name from the report.”
BSI updates standards for information security auditing
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has recently updated its standards for information security auditing, BSI officials told Infosecurity.