According to EASA Software, the humble spreadsheet is responsible for more bad business decisions than humans, with spreadsheets regularly wiping between 15% to 20% from a company’s share value, due to the fact that copying spreadsheets – or parts of t…
IBM discusses its security strategy
It has been a busy acquisition season in the security sector thus far, with few companies being more active in this sphere than IBM. Members of the IBM security team spoke with Infosecurity about their views on the future of security and the firm’s str…
South Shore Hospital data breach may affect up to 800,000; contractor named
Earlier this week, Massachusetts-based South Shore Hospital informed patients, employees, and others affiliated with the institution that personal information may have been exposed when it contracted a data management firm to dispose of outdated files….
Windows zero-day flaw places SCADA systems in peril
Research carried out by Sophos claims to show that the zero-day flaw identified by a number of security vendors late last week is being exploited by a new variant of the Stuxnet malware.
The 2010 UK Infosecurity Virtual Conference – Conference Programme available.
We are pleased to confirm the details for the last event, that was held on September 21st 2010 and is now available to download. This one-day event brought a series of topical keynote sessions direct to your computer, and gives you the flexibility to …
Toy Story 3 – a great film for kids, but watch out for harmful sites
Researchers with Sunbelt Software are reporting a rash of bandwagon sites that tap into people’s interest in Toy Story 3, the third in the series of popular animation films from Disney-Pixar.
Security fears over Lloyds website flaw
A potential security flaw has been detected by a user of the personal banking website run by Lloyds Banking Group (LBG).
Gary McKinnon’s case discussed by the Prime Minister at the White House
A large glimmer of hope has appeared on the horizon in the long running saga of Gary McKinnon – the so-called UFO hacker who has been on the cusp of being extradited to the United States to answer a number of serious hacking charges – as his case has r…
UK businesses still blocking social media, despite user take-up
Research just published claims to show that UK firms are missing out on the business benefits of social networking for the simple reason they are blocking access to Web 2.0 services in the workplace.
Increasingly sophisticated card fraudsters hitting gas pump users
It seems that card skimmers – fraudsters who modify ATMs and retail EFTPOS terminals to record data from shopper’s cards – are starting to migrate their fraudulent activities over to the humble gas station, as reports suggest that drivers in Denver are…