MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Google’s contracts with large Chinese advertising resellers will end on 27 October, the company has announced.

A recent attack by the Zeus trojan virus used an email and a legitimate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website to trick users into providing sensitive tax information to cybercriminals.

Cyber attacks on UK government and business computers and networks pose a top threat to the United Kingdom, according to the new National Security Strategy.

Symantec’s ‘State of Spam and Phishing’ report this month has highlighted an overall decrease in spam, but an increase in phishing attacks.

In a disturbing echo of Google’s mapping of home Wi-Fi networks as part of its Streetview project, an ethical hacker has found nearly half of home Wi-Fi networks can be hacked in less than five seconds, according to a study.

UK-based NCC Group, provider of risk management solutions, has acquired iSEC Partners for $22.8m in cash.

Microsoft has activated an optional feature that provides download protection for beta users of the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser.

McAfee has unveiled its Security Connected initiative that will enable organizations to integrate various information security technologies both within the organization and with partners, developers, and customers.

Microsoft has activated an optional feature that provides download protection for beta users of the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser.

Data breaches are 50% less likely at businesses that comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a study has revealed.