MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

European Union data protection rules need re-working to better meet the needs of internet users and give them greater control over personal data, says Viviane Reding, the EU Justice Commissioner.

Concern about the security of public internet access is still preventing many businesses giving mobile access to company data, says secure connection software supplier NCP.

The iPhone’s new operating system – iOS 4 – has been hacked by at least one expert, and other websites report that the o.s. will be cracked by them by the weekend.

Students and faculty at Florida International University are being sent notification letters regarding the potential compromise of personal data stored in a university database.

RSA, the security division of EMC, and endpoint security firm Lumension have announced a partnership aimed at helping organizations better protect and share sensitive information.

Apple announced yesterday that it sold its 3 millionth iPad this past Monday, as strong international and domestic demand for the tablet device continues unabated.

A gang of UK chip and pin fraudsters have been jailed for a nationwide scam that netted £725,000 in nine months.

Business IT planners, especially in the security arena, have been holding their collective breath for several weeks, but yesterday’s Budget may have proven to be an anti-climax, if only for the fact it skirted around issues that affect company capex pl…

Whether it’s during the Super Bowl or World Cup, recent surveys show that IT department staff would stay on the job in the event of a crisis, at least hypothetically speaking.

Reports are coming in of a systematic hack of Twitter accounts – apparently owned by Israeli internet users – by Turkish hackers.