MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Reports are coming in of a new variant of the Koobface worm doing the rounds of PCs connected to the internet. This latest variation of the long-running criminal-driven malware uses a Christmas greeting to spread infections via the Facebook social netw…

SecureWorks, the US managed information security services specialist, has acquired dns, its UK-based rival, in a cash-and-stock deal that remains private between the two companies.

After several months of testing with a few clients, Fortify has rolled out a software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its application vulnerability technology, Fortify 360.

After several months of tests, PGP Corporation has announced that its Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) technology has been approved for use by the Ministry of Defence and British Armed Forces.

Market stimulus, not regulation, is the key to enhancing cybersecurity at a national level, according to a report issued by a cybersecurity advocacy group last week.

How easy is it to steal an identity on Facebook, the popular social networking portal? Very, as Sophos Asia-Pacific discovered recently when it carried out the Facebook equivalent of a honeypot hacker trap.

The issue of data leaks have been in the news constantly these last 12 months, with a litany of companies hit by publicly embarrassing leaks, losses and thefts.

Adobe has announced that it will be issuing a critical update for its Flash and Air products tomorrow – but isn’t telling us what the vulnerabilities are.

The recent well-publicised worms affecting the Apple iPhone – Ikee and Ikee-B – have raised a stir in the mobile phone security arena, but, says ESET, the IT security vendor, many observers have failed to realise the real problem with mobile phone secu…

Gridsure, the security specialist that has developed a highly secure pictorial authentication alternative to PIN / passwords, has received a major award in France.