MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Economically challenged employees are likely to abandon their ethics in pursuit of new jobs by stealing corporate data, according to a survey from security firm Cyber-Ark.

A third piece of iPhone malware has appeared, pushing the envelope further than ever before by creating a botnet of infected devices and acting as a banking trojan.

Mobile working and online collaboration are two of the most threatening trends when it comes to information security in the federal government, according to a report released by the Ponemon Institute.

The Canadian government is collecting more personal financial information on citizens than the law allows, according to the country’s federal Privacy Commissioner.

Imation has announced what it says is the world’s first wireless USB external hard drive.

Fortinet, the unified threat management (UTM) specialist, has gone public with an initial public offering (IPO) projected originally at $9 to $11 a share.

IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas.

The days of having your credit or debit card refused – and then the retailer having to phone for authorisation because of fraud worries – may soon be over, as Visa Europe has introduced real-time scoring to its risk detection platform.

The Gumblar botnet has moved into overdrive, changing its operating model to dramatically increase its infection rates, according to the latest monthly threat report from ScanSafe.

In what some communication security experts are calling a classic data theft resulting from one or more rogue employees, T-Mobile has admitted its staff sold private details of customers to a third party for use when selling mobile phone deals.