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…
IT staff remains dedicated, even during major sporting events
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.
Major hack of Israeli Twitter accounts
Reports are coming in of a systematic hack of Twitter accounts – apparently owned by Israeli internet users – by Turkish hackers.
Government scrutinises IT projects and contracts to find £95m savings
Every IT project in central government is being reviewed and contracts renegotiated in an attempt to make the £95m savings announced by the government last month.
Skybox Security introduces change assurance/tracking
US headquartered IT security vendor Skybox Security has taken the wraps off v5.0 of its automated firewall and allied security systems management software. In the process, the company has added change assurance and tracking to its software.
Skybox Security introduces change assurance/tracking
US headquartered IT security vendor Skybox Security has taken the wraps off v5.0 of its automated firewall and allied security systems management software. In the process, the company has added change assurance and tracking to its software.
Belgian pump and dump botnet revealed
A cybercriminal gang appears to have resurrected the old pump and dump internet scam, this time adapted to use the power of a botnet.
eNom fails to act on bogus online pharmacies
The world’s second-largest seller of website addresses knowingly helped groups that sell counterfeit pharmaceuticals to US residents in violation of federal laws, a research report alleges.
UK consumers seek secure ticket sites
Online ticket sales are hot targets for fraudsters, but research shows UK customers are buying only from sites that offer security assurances, says VeriSign.
Inspector General identifies key deficiencies in US cybersecurity response
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General testified before Congress yesterday and provided an update on US-CERT’s efforts to improve cybersecurity, while also identifying many key points where the department is still falling short.