Online retailing was disrupted yesterday when Visa and Mastercard were targeted by hackers following the firms’ refusal to process WikiLeaks payments.
British Columbia falls short on monitoring information security
The British Columbia auditor general has determined that the provincial government has not fully implemented its Security HealthCheck (SHC) system set up in 2006 to monitor compliance with information security policies.
Hackivists down MasterCard website in WikiLeaks protest
The arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing portal, is causing mayhem in the electronic payments world as, hard on the heels of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the PayPal blog site earlier this week, a sec…
Updated Android attempts to prevent clickjacking
Just in time for the holiday season, Google has unveiled Gingerbread, the latest release of the company’s Android operating system for mobile devices.
Malware incidents drive up IT costs, survey finds
The main driver of IT operating expenses is the increasing costs of malware incidents, according to a recent survey of IT personnel conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
India’s CBI hack shows cyberspace is now a battleground
A hacking attack on a key investigative agency of the Indian government shows that cyberspace is increasingly becoming a battleground, say security experts.
India’s CBI hack shows cyberspace is now a battleground
A hacking attack on a key investigative agency of the Indian government shows that cyberspace is increasingly becoming a battleground, say security experts.
Many employees careless about sensitive data outside workplace
Two-thirds of employees expose sensitive data outside the workplace, according to a survey by People Security.
Visa CodeSure technology tapped for online government services
Visa’s CodeSure technology, which essentially adds a calculator-style keypad and LCD screen to a credit/debit card, is about to be tested for use with online government services in the UK.
WikiLeaks: let the DDoS battles begin
December is rapidly turning into a festival of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on WikiLeaks and a number of sites looking to distance themselves from the high-profile government reporting portal.