Companies are embracing new web and mobile technologies such as cloud computing, virtualisation, social networking and mobile communication at a faster rate than their information security strategies are updated.
Lawmakers seek to revamp REAL ID
Lawmakers in the US have introduced a bill that they hope will fix what they see as flaws in the controversial 2005 REAL ID act. The new bill introduces checks and balances to protect consumer privacy, according to congressional leaders and privacy wat…
£200m from digital TV fund earmarked for univesal broadband plan
The government could use £200m left over from a fund to pay for the switch from analogue to digital TV broadcasting to help pay for the roll-out of universal broadband.
DDoS attacks on Belarusian media – is cyber warfare escalating?
There has been a surge in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against media sites in Belarus, something that could signal an escalation in cyber warfare in the region.
PBX hacking moves into the professional domain as arrests stack up
PBX hacking – the act of cracking into a company PBX and selling long distance/international telephone time to third parties at a discount – is alive and well, despite several years of being out of the news.
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Learn about document security
LockLizard investigates the best approaches to document security depending on what clients want to achieve, in its white paper Document Security – a Guide to Securing Your Documents.
Symantec and McAfee under fire for auto-renewing subscriptions
The perils of giving companies your payment card details and failing to realise the likelihood of those details being used when subscription renewal times comes around have raised their ugly head again, with Symantec and McAfee being ordered to pay $37…
Indian authorities taking no chances with cybercafe users
The anonymity of cybercafe users in India is being severely curtailed, in a bid to stamp out illegal, fraudulent and terrorist usage of this popular method of gaining internet access.
Aussie bank customers hit by advanced phishing techniques
Customers of the Commonwealth Bank in Australia are being targeted by a new breed of phishers, who seem intent on scamming them out of their e-banking and payment card details.