(ISC)², the not-for-profit IT security association, says that, against a backdrop of more and more governments recognising the need for cyber security strategies, they now need to recognize the requirement for internationally recognised skills, princip…
Hitchcockian thriller: Angry Birds can find you anywhere
Alfred Hitchcock could not have written a better script. It seems that the Angry Birds can find out where you live simply by your downloading their app.
Barclay Simpson publishes first quarterly rate card for security contractors
Barclay Simpson’s information security contract division has published its first quarterly rate card for contractors in the IT security industry, noting that technology risk consultants can earn £710 a day, ranging down to data privacy analysts who can…
Verizon says high-IQ network and enterprise clouds will be the security challenges for 2012
In its annual review of the top business IT trends for the year ahead Verizon says that high-IQ networks and the enterprise cloud will foster business innovation and a borderless workstyle in 2012.
Next-gen Android trojan uses Google Library disguise
China’s NetQin – in conjunction with a research team with North Carolina state university – claim to have discovered a new type of Android trojan that disguises itself as a Google Library.
Codenomicon gets fuzzy on security testing
Codenomicon has taken the wraps off a completely reworked version of Defensics X, its security and robustness testing application. The new version is billed as using fuzzing techniques to enhance its capabilities.
Free Android anti-virus products “virtually useless”, says report
An in-depth report from AV-Test.org claims that the raft of Android anti-malware apps that have arrived in the last 12 months or so are all virtually useless.
Which? Magazine reports privacy fatigue hitting Facebook
The latest issue of Which? Computing – the magazine of the UK Consumer’s Association – has published a special report on privacy on the Facebook social network services.
Computershare hit by rogue employee data theft
Computershare, the international share dealing company – which claims to be the largest in its market – has been hit by a data theft incident from a former employee. What perhaps makes matters worse is that the staffer was an audit risk professional.
Estonian group revealed as key ChronoPay investors
The saga of Russia’s ChronoPay electronic money operation – which has been hit by arrests and dark accusations over the last 12 months – continued this week with the revelation that an Estonian company is a key investor in the firm.