The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has lost the personal information of more than 2 000 people in the past year, according to the department’s annual financial accounts published last week.
Indian security agencies seek internet telephony ban
US government officials are reported to be watching India with interest, where the government has taken the major national security step of recommending a ban on international internet telephony until a system to trace the calls is in place.
EPIC: Obama must try harder on electronic privacy
Eight months into its first year, the Obama administration could still try harder when it comes to electronic privacy and digital rights, according to a report card issued by an advocacy group.
Mobile/cloud workforce security issues covered in webinar recording
An informative webinar – in which BigFix, Trend Micro and one of their joint customers in the healthcare sector looked at some of the problems in the mobile workforce and allied IT security sectors – was a great success this Thursday.
Microsoft releases tools exposing software security vulnerabilities
Microsoft is releasing new tools to expose security vulnerabilities in new and updated software.
Number of malicious websites up 233% in H1 2009
The Websense Security Labs report on the state of internet security for the first half of 2009, has found that the number of malicious websites has increased 233% over the last six months, and 671% over the last year.
Infosecurity weekly brief – September 15, 2009
Breaches, threats, protections and security directions – we summarise what’s been happening in the world of information security over the past week.
Apple under fire over anti-phishing feature
Apple has come in for criticism on user forums for a new anti-fraud and anti-phishing warning system seen in its Safari Mobile web browser for the iPhone. Forum users report that the feature – seen in v3.1 of the iPhone’s operating system – is less tha…
Job seekers at risk of ID theft
Andy Gooday, founder of MrBrandAcademy.com, a job seeker training company, says that three percent of job seekers are at risk of ID theft because of the data they include in their CVs. To help job hunters with their data security, Gooday has teamed up …
Commuter matching website highly vulnerable to SQL injections
RideMatch.info, a website used by several California-based companies and transportation boards to match commuters on similar routes, has been found to be potentially vulnerable to massive SQL injections that could result in the disclosure of users’ per…