Interoute, the internet backbone carrier, has released a free ‘internet barometer’ desktop application that displays the state of the global internet, as well as potential threats to the net’s IP-based infrastructure.
Turning the spotlight on IT’s dirty little secret: Securing the common point of failure in IT risk controls
Check out BrookCourt’s whitepaper on how the rise of identity and access management has revolutionised how the enterprise defines a key domain of IT risk control.
Spammers use Michael Jackson’s death to harvest email addresses
Spammers are using the death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest unsuspecting computer users’ email addresses for future spam campaigns.
Google launches Anti-Malvertising.com site
Google have launched Anti-Malvertising.com to assist its advertisers in spotting potential providers of malicious advertisements. Finjan, specialising in secure web gateway products and unified web security for the enterprise market,have welcomed this …
SMEs hit by increasing spear phishing attacks
A European-based gang behind sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks on small and medium enterprises has returned after a five-month break, says security firm iDefense.
ATM malware likely to spread
The malware that has been infecting automated teller machines in eastern Europe could be about to spread to other places in the world, according to the company that uncovered the fraud. Experts at SpiderLab, the research arm of security firm Trustwave,…
Parcelforce customer data revealed
Parcelforce customers’ names addresses and postcodes were available online after a system related to the company’s mail tracker service failed.
Government ordered to publish reviews of risky IT projects
The information commissioner has ordered the opening of confidential files on a wide range of high-risk IT projects, including the ID cards scheme, joined up police intelligence systems and the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT).
Microsoft wireless keyboard cracking technology revealed
Users of Microsoft’s Optical 1000 and 2000 keyboards should now take extreme care what data they enter using their wireless keyboards, as Dreamlab has taken the unusual step of publishing a 49 page presentation on how to `sniff’ any keystrokes out of t…
Companies leap to new web and mobile technologies leaving security behind
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.