MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Yahoo has warned users of its Yahoo Mail service about a two-year-old security flaw that appears to allow hackers to gain access to their accounts via a back door.

Talk, Tools, Techniques, Trials, and Traps – get the lowdown on the week’s security news in our weekly brief.

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.

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.

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.

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 is releasing new tools to expose security vulnerabilities in new and updated software.

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.

Breaches, threats, protections and security directions – we summarise what’s been happening in the world of information security over the past week.

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…