CESG, the national technical authority for information assurance across the public sector, has announced it is adopting the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) skills framework as the basis for its own professional skills and compete…
Microsoft holds off on patching latest security vulnerability
A representative from the Microsoft Security Response Center said the company is investigating the security flaw disclosed earlier this week but that it will not issue a separate advisory based on current information.
Explosion of data driving information security industry
In ArcSight’s Silicon Valley office, Rick Caccia, the infosec firm’s vice president of product marketing, tells Infosecurity’s editor, Eleanor Dallaway, that in addition to the constant tide of cybercrime, it’s huge amounts of data that are driving thi…
Hackers are winning the cat-and-mouse game against anti-virus programmers
Ever since malware writers swapped worldwide infamy for hefty profits, they have become a larger problem to deal with. And, says Ron Clarkson, senior vice president of CoreTrace, as the game of cat-and-mouse with anti-virus software programmers continu…
Explosion of data driving information security industry
In ArcSight’s Silicon Valley office, Rick Caccia, the infosec firm’s vice president of product marketing, tells Infosecurity’s editor, Eleanor Dallaway, that in addition to the constant tide of cybercrime, it’s huge amounts of data that are driving thi…
Adobe issues security updates for Flash, hotfix for ColdFusion
Three security bulletins were released this week by Adobe outlining security updates for Flash Player, ColdFusion, and Flash Media Server.
Hackers are winning the cat-and-mouse game against anti-virus programmers
Ever since malware writers swapped worldwide infamy for hefty profits, they have become a larger problem to deal with. And, says Ron Clarkson, senior vice president of CoreTrace Corporation, as the game of cat-and-mouse with anti-virus software program…
Hackers are winning the cat-and-mouse game against anti-virus programmers
Ever since malware writers swapped worldwide infamy for hefty profits, they have become a larger problem to deal with. And, says Ron Clarkson, senior vice president of CoreTrace Corporation, as the game of cat-and-mouse with anti-virus software program…
E-crime victim charity to close
Veteran technology professional Jennifer Perry has announced that E-Victims.org, the charity she helped to found three years ago and which assists victims of electronic crime on the internet, is to close due to lack of funding.
How to take down rogue ISPs
McAfee has released the sixth edition of its security journal and has been fortunate enough to have a feature contribution from ex-Washington Post IT security writer Brian Krebs, who has written about his experiences in taking down ISPs and botnets tha…