Technology is starting to beat the theft of computing devices. Earlier this week we reported on the successful retrieval of a stolen iPad by an Israeli owner using the MobileMe location service, and now a tech-savvy teenager in the US has traced his Ap…
China’s NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
NetQin, a new Chinese mobile security firm, has been accused by several sources of installing viruses on users’ mobiles when they execute the company’s anti-malware software.
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s death
It appears that, within hours of the death of film star Dame Elizabeth Taylor being announced yesterday, cybercriminals were tapping in interest in her life – and death – by launching social engineering frauds on Twitter.
Have cybercriminals hacked Visa/Mastercard 3-D Secure?
You’re probably familiar with the 3-D Secure system of card security for online transactions – aka Verified by Visa (for Visa) and SecureCode (for MasterCard) – but now a security researcher is reporting that cybercriminals may have found a way around …
Schools learn hard lesson in information security protection
A full 63% of US schools have suffered at least two information security breaches in the last year, according to a survey by Panda Security.
McAfee expands in database security market with Sentrigo buy
McAfee, which was itself recently acquired by Intel, has agreed to purchase Sentrigo, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based database security products firm, for an undisclosed consideration.
Tenable intros real-time botnet scanning to its network security range
Tenable has updated its network security offerings to include what it claims to be world’s first real-time botnet scanning facility.
ISACA speaker warns over increasing personal email usage for work purposes
Peter Wood, a member of ISACA conference committee, has warned about the increasing use of personal email services for business purposes. The result of this type of usage, he says, is that it creates security issues such as a lack of data leak preventi…
HIPAA fines prompt action by health care firms on data storage
With the recent fines imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules, firms are starting to feel the pain and take steps to archive and secure…
Australia needs cybersecurity czar, Senate panel told
Australia needs a cybersecurity czar to coordinate its various governmental and industry efforts to improve cybersecurity, a private sector representative told a Senate panel.