MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

After beta testing the service amongst a select number of its users since the start of the year, Paypal has rolled out a text message security check system for its electronic cash and payment service.

Interpol, the international police agency, has announced that the EDAPS consortium has been chosen to design and produce the secure electronic passport.

Two experiments conducted at MIT are raising questions about the level of privacy among those who use modern tools such as mobile phones and social networks – and suggesting that there is even less of it than most of us already thought.

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.