As the ongoing furore over the relaxation of security at UK border crossings continues with politicians name-calling the UK’s border control agency, a leading biometric and border control specialist says that more needs to be done behind the scenes to …
Stolen laptop exposes data on four million Sutter Health patients
Sutter Health, a healthcare system in northern California, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing personal information on more than four million patients was stolen from its Sacramento offices.
Say hello to PittPatt: it will search the web and identify your image in 60 seconds
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon university – in partnership with Google – have developed a Windows application that can scour the internet, comparing images found online with a submitted picture, and identify you within 60 seconds.
ISACA guide offers advice on secure mobile payments
With MastercCard having just reported a surge in mobile payments (31% of Russians have used this technology), ISACA has issued a white paper looking at the security risks involved and offering guidance for IT security professionals.
Lieberman Software warns of more cyber-espionage cases in wake of EDF/Greenpeace saga
Lieberman Software says it expects to see more case of cyber espionage after French energy giant EDF was fined €1.5m for hacking into Greenpeace computers to download the environmental group’s plans to block four planned nuclear power plants in the UK.
For small and medium-sized firms, ignorance is not bliss
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do not consider themselves targets of cyberattacks, and thus are not implementing safeguards to protect their information, a Symantec survey concludes.
White Hat Events Raise Over £500K For Childline/NSPCC
White Hat events are pleased to announce that they have now exceeded £500k in their fundraising activities in support of ChildLine/NSPCC.
US Justice Department makes an offer Congress can’t refuse
The Department of Justice (DoJ) wants to be able to prosecute international cybercriminals under a US law originally intended to take down the Mafia, a representative told a House Judiciary panel yesterday.
Valve breach puts 35 million video game customers at risk
Video game company Valve admitted to a data breach last week that could affect the personal information of its 35 million Steam game download customers.
(ISC)² says governments need infosed community to drive strategy and standards
(ISC)², the not-for-profit IT security association, says that, against a backdrop of more and more governments recognising the need for cyber security strategies, they now need to recognize the requirement for internationally recognised skills, princip…