MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Despite the proliferation of personal mobile devices in the workplace, the network access control (NAC) market for those devices is still immature, observed Andrew Kellett, senior analyst with Ovum research firm.

Research just completed by Computer Aid claims to show that 33% of major firms have decommissioned computers containing data which are completely unaccounted for.

Rochdale Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after it lost an unencrypted USB stick containing the details of more than 18,000 residents.

Companies are less aware and engaged in government critical infrastructure protection (CIP) programs this year compared with 2010, according to a Symantec survey.

Reports are coming in that Pavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder of Chronopay, the Russian e-money service used a large number of web sites in the former Eastern bloc, has been refused bail.

Unknown hackers are reported to have downed the landline and cellular networks n Gaza and the West Bank, the Palestinian telecoms minister has announced.

Research from ISACA claims to show that the number of organization’s allowing staff to bring their own devices to the workplace is increasing.

More than one-third of US companies are poorly prepared for advanced persistent threats (APT), according to a report by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).

Dolphin HD, an advanced web browser for the Android platform, is reported to be relaying details of web sites accessed on the device it is installed on to a remote server.

Secunia, the independent IT security research agency, has become the latest to start rewarding researchers for information on security vulnerabilities. The firms joins the likes of Barracuda Networks and Google’s Chrome operation in this regard.