Work usage of Web 2.0 services has soared in recent years, but many businesses block access to Web 2.0 sites in the work environment on the basis that these services pose too much of a security risk.
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
A malware spamfest incident – stemming from the arrest of a popular Mexican actress this week – has highlighted just how strong cybercriminal malware methodology is
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
Staff working for Her Majesty’s Courts Service have breached security on the government database that stores personal data about everyone in the UK.
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
Hard on the heels of a raft of WinXP patches and updates on Tuesday of this week, it seems that a nasty USB-based zero-day flaw is hitting users of the popular operating system.
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
Research published in parallel with the opening of today’s e-Crime summit in Wales, claims to show that online crime now costs the UK economy £10bn a year and is a growing threat to businesses that are becoming ever more dependent on IT and online syst…
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
Amazon and Apple iTunes’ credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports.
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on July 13 is small, with only four bulletins
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on 13 July is small with only four bulletins