Although it may be two steps behind in terms of Windows releases, a study by AVAST Software indicates that Windows XP is still the main vector for rootkit infections.
Belmont Savings Bank pays fine for losing personal data of 13,000 customers
Belmont Savings Bank has agreed to pay a fine of $7,500 for losing personal information of more than 13,000 customers, according to a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.
Why the High Court ruling in the Newzbin2 case is such a big deal
The creative industries have welcomed the UK High Court ruling that BT must block access to pirated content aggregator site Newzbin2, but why is the ruling seen as such a game changer?
Most organizations do not follow security best practices, survey finds
A majority of organizations are not applying information security best practices, according to a survey by Venafi, an enterprise key and certificate management firm, and research firm Echelon One.
Safari, Firefox, and Chrome disappoint in browser security testing, as IE9 stands out
The Apple Safari 5, Mozilla Firefox 4, and Google Chrome 10 browsers each caught only 15% of live socially engineered malware samples, according to NSS Labs’ tests of web browser protection for European users.
Hackers raid 35 million South Korean website accounts
Hackers have stolen personal data from 35 million accounts at a South Korean social networking site and a web services portal, in the latest of a series of cyber attacks on government and financial firms.
BeyondTrust makes yet another purchase – scoops up GentleSecurity
Carlsbad, Calif.-based BeyondTrust announced its latest in a string of deals – this time acquiring DLP specialists GentleSecurity of Luxembourg.
Pirate link aggregator Newzbin vows to retaliate against blocks
The resurrected Newzbin website that aggregates links to pirated films has threatened to break BT’s internet filtering system if any attempts are made to block the site.
Hacked Twitter users send out “Beach Body” spam
Thousands of Twitter accounts compromised to promote Acai Berry diet supplement
CIO interview: Ailsa Beaton, director of information at the Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police CIO Ailsa Beaton has a lot to keep her busy. Between security preparations for the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations next year, leading technology counter-terrorism operations, and being on the board respo…