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CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News P is for Passwords Computer viruses still pose a major threat to corporate networks despite the lack of a major outbreak for two years, according to leading UK IT chiefs. The last serious mass-mailing virus attacks to... [25 Jan 2007]
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News P is for Passwords Jay Heiser, research VP at Gartner, said "professional outsiders and motivated insiders" will pose the greatest threat to companies during 2007 with both intent on stealing valuable data. [04 Jan 2007]
Gangs groom kids for cyber crime
News P is for Passwords Internet-savvy teens as young as 14 are attracted to cyber crime for its "celebrity status" and the promise of making money without the risks associated with traditional crime, according to the report. [08 Dec 2006]
Orange inks deal to overhaul investment bank's network
News The plot involved the use of spyware to relay passwords and access information to steal £220m from the London office. The £1.6m deal with Orange Business Services will see the installation of the network in the bank's... [05 Dec 2006]
Manchester plans UK's biggest citywide wi-fi network
News P is for Passwords The council hopes the broadband wireless network will eventually cover an area of up to 400 square miles and give internet access to 2.2 million people. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to... [01 Dec 2006]
Apple plugs 31 holes in OS X
News P is for Passwords Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day wi-fi hijack flaw. Apple's Security Update 2006-007 includes fixes for flaws in Apple's own code as... [29 Nov 2006]
Spam crackdown ordered across Europe
News P is for Passwords National authorities should step up their actions to prosecute illegal online activities, the EC said, warning that spammers and spyware-mongers inside and outside the EU are still causing harm. [28 Nov 2006]
Online casinos 'failing customers'
News P is for Passwords Out of the 100 UK online gambling sites contacted by customer services company Talisma, only 60 per cent replied to email enquiries and 16 per cent of calls went unanswered. Security from A to Z [27 Nov 2006]
Mac OS X flaw: US gov adds warning
News P is for Passwords Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS E is for Extradition F is for Federated identity G is for Google [27 Nov 2006]
Leader: Unjust extradition laws must be amended
Leader P is for Passwords High-profile sentences include 25 years for former WorldCom boss Bernie Ebbersm, 24 years for former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling and 12 years for Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of software company CA, for... [22 Nov 2006]
'Big Brother' listening for angry exchanges
News P is for Passwords The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent attacks in Dutch streets, prisons and railway systems. The aggression detector has been... [22 Nov 2006]
"Highly critical" Mac OS X kernel hole unearthed
News P is for Passwords The proof-of-concept code exploits a security hole in the way Apple's operating system handles disk image files, the researcher wrote on a blog devoted to a 'Month of Kernel Bugs' campaign which... [22 Nov 2006]
Vista security: What's in it for you?
News P is for Passwords Wood fears for all Vista's improvements, passwords - a "perpetual, primitive and stupid problem" - will still be the Achilles' heel for many businesses rolling out Vista, though that... [20 Nov 2006]
ID card procurement timetable revealed
News P is for Passwords James Hall, the new CEO of the IPS, revealed more details on the ID cards timetable when he met with suppliers last week at a meeting hosted by the British IT industry trade body Intellect. [17 Nov 2006]
Bosses buy Bond gadgets to protect company secrets
News P is for Passwords It's not just James Bond that gets to play with all the cool gadgets. More and more business executives are investing in secret agent-style hardware to make sure their top secret company plans stay... [17 Nov 2006]
