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NHS data left lacking encryption
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a target to encrypt all data on non-secure machines by 31 March. Many trusts will be unable to meet the local targets as set by strategic health... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug As organised criminals move from more traditional crimes, such as armed robbery, towards e-crime, there is evidence that they are targeting university students, graduates and the tech savvy for recruitment, according... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug The government has said it is engaged in tackling ongoing state-sponsored cyber attacks on UK national infrastructure. Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a... [16 Jun 2008]
PC security warning for banking online
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Victims of online banking fraud who repeatedly fail to take appropriate security measures could be left out of pocket, the industry has warned. The online banking section of the latest Banking Code from the British... [16 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Thousands of credit card details have been stolen after high street retailer Cotton Traders' website was hacked. Hackers breached the company website in January and stole encrypted customer details. [11 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Manchester is now protected by a "ring of steel" - a network of surveillance cameras that will log almost every car entering the city centre. The network of 15 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras cover... [05 Jun 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug The Storm worm botnet, a network of compromised computers, has been estimated to control between one million and five million machines, which one researcher said makes it more powerful than IBM's Blue Gene/L... [07 May 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug The British Computing Society has criticised the government, claiming its high-profile data breaches have eroded public trust. On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. [30 Apr 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Five years ago, hopes were high that cyber crime could be cracked. Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. What can be done to turn the tide, asks Simon Moores. [29 Apr 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn worldwide this year, an 11.2 per cent increase over 2007, and will exceed $13.1bn in 2012, according to research firm Gartner. [28 Apr 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug An industry association has been created for ethical hackers, in a bid to reassure buyers of systems and applications that such products have been sufficiently tested. The Council of Registered Ethical Security... [25 Apr 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London... [24 Apr 2008]
Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one web page being infected every five seconds, according to a report from security vendor Sophos. [24 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News C is for CMA L is for Love Bug A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey... [23 Apr 2008]
