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Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News O is for Orange Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader,... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News O is for Orange Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News O is for Orange The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News O is for Orange Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss)... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News O is for Orange An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. This would provide the... [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News O is for Orange Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News O is for Orange Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West,... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News O is for Orange Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News O is for Orange 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... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News O is for Orange 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... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News O is for Orange 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... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News O is for Orange 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... [16 Jun 2008]
PC security warning for banking online
News O is for Orange 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... [16 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment These include AT&T's Global Network Client, iPass' Mobile Office and Orange Business Services' Business Everywhere. But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George... [12 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News O is for Orange Hackers breached the company website in January and stole encrypted customer details. It was initially reported that 38,000 card details were stolen. Cotton Traders claim the number is "substantially... [11 Jun 2008]
