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First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Laurent Marteau, Intego's CEO said: "With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software, and the ability to add applications, users are facing new vectors of attack. H is for Hackers The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3... [21 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance] partners to help protect customers. [08 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News Jens Andreassen, vice president for Asia-Pacific at Fortinet, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia in an email that multi-component threats have existed for several years but today's blended threats have many more components or functionalities... [02 Jul 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News H is for Hackers 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 "large number of... [16 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Cotton Traders warned that other major retailers would be vulnerable to the same attack saying its website has always met "leading security standards". The company claims it notified its customers within days of it happening, flagged up the breach... [11 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan Rob H, London/Kuala Lumpur The so-called skills slump in the UK has attracted a lot of attention this week, with many readers blaming the education system and outsourcing for the drought. [22 May 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two further possible avenues of attack. The security vendor claimed that these domains so far do not... [07 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News So it's not unreasonable to suspect that that's going to be the next attack vector, particularly as we depend more and more on mobile devices. H is for Hackers Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on... [24 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News Despite the relatively good news, the report warns companies and organisations are still leaving themselves open to attack. H is for Hackers The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the... [23 Apr 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News These request bounce-backs would magnify any denial-of-service attack, according to Clayton, and could also create incompatibilities with browser-security measures. While Phorm could always just switch off its web server in the event of attack... [18 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News And Hyper-V has the full attack surface of any operating system, which is not a good thing. He said: "We reduce the scope of threats because we reduce the attack surface of the operating system. The challenge is the way security technologies rely... [16 Apr 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News Jeff Aliber, Kaspersky's US senior director of product marketing, said: "[With Windows], there is a large attack surface with a number of entry points. Anyone trying to shrink that attack surface and promote secure apps development has to be a good... [14 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News H is for Hackers Social-networking websites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report. The report reveals that, for the second half of 2007, there were 87,963 "phishing hosts... [09 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News Nato allies have pledged to help each other deal with major attacks similar to the distributed denial of service attack that took down key banking and state systems in Estonia in 2007. H is for Hackers [08 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...
Comment Small businesses and web start-ups will simply not be able to afford proposed costs, giving cyber criminals the knowledge of who to attack, who is likely to be the most vulnerable. Matt H, Staffs, UK Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our... [20 Mar 2008]
