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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. I is for IM The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus... [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]
Messaging Security: Understanding and Protecting Your Infrastructure
White Paper Increasingly this capability is under attack from malware, spyware, and spam. The presenter provides insight on the importance of messaging today; what the threats are and how they are evolving; running a stable and reliable messaging system with... [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 I is for IM 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]
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]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment We know from our own experience how rapidly the many different threats and attack platforms have evolved. I is for IM Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. [29 Apr 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. I is for IM Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber... [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. I is for IM A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped... [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]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up The campaign is an attack on government plans to take the biometric details of UK citizens for ID cards, starting next year. I 'ad a word with 'im. Wanted: fingerprints of one unkempt, jowly, harassed-looking Scottish gentleman. [11 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News I is for IM 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", an... [09 Apr 2008]
