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Artificial intelligence to join phishing fight in 2009
News B is for Botnets Artificial intelligence could soon be used in the battle against phishing fraud emails. From next year, security researchers hope to begin rolling out a system that uses machine learning to spot... [13 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News B is for Botnets The World Bank Group was first notified of the intrusions by the FBI in September 2007, when the bureau was investigating another cyber crime case involving transactions out of Johannesburg, South Africa. [13 Oct 2008]
Security makes a quantum leap
News B is for Botnets The network is the result of more than four years of work with 41 organisations from 12 countries working to integrate quantum cryptography into a modern business network. Security from A to Z [10 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News B is for Botnets Despite repeated doom-mongering over the potential seriousness of mobile viruses, Symantec CEO John Thompson remains unconvinced. Speaking at the Symantec Vision + ManageFusion EMEA 08 conference,... [10 Oct 2008]
$695m MessageLabs deal launches Symantec into cloud
News B is for Botnets Symantec has signed a deal to buy online messaging security company MessageLabs in a step that Symantec CEO says will speed its spread into the cloud. Symantec will pay about $695m for the software as a... [08 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News B is for Botnets Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers. The details were made public at the Esorics security conference in Malaga on... [08 Oct 2008]
Round three for BT's Phorm trials
News B is for Botnets BT is to perform another trial of Phorm's ad-serving technology, after delays of more than half a year. Phorm's technology, which BT will use under the brand of 'Webwise', has attracted protests from... [29 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News B is for Botnets The Labour chairman of an influential technology group has warned that government plans to monitor UK email and internet records could collect to much data to be useful. Home Office proposals that will... [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News B is for Botnets Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned. The head of the Serious Fraud Office digital... [02 Sep 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News B is for Botnets Virtual worlds are playgrounds not just for people who want some online fantasy role-playing but for cyber criminals who are looking for places to launder money and steal data, according to security firm... [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News B is for Botnets The software, dubbed "Perspectives", is available for download for free. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have... [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News B is for Botnets Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at Sun, described OpenID's reliance on the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) as a "multi-factor problem" in light of the discovery of a... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News B is for Botnets A van carrying about 3,000 blank ePassports and visas was hijacked on route to RAF Northolt, near London. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News B is for Botnets A website infected with malware is detected every five seconds - a dramatic increase over the last 12 months due to the rise in SQL injection attacks. Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News B is for Botnets The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X, released last week, was also able to scan the iPhone for viruses. Security from A to Z [21 Jul 2008]
