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RSS cma botnetsVirtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News C is for CMA 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 McAfee. [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News C is for CMA 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 released an... [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News C is for CMA 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 fundamental... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News C is for CMA 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 C is for CMA 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 visitors... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News C is for CMA 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]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to more than one million customers, and that none have been hit by fraud. [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets 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 grow from 20... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets 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) chairs will be... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database-management system. [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used as guinea pigs for the scheme. ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become compulsory... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary of state for security and counter-terrorism, said that terrorists were increasingly... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google. [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News C is for CMA B is for Botnets In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. The first component will trigger off "a chain of other components that seek to stealthily... [02 Jul 2008]
