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OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News D is for DDoS G is for Google Another problem with OpenID was highlighted in a security advisory published last week, which quoted findings by Google researcher Ben Laurie, and Richard Clayton, of the Cambridge University Computer Labs. [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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. [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News D is for DDoS G is for Google According to the Sophos security threat report Blogspot.com, the blog publishing system owned by Google, was found to be hosting two per cent of the world's web-based malware in June 2008 - with hackers hosting... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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. [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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 D is for DDoS G is for Google Gartner said the increase in use of cloud-based office software, such as Google Apps or salesforce.com, means online security services will be necessary to protect mobile IT users accessing business data and services... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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 D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition 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... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News D is for DDoS A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News D is for DDoS G is for Google E is for Extradition NHS trusts will not have completed encrypting patients' personal data held on their computers until later this year. A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a target to... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News D is for DDoS G is for Google A Soca spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Friday: "We are aware of anecdotal evidence of organised criminals [who are] moving into e-crime targeting people at an academic level. [23 Jun 2008]
