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Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market

News B is for Botnets Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, said: "It's unlikely that the stolen passports could easily navigate the UK borders but a criminal could use one indefinitely for 'flash and go' purposes. [29 Jul 2008]

Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?

News B is for Botnets Barnaby Davis, director of electronic banking at Barclays, said last year that the arrangement was intended to limit the damage that could be caused by someone using stolen bank details. [18 Jul 2008]

Warning: The Storm still rages on

News B is for Botnets Storm researcher Jon Stewart, director of malware research for security vendor SecureWorks, wrote on 8 April that the Storm botnet was "only a fraction of its former self and is rapidly becoming a minor player". [07 May 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

News B is for Botnets Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of threats ranging from botnets to metasploit attacks. Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at investment bank Mitsubishi... [17 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News B is for Botnets 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. David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, was the group program manager... [14 Apr 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News B is for Botnets Google director of product management Scott Petry - founder of Postini, which is now owned by the search giant - gave the low-down on the web giant's approach to security at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week. [10 Apr 2008]

Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts

News Ronald Teixeira, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, said: "Botnets are, I think, the biggest threat we face on the internet today. Jordana Siegel, deputy director of outreach and awareness in the National Cyber Security... [10 Apr 2008]

Phishers attack social networking generation

News B is for Botnets Symantec Australia managing director Craig Scroggie said social-networking sites are a treasure trove of personal data, listing information such as birthdays, location and employment history. [09 Apr 2008]

Vendors hype up compliance fears

Comment B is for Botnets Bob Tarzey, a service director at tech advisory firm Quocirca, says, "The question businesses should be asking themselves is, 'Are we reckless with the way we handle customers' data? The word strikes fear into the heart of even the... [08 Apr 2008]

PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech

News B is for Botnets Michael Small, director of security management strategy at security vendor CA, said: "It will be interesting to see whether the [Forum's] remit extends to address the recent spate of data-breach cases, like the HMRC and NHS data... [20 Mar 2008]

Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up

Comment B is for Botnets Michael Small, director of security management strategy at Computer Associates, says: "Malice, misuse and mistake. The real security threats may actually lie uncomfortably close to home, argues Stewart Baines. [10 Mar 2008]

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

News Botnets Martin Macmillan, business development director with ATM security specialist Level Four Software, said: "The technology behind ATMs has changed dramatically over the last few years. Security from A to Z [04 Mar 2008]

Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'

News B is for Botnets Alan Paller, director of research for the Sans Institute, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that Tom Donahue - the CIA analyst who reported the attack to a Sans Institute conference - had not divulged the countries involved... [24 Jan 2008]

2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?

News B is for Botnets Stuart Packham, a director at recruitment consultancy Michael Page Technology, agrees. Simon Wassall, European managing director of Harvey Nash, told silicon.com: "Generally the demand levels that we've seen from some of the... [10 Jan 2008]

Rootkit to protect Trojans goes live

News B is for Botnets However, director of intelligence at VeriSign's iDefense division, Rick Howard, said since 12 December, 5,000 infections have now occurred. A gang that specialises in the theft of banking information through Trojans is attempting... [10 Jan 2008]

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