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Warning: The Storm still rages on

News P is for Passwords 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.

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Workers hit by password overload

News Some silicon.com readers are juggling up to 20 different passwords in order to access their office applications, according to the results of our latest poll. The majority of respondents, 61 per cent, have more than five passwords for accessing...

Tags: techies, security, passwords

[06 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News P is for Passwords On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News P is for Passwords Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Security from A to Z

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News P is for Passwords The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News P is for Passwords Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to...

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds

News P is for Passwords Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: malware, email, web, security

[24 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News P is for Passwords A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published...

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm

News It also improved our levels of security, as many staff were writing down their passwords so that they could remember them. P is for Passwords Many of the company's staff have to use between six and 10 passwords to do their day-to-day jobs...

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

[21 Apr 2008]

Security experts criticise Phorm

News P is for Passwords Security experts have criticised targeted-ad company Phorm, claiming the nature of its infrastructure could increase the likelihood of successful denial-of-service attacks against its ISP customers.

Tags: threat, ads, phorm

[18 Apr 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

Beware the insider security threat

News P is for Passwords Employees and insiders are bigger threats to corporate security than external threats such as denial of service attacks or malware. Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner...

Tags: insider, security

[17 Apr 2008]

Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges

News P is for Passwords Two major figures in virtualisation security have warned of challenges facing IT managers in implementing secure virtual environments. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: security, challenge, virtualisation

[16 Apr 2008]

Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers

News P is for Passwords Computers that 'phone home' after being stolen are guiding police to the doorsteps of thieves across the world. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus

Tags: software, police, tracking

[14 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News P is for Passwords A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.

Tags: vista, uac, microsoft

[14 Apr 2008]

PayPal wages war on phishing

News P is for Passwords PayPal is stepping up its battle against phishing with new technology and by collaborating with others in the industry. Speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, Michael Barrett, PayPal's chief...

Tags: certification, education, isps, paypal

[11 Apr 2008]

Insider security risks exposed

News P is for Passwords Employees are still one of the biggest threats to corporate IT security both through malicious and accidental actions. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people through which your...

Tags: threat, vulnerabilities, laptops, hackers

[10 Apr 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News P is for Passwords Petry also said Google establishes "guardrails" for employees - for example the use of technology that measures the strength of internal passwords when users first create them. Google director of product management Scott Petry...

Tags: rsa, search, security, google

[10 Apr 2008]

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

News P is for Passwords Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week. President of the Internet Security Advisors Group, Ira Winkler, said: "The...

Tags: isps, law, fbi, security

[10 Apr 2008]

Call to increase online data protection for teens

News P is for Passwords The rules that limit websites and marketers from collecting data on children under 13 may spread to teens as old as 18 if a group of child advocates has its way. The group - which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics...

Tags: myspace, facebook

[10 Apr 2008]

Phishers attack social networking generation

News P is for Passwords 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...

Tags: social networking, phishers

[09 Apr 2008]

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