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RSS sven in newsMalware-infected site detected every five seconds
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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' machines... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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 per cent... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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 proposals... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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 fitted... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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 J is for Jaschan (Sven) Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) 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 encrypt all data on non-secure... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) As organised criminals move from more traditional crimes, such as armed robbery, towards e-crime, there is evidence that they are targeting university students, graduates and the tech savvy for recruitment, according to... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News J is for Jaschan (Sven) The government has said it is engaged in tackling ongoing state-sponsored cyber attacks on UK national infrastructure. Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large... [16 Jun 2008]
