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Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News Speaking at the RSA Conference 2008 in London he said: "We see frequent attacks on organisations for the purpose of theft of property. That was the warning from Mark Oram, head of the threat and infosec... [29 Oct 2008]
Wanted: Techies with mobile skills
News IT managers will need to be familiar with the security risks and know the steps required to prevent network intrusion and removal of the data on the device, in case of device loss or theft. This will mean an... [22 Sep 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News Identity fraud, and information theft from mobile phones top the list of security concerns in the UK. Neil Fisher, vice president for identity theft and fraud at Unisys, said in a statement: "Identity... [20 May 2008]
UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News The UK suffered more than £1bn of fraud in 2007, 90 per cent of which was perpetrated by organised gangs carrying out ID theft and VAT scams, according to the KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. He said: "A lot of this ID... [04 Feb 2008]
Stories of the month - January 2008
News HM Revenue & Customs admitted it was forced to cough up £2.25m to send out letters of apology to the 25 million people whose records it lost on two CDs and the theft of a Ministry of Defence laptop containing 600,000... [30 Jan 2008]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News Firms must also frequently review their controls to tackle the growing threat of identity theft. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Norwich Union Life £1.26m for failing to manage customer... [17 Dec 2007]
ID fraud: Who's most at risk?
News And a third of Brits discard everything a fraudster needs to commit ID theft - including passports, driving licences, CVs and utility bills.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com... [09 Oct 2007]
iPhone too pricey for businesses
News He said: "Aside from the phone being limited to only one network, I can't see how this is a serious business tool, and I would have some concerns over staff being targeted for theft of what is a very desirable object. [24 Sep 2007]
Cyber criminals turn pro
News The security company said further evidence of more organised malicious online activity is an increase in 'underground economy servers' used by criminals to buy and sell stolen information to carry out identity theft. [17 Sep 2007]
Is social networking a threat to your security?
News According to credit information provider Equifax, fraudsters could make off with users' personal information in order to commit ID theft - and the company is urging web users to limit the amount of info they post online. [23 Jul 2007]
Data theft scam targets CEOs
News Data theft is increasingly regarded as the greatest security threat companies face and a high value crime for the bad guys. Senior execs such as CIOs and CEOs are being singled out by increasingly... [02 Jul 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News As human error means users cannot be trusted not to lose a laptop and the threat of theft is ever-present, it is better, Roemer argued, to ensure no sensitive data is held on the laptop. Despite rising... [11 May 2007]
Techies plugging in and tuning out
News With such devices becoming commonplace in the office, it's all too easy for a rogue employee to carry out covert data theft - a process known as 'pod-slurping'. At this year's InfoSec conference, for instance, security... [09 May 2007]
Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?
News And although these stats may not make for happy reading the news is not all bad, with some forces reporting the number of theft has fallen considerably. She said: "If somebody really wants to get a person's laptop then... [08 May 2007]
Anti-spyware bill resurfaces in the US
News Representative John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat and the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called the announcement "a serious down-payment on resolving the scourge of identity theft and related abuse". [09 Feb 2007]
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