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clickCabinet minister's laptop stolen
News The spokesperson declined to say whether the computer had been password-protected or encrypted. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z Z is for Zero-day The spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that there... [18 Jun 2008]
Web-based malware up 400 per cent
News The fastest-growing category of threats hosted on the sites was backdoor and password-stealing malware, which increased 855 per cent from May 2007 to May 2008. There was also a 220 per cent increase in the amount of Trojans, viruses, password... [06 Jun 2008]
Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
News Ratcliffe told silicon that requests for password resets were running at 400 per month. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z Z is for Zero-day B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS [21 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News Pass the hash' attacks, which use stolen password hashes to access other systems in a targeted network - avoiding more time-consuming password cracking - were also singled out. Security A to Z From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com... [09 Apr 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News Mick Gorrill, assistant commissioner at the ICO, added in a statement: "It is essential that before a company allows personal information to leave its premises on a laptop there are adequate security procedures in place to protect personal... [25 Jan 2008]
Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search
News The password-protected CDs contain the names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of the entire HMRC child benefit database. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z [14 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment Written at The Atlantic Hotel on the island of Jersey and dispatched via a free wi-fi service that actually needed no password - hurrah for common sense The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [20 Dec 2007]
Stories of the year
News But one of the biggest stories of 2007 - and not just in the tech world - turned up in October when two password-protected CDs containing the records of 25 million child benefit recipients were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC... [14 Dec 2007]
BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux
News The streaming version of iPlayer will have new features such as the ability to share programme links, password protected access for more adult programmes and a radio button linking to BBC Radio content. [14 Dec 2007]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News After losing an unencrypted CD containing the personal pension details of 15,000 people, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) went on to lose the details of 25 million child benefit recipients after two password-protected CDs were sent unrecorded and... [13 Dec 2007]
Hack forces Fasthosts to change user passwords
News Fasthosts subsequently implemented automatic password change to every customer which did not change their control panel and FTP passwords. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z [03 Dec 2007]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News Two password-protected CDs containing information from the child benefit database were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October but never arrived and have not been... [03 Dec 2007]
Stories of the month - November 2007
News Two password-protected CDs containing the child benefit information were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October - but never arrived and have not been found. [29 Nov 2007]
HMRC data breach prompts password and PIN changes
News But customers using their child's name or date of birth as a password - information which is contained in the lost records - are advised to think strongly about changing them. It emerged last week that HMRC has lost two password-protected CDs... [29 Nov 2007]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant information commissioner... [23 Nov 2007]
