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Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News P is for Passwords UK security chief at Microsoft and former top cyber security agent for the FBI in the UK Ed Gibson raised similar concerns about the scale of the proposals. Home Office proposals that... [04 Sep 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News P is for Passwords Also increasing in number and frequency are data-stealing Trojans that use keystroke loggers and other software to record IDs and passwords, mouse movements and even screenshots, the... [28 Aug 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News P is for Passwords National and international bodies are in place to defend against these cyber attacks, and cyber attacks occupied recent G8 discussions in Tokyo, he said. The national... [16 Jun 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment P is for Passwords Five years ago, hopes were high that cyber crime could be cracked. A short cyber crime story on Al Jazeera TV on Sunday made me realise that this year's Infosec show... [29 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... [24 Apr 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment People are not doing the basics, using antivirus software, downloading patches, using firewalls, using passwords that are not easy to guess, being careful where they surf and what they click on and opening email with... [15 Apr 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News P is for Passwords 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... [10 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News P is for Passwords The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after its formation was backed by members at the Nato summit in... [08 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News P is for Passwords Speaking at the Cyber Warfare 2008 event in London this week, Debi Ashenden, senior research fellow at the Defence College of Management and Technology at Cranfield University, said... [03 Apr 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News P is for Passwords He said: "I can confirm that, to meet future security needs, we have set aside funds to modernise our interception capability; that, at GCHQ and in the Secret Intelligence Service, we are developing... [20 Mar 2008]
Nato: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News P is for Passwords Nato's cyber defence chief has warned that computer-based terrorism poses the same threat to national security as a missile attack. Suleyman Anil, head of Nato Computer Incident... [07 Mar 2008]
Tories: Time to wage war on cyber crime
News P is for Passwords The Conservatives have criticised the government's response to the growing threat from cyber crime and unveiled plans for a national e-crime unit and a dedicated e-crime minister if... [06 Mar 2008]
How the good guys fight the security arms race
News P is for Passwords P is for Passwords Its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 grew 30 per cent year-on-year, reaching $148m.silicon.com caught up with Hartman on a recent trip to London where he... [15 Feb 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News P is for Passwords A former US intelligence tech specialist has warned of the need for a dedicated cyber-crime task force in the UK. Businesses have also called for a dedicated police... [14 Feb 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News P is for Passwords Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than... [24 Jan 2008]
