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RSS passwords hOpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers A fundamental issue affects the OpenID authentication system, due to its reliance on the Domain Name System, a Sun identity-technology specialist has warned. Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers The thousands of UK ePassports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20m on the black market, say privacy experts. A van carrying about 3,000 blank ePassports and visas was hijacked on route to RAF... [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors' machines are being discovered at a rate of 16,173 per day - three times faster than in 2007. Security from A to Z [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent over the next five years, according to analysts at Gartner. [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used as guinea pigs for the scheme. ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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. [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. The first component will trigger off "a chain of other components that seek to... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a target to encrypt all data on non-secure machines by 31 March. Many trusts will be unable to meet the local targets as set by strategic health... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers 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... [23 Jun 2008]
