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Artificial intelligence to join phishing fight in 2009
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers From next year, security researchers hope to begin rolling out a system that uses machine learning to spot fraudulent emails, much in the same way as a human being would. [13 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News P is for Passwords Fox News also published a more recent memo from 19 August 2008 in which World Bank Group staff were told to change personal passwords and start using security "tokens" or cards to... [13 Oct 2008]
Security makes a quantum leap
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers The world's largest quantum encrypted network has been unveiled in Vienna, providing a glimpse of how data could be securely transmitted in the future. The network is... [10 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Speaking at the Symantec Vision + ManageFusion EMEA 08 conference, Thompson said that although mobile antivirus is a growing market, the low risk posed by phone... [10 Oct 2008]
$695m MessageLabs deal launches Symantec into cloud
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Symantec will pay about $695m for the software as a service company and Symantec CEO John Thompson said it will hasten the introduction of its backup, storage and... [08 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers. The details were made public at the Esorics... [08 Oct 2008]
Round three for BT's Phorm trials
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers BT is to perform another trial of Phorm's ad-serving technology, after delays of more than half a year. Phorm's technology, which BT will use under the brand of... [29 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Home Office proposals that will see records of phone, email and internet communications - including VoIP - to be kept for 12 months are expected to cost taxpayers up... [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News P is for Passwords The team cracks low-grade encryption using 100 quad-core PCs but for high-grade encryption it relies on the threat of a prison sentence for individuals refusing to hand over passwords... [02 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]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have released an extension for Firefox 3 that can protect wireless network users from so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks. [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
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... [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... [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords H is for Hackers Hackers place malware into the database running a website using SQL injection attacks, which can allow Trojans and keyloggers to be automatically... [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... [21 Jul 2008]
