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News P is for Passwords I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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 be... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News P is for Passwords I is for IM 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 I is for IM Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News P is for Passwords I is for IM 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, parliamentary... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News P is for Passwords I is for IM 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 I is for IM Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits your... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News P is for Passwords I is for IM 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 I is for IM 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, according... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News P is for Passwords I is for IM Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News P is for Passwords I is for IM Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large number of attacks" and that the government is "taking action" to deal with those backed by hostile regimes. [16 Jun 2008]
