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UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News 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 or decrypted files. [02 Sep 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords The security threat from email attachments has fallen dramatically during the same period, dropping from one infected attachment in every 332 emails in the first six... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News P is for Passwords Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. Security from A to Z Files... [21 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News P is for Passwords Society depends on the information infrastructure; the ability to steal information and deny access is a serious threat. Black said that eventually "threat prints"... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News P is for Passwords In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. The most obvious challenge is that, when... [02 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Roy Hills, technical director at NTA said in a statement: "A hacker could also gain entry to the corporate network and change users' passwords or delete files, which could wreak corporate havoc. Breaches originating... [19 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Security scare
Comment Lock down all vital documentation with passwords and encryption - and the emphasis has to be on the vital. Be paranoid - always assume there is a real threat. Then my brain started whirring and it... [18 Jun 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News P is for Passwords Schmidt also stressed the current security threat around applications in general. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House... [24 Apr 2008]
Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March.... [24 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News P is for Passwords The main data security threat comes from poorly trained or disgruntled employees who are authorised to have access to data and file stores, according to Alastair... [17 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 Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this... [10 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News P is for Passwords Social-networking websites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report. There is an increased... [09 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News P is for Passwords We need to be ahead of the bad guys, the threat can come from many sources, cyber crime, cyber terrorism or state activity. Security from A to Z Click on the links... [08 Apr 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment P is for Passwords But whether it is malice, misuse or mistake, data security is under constant threat. Another internal threat is that of exploitation, warns Small.... [10 Mar 2008]
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