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Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. A website infected with malware is detected every five seconds - a dramatic increase over the last 12 months due to the rise in SQL injection attacks. [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. He said: "If the file has to be moved to your Mac or your PC first, then you aren't really scanning the device, you're just scanning by proxy and reactively, since the file has to be on... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. The bank chose PINsentry because of its similarity to chip and PIN, rolled out in 2006 across UK retailers. Barclays began distributing the authentication devices in the second half of... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. 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... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Prisoners reportedly pay between £250 - £850 to have mobile... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance] partners to help... [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. 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... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Google senior litigation counsel Catherine Lacavera said her company was looking to resolve the issue quickly in a way that balanced Viacom and other plaintiffs' need for evidence in the... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Suffering a website attack not only damages the company's reputation by highlighting the fact that there is a security problem, it is also time-consuming and costly to repair, Ducklin... [02 Jul 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News These discs are then handed to the HMRC and EDS sends passwords for each of the discs via email. Some of these communications are not copied to the required single point of contact (Spoc), which leads to the Spoc being unaware when the first set of... [26 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. There is no central monitoring within the NHS to ensure that trusts have carried out encryption, with it being left up to the strategic health authorities to check on compliance. [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. 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... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information", according to a spokesperson for the department for... [18 Jun 2008]
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