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News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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. [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity Antivirus company F-Secure has not received any reports of malware for the iPhone, according to Fei Wing Chia, a security response manager for the company, however, he said Apple's AppStore is likely... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News Matt Yardley, analyst at Analysys Mason, said that the move by BT will "remove some of the awkward questions about why are we languishing behind many other nations in the provision of high-speed broadband". [15 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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 Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high security prisons from March 2009. The technological measures were announced by the... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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 Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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 Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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 Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News Q is for Questions F is for Federated identity 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 communities and... [18 Jun 2008]
