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News R is for Rootkits 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 Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News R is for Rootkits 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 package for Mac OS... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News R is for Rootkits 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 Amsterdam-based... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News R is for Rootkits 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 R is for Rootkits 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 R is for Rootkits 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 government on the back of a... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News R is for Rootkits 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. This would provide the attacker with as much access... [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News R is for Rootkits 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 workers were being... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News R is for Rootkits 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 undersecretary... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News R is for Rootkits 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. Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News R is for Rootkits 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 organisation could be... [02 Jul 2008]
How to Protect Business From Malware at the Endpoint and the Perimeter
White Paper Keyloggers, rootkits and Trojans are the fundamental building blocks of third generation malware that is delivered via spam and infected Web sites. Financial motives are triggering a massive explosion of malware variants and spam designed to evade... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News R is for Rootkits 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 authorities (SHAs... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News R is for Rootkits 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 to security... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News R is for Rootkits 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 some... [18 Jun 2008]
