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OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at Sun, described OpenID's reliance on the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) as a "multi-factor problem" in light of the discovery of... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus The thousands of UK ePassports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20m on the black market, say privacy... [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware Antivirus firm Sophos found that more than 90 per cent of the web pages capable of spreading Trojan horses and spyware are legitimate websites. B is for Botnets Security from A to Z [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X, released last week, was also able to scan the iPhone for viruses. [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware Earlier this month Barclays offered all its online customers free Kaspersky security software, including parental controls as well as protection from spam, adware, spyware and viruses. [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets 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 D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets 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 D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets 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 targetting Access
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets 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 D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used as guinea pigs for the scheme. ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary of state for security and counter-terrorism, said that terrorists... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. The first component will trigger off "a chain of other components that seek... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets NHS trusts will not have completed encrypting patients' personal data held on their computers until later this year. A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a target to... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News D is for DDoS S is for Spyware B is for Botnets A Soca spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Friday: "We are aware of anecdotal evidence of organised criminals [who are] moving into e-crime targeting people at an academic level. [23 Jun 2008]
