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News H is for Hackers 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. Hackers place malware into the database running a website using SQL... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News S is for Spyware H is for Hackers 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... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News H is for Hackers 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 H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 become... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News S is for Spyware H is for Hackers 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... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News H is for Hackers S is for Spyware Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google. [04 Jul 2008]
Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
White Paper The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on servers, infect millions of computers with spyware and other malicious code, steal identity data, send out vast... [03 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 to stealthily... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News S is for Spyware H is for Hackers 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 encrypt all data on... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News S is for Spyware H is for Hackers 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... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News H is for Hackers S is for Spyware 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 local... [18 Jun 2008]
