two-factor ddos
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication As of last September, telecoms providers are obliged to keep all text and phone call records for between six months and two years following an EU directive. [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication The head of the Serious Fraud Office digital forensics unit Keith Foggon cautioned that the ability to remotely wipe the iPhone and other smart phones used by enterprises could be exploited by... [02 Sep 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication The in-game economies of virtual worlds are being hijacked by criminals who attempt to hide their profits through the exchange of virtual currencies, Dr Igor Muttik, a senior architect at McAfee's... [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication The software, dubbed "Perspectives", is available for download for free. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication 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... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication A van carrying about 3,000 blank ePassports and visas was hijacked on route to RAF Northolt, near London. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication According to the Sophos security threat report Blogspot.com, the blog publishing system owned by Google, was found to be hosting two per cent of the world's web-based malware in June 2008 - with... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication 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 Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. T is for Two-factor authentication Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication 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 T is for Two-factor authentication At present it is unclear whether the draft bill will call for data to be stored for up to two years by ISPs, as required from 2009 by the EU Data Retention Directive, or ask for it to be kept by... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high security prisons from March 2009. [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication This is a mitigating factor for websites that a user has not added to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone, according to Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft. [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication 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 D is for DDoS T is for Two-factor authentication 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]
