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Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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 [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to more than one million customers, and that none have been hit by fraud. [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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 B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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 B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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 B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become compulsory in 2009. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi The first component will trigger off "a chain of other components that seek to stealthily accomplish" the intended purpose, according to Arun Chandrasekaran, industry manager for ICT practice at consulting firm Frost... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus As organised criminals move from more traditional crimes, such as armed robbery, towards e-crime, there is evidence that they are... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi 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... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News B is for Botnets W is for Wi-fi Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large number of attacks" and that the government is "taking action" to deal with those backed by hostile regimes. [16 Jun 2008]
