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News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie said: "There are alternatives - people can always use wi-fi," adding that "[pricing] regulation takes away operators' ability to innovate". F is for FMC Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday, Fabio Colasanti said the... [22 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity Antivirus company F-Secure has not received any reports of malware for the iPhone, according to Fei Wing Chia, a security response manager for the company, however, he said Apple's AppStore is likely to be... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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 W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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 W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity The technological measures were announced by the government on the back of a report by ex-chief constable David Blakey on how to stop drugs getting into prisons. [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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 W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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 W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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 were... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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. [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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... [02 Jul 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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... [24 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News W is for Wi-fi F is for Federated identity 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... [18 Jun 2008]
