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Article | 10/02/2011 Vendors tap into cloud security concerns with new encryption tools
A handful of vendors have begun rolling out new technologies designed to let companies take advantage of cloud computing environments without exposing...
Article | 8/02/2011 Security Manager's Journal: Getting a handle on the data
Three months into my new job, I've had a chance to assess the landscape and establish some priorities. No. 1 will be the way we handle data.
Article | 3/02/2011 Next generation banking malware emerges after Zeus
The rumored combination of two pieces of advanced online banking malware appears to be fully underway after several months of speculation.
Article | 3/02/2011 ShmooCon: Eavesdropping easy on Evite
Web service Evite offers more than a convenient way to send out e-mail invitations to events. For those with even a modest amount of malicious gumptio...
Article | 3/02/2011 Cloud storage ahead: Proceed at your own risk
The IT mantra for the past few years has been all about the cloud, and the myriad benefits of cloud-based servers and storage. While there are some ad...
Article | 3/02/2011 Waledac botnet poised for a rebound with stolen credentials
The Waledac botnet, crippled by legal action from Microsoft and covert infiltration by security researchers just a year ago, appears poised for a big ...
Article | 1/02/2011 Arbor: Mobile networks trail fixed line in security
Mobile network operators are trailing their fixed-line counterparts by several years in regards to security, with many experiencing outages and other ...
Article | 28/01/2011 Facebook erodes privacy and tightens security
Facebook straddles a precarious line when it comes to information security and data privacy. As a social networking site, its very existence is based ...
Article | 27/01/2011 Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks
A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers...
Article | 26/01/2011 Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page apparently hacked
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appears to be the second high-profile victim of a hacking attack on his own Facebook page, following a similar accoun...
Article | 25/01/2011 Carberp banking malware upgrades itself
A piece of banking malware that researchers have been keeping an eye on is adding more sophisticated capabilities to stay hidden on victims' PCs, acco...
Article | 21/01/2011 Soundminer Android malware listens, then steals, phone data
Researchers have developed a low-profile Trojan horse program for Google's Android mobile OS that steals data in a way that is unlikely to be detected...
Article | 14/01/2011 Wikileaks and the authorized insider threat
The recent military and U.S. State Department Wikileaks fiasco epitomizes a key challenge to data security and privacy today: the authorized insider t...
Article | 18/01/2011 UK cyber challenge aims to fill IT talent shortage
Paul Laverack of London is an actor, but he's considering a possible career change -- to computer security.
Article | 11/01/2011 Adobe sandbox protection hacked
Last year Adobe got the message that it was the target du jour for malicious attacks and stepped up its efforts to secure and protect its software. Ho...