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Apple.com hit in latest mass hack attack
August 2010
A hack attack that can expose users to malware exploits has infected more than 1 million webpages, at least two of which belong to Apple. More...
Dutch transit website discloses private info of 168,000 passengers
May 2010
Dutch authorities have shuttered a transit website after a hacker demonstrated it gave him access to addresses, birthdates, and other sensitive information belonging to some 168,000 passengers. More...
Survey says 89% of firms not compliant with PCI DSS
March 2010
A UK-specific survey of 100 retail, financial and hospitality firms has found that only 11% are certified as compliant with new credit card standards to be brought in during June. More...
Security fears as HSBC ME forgets to BCC
May 2010
Some of HSBC Middle East's wealthiest customers have complained that their privacy has been compromised after the bank sent a mass mailout to its 'Premier' customers " whom are required to maintain a minimum balance or investment of AED350,000 ($95,300) " with customers' email addresses visible in the 'To' field. More...
Security breaches rise despite spending surge
April 2010
Companies are spending more on IT security than ever but are suffering from a rapidly escalating number of attacks and breaches, according to PwC. More...
DPA Breaches May Be Penalised Up To £500,000
January 2010
The Information Commissioner's Office is threatening to slap penalties of up to half a million pounds on data controllers who are found guilty of serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. More...
HSBC firms fined over £3 million for info. security lapses
July 2009
HSBC was fined £3m by city watchdogs yesterday after the banking group admitted losing confidential data on tens of thousands of its insurance policyholders. More...
Manchester Council broke DPA with unencrypted laptops
June 2009
Manchester City Council broke the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt laptop computers containing data on nearly two thousand workers. The local authority has promised to ensure all mobile computers are encrypted. More...
Verizon Data Breach Study: Significant Rise in Attacks
April 2009
The financial industry accounts for 93% of the 285 million compromised records. Most breaches were avoidable if proper precautions taken. More...
Many Legitimate Web Sites are Compromised
April 2009
A WebSense report reveals that 70% of the most popular web sites host some kind of malicious content and that 77% of web sites hosting malicious content are apparently legitimate. More...
Three Hospital Worm Infection Entirely Avoidable
February 2009
A worm attack that forced three London hospitals to shut down their computer networks late last year was entirely avoidable and represented a major failing by the organizations' IT staff, according to an independent review of the incident. More...
In Information Security, the User is the Weakest Link
December 2008
When it comes to information security, the weakest part of the chain is the thing that goes between the chair and the PC - the user. Michael Callahan, VP global marketing at Credant examines what can be done with them. More...
Get Safe Online Week
November 2008
Experts at GetSafeOnline.org have estimated that working adults on an average salary can be worth £14,500 (per fraud attempt) to online criminals More...
Top Ten Security Threats To SMEs
September 2008
WatchGuard has named the top ten security threats for small and medium sized businesses. More...
Sony Web Site SQL Injection Victim
July 2008
The U.S. Sony Playstation Web site is the latest high-profile victim of a hacker attack on business sites that's spreading malware at breakneck pace, says a security vendor. More...
Most Data Theft Due To Basic Security Flaws
June 2008
Many data thieves may not be so sophisticated after all, according to a recent Verison study. More...
Cotton Traders Card Details Stolen
June 2008
he credit card details of up to 38,000 customers of clothing firm Cotton Traders were stolen following a hack of its website. More...
Criminals Pay to Hide Vulnerabilities
February 2008
A new Internet security report finds that computer vulnerabilities decreased last year for perhaps the first time, though the researchers behind the report caution that there has been no improvement in Web safety. More...
Social Networking Costing UK Businesses
January 2008
The use of social networking sites during working hours is costing UK corporations billions of pounds annually, according to new research. More...
Malware up 800% in 2007
January 2008
The amount of malware captured last year increased by 800% over 2006, researchers said this week. More...
Third of Websites Infected with Malware
December 2007
Nearly 33% of websites are infected with downloadable malware, after infection rates almost doubled in the past year, according to research from the Sans Institute. More...
SMEs Lacking Sufficient Data Protection
October 2007
Small businesses have a much lower awareness of the principles of the Data Protection Act than larger organisations, according to research commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). More...
Newcastle Council Financial Records Breach
August 2007
Reports of millions of financial records exposed brings renewed calls for UK breach laws More...
"Horrifying" Number of Data Security Breaches
July 2007
The number of companies, government departments and public bodies that have breached data protection rules is "horrifying", a new report says. More...
Over 40% of SMEs Have Suffered Online Attacks
June 2007
44% of small businesses in the UK have been a victim of cyber crime, including internet scams, identity fraud, phishing and data theft. More...
New spam tactics threaten SMEs
June 2007
Spammers have launched a new attack that could jeopardise the security of SMEs, new figures show. More...
Firms Urged To Tighten Up Access Policies
May 2007
Half of us keep our passwords on Post-It notes and over a third of IT professionals say they could still access their company's network if they left their job. More...
Taiwanese Gang Continues Office Exploits
May 2007
A Taiwanese criminal gang continues to launch attacks as Microsoft Word becomes the most common exploit vector, latest figures by MessageLabs show. More...
Junior Sales People Worst for Security
March 2007
A Messagelabs survey revealed that the worst culprits of security breaches are junior sales people using applications such as email, instant messenger, VoIP, and the web without considering the potential dangers. More...
TK Maxx Customer Credit Cards Stolen
March 2007
Hackers have stolen information from at least 45.7 million credit card holders of the US retailer TJX, which owns TJ Maxx and UK outlet TKMaxx. More...
Zero-Day Attacks Up In 2006
November 2006
Online attackers are increasingly use zero-day flaws and targeting a wider array of applications, according to the annual Top 20 Security Attack Targets report from the Sans Institute. More...
US Data Breaches Near 94 Million
October 2006
Less than two years into the great cultural awakening to the vulnerability of personal data, companies and institutions of every shape and size have collectively fumbled 93,754,333 private records. More...
Net Crime 'Big Fear' for Britons
October 2006
More Britons fear net crime than they do burglary, a survey suggests. More...
Hacking Matures As A Criminal Discipline
July 2006
The increasing criminalization of hacking was discussed at (ISC)2's SecureLondon conference in June. More...
Half of ICT Firms Suffer Security Breach
July 2006
Over 50 percent of ICT firms reported a security breach in the last 12 months, according to a survey conducted by business advisory firm Deloitte. More...
Men A Bigger Insider Threat Than Women
June 2006
Businesses in the UK face a serious security threat from their own employees, according to new research. More...
Senior UK Execs Pessimistic About IT Security
April 2006
Senior board-level executives in the UK have very low expectations regarding network security research has claimed More...
Rootkit Use Continues To Grow
April 2006
Malware writers are increasingly using rootkit technology to hide their creations from security software, according to researchers More...
Keylogger Use Increasing
March 2006
Keylogger use is on the rise, with millions of dollars at stake in stolen money and ties to organized crime. More...
Viruses Plague British Businesses
February 2006
Computer viruses are the single biggest cause of security problems for UK businesses, a survey by the Department of Trade and Industry shows. More...
Small Firms Increasing Security Spending
February 2006
Smaller U.K. companies are preparing to "drastically" boost IT security spending as they move beyond anti-virus solutions to the deployment of firewall and intrusion-detection software to protect internet gateways. More...
Mobile Devices - An IT Manager's Security Headache
February 2006
Two-third of IT managers are still experiencing security breaches because of poor practices on mobile devices, according to new findings. More...
Fear Of Fraud Hampers UK Online Banking
January 2006
The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned banks that they must do more to help consumers to deal with online banking fraud, warning that consumer confidence in internet banking is currently very fragile. More...
Rootkits Storm Malware Chart
December 2005
Hackers originally started using rootkits to build backdoors into computers, but the technology has caught a second wind in recent months as malware creators use rootkits to hide worms and spyware from antivirus and anti-spyware software. More...
Security Experts Lift Lid On Chinese Hack Attacks
November 2005
Security experts have revealed tantalising details about a group of Chinese hackers who are suspected of launching intelligence gathering attacks against the US government. More...
Hackers Targetting Security And Backup Apps
November 2005
According to SANS, the world's leading Internet security body, hackers had already moved on to target applications that are difficult to protect. Prime targets now are backup applications, anti virus software and web browser services. More...
Police Smash 100,000 Node Botnet
October 2005
Dutch authorities arrested three individuals accused of running one of the largest ever hacker botnets comprising over 100,000 zombie PCs. More...
Security Testing For UK Infrastructure
September 2005
BP's Achilles Project is aglobal initiative to plug security holes in engineering systems that control large parts of the UK's critical national infrastructure. More...
Users More Blasé Online At Work
September 2005
Corporate users are more apt to click on suspicious links or visit
suspicious web sites at work than home, according to a survey More...
ID Theft Spyware Scam Uncovered
August 2005
Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring. A security firm said it stumbled across a US-based server storing megabytes of data stolen from compromised computers. More...
Finnish WiFi Bank Robber Arrested
August 2005
An electronic bank robber in Finland has been caught stealing 200,000 euros (£135,000) by using his corporate laptop to hack into his own bank's network. More...
Large Identity Theft Ring Uncovered
August 2005
A security firm claims to have uncovered a huge identity-theft ring that appears to be using a spyware program to steal confidential information from computers. More...
Massive Rise In Phishing Attacks
July 2005
The number of phishing attacks in May increased by 226 percent, according to a new report by IBM. More...
Security Breach Hits 40 Million Card Holders
June 2005
Forty million credit cards were exposed to potential fraud in a security breach at a payment-card processor. More...
Most Computer Hacking An Inside Job
April 2005
The vast majority of computer hacking is done by current and former employees, according to the Metropolitan Police. More...
Web Shops Face Tighter Security
April 2005
Online shops will need to be certified annually and checked quarterly to ensure they maintain security standards. More...
Laptop Security Left To Employees
April 2005
European IT managers are leaving laptop security in the hands of employees according to a new study. More...
Sophisticated Cyber Crime Costs UK Billions
April 2005
The cost of cybercrime to U.K. business continues to grow, resulting in billions lost in down time, systems damage and client loss, according to a report released by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). More...
IT Professionals Have False Sense Of Security
March 2005
Newly published research has warned that IT managers are not as secure as they think they are. More...
Hackers Poison Search Engine Results
March 2005
Hackers are increasingly using websites rather than email attachments to spread malicious code, security watchers have warned. More...
Confidential Data Left On Old PCs
February 2005
Highly-sensitive information such as passwords and user names of company executives has been found on used computer disk drives bought on eBay. More...
Hackers Use Phone Networks To Steal Data
January 2005
Computer hackers have taken to stealing data the easy way - by eavesdropping on phone and e-mail conversations to find the keys to seemingly impregnable networks, security experts say. More...
Companies At Risk From Instant Messaging Abuse
January 2005
The majority of global businesses have still not implemented management systems to protect against the potentially serious legal, security and compliance risks associated with employee use of instant messaging (IM). More...
Hacker Penetrated T-Mobile Systems
January 2005
A sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers More...
Flawed IT Security Poses Legal Threat
January 2005
Experts are warning that UK companies could be liable to face legal action as a result of problems with IT security. More...
Airwave Hackers Spark Computer Alert
December 2004
ALMOST two-thirds of wireless computers installed in offices, homes and public buildings have no basic security safeguards and can be snooped on by amateur hackers, according to a Sunday Times investigation. More...
Malware Authors Mixing A Lethal Cocktail
December 2004
Security vulnerabilities will very soon be exploited within hours of their discovery, experts fear More...
Study Shows 150% Increase In Security Events
November 2004
The Verisign Internet Security Intelligence Briefing for November 2004 shows a increase in numbers of attacks and their sophistication More...
Cahoot Hit By Web Security Scare
November 2004
A security loophole at internet bank Cahoot briefly allowed customers to access other people's accounts. More...
Hacker Breaks Into UC Berkeley Computer System
October 2004
A hacker who broke in to a computer database at the University of California, Berkeley, gained access to names, social security numbers and other personal data of some 1.4 million Californians. More...
Security Heads SME Technology Priorities
September 2004
Security concerns and wireless computing are the top technology priorities for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), says a survey published September. More...
Hackers Deploying 'Bots' On A Massive Scale
September 2004
Hackers have increased their attempts to hijack PCs since the start of the year, with up to 75,000 being compromised daily, according to Symantec. More...
New BS 7799 Implementation Course
September 2004
Dionach in conjunction with Certification Europe are pleased to announce the first dates of the BS 7799 implementation course. More...
PDA Security Still Dismal
September 2004
Two thirds of users do not use any kind of encryption to protect confidential data on mobile devices, according to a survey. More...
IT Security To Be Outsourced
August 2004
IT security is becoming an outside job as more firms turn to managed security service providers (MSSPs) to protect their assets. According to new research, up to 90% of all IT security will be outsourced by the end of the decade. More...
New Mexico Tech Tracked Hacker
August 2004
A computer hacker who broke into a state agency's system recently and essentially downloaded the agency's database was tracked down by researchers from a New Mexico Tech program. More...
International Hacker Ring Busted
August 2004
A large international network of hackers who stole computer programmes, films and music and then sold them on the black market has been broken up by Polish police. More...
E-Voting Harbours 'Major Security Problems'
July 2004
Hackers should attempt to expose e-voting's weaknesses, a critic of the technology has told security researchers. More...
Deutsche Telekom Passport Hole Exposes 120,000
July 2004
Deutsche Telekom this week was forced to suspend all activities of its Online Business Service Operation Centre (OBSOC), a German version of the Microsoft's Passport system, which enables customers to order and pay for online services and products. More...
Security Fears Restrict Online Travel Market
July 2004
Security fears are holding Brits back from buying holidays online, preventing the industry from fully benefiting from the lower sales costs associated with Internet transactions. More...
Nearly Two-Thirds Of All Emails Are Spam
July 2004
Firm warns of lasting damage to internet business as spam rates continue to rise. More...
Firms Consider Email Boycott
July 2004
6/10 companies claim they will give up email if the threat posed by viruses, spam and other unwanted content is not contained and a viable alternative emerges. More...
Security Threat Growing In UK
July 2004
UK businesses feel more vulnerable to IT security threats than ever, but are still ignoring best practice advice. More...
Spyware Support Costs Run Into Millions
June 2004
Spyware is to blame for half of all PC crashes and is putting a strain on support helplines, according to industry analysts. More...
First Mobile Phone Virus
June 2004
The first ever computer virus spread by mobile phones has been sent to anti-virus firms. More...
Akamai Denial Of Service Attack
June 2004
Web infrastructure technology provider Akamai is co-operating with US law enforcement agencies after it was hit with a distributed denial of service attack. More...
Zombie PCs generate 80% of spam
June 2004
Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers contaminated with Trojan horse infections, according to a study. More...
Hacking Sparks Need For Complex Passwords
June 2004
As more Web sites demand passwords, scammers are getting more clever about stealing them. Hence the need for such "passwords-plus" systems. More...
Two Held Over Huge Softbank Data Leak
June 2004
Japanese police arrested two men for allegedly obtaining client data from Internet service provider Softbank BB Corp., sources said. More...
Police Lack Skills To Tackle Cyber-Crime
May 2004
More officers need to be trained in computer forensics, says lobby group Eurim. More...
Tower Records Settles Charges Over Hack Attacks
May 2004
Tower Records recently settled charges arising from a security gaffe on the company's e-commerce site, which made the buying habits of online customers accessible to outsiders. More...
Phishing Scams Cost UK Banks £1m+
May 2004
First seen more than a year ago, phishing emails are becoming increasingly sophisticated... More...
Sasser creates European Pandemonium
May 2004
There may have been no major outages for UK businesses as a result of the Sasser worm, according to Microsoft UK, but it caused significant problems in continental Europe. More...
Human error blamed for most security breaches
April 2004
Eight-four per cent of organisations quizzed in a survey out recently blamed human error "either wholly or in part" for their last major security breach... More...
Browser-based Attacks May Pose Next Big IT Security Nightmare
April 2004
Browser-based attacks are surging and may pose the next significant security threat to IT operations according to CompTIA More...
Malicious Code Threats Celebrate Bumper 2003
March 2004
Malicious code threats to privacy and confidentiality increased rapidly in the final six months of last year - up 148 per cent on the first half of 2003. More...
Phishing Attacks on the Rise
March 2004
A new report finds a 60 percent increase in one month in the variety of scam mails sent by identity thieves. More...
Passwords are passport to theft
March 2004
It seems incredible that although millions of people world-wide now routinely carry out significant financial and other transactions via the Internet, so little action is taken to prevent identity theft. More...
Is password-lending a cybercrime?
March 2004
A judge's wrongheaded interpretation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act illustrates the problems of allowing civil enforcement of a criminal law. More...
UK Firms Pay For Rise in e-Crime
February 2004
Research by the NHTCU shows that computer crime is hitting 4 out of 5 firms. It is costing each affected business an average of £1.1m a year, with those hit by financial fraud losing an average of £2.7m. More...
Bluetooth Phone Hacking Tools Spreading
February 2004
An MP has called for mobile phone manufacturers to make a greater effort and fix the Bluetooth security problems in their handsets as software tools enabling a 'bluesnarf' attack are widely available on the internet. More...
Extortionists attack Paddypower.com
February 2004
Irish on-line betting site Paddypower.com is the latest high-profile Web property to suffer a denial of service attack from malicious users bent on extortion. More...
Most Web Applications Are Insecure
February 2004
Over 90% of online applications are not secured against common hacking techniques More...
Companies At Risk From Staff Ignorance
February 2004
Although most organisations have a security policy, many are failing to enforce it properly, a survey by Computer Weekly and the NCC reveals. More...
Hundreds of Public Sector Web Sites Hacked
January 2004
Hundreds of public sector websites in Malaysia and other far east countries were defaced in three days More...
Looking Back At Wireless Security In 2003
December 2003
Wireless security is one of the hottest topics in our business. More...
2003 Review of the Year: Security
December 2003
The last year has seen several great strides taken in IT security. More...
Online Financial Crime Headed From Bad to Worse
December 2003
In the annals of cybersecurity, 2003 should go down as one of the worst years ever. More...
Finance Sector Bracing for Upswing in Net Fraud
December 2003
Banking officials and computer security experts predict that the wave of cyber scams targeting the financial services sector will soar in 2004 as the industry braces for a new onslaught of fraud schemes. More...
NHTCU Targets SMEs With eCrime Guidance
December 2003
The National High Tech Crime Unit has issued guidelines for SMEs that give advice on firewalls and antivirus. More...
Single Attack Can Cost £60k
November 2003
The cost to businesses of a single bug or virus attack can be as much as £66,000, research has revealed. More...
Largest Internet Hacking Ring Uncovered
November 2003
The Korean National Police Agency (NPA) announced that they have exposed an Internet site of professional hackers with more than 4,400 members. More...
US Considers Compulsory Security Audits
November 2003
The Corporate Information Security Accountability Bill calls for minimum IT security standards for publicly listed US companies. More...
Extortion Racket Cripples Gambling Sites
November 2003
Criminals have used distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to bring down online businesses. More...
Spam Will Soar This Christmas
November 2003
Christmas is coming and spammers want to fill your inbox with more messages than ever. More...
Brazilian Hacker Arrested in Japan
November 2003
A 17 year old member of a known international hacker group was arrested on suspicion of violating the Unauthorized Computer Access Law. More...
Security Costs Surge
November 2003
The cost of protecting corporate computer systems is growing rapidly, yet many e-businesses still fail to take basic measures to protect themselves. More...
Organised Crime Targets IT Staff
October 2003
Employees are being persuaded to infiltrate IT systems, warns the UK's National High Tech Crime Unit More...
Hacker Charged With Securities Fraud
October 2003
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a computer hacker with securities fraud for allegedly breaking into a brokerage account and making unauthorized trades. More...
Vivendi Source Code Stolen by Hackers
October 2003
The launch of the Vivendi game Half Life 2 has been delayed because of the theft of some of the source code. More...
Sobig Linked To DDoS Attacks On Anti-Spam Sites
September 2003
There is evidence that widespread and sustained attacks on anti-spam sites been enabled by the infamous Sobig worm. More...
Software Flaws Will Cost For Years
September 2003
Even with Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, poor security will continue to hit budgets for years, says Gartner. More...
Disasters Terminal For Many Small Firms
September 2003
Nearly half of UK small firms that experience disasters such as system failure or fire damage never properly recover, yet less than 50 per cent have any back-up plan to use if things go wrong. More...
Terrorist Fear Spurs Disaster Planning
September 2003
Many firms may be focusing on the least likely dangers as they draw up business continuity plans. More...
Worm Prevention is Better Than Cure
September 2003
Having a simple security policy in place could save you precious resources spent fire fighting large-scale worm and virus outbreaks, such as the W32.Blaster and W32.Sobig.F worms. More...
Blaster and Sobig.F Consequences
August 2003
Blaster, Welchi and Sobig.F caused huge network and Internet disruptions. More...
Dionach awarded BS7799:2 certification
August 2003
Dionach are pleased to announce that it has been awarded BS7799:2 certification, the information security standard. More...
Patching a Major Drain for Companies
August 2003
The Blaster worm highlighted the enormous challenge companies face in keeping their systems up to date with patches for vulnerabilities. More...
Word Documents Hide Information
August 2003
Microsoft Word documents may contain hidden sensitive information such as previously deleted text and text from other documents. More...
Intrusion Detection In Demand
August 2003
Commitment to IT security in big business has never been stronger, with network and host intrusion detection systems (IDS) high on the shopping list, according to research. More...
Security Spending Will Increase
August 2003
Global revenues in enterprise security technology are predicted to reach $13.5 billion by 2006, up from $7.1 billion in 2002 last year. More...
Insecurity Draws Hackers and Lawsuits
August 2003
Your companies insecure network systems could mean that you get sued. More...
MiMail Email Worm Spread Fast
August 2003
Worm/MiMail.A is a mass-mailing internet worm that circulated worldwide using an exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer. More...
Sacked Staff Turn To IT Sabotage
July 2003
IT departments that fail to revoke access rights to critical systems risk exposing their firms to security breaches by former employees More...
Web Applications Fail Security Tests
July 2003
Only 3% of web-based applications are secure enough to resist hackers, according to research. More...
Identity Theft Up 80%
July 2003
Identity theft in the US has leapt by 79 per cent over the last year, with only a one in 700 chance of thieves being caught. More...
Cisco Routers Vulnerable to DoS Exploit
July 2003
Cisco routers and switches are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack that run Cisco IOS software. An exploit is publicly available. More...
Wi-Fi Users Still Don't Encrypt
July 2003
Think you've heard more than enough about war driving and Wi-Fi insecurity? More...
Hacking Contest Affects UAE Internet
July 2003
Many Internet users in the Abu Dhabi reported difficulties and slowing down of their systems, the Khaleej Times reported. More...
SMEs to Outsource Firewall Management
June 2003
Europe's Managed IT Security Market Will Grow To €4.6 Billion In 2008 More...
CSI/FBI Annual Report: Attacks Continue, Losses Down
June 2003
251 organizations reported $202 million in financial losses, but that's down 56% from last year. More...
Guess Exposed Customer Information
June 2003
Agency alleges security flaws placed consumers' credit card numbers at risk to hackers. More...
What Security Can Do For You
June 2003
The cost to businesses from the SQL Slammer Worm ran into the billions of dollars, according to many analyst estimates. More...
2003 Worst Year For Hacks
June 2003
Digital attacks are getting dangerous as web services taking personal details including name, age, sex, home and office telephone numbers, addresses and credit card numbers are being targeted. More...
Linux Hacks Hit All-Time High
June 2003
Security analyst mi2g has released research claiming that hack attacks against Linux are exploding, while attacks on Windows-based servers are dropping off. More...
Security Breaches Running Rampant
May 2003
Latest research has found that security breaches across Asia have reached epidemic levels. More...
Shooting Down the Web Bombers
May 2003
Disproportionate damage is caused by relatively few cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities. Simon Moores urges strong defensive action. More...
Don't You Know There's a War On?
May 2003
Amid the fears of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, companies still need to address the risk to cybersecurity. But is it too little too late? More...
Guard Against the Risk to Your Reputation
May 2003
There can be no excuse for failing to take steps to protect corporate information and systems. More...
Web-Based Attacks Create Chaos In The Physical World
May 2003
Most experts on computer crime focus on attacks against Web servers, bank account tampering and other mischief confined to the digital world. More...
Companies Just Have To Spend On Security
April 2003
In today's digital economy, where knowledge and information-based business is what it is all about, the need to establish and maintain high levels of security has never been more imperative. More...
Keep An Eye On The Back Door
April 2003
Systems are far more susceptible to internal threats than most companies realise. More...
Net Fraud Complaints Triple in 2002
April 2003
The FBI's Internet fraud unit said the number of complaints it referred to law enforcement authorities tripled last year, as did the cost of fraud to victims. More...
61% Of Businesses Have Experienced E-Crimes
April 2003
61% of businesses reporting they have experienced one or more computer related crimes in the last year and 93% of firms experiencing a virus attack or irregular intrusion. More...
Watchdog's Guide Could Cost Firms £1m
March 2003
Large UK financial services firms face a £1m IT bill to comply with new disaster recovery guidelines being drawn up by industry watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA). More...
ID Theft: A $1bn a Year Crime
March 2003
Identity theft, reportedly America's fastest rising crime, cost US lenders at least $1 billion last year. More...
Call for 'responsible' Coding
March 2003
Careless programmers need to be less like fighter pilots and more like responsible pilots, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson. More...
The Importance of Information Security in Hospitality
March 2003
Many businesses believe that the risk of being targeted by hackers is slim and that sensitive business information is reasonably safe and secure. More...
Largest Risk - Human Error
March 2003
At a Washington briefing with government officials today, the Computing Technology Industry Associatio revealed results from its new security survey Committing to Security: An analysis of IT Security and the Workforce. More...
Firms 'ill-prepared for disaster'
March 2003
More than a quarter of a million businesses in the UK are ill-prepared for how a disaster such as a terrorist attack could affect their technology systems. More...
Network Worm Uses Weak Windows Passwords
March 2003
Say hello to a network worm which attempts to compromise and spread through Windows machines with weak, default passwords. Called Deloder, the worm also tries to drop a backdoor component. More...
Bank Security Falls Victim to Moles
March 2003
A crime ring was able to infiltrate Citigroup four years ago and pull off a dramatic $37m heist, highlighting the vulnerability of even large and relatively well- defended banks to organised crime. More...
Web-Based Storage Causes Problems For Businesses
March 2003
Companies are exposing themselves to potentially devastating security and liability risks by not managing employee use of personal storage web sites. More...
Going Wireless Without Broadcasting Your Secrets
February 2003
Unsecured wireless networks expose an organisation's internal networks and data to anyone from bandwidth freeloaders looking for free, high-speed internet access, to potentially malicious hackers. More...
Hacker Breaches Credit Card Security
February 2003
A computer hacker has gained access to more than 5 million Visa and Mastercard credit card accounts in the US. More...
City Ignores IT Security Alerts
February 2003
Businesses in the City are failing to take basic precautions to secure wireless networks, despite the high-profile threat of drive-by hacking. More...
Criminals Using High-Tech Methods for Old-Style Crimes
February 2003
Organized crime rings that employ people with violent criminal records are increasingly trading their automatic weapons for automatic software tools that enable them to conduct a wide array of white-collar crimes such as identity theft and fraud. More...
A Crime Wave Festers in Cyberspace
January 2003
Cybercrime, long a painful side effect of the innovations of Internet technology, is reaching new dimensions, security specialists say. More...
Hacker Insurance Market Boosted by Cyberattacks
January 2003
The computer worm that clogged Internet traffic and shut down vulnerable corporate networks in January also provided another boost to the emerging market for hacker insurance. More...
British Council in £1m VPN Deal
January 2003
The British Council has paid an IT services provider £1m for a virtual private network linking 218 sites around the world. More...
Security Is Paramount
January 2003
The ever expanding corporate perimeter, the expansion of wireless devices, and the increasing governmental attention to network security is driving the network security market. More...
Lirva Worm
January 2003
Lirva is a mass-mailing worm that arrives via e-mail either announcing a new Microsoft patch or offering fan access to Avril Lavigne More...
Virus Hoaxes Persist
January 2003
Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends. More...
IT Security Policies Too Fragmented
December 2002
UK organisations are wide open to network breaches because responsibility for security is still too fragmented. More...
Huge Increase In Hackers And Pornographers
December 2002
BRITISH police are making a special plea to business to report computer crime after announcing a huge increase in the activities of hackers and Eastern European criminals. More...
Next Virus Attack To Cost SMEs Billions
December 2002
Research has revealed that the financial loss to SME's when the next big computer virus hits could be billions More...
UK Workers In The Dark Over IT Security
December 2002
Formal training remains dangerously inadequate. Companies are leaving themselves open to security breaches because their IT security training is woefully inadequate, new research has revealed. More...
Japanese Police Report Hacking Attacks
December 2002
The National Police Agency said Thursday there were about 51,000 attempts by hackers to break into police computer systems throughout the country during the three-month period from July to September. More...
Net Abuse Costs Small Business Big Money
December 2002
Cyberslackers are costing Britain's small businesses almost £1.5bn per year. More...
Hacker Breaks Into Microsoft Server
October 2002
Microsoft has had to tell more than 20,000 software testers to change their passwords after a server at a company development site was hacked. More...
Henpeck Worm Cons MSN Chat Crowd
October 2002
A worm spread among MSN Messenger users by fooling them into downloading an infectious file from the Internet, antivirus firms said on Thursday. More...
Hong Kong News Site Hacked
October 2002
HONG KONG - Mainland Chinese who went online Thursday to read a Hong Kong newspaper were redirected by hackers to a Web site full of Falun Gong messages, a newspaper spokesman said. More...
GITEX 2002, Dubai
October 2002
Dionach is among the exhibitors at the Global IT Exhibition in Dubai this year during October 13-17. More...
Slapper Worm Variants Spread
October 2002
Two variants of the Slapper worm that targets Apache Web servers running on Linux operating systems have appeared and are reported to be spreading. More...
US Cybersecurity Plan Revealed
October 2002
The White House is urging consumers and companies to tighten up their computer security. More...
Pocket PC May Not Make the Security Grade
October 2002
Microsoft's handheld software could leave sensitive data vulnerable to theft and loss. More...
Information Security Breaches Survey
October 2002
A survey by PwC and the DTI reveals security incidents cost businesses billions of euros in the last year. More...
Businesses Have Concerns About Instant Messaging Security
October 2002
Businesses find instant messaging both help and headache, when security concerns surface. More...
Insecurity slows wireless jump
October 2002
Emerging security solutions yet to unlock U.S. government wireless potential More...
Banks Security At Risk Due To Flaw
October 2002
Software security widely used for Internet banking and e-commerce can be easily circumvented, and customer accounts at several of Sweden's largest banks remain at risk as a result, a computer expert said. More...
South Korea probes online dealing fraud
September 2002
South Korean police are investigating a fraud which saw hackers break through a bank's security system to sell 5 million shares they did not own. More...
PGP Vulnerability In Outlook Plug-In
September 2002
One the most important secure email standards used to encrypt messages could be vulnerable to attack through a plug-in used by the Microsoft Outlook email suite. More...
Desktop Antivirus Software Is No Longer Enough
September 2002
The virus problem is getting worse, not better; there's little differentiation in antivirus products, and desktop antivirus software just isn't enough. More...
IT Managers Get Hacker Tool Warning
September 2002
IT managers will have a hard time guarding their networks against unscrupulous employees using hacker tools to steal sensitive data. More...
VPN Market Still Growing Strongly
September 2002
Worldwide end-user VPN product and service expenditures will grow 117%, from $21.3 billion to $46.2 billion between 2002 and 2006. More...
Experts Warn Of Linux/Windows Virus
September 2002
Experts have released an advisory after the discovery of the first polymorphic and entry-point-obfuscating virus capable of infecting both the Linux and Windows platforms. More...
Klez Worm Tops Virus Charts
June 2002
Variants of the Klez worm were by far the most common viruses circulating on the Internet in May. More...
IT Security Breaches Hit 80% Of Firms
March 2002
KPMG yesterday published new research showing that 80% of companies have suffered a security incident or breach, such as a virus or hacker attack, in the past year. More...
Security Bug Closes Inland Revenue Site
January 2002
An Inland Revenue spokeswoman said that the service was suspended after users reported seeing information about other taxpayers. More...
Two Dozen Students In Hot Water For Falsifying Grades
September 2001
They were smart enough to hack into a computer system, but foolish enough to leave a clue behind. More...
Macromedia Flash Bug Could Open Windows PCs To Hackers
June 2001
Computer security experts say a bug in software for Flash that is launched via ActiveX technology in the Explorer browser could allow evil-doers to gain control of a victim's computer. More...
Third of UK Businesses At DDoS Risk
June 2001
A third of all UK businesses will be hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack during 2002, resulting in £54m in lost revenue. More...
Happy Hackers Given Easy Access
May 2001
Hacking is so widespread that there are thousands of people working in UK businesses with enough knowledge to break into systems. More...
Crackers Exploit PHP Vulnerabilities
May 2001
Security researchers have found 7 separate vulnerabilities in several versions of the widely used PHP scripting language and warn that crackers are circulating exploit code for at least one of the flaws. More...
UK businesses making a hash of security
April 2001
Many UK businesses have content filters wrongly configured and poorly managed anti-virus software. More...
New York Times Internal Network Hacked
April 2001
Security holes in the New York Times internal network left sensitive databases exposed to hackers, including social security numbers and home phone numbers for contributors. More...
MyParty Email Virus
April 2001
A computer virus disguised as a link to a website with pictures of a party has appeared. More...
Russian Hacks US Bank
March 2001
Russian police have detained a computer hacker accused of extorting $10,000 from a U.S. bank after breaking into its data base. More...
Cyber Attacks Increase 79%
March 2001
Managed security provider Riptech, Inc., has released a report revealing that the rate of cyber attacks has increased by 79 percent in the last six months. More...
Breakable
March 2001
A UK security expert prepares to unveil serious vulnerabilities in Oracle's database products. Can the company redefine 'unbreakable' in time? More...
Insuring Against Cybercrime Gets Tougher
March 2001
Insurers set stricter policies and charge more for cyberinsurance after Sept. 11 More...
Windows XP Security Flaw
March 2001
The newest version of Microsoft's flagship Windows operating system has yawning security holes. More...
Hole in AOL's messaging program
February 2001
The internet giant America Online has promised a quick fix to a security hole in its popular instant messaging program that could allow hackers to take control of a victim's computer. More...
2001 the 'Year of the Virus'
February 2001
MessageLabs stopped one every 370 emails in 2001 - an email virus was detected every 18 seconds. More...
Lamo's Adventures in WorldCom
February 2001
The helpful hacker strikes again, this time finding a route into the communications company's private Web, then telling its security staff all about it. Who is Adrian Lamo, why does he do this, and would his life be the same if Kinkos kicked him out? More...
Linux is a Virus Target
February 2001
The onslaught of the Windows Goner worm warns us to watch for Christmas Grinches, but next year the warning may extend to Linux users as the operating system (OS) becomes more of a target. More...
Welcome to the era of drive-by hacking
February 2001
On a short drive through the City, two-thirds of the wireless networks discovered were found to be wide open, using a laptop and free software tools. More...
UK law lets hackers get away with it
January 2001
Companies are failing to track down and prosecute hackers because they find it too expensive and difficult to investigate attacks. More...
GITEX 2001
January 2001
The GITEX 2001 IT Exhibition in Dubai was a tremendous success. More...
Firms still unprepared for email viruses
January 2001
Businesses are still not prepared for the onslaught of the latest email viruses, security experts have claimed. More...
Information Warfare: When Intrusion Detection Isn't Enough
January 2001
September 11, 2001. One week later, the Internet came under attack by the Nimda worm.Was this an act of Info War? More...
Top company websites are hackers' dream
January 2001
Almost 80 per cent of .com websites could be compromised by hackers, according to research by DNS software developer Men & Mice. More...
2001 Industry Survey
January 2001
2,545 information security practitioners give the lowdown on security budgets, purchasing trends, security breaches and defences, and obstacles to security. More...
