Commerce agencies in the US will have to notify anyone whose personal information may have been accessed in a breach, when two bills become law
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Spammers And Botnets Change Tactics
Internet villains are learning from their mistakes, and now they can come back quickly even when their ISPs are shut down, security researchers say
McAfee Looks To SMEs With Web And Email Appliance
McAfee has released a new version of its email and web security appliance, aimed at the cost concious SMBs
Backup Tapes Go Missing From Government Agency
Another government agency suffers a data loss scandal, after the UK's Rural Payments Agency loses tapes containing payment and banking details of every farmer in England
Security Researchers Uncover SSL Vulnerability
Tech companies are rushing to patch the SSL security protocol following the discovery of a potentially "devastating" flaw
M86 Beefs Up Web Security With Finjan Acquisition
M86 Security is to acquire most of the assets of Finjan, a provider of web gateway security appliances
Former YouSendIt Boss Charged With DoS Attack
The former CEO of YouSendIt has been charged with denial-of-service against the company, highlighting the dangers of disgruntled staff
Lists Threatens Openess Of Twitter Network
Blogging celebrity Anil Dash examines Twitter Lists as a way to tag real-time Web feeds
Obama Pressured To Appoint Cyber-security Chief
TechAmerica tells President Obama his promise to appoint a cyber-security coordinator in the White House is growing more urgent by the day
Trojan Uses Facebook To Network With Server
Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server
Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier
Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT developer Mark Shavlik
Conficker Infections Reach 7 Million
Despite reports to the contrary, the Conficker worm has not yet turned and has now infected up to 7 million computers
Report Reveals Security Threats To Data Centres
Industry association AFCOM finds that 40 percent of all data centres are still using at least one mainframe and also raises security concerns
Facebook Wins £430 Million Payout Against Spam King
Social networking giant Facebook has won a staggering $711 million (£429 million) in damages against so called 'spam king' Sanford Wallace
Top Reasons Why The Conficker Worm May Strike Back
The Conficker worm affected users nearly one year ago. But now that it has left the headlines, there might be a false sense of security in the Windows ecosystem
Top Ten Security Tips For Employees
As many security systems as an organisation might have, the last line of defense rests with the employees. That's precisely why companies need to do a good job of educating employees about security
Cost Concerns Are Exposing Security Risks, Report Warns
Cost concerns and a lack of security training among SMBs is being cited as reasons why the SMB sector is at risk from security breaches
SAP Says Software Future Is In the Clouds And Down to Earth
SAP reports quarterly revenues that fell by 9 percent thanks to a decrease in spending on business software, but increased adoption of its products by SMBs may help it through economically challenging times
McAfee Warns Smaller Companies To Up Security Spend
McAfee reports on the IT security struggles of midsize businesses
AVG Enhances Business Security On The Cheap
AVG Technologies is looking to cost-conscious businesses with a refresh of its security and anti-virus software solutions
Facebook Users Hit By Password Malware Scam
Researchers at several security firms have uncovered a spam campaign targeting Facebook users
Gizmodo Duped Into Distributing Malware Via Ads
Security protection firm Sophos warns that the Gizmodo gadget blog has inadvertently been distributing adverts corrupted with malware
Trend Micro Moves To Protect The Cloud
Cloud computing "moves servers outside the security perimeter" and needs a strong security response, warns Trend Micro as it updates its flagship product
Cisco Spends $183 million To Acquire ScanSafe
Cisco has flexed its financial muscle in a bid to acquire SaaS security vendor ScanSafe for roughly $183 million
Home Secretary “Stops The Clock” on McKinnon Extradition
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has thrown a lifeline for supporters of British hacker Gary McKinnon, allowing time to examine new medical evidence
Hackers Steal Half A Million CVs From The Guardian
Half a million users of the Guardian newspaper's recruitment site may have had their details compromised after a hack attack
Microsoft Criticised For UAC Security In Windows 7
The User Account Control feature in Microsoft Windows 7 is irking some in the security community who say Microsoft may have traded security for usability
Dell R710 PowerEdge Review
The Dell R710 PowerEdge, is designed to optimise the data centre for virtualisation tasks, and offers an interesting alternative to BIOS boot-up
Rogue Trader Leeson Attacked By Microsoft
Nick Leeson said poor IT practice helped bring down Barings Bank, and faced criticism from Microsoft security advisor and former FBI agent Gibson
Botnets Blamed For Increase In Click Fraud
A new report has accused botnets of being behind the rise in click fraud, where automated scripts or computer programs mimicks a legitimate user by clicking on an online advert