Fiona Raisbeck

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Surge in severe child abuse images online

Surge in severe child abuse images online

The number of images depicting extreme child abuse has quadrupled over the past three years, according to the latest figures from the UK's internet watchdog.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 18 2007 9:59AM Security
Infosec: Companies shun new technology and stick to passwords

Infosec: Companies shun new technology and stick to passwords

More than three-quarters (80 percent) of companies still use conventional passwords as a method of securing sensitive information, new research from Infosecurity Europe shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 17 2007 3:21PM Security
Hackers spread worm via Skype IM

Hackers spread worm via Skype IM

A worm posing as a link to glamour model images has been spread via the Skype IM chat system, it was reported today.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 17 2007 6:39AM Security
Microsoft confirms DNS attacks

Microsoft confirms DNS attacks

Microsoft has revealed that hackers are targeting attacks exploiting a vulnerability in the software company's Windows Server DNS Service.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 16 2007 9:30AM Security
Oracle releases patches for abundance of flaws

Oracle releases patches for abundance of flaws

Oracle is set to release security patches next week for 37 vulnerabilities across its products, the software company announced yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 12 2007 9:43AM Security
Symantec's Altiris acquisition complete

Symantec's Altiris acquisition complete

Symantec announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of the IT management software company Altiris.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 11 2007 10:11AM Security
Poll: IT professionals divided over McKinnon case

Poll: IT professionals divided over McKinnon case

Less than half of IT professionals believe that if found guilty alleged hacker Gary McKinnon should be sent to a US prison, a recent poll suggests.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 11 2007 9:57AM Security
IDC: Portable threats set to rocket

IDC: Portable threats set to rocket

Worldwide mobile security license and maintenance revenue is expected to exceed US$200 million today, according to a new forecast from research firm IDC.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 10 2007 10:21AM Security
Firefox also vulnerable to Windows cursor flaw

Firefox also vulnerable to Windows cursor flaw

Researchers are warning users of Mozilla's Firefox 2.0 on Windows computers that they are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the animated cursor (.ani) bug.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 5 2007 10:08AM Security
Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US

Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US

Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into Pentagon and NASA networks, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States in front of the British High Court.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 4 2007 10:29AM Security
ABN Amro compensates customers for phishing loss

ABN Amro compensates customers for phishing loss

Dutch bank ABN Amro has paid compensation to four of its customers following a phishing attack that stole money from their accounts.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 4 2007 10:20AM Security
Study: Large companies snub email encryption

Study: Large companies snub email encryption

Almost two-thirds (60 percent) of large European companies are failing to secure data by encryption, the latest figures from Tumbleweed show.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 3 2007 10:11AM Security
Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software

Exploit code released for vulnerability in CA software

Hackers have released exploit code for a vulnerability in CA storage software, the US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-Cert) has warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 3 2007 10:09AM Security
Kaspersky: Keyloggers becoming the ultimate security threat

Kaspersky: Keyloggers becoming the ultimate security threat

The number of keyloggers has soared in recent years and poses the greatest threat to business networks than any other tool used by cybercriminals, according to the latest report by Kaspersky Lab.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 30 2007 9:56AM Security
Experts: Pump & dump scams target European companies

Experts: Pump & dump scams target European companies

Fraudsters are targeting European companies in "pump and dump" scams for the first time, according to security firm Sophos.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 30 2007 9:52AM Security
Report: Multitude of malicious code on UK and US servers

Report: Multitude of malicious code on UK and US servers

Malicious code is more likely to be hosted on local servers in the UK and US than in countries with less developed e-crime law enforcement policies, according to the latest report by Finjan.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 29 2007 11:04AM Security
Expert: Online security education is failing

Expert: Online security education is failing

Efforts to educate users about the dangers of phishing attacks and other online fraud have failed, according to a leading information security expert.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 29 2007 11:02AM Security
Report: Users shun responsibility for online security

Report: Users shun responsibility for online security

More than half (52 percent) of all the UK's internet users believe they are not responsible for their own online security, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 28 2007 2:02AM Security
Thousands of UK's Halifax customer details stolen

Thousands of UK's Halifax customer details stolen

Thousands of Halifax customer details have been stolen following the theft of a briefcase from an employee's car last week.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 28 2007 12:12AM Security
Executives: Security is top priority

Executives: Security is top priority

Business executives deem security as the most important aspect of their corporate network, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 22 2007 12:49AM Security

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