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When good backups go bad
Business transactions are faster and have a broader reach to more people in more countries than ever before. Businesses of all sizes can cast a global shadow by setting up a website and conducting business over the Internet. The key byproduct of all this change is explosive amounts of data in the form of email, customer information, and business transactions.
Red Cross overhauls ID management
The Red Cross is a longtime leader in the human security business. It organizes disaster response, supplies nearly half the nation's blood supply, teaches life-saving skills, provides international humanitarian aid and supports military service members and their families.
Red Cross overhauls ID management
The Red Cross is a longtime leader in the human security business. It organizes disaster response, supplies nearly half the nation's blood supply, teaches life-saving skills, provides international humanitarian aid and supports military service members and their families.
Facebook Timeline stirs privacy concerns
Research from Sophos has shown that more than 50% of internet users are concerned about the Facebook profile update, with concerns that this will make it easier for identity thieves and stalkers to profile Individuals.
In addition, the Timeline will be updated automatically through Facebook apps that, for example, publish the last song listened
Companies lack tools to report breaches within 24 hours
Organizations will find it difficult to identify and carry out data breach notifications within 24 hours, according to industry experts.
The new EU data protection laws revealed today will require all companies and organisations to notify the national supervisory authority and affected citizens of any serious data breaches within 24 hours.
Facebook scam redirects victims to Amazon S3
Facebook scammers have started redirecting victims through Amazon's cloud in order to bypass malicious URL filters, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor F-Secure.
WMP vulnerability attracts drive-by-download attacks
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have come across a Web-based attack that exploits a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player.
Android.Counterclank infects 5 million
The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google's Android Market, Symantec said today.
All in the résumé: How security pros can target CSO jobs
Cole Hanson's career goal is to become an information security executive. Currently, he serves as a high-level information security professional with the U.S. Army. In February, Hanson, who is also a reservist with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel*, will start a new job with the Marine Corps as the technology integration officer and deputy for its Communications Directorate.
Does application security pay?
The last decade has seen a dramatic shift in the way companies manage information security and protect vital data.
Cybercriminals hit Middle East stock exchanges
The Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges have been targeted by hackers.
Video conferences prone to spying attacks
Tens of thousands of video conferencing setups, including some in corporate meeting rooms where the most confidential information is discussed, are vulnerable to spying attacks, researchers said this week.
Smartphone encryption vulnerable to radio-based key stealing device
Encryption keys on smartphones can be stolen via a technique using radio waves, says one of the world's foremost crypto experts, Paul Kocher, whose firm
Nokia fined $55K for violating spam SMS rules
Nokia has copped a $55,000 wrist-slapping from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), accepting an enforceable undertaking for infringing the Spam Act 2003.
MegaUpload users seek legal action against U.S. government
When the U.S. Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload and sued its operators for copyright infringement last week, users who were storing files legally on the site became collateral damage.
Top 15 worst Internet privacy scandals
In honor of National Data Privacy Day this Saturday, Jan. 28, we've put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time.
AXA expands anti-fraud system to tackle spike in fraudulent claims
Insurance firm AXA is to use a hosted BAE Systems Detica anti-fraud platform to help tackle a reported spike in fraudulent claims.
How malware authors battle detection
The stakes have never been higher in the fight for control of corporate and consumer devices between malicious code and the antimalware software designed to detect and stop it. It’s a war of one-upsmanship, as security labs work ’round the clock to analyze malicious code and the bad guys design new, ingenious ways to frustrate analysts and automated tools.
Facebook attacks target Ukash users
Security firm Trusteer Wednesday said it's identified a new browser-based malware attack against Facebook users that's aimed at stealing money through e-cash payment system Ukash.
China enforces real name rule for microblogs
China plans to require users of the country's Twitter-like microblogs to register with their real identities, and has already begun trials of the system in five cities, according to a Chinese official.
