IT security

LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m

LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

RBS computer problem costs £125m

Royal Bank of Scotland will pay £125m in costs related to computer problems in June that meant customers could not access funds Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Compliance and risk

Compliance and risk managers have to overcome many challenges as a result of the data protection framework. This exclusive resource discusses some of the difficulties the European Union has to face because of regulations. Continue Reading

Cyber threats affect banks worldwide

Nearly a quarter of the world's banks were hit by security breaches in the past year, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cybergeddon: Pictures from the digital crime thriller

CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, brings to life the growing threat of cybercrime Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Twitter users targeted by Blackhole malware

Twitter users are being targeted by tweets containing malicious links that claim recipients are pictured in an online photo Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SQL injection attacks rise sharply in second quarter of 2012

SQL injection (SQLi) attacks were up 69% in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, warns cloud hosting firm FireHost Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Australian telco AAPT confirms Anonymous data breach

Australian telecoms firm AAPT confirms business customer data was breached by hacktivist group Anonymous at an external service provider Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Customers urged to boycott CSC over CIA 'torture flights'

CSC customers are being urged to boycott the supplier over allegations that it took part in illegal CIA rendition flights in the US "war on terror" Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Siemens issues software fix to protect against Stuxnet

German engineering firm Siemens has issued a fix for the software vulnerabilities in its programmable logic controllers that were exploited by the computer virus Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Nine must-have OSINT tools

Open source intelligence tools aid in target discovery during the reconnaissance phase. Here are nine must-have OSINT tools for finding maximum target info. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG

Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government-sponsored hackers target commercial secrets

Government-sponsored organisations are increasingly turning to hacking techniques to steal commercial secrets from businesses, KPMG has warned Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Skype works to fix privacy bug as instant messages leak

Internet telephony service Skype has confirmed that a bug in its software has been sending copies of instant messages to unintended recipients Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

A free risk assessment template for ISO 27001 certification

Risk assessment is the first important step towards a robust information security framework. Our simple risk assessment template for ISO 27001 makes it easy. Continue Reading

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• Sanil Nadkarni, Capitas

Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Best practice in outsourcing security

The issues CIOs must consider in balancing security needs and budgetary constraints Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Outsourcing the problem of software security

This report from analyst group Quocirca assess the benefits of using on-demand services to ensure security throughout the application life cycle. Continue Reading

Metropolitan Police gears up to analyse smartphone evidence

The Metropolitan Police plans to build a computer system to analyse photo and video evidence gathered from the public using mobile phones Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The history of the next-generation firewall

Security expert Rik Ferguson explains how next-generation firewalls were developed and what protection they provide businesses. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson

Microsoft repairs dangerous XML Core Services zero-day flaw

The Microsoft XML Core Services vulnerability is being actively targeted by cybercriminals. In addition, Microsoft issued a critical update to Internet Explorer 9. Continue Reading

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• Robert Westervelt, TechTarget

Tackling the challenges of the next-generation firewall

Security expert Brian Honan shares top tips on installing and maintaining a next-generation firewall Continue Reading

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• Brian Honan

Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Virus could cut 20,000 UK computers from web on Monday, FBI warns

The DNS Changer virus could cause 20,000 computers in the UK – of 350,000 worldwide - to lose web access on 9 July, the FBI has warned Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BT extends cyber security agreement with MoD

BT is to extend its cyber security agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a deal to expand its cyber defence service Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cyber Risk Perceptions: An Industry Snapshot

Concerns about cyber-risks in business have increased over the past 12 months, this snapshot survey from Marsh and Chubb reveals. Continue Reading

The technology behind the Wimbledon tennis championships

We venture into the IBM bunker to see the IT operation behind the world's most famous tennis tournament. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt joins Qualys

Former White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt is to join the board of security and compliance company Qualys Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?

Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

RBS set to sue supplier CA Technologies for software failure

Reports claim RBS is gearing up for legal action against US software supplier CA Technologies over the technical fault that crashed accounts Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting

Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Techniques for preventing a brute force login attack

A brute force login attack can enable an attacker to log in to an application and steal data. Rob Shapland explains how to prevent brute force attacks. Continue Reading

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• Rob Shapland

Web surfers keen to compromise own privacy, study finds

Web users voluntarily compromise their own privacy by typing more personal information into online forms than is needed, a study has found Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

RBS and NatWest online services unavailable

Some Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and NatWest Bank customers cannot access online services as the banking group experiences a computer problem. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CISM and CRISC named as highest earning IT qualifications

IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index places two ISACA qualifications at the top of the highest-earning IT certifications list Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Ethiopian government blocks Tor Network online anonymity

The Ethiopian government is blocking access to the Tor Network that enables online anonymity, according to Reporters Without Borders Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Data Protection Masterclass: Global Privacy

This presentation from international law firm, Morrison and Foerster offers guidance to companies attempting to navigate privacy regulations in multiple jurisdictions. Continue Reading

Maltego user guide part 2: Infrastructural reconnaissance

This part of our Maltego tutorial details how you can use the multi-faceted tool for infrastructural aspects of information gathering. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Risk management for cloud computing deployments

Cloud risk management involves more than meets the eye. Our expert details risk management for public cloud setups in this multi-part series. Continue Reading

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• Narendra Sahoo, Vista Infosec

2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Flame malware gets kill command

The controllers of Flame, the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date, have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

eHarmony, Last.fm join LinkedIn with password leaks

Online dating site eHarmony and Last.fm have joined LinkedIn with password leaks, as hackers focus on social networks Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Enabling rapid and effective IT recovery

This report from analyst, Freeform Dynamics, offers 7 key enablers of effective IT disaster recovery for IT department's in small and medium companies. Continue Reading

Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Royal Signals ‘Unsung Heroes’ Awards

IT experts from the Royal Signals were rewarded for their support and commitment to the service during an event for "unsung heroes" at Mansion House. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Majority of UK websites fail to comply with cookie law

Most UK websites are not yet compliant with the newly enforced cookie law, a study has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

13 Android security apps

Keep your Android mobile device secure with our recommendations for Android security apps. Use these must-have 13 Android security apps and sleep easy. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Former MI5 boss loses laptop

The former boss of the UK's MI5 security service has caused a security scare by losing her laptop at Heathrow. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BT helps itself to Home Hubs for public Wi-Fi

A feature of BT's routers called Fon gives away a percentage of bandwidth from home-based Wi-Fi to passers-by, often without user consent. Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Security researchers discover powerful cyber espionage weapon 'Flame'

Security researchers have discovered a cyber espionage weapon, dubbed 'Flame', with a functionality greater than any other known threat Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK regulator PhonepayPlus shuts down Angry Birds smartphone scam

UK users of Android smartphones have been targeted by premium-rate phone scams masquerading as popular apps such as Angry Birds Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Video: ICO publishes new guidance on cookie law

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance on cookie law and revealed the organisations it has approached on the issue Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Screencast: Employ the FOCA tool as a metadata extractor

Mike McLaughlin demos the FOCA tool as a metadata extractor to expose the 'hidden' data users often post on their own websites. Continue Reading

Global software piracy increasing rapidly, study shows

Global software piracy is increasing rapidly in the absence of any effective deterrence, a survey has revealed. Continue Reading

File upload security best practices: Block a malicious file upload

Do your Web app users upload files to your servers? Find out the dangers of malicious file uploads and learn six steps to stop file-upload attacks. Continue Reading

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• Rob Shapland

Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense. Continue Reading

MDM, security vendors scramble to address BYOD security issues

Organisations are looking beyond NAC and MDM to resolve BYOD security issues; MDM, security and hybrid vendors are responding with new products. Continue Reading

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• Tracey Caldwell, Contributor

Information security budgets: Five steps to obtain management buy-in

Getting management to approve security budgets is difficult. Here are guidelines to help you prepare and present information security budgets effectively. Continue Reading

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• Sanil Nadkarni, Capitas

The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack

The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Maltego tutorial - Part 1: Information gathering

Maltego is a powerful OSINT information gathering tool. Our Maltego tutorial teaches you how to use Maltego for personal reconnaissance of a target. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

POS terminal security: Best practices for point of sale environments

Securing point of sale (POS) environments can be tricky. Shobitha Hariharan and Nitin Bhatnagar share comprehensive POS terminal security best practices. Continue Reading

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• Shobitha Hariharan & Nitin Bhatnagar

Court stops Dutch party sharing Pirate Bay links

A court in The Hague has ordered a political party in the Netherlands to stop publicising ways to get around blocks to Swedish file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cyber attackers increasingly targeting applications, research shows

Web and mobile applications are the new frontiers in the war against cyber attack, according to an HP cyber security risks report Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government snooping plans unveiled

The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Burp Suite Tutorial PDF compendium: WebApp tester’s ready reference

Our Burp Suite tutorial PDF compendium is a collection of our Burp Suite guides in PDF format made available to you for free offline reference. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

UK to expand cyber info-sharing hub after initial success

A public/private cyber security initiative exposed a campaign of malicious emails targeting UK defence companies, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has revealed. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Microsoft to fix 23 vulnerabilities in May 2012 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft said it plans to address flaws in Windows, Office, Silverlight and the .NET Framework. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

SOCA takes its website offline in DDoS response

Just days after SOCA shut down carder sites, the agency was the victim of a DDoS attack, leading SOCA to takes its website offline. Continue Reading

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• Jane Wright, TechTarget

11 security audit essentials

IT security audit tools automate the IT security audit process, making it more efficient and effective. Here are 11 must-have IT security audit tools. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

US to legislate to protect Facebook passwords from employers

The US is planning legislation that will protect Facebook passwords from prying employers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

InfoSecurity Europe: Odd Bugs

A selection of photos showing how far exhibitors will go to get people to their stands at InfoSecurity Europe 2012... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs

Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SOCA shuts down network of CVV sellers' carder sites

The Serious Organised Crime Agency shut down 36 CVV sellers who were selling stolen credit card and banking credentials to buyers around the world. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Essar’s WAN encryption strategy to secure data in motion: In focus

Indian conglomerate Essar puts WAN encryption in place using Cisco’s GET VPN to protect data flows between remote locations. A closer look. Continue Reading

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• Varun Haran, Reporter

Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO

Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems

The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosec 2012: Patching alone can deliver 80% protection

Keeping software up to date with security patches can deliver 80% protection from cyber threats, says security firm Secunia. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosec 2012: Cloud enables security expertise for SME

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically face the same threats as bigger organisations, but lack the same level of expertise and other security resources. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosecurity Europe

With 300 exhibitors and hundreds of delegates, security is still hot on the IT agenda. Cliff Saran presents the highlights of infosecurity Europe Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Investigation reveals serious cloud computing data security flaws

Context Information Security found that data stored by a cloud customer could be accessed by the next customer to spin up a VM on the same disk. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

6 point SIEM solution evaluation checklist

With SIEM solutions gaining steam in India, Satish Jagu of Genpact shares concise tips based on the lessons from his SIEM implementation experiences. Continue Reading

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• Satish Jagu

2012 Information Security Breaches Survey

Security breaches cost the UK billions over the last 12 months as cyber attacks reached record levels. Continue Reading

UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals

More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

FCC fines Google $25k for hampering Street View Wi-Fi data harvesting probe

Federal Communications Commission fines Google $25k for obstructing investigation into harvesting Wi-Fi data for Google Maps' Street View Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Exploit development tutorial - Part Deux

In our exploit development tutorial’s second part, we examine how you can write exploits in PERL. Then we see how to port exploits by scripting in Ruby. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Busy security patch month for Microsoft administrators

Microsoft has released six patches, four critical, for 11 vulnerabilities in Office, Windows and various server products in its April security update. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Information security intelligence demands network traffic visibility

Use the network and host data at your disposal to create business-focused information security intelligence policies and strategies. Continue Reading

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• Aaron Turner, Contributor

UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework

More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Eight UK universities awarded excellence in cyber security research status

The first eight UK universities have been awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Fighting Economic Crime in the Financial Services sector

PwC examines the impact of Cybercrime on the financial services industry. Continue Reading

SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required

Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Sandboxing for secure app development: Adobe Reader’s 'protected view'

As sandboxing emerges as an answer to legacy codebases with multiple vulnerabilities, we look at the components of Adobe Reader X’s sandbox. Continue Reading

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• Disha Agarwal, Contributor

Warwickshire-based company to revamp data protection following breach

A Warwickshire-based company has committed to taking action to protect personal data, following a breach of the Data Protection Act Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Exploit writing tutorial: Part 1

In the first part of our exploit writing tutorial, we take a look at the fine art of vulnerability discovery, fuzzing and usable techniques. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Barclays Bank card data vulnerable to mobile phone scanning fraud

Channel 4 News has revealed fraudsters can access the data on Barclays Bank cards by scanning them with mobile phones Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India

The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Information management: lessons from the public sector

Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management Continue Reading

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• Martha Bennett, Forrester Research Inc.

Half of education institutions victims of mobile IT theft

According to research, 45% of UK education establishments claim to have had mobile IT equipment stolen during the last three years. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly