October, 2009:

• Considerations should be made for security of smartphone device and not just the data transfer
• Huge amounts of malicious links relating to Halloween have been detected
• Rogue anti-virus levels are at highest recorded in more than a year
• The Rural Payments Agency experiences major data loss as DEFRA denies whistleblower claims
• Is the internet heading for a midlife crisis as it hits its 40th birthday?
• Cloud-based version of email and web scanning technology introduced by Websense
• Version 3.4.1 of accelerator software for enhanced integration introduced by Replify
• ISP may take legal action if Mandelson ruling on cutting off users is approved
• Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week
• Major smartphone brands fall to spear phishing experiment
• Information Security Forum signs intellectual property licensing agreement with InfoSecure Group
• Professional Monitor: In association with (ISC)2
• Technology briefing: log management and SIEM
• Virtualisation seems like the solution to managing IT systems, but what are its faults?
• Investment company selects Plan B DR for business continuity
• Absolute Software adds 'screen freeze' feature to Computrace product
• Enrique Salem: the new face of Symantec
• Who knows all the answers about the basics of virtualisation?
• RSA Conference Europe's Linda Lynch questions Hugh Thompson from People Security
• ATM machines are increasingly attractive to hackers
• Are pacemakers connected to the internet a good idea or would they be hacked?
• PineApp offers email security in cyber competition
• Persistent file sharers will be given two warnings before being cut off, according to Lord Mandelson
• Halloween related spam emails see huge surge in October
• Cisco announces intention to acquire ScanSafe
• Software vendors are missing opportunities by failing to address licensing in virtualisation
• Security professionals still fail to grasp confidence in virtualisation
• Field Fisher Waterhouse, KPMG and RSA launch advisory website with advice and help after a data breach
• Guardian Jobs website hack may have been an SQL injection and not a 'sophisticated' attack
• Rise in Halloween spam expected this week with warnings made of links sent by 'friends'
• Spam email campaign that purports to be from Facebook sees heavy detection
• Storage and encryption technologies combined in new partnership
• Application introduced for Apple iPhone to help combat identity theft
• Security-as-a-Service - The next growth area for cloud computing?
• IT Security Officer
• Could multiple tabs being open lead to banking fraud?
• Zurich Insurance reports loss of details of 51,000 customers
• Nebulas Solutions adds SecureWorks to client portfolio
• 'Knowledge is nothing without understanding'
• Twitter partners with Microsoft and Google to allow sharing of tweets
• Web browsers should be secured as use of netbooks increases and more demand is placed on internet use
• Wikis and user generated input is leaving opportunity holes for cross-site scripting attacks
• A lack of convergence could lead to data breaches
• Education curriculum should implement security across all levels
• Compliance causes an upturn in the number of companies implementing encryption, although key management proves to be a challenge
• Department of homeland security 'cyber guy' calls for employment of ethical hackers but refuses to comment on McKinnon
• Security vendors welcome the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7
• The amount of unsecured WiFi points in homes described as 'surprising'
• Hybrid solution should be considered as a way into cloud computing for more sceptical users
• Shavlik rolls out SaaS provision for security and patch management
• Social networking reaches conference agendas as more dilemmas identified for IT managers
• Rumours about Kanye West death lead to malicious links appearing on first page of Google searches
• Malicious Facebook flash player detected that uses CAPTCHA pop-up to distract user
• Data theft penalties proposed to be increased from fines to two-year custodial sentences
• Confidence in awareness for mobile phone security still at a low ebb
• Fortinet launches multi-threat security appliance and maintenance release for operating system
• Symantec finds rogue anti-virus to be well-oiled profit machine
• US Government Accountability Office: NASA must fix cyber vulnerabilities
• Sunbelt Software partners with UK reseller
• Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users
• Google to offer webmasters samples of malware code
• Former UK Information Commissioner Richard Thomas joins data privacy centre
• Time and boundaries are meaningless in the world of malware
• WatchGuard introduces multifunction security appliance series
• Awareness of security issues should be considered, but how clearly are they heard?
• WiFi in homes demonstrated to be generally unsecure as files are downloaded
• Gumblar botnet awakens after five months to distribute malware
• Aggressive tactics used in new distribution and installation of fake anti-virus software
• Portable encrypted hard drive introduced with 1TB of storage capacity
• Apple issues patch for performance problems in Snow Leopard
• Storage Expo evolves into 360°IT exhibition
• Theft of a digital identity can be as damaging as personal fraud
• Failure to patch could leave new technology as vulnerable as old systems
• IT professionals should be 'facilitators and orchestrators' and not the bottom line
• Private Cloud service introduced by SunGard Availability Services
• Airwide Solutions partners with Sentry Wireless
• McAfee introduces education programme for US schools
• A10 Networks announces UK launch with introduction of 64-bit technology
• Microsoft fixes 34 flaws with 12 bulletins on what is claimed to be a heavy load
• McAfee expands endpoint protection to include Apple Macs
• Businesses encouraged to restrict the sharing of login details
• Users remain concerned about fraud and identity loss
• Twelve per cent of internet users have no security software as two thirds of users lack fraud awareness
• Barracuda Networks launches cloud-based backup solution
• Apple Snow Leopard users complain about deletion of files when logging in with a seperate account
• Concerns raised over the ability to use HTTPS on a malicious site
• IT systems and software companies get involved with Atlantic rowing race
• Internet to enter its second stage as large domains control 30 per cent of the total content
• Symantec introduces self-build storage solution
• Apple board member resigns his position as a Google director
• Check Point announces free 24 hour offer of ZoneAlarm Pro 2010 firewall and identity theft protection
• Threat Management Services 'overwatch' layer introduced by Trend Micro
• Victims of identity fraud rise by a third, as it becomes a primary concern among consumers
• Vulnerability in Internet Explorer remains unpatched for over a year
• National Identity Fraud Prevention Week begins as calls made for data loss to be taken more seriously
• Bolton Wanderers move into the cloud with ScanSafe SaaS
• Adobe to release updates for Reader and Acrobat tomorrow to patch a critical vulnerability
• Twelve new global channel partners added by Sourcefire
• Could a move online for international football create a new avenue for cybercrime?
• Mailing detected that drives users to unsolicited advertising on YouTube
• Gary McKinnon refused permission to appeal to UK Supreme Court against his US extradition
• Email spam sees significant rise after passwords were phished and posted online
• Plans for Windows 8 and announcement on version 9 allegedly revealed on social networking site
• Only five per cent of user-generated comments to blogs and forums are not malicious and the number of infected sites takes a huge leap
• Microsoft set to release eight critical and five important vulnerability patches on Tuesday
• Verizon Business and McAfee announce alliance and plans to develop cloud-based managed security services
• The use of old technology could lead to security problems, as most companies are oblivious to online threats
• People encouraged to write down more complex passwords to help remember them
• Claims made that automation is the best way to cut risk and become compliant
• Small businesses are unprepared for remote access needs if a swine flu outbreak occurs
• Paessler announces the release of version 7.2 of the PRTG Network Monitor
• Credit card fraud falls in 2009 while banking fraud jumps by a quarter
• Application of best practice in virtualised environments should be for the whole company and not be separate
• New 'SMiShing' spam targets WAP and smartphone users
• Protected managed file transfer solution launched by Axway
• Online security program introduced to US high schools
• Oxford Brookes University Conficker attack is a sign that things will only get worse
• Attackers will look to hit virtualised environments' choke points as companies move into the cloud
• Microsoft Hotmail hit by massive phishing attack as details of thousands of users are stolen
• Using shared computers and leaving temporary files could lead to a serious compromise
• AVG releases version nine of software to focus on safer experience for users
• Astaro launches latest version of gateway to include bandwidth monitoring
• Proofpoint introduces SaaS email security and data loss prevention platform
• Business Software Alliance announces alleged copyright law infringement settlement
• Google apologises to The Pirate Bay after removing it from its search results
• Speakers confirmed for RSA Conference Europe and SC World Congress Conference and Expo
• Lost hard drive could affect 70 million US military veterans
• Obama and US government launch sixth annual ‘National Cybersecurity Awareness Month’.
• Oxford Brookes University network hit by Conficker
• Smartphone users fail to secure devices and do not consider the security implications of using them for online shopping
• A remote access security policy needs to be understood and integrated if the Digital Britain report is to be taken seriously
• Facebook acknowledges phishing attacks on the site are 'on the rise'
• Cyber-Ark adds new features to next version of managed file transfer unit
• Trojans account for 71 per cent of all malware in last quarter, as a huge rise in variants is detected
• McAfee enhances firewall application protection and appoints worldwide chief technology officer
• Malicious links detected on Microsoft Security Essentials searches
• Kaspersky Lab launches open space management console to target SMB market
• Finjan uncovers the intelligent Trojan that loots bank accounts and uses mules to launder money
• Convicted hacker given the keys to prison computer system shuts down the mainframe
• Renters who fail to change their details can become subject to identity fraud
• LogRhythm introduces SIEM 2.0 with LRX line of integrated log and event management appliances