October, 2010:

• Dial for 'T' for tickets
• The news this week of Bredolab's disappearance marks 'a good year for shutting down botnets'
• Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes, as calls made for tokenisation to be incorporated
• Mozilla praised for quick patch for zero-day vulnerability, as Nobel Peace Prize site hacked to distribute malware
• Mobile security suite and threat centre launched by Juniper Networks
• Firesheep raises more issues for websites and SSL rather than password sniffing
• Sourcefire announces plans to offer a next-generation firewall
• A better understanding of software could help with cost allocation
• Who will be the real winners of the 2012 Olympics?
• Is Firesheep the biggest challenge to online security or the answer to encryption prayers?
• Password flaw in Apple iPhone set to be fixed next month
• Over half of European companies do not have a uniform approach in place for transferring data securely
• Security officer at LeaseWeb speaks about the Bredolab botnet's takedown
• The botnet market and what you get for your money
• How and why I allowed my smartphone to be hacked
• Bredolab botnet taken down after Dutch intervention
• Professional Monitor: in association with (ISC)2
• Smart appliances connected to the home network could cause security problems for businesses
• New IISP graduate scheme could help to create a professional network of infosec experts
• Check Point introduces new software blade to enable secure mobile access
• Improvements in techniques in medicine and aviation could be used in the information security world
• New version of secure file transfer solution introduced by Egress
• Professional workshop: Avoid web browser nightmares
• SC Magazine interview: David Harley, senior research fellow at ESET
• Moving on from the 2007 data loss by HMRC
• Nettitude and Coventry University join forces to fight cyber criminals
• ICO set to re-investigate Google over Street View
• Adobe warns of Shockwave Player zero-day vulnerability
• SC Most Influential 2010
• Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures
• One more week to vote in the SC Magazine survey on remote workers
• Decline of the traditional firewall likened to the demise of operating systems and mobile phones
• Zeus dropper causes computers to be re-infected
• The challenge of custom malware from advanced attackers
• Misuse of internet at work leads to four dismissals and multiple disciplinaries at government departments
• SecurEnvoy prepares next version of password-reset technology
• Organisations encouraged to control rather than block applications, as standard communication techniques become more prevalent
• Two NHS data loss incidents show that basic levels of security are still lacking in the healthcare sector
• SC Magazine Awards Europe 2011 open for entry
• Is complete destruction of data the best solution against identity fraud?
• Government confirms £500 million fund for cyber security, as David Cameron confirms it wants to work with the private sector
• Application control technology introduced by WatchGuard
• New version of Web Security Service announced by Webroot
• CronLab CEO claims that acquisitions have left customers with no middle market, as he looks back on a successful first year
• What impact could defence spending cuts have on cyber security?
• National Security Council declares cyber crime as a high priority risk
• Warnings of advanced evasion techniques that are used to penetrate networks undercover
• Mobile to VoIP anti-tapping solution launched by PrivateWave
• Entry level SIEM and log management solution introduced by LogLogic, as LogRhythm introduces virtualised SIEM
• Adobe announces new range of Acrobat services
• Fraud awareness week launches, with more than nine out of ten people considering themselves to be at risk of identity fraud
• Facebook user IDs distributed by application developers
• Liberal Democrats website hijacked by tuition fees message
• Underground development of malware leads to 'Crimeware-as-a-Service' model
• SIEM from LogLogic offers technology in a virtualised application
• Talking with Adobe about patching, security and Apple
• The past, present and a 'better together' future from the view of Barracuda Networks
• Barracuda Networks summit: Challenge of securing budget for IT security likened to getting money for the unknown
• Vulnerability disclosure gap causes cyber crime opportunity, as CTO calls for vendors to cooperate on patch releases
• Advanced firewall launched by Barracuda Networks
• Qualys adds two-factor authentication from Symantec to security and compliance solution
• Home WiFi found to be generally unsecure, as white hat experiment finds 82 per cent of networks have no password
• Microsoft identified botnets as the largest cyber crime challenge to be tackled
• RSA Europe: Former White House security advisor accuses countries of sponsoring cyber crime
• Facebook adds one-time password and remote sign-out capabilities
• Microsoft addresses 49 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday, as it nears 100 patches for 2010
• RSA chief operating officer talks up the benefits of virtualisation
• New secure web gateway introduced by M86 Security
• Stuxnet removal tool released by BitDefender
• RSA Europe: Compliance is a bi-product of a well-managed system
• RSA launches Archer-powered technologies and services
• New version of Bugat Trojan was payload in LinkedIn spam and not Zeus
• European Commission to take cyber crime seriously with proposal to change framework to directive
• Will the browser usurp the operating system on PCs, as access is made more difficult for users?
• Fannie Mae hit by contractor 'logic bomb', as warnings are made on the importance of monitoring all privileged access
• LogLogic and Crossbeam announce product releases to sync with McAfee technology
• In the taxicab: where you learn more than in all the limos in the country
• Marking six months of increased ICO enforcement, with no fines seen
• IT managers lose track of mobile devices and three-quarters admit they do not know where their laptops are
• Microsoft to release 16 bulletins with a critical fix release for Internet Explorer on its next Patch Tuesday
• IT managers encouraged to overcome the fear of deleting backed up files
• Symantec VP claims that using numerous different products to protect corporate environments is outdated and identifies five core problems in security
• Endpoint protection moved to the cloud by Symantec Hosted Services
• Symantec Hosted Services supremo claims mobile devices not yet ready for enterprise
• Password resetting service announced by HTK to use interactive voice response
• New versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat released
• Symantec Vision: Attackers are becoming so sophisticated that hackers are no longer seen as the biggest problem
• Symantec announces launch of advanced malware protection alongside mobile security and encryption developments
• McAfee appoints new president, as former CTO moves to Prevx
• Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past three months
• Facing the future with FaceTime's CEO
• Awareness of remote working, cloud computing and use of mobile devices will affect businesses in the future
• Qualys partners with Cyber-Ark to integrate identity management with scanning technology
• IT executives express dissatisfaction with IT asset discovery tools
• Could today's tube strike in London cause a data loss nightmare?
• Website localisation set for increase in attention to satisfy laws and users
• Businesses persist with Exchange 2003 as upgrade to 2010 provides concern
• Eastern European cyber criminals charged in UK and US over use of Zeus Trojan