November, 2010:

• Facing the challenge: a 2010 cyber security review
• Wikileaks was hit by a distributed denial-of-service before it released the secret US embassy cables
• Visa Europe implements fraud detection technology from ValidSoft
• A condensed history of the botnet
• What did Google do to escape the first ICO fine?
• University of Nottingham looks to meet compliance and incident management needs with technology from LogRhythm
• NHS Choices website criticised by researcher and MP for passing information on user searches to third parties
• GRC seen as a major stumbling block for businesses, as report states that a proactive stance will save problems
• Information security managers claim that they are much more capable of managing mobile devices but half do not have a specific policy
• Industry responds to the Information Commissioner's first financial fine
• Companies advised to review and enforce IT employee policy after A4E failed on encrypted laptops
• How best to deal with the online shopping frenzy as Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive
• Application security board established by (ISC)²
• Employers, IT managers and cyber criminals await 'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday'
• Smartphones seen as a major threat to corporate networks
• Facebook spam remains a problem for users, as statistics show that a fifth of posts have malicious content
• Rumours that Zeus and SpyEye Trojans have merged creates concern on the strength of banking malware
• ICO issues first fines to Hertfordshire County Council and employment services company over accidentally sent data and lost laptop
• Real Madrid implements backup software from CA Technologies
• Facebook's deletion of legitimate accounts leads to a wave of spam claiming to be from its support service
• Absolute Software introduces iPad and iPhone loss and theft detection software, as Apple launches iOS 4.2
• Number of employees who would steal data increases significantly
• Metro Bank selects ActivIdentity's 4TRESS authentication server for secure customer access
• Novell set to be acquired for $2.2 billion while intellectual property asset sale to Microsoft-led consortium set to be pushed through
• The Rise of the iPad culture and the effect on the IT department
• Malware-as-a-service and mobile security set to be the dominant themes of 2011
• Survey find that more than half of IT departments do not protect laptops or use data or device encryption
• Cloud Industry Forum's Code of Practice launches today
• New version of vFoglight solution from Quest Software supports VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V
• A relaxation in GCSx requirements should not mean an end to security standards
• Detection of malware reveals that Mac viruses are a genuine threat
• Firesheep creator welcomes Hotmail's adoption of HTTPS and calls for other websites to follow
• So what will the attitude to be online security Monday morning after Get Safe Online Week has ended?
• Apple iPad leak incident re-emerges, as hacker accuses United States attorney of conducting a smear campaign
• IT companies need to engage with business about the risks of software piracy
• Almost half of all rogue anti-virus was created in 2010, as UK-based spam increases
• Hackers are not the only ones jumping on the Prince William and Kate Middleton bandwagon
• Consumers fail to renew anti-virus software as they choose not to pay for it or find the renewal process too difficult or inconvenient
• Facebook introduces Messages to allow users to contact unsubscribed friends, but denies that it is an email service
• ActivIdentity announces European launch with version 7.0 of its 4TRESS authentication server
• If you want to do cloud computing can you also outsource your application firewall needs?
• Symantec claims breakthrough in understanding on how Stuxnet operates and what its targets are
• Do cloud providers offer security 'as a service'?
• SpamTitan enhances web filtering technology, as claims made that a more granular approach is needed for social networking access
• Will another campaign week really change attitudes to online security?
• Number of victims of online fraud could be much higher than reported
• Accidentally-sent email could end up costing UBS $10 million
• Small business protection service enhanced by F-Secure
• HTC flaw detailed that allows it to be compromised and have details and communication harvested
• Real-time phishing reportedly renders two-factor authentication and one-time passwords useless
• Barracuda Networks introduces vulnerability disclosure program
• Access management suite enhanced by e-DMZ Security to meet PCI DSS version 2.0 compliance
• Talking the hot topics of security with the Sophos board
• Internet fraud continues to be a problem, as ten per cent of the online UK population are reported victims
• Cloud WAN optimisation and secure backup solutions introduced by Riverbed
• Defence against cyber warfare should be considered and assessed as a traditional attack
• Could cloud standards drive further adoption in 2011?
• Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November covers 11 vulnerabilities, but no Internet Explorer fix leaves the zero-day flaw unpatched for over a week
• Quest Software moves to acquire data protection firm BakBone
• Employees bypass security policy in order to do their job
• Business disruption service launched by SunGard Availability Services
• SC survey will seek the truth on risk management
• Arcsight: Understanding enterprise threat and risk management is the greatest challenge for business
• Eric Butler hits out at hacking claims and at Microsoft for classifying Firesheep as malicious
• Use of Web 2.0 within business persists, but users claim that they are unfamiliar with their company IT policy
• Royal Navy website taken down by a hacker at the weekend
• Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Metropolitan Police lose almost 200 laptops and smartphones in two years
• Public sector companies embrace data protection better than those in the private sector, according to ICO survey
• Microsoft to release three patches next week, but no patch for Internet Explorer zero-day flaw
• Blue Coat adds granular inspection of URLs and traffic to new version of PacketShaper
• Cloud Industry Forum moves to drive clarity in cloud with new code of practice
• PCI council encouraged to plan for data tokenisation, as Protegrity claim it is more effective than encryption
• Trusteer doubts Microsoft efforts against Zeus
• Personal security given a shot in the arm following laptop thefts from singer and actress
• Mission-critical wireless solution introduced by Meru Networks
• Zero-day flaw affects three versions of Internet Explorer, as Microsoft warns of activity in the wild
• AutoRun feature on USB devices are often the cause of multiplying malware
• Cyber terrorism - does technology mean terror?
• RSA revamps key manager suite to combine tokenisation and application encryption
• New claims made on the dangers of an insider threat and that key management needs to be considered
• ICO finds Google in breach of the Data Protection Act over Street View, but has no intention to issue a fine
• Portsmouth City Council rapped by ICO after untrained member of staff sent out wrong sensitive information in a subject access request
• Secure email attachment transfer solution introduced by Cyber-Ark
• Sophos launches free anti-virus software for Mac
• What is Stuxnet doing, who is to blame and what has been learned from it?
• Retail version of monitoring software introduced by Overtis
• Webroot announces the acquisition of cloud-based anti-malware rival Prevx
• ICO says it will not be panicked into a knee jerk response regarding Google Street View after Commons debate
• CronLab appoints chief commercial officer for French and UK markets
• Critical vulnerability in Flash, Reader and Acrobat reported by Adobe, with fix expected next week
• Winners of both the Global Security Challenge and Cyber Security Challenge expected this month
• Northern Ireland Civil Service selects IronKey