March, 2009:

• Conficker Demystified
• Conficker - a whole lot of bother about nothing?
• Two-factor authentication tool introduced for Apple iPhone
• Malware reaches highest level in nine months while infected websites increase by 200 per cent
• Application control of email attachments could have prevented the GhostNet infiltration
• Cloud manifesto supporter claims that it is only at the point of inception and not trying to exclude anyone
• A third of cardholders fail to spot fraudulent transactions in their accounts
• Microsoft and TomTom reach settlement in patent infringement cases
• Users warned against April Fool emails as history shows it as an opportunity for malware
• European Commission calls for Europe-wide cooperation on cyber attack prevention
• China refutes report claims of the 'GhostNet' spying network
• Malware expert believes that Conficker author will create a new variant and exploit another zero day vulnerability
• More companies reject the 'open cloud manifesto' as Amazon and Google call for better dialogue
• Tabaq offers compliance platform via SaaS
• More than half of British savers would switch banks if their provider suffered a data breach
• Facebook code error allows user accidental control of 17 pages
• Manchester, London and beyond
• Expert claims press are overhyping Conficker and that there will not be a large impact on 1st April
• Government network hit by Conficker worm as trail of poor management exposed
• Security solution launched to bridge URL filtering gap
• Easter-related malicious sites appear on search engine results two weeks before Good Friday
• Website hacking criticised by censorship opponents
• Microsoft hits out at cloud manifesto creation without its involvement
• Conficker worm authors could launch DDoS attacks
• Interview: Pauline Jorgensen
• Review of 2006: Total recall
• ROI: How to make IT security pay
• Don't give away your brand
• Hot, free and dangerous
• Be careful what you dig for
• Researcher publishes Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
• Vundo Trojan begins sending out ransomware
• Disabling AutoRun could block a Conficker attack
• Government may be permitted to record personal activity on Facebook and MySpace
• Malware authors use Conficker searches to spread rogue anti-virus
• Security industry remembers the Melissa worm ten years after it hit the world
• Companies encouraged to take 1st April Conficker attack seriously
• SafeNet completes acquisition of Aladdin
• Twitter hit by fake accounts that link to malicious sites
• China blocks access to YouTube after claims that Tibetan video is a hoax
• Privacy group requests opt out of Phorm system from Google, Microsoft, eBay, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo! and AOL
• German owner of Wikileaks has home raided by police
• Companies fail to maintain or update hardware while networking devices have vulnerabilities
• HackersBlog team retire from active service
• Privacy International calls for Google Street View to be shut down
• FAST launches campaign against unlicensed software
• Industry hits out at claims of government websites and databases being unsecured
• Sun Microsystems warns of vulnerability in Identity Manager software
• VeriSign launches PKI platform for governmental security use
• Cyber-Ark launches Privileged Identity Management Suite
• DQM Group launches online benchmarking service for data security
• Secure social networking guide introduced for IT managers
• Tufin Technologies launches SecureTrack 4.5 and the Tufin Security Suite
• Crafty cigarette exposed by Google: PI swings into action
• Defining and Exploring Clouds: Mission Impossible?
• Infosec organiser in expert view shock
• More companies feeling the strain of cyber attacks
• Consumer title claims PayPal is not secure and offers its users no power in disputes
• Wikileaks taken offline after it publishes banned Australian websites
• Financial writer criticises point of insurance against identity theft
• Companies neglect security of the LAN and waste time on activities that could be automated
• Fake anti-virus downloads put $10,800 a day into the pockets of scammers
• As online fraud figures rise by more than 100 per cent, is there any way for the public to win the battle against scammers?
• Fighting in the Street View
• Suffolk Council loses unencrypted laptop that contained 3,000 records of personal details
• Worm attack created that could see Twitter users' machines taken over
• Companies not taking the necessary steps to secure information from departing employees
• IT worker discovers 19,000 active credit card numbers via Google security failure
• BBC claims that Click botnet attack was in the interest of journalism
• Visa risk officer encourages businesses to keep faith with PCI DSS
• Security of cloud computing could be at the heart of the claim against Google
• Hackers use Natasha Richardson news to spread fake anti-virus software
• Government offers £6 million fund in aim to improve information security
• Privacy group claims Google knowingly put user's data at risk
• Hacking contest winner hits Mac platform in just ten seconds
• Government needs to take the lead and educate on security
• Microsoft introduces 'security focussed' Internet Explorer 8
• Imperva introduces new version of database activity monitoring solution
• Facebook changes privacy settings as users criticise its latest page design
• British parents unaware of children's internet habits
• Mobile users use their devices to store personal and business information without password protection
• UK businesses are still at risk of data leaks and losses
• ISP customer details posted online
• Digital Britain plan proposes 'rights agency' to encourage compliance with copyright laws, though code of conduct preferred
• Nebulas to demonstrate automatic provisioning of virtual servers
• Microsoft accused of holding monopoly over other browsers by Opera CTO
• Webroot selected by Premier League to secure email
• Former hostage calls on US to drop charges against Gary McKinnon
• FutureSoft announces addition of anti-virus to new version of DynaComm PointGuard
• Australian web filter threatens AUS$11,000 a day fine for hosting banned link
• Bomb threat spam hides Waledac variant
• Companies discouraged from relying on group policy objects
• BBC poll - respondents claim that it helps raise awareness but may be legally questionable
• Companies need to ensure that their firewall policy is up-to-date and enforced
• New encryption technology ensures that sender remains in control
• IBM launches endpoint solution that allows choice in a fixed environment
• Vulnerability discovered that could allow 'man-in-the-middle' attacks on Windows DNS servers
• Prevx defends itself over BBC Click botnet experiment as CEO attacks Sophos
• BBC should be applauded for raising awareness of botnet attacks
• ISP database - new weekly news review
• Gartner suggests major changes are likely for access management and authentication
• BBC may face legal challenges over Click programme's hacking feature
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee raises fears over user's security as the world wide web celebrates its 20th birthday
• SaaS vendors should demonstrate security and be held to higher standards
• New variant of Conficker set to hit computers on April Fools Day
• As ISPs are set to record their data, how secure will the database be?
• Welcome to the security cats
• BBC Click botnet 'attack' criticised by industry experts
• Companies should look to encrypt the 'final frontier of communication'
• Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements
• Sunbelt names top ten malware threats in February
• Adobe issues patches for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9
• Veracode moves to detect backdoor viruses and embedded malicious code
• Software measures to monitor and beat cheating in online gambling launched
• SC editor Paul Fisher talks of "email hell" in Proofpoint YouTube video
• Russian youth group claims responsibility for 2007 Estonian attacks
• Cybercriminals move into data harvesting and hitting popular websites
• Cloud security access solution launched
• Patch Tuesday updates welcomed but questions asked over failure to cover Excel vulnerability
• Hackers use Pifts.exe incident to spread spam via malicious links
• Symantec responds to PIFTS.exe controversy
• University of Westminster implements LogRhythm management and analysis solution
• A complete focus on security could have prevented the Scottish hospital virus attack
• ISP communications database comes under heavy criticism on eve of launch
• Norton users have raised concern over the Pifts executable file
• McAfee issues cybercrime fighting grants and adds members to council
• Companies should evaluate themselves and their needs before removable media is considered
• Pill-based spam levels fall as McAfee claims that the battle against spam is not being won
• Symantec introduces new generation of client and server management
• Google admits that some of its Docs have been accidentally shared
• Levels of cybersquatting and brand abuse remain high as major brands are hit
• Virus causes havoc at two Scottish hospitals
• Second generation of data sharing moves to include real-time information
• Gmail hit by problems once again
• Adaptive threat management solutions launched by Juniper
• MySpace takes security steps to protect users against malicious messages
• Secrets of the providers detailed in new report
• Lumension claims that tomorrow's Patch Tuesday will see a busy time for IT managers
• Unencrypted police memory stick lost
• Computers previously hit by the Conficker worm set for second attack
• Conficker and Waledec lead to increase in spam for first months of 2009
• Spotify users could see a rise in phishing emails if stolen personal details are used
• Data privacy clarification could lead to greater confidence in cloud computing
• Failure to report cybercrime could be cause of low charge numbers
• Obama appoints federal chief information officer
• Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw
• Hacker forum shut down by German police internet crime unit
• New malware analysis software launched by Sunbelt
• Companies should rate security for endpoint systems as a priority
• Asset management, data protection and geolocation capabilities introduced for BlackBerry
• Spammer banned from using Facebook after court order passed
• German office for information security claims internet safety is poor, as almost half of users are unprotected
• Basics of information security detailed as IT managers admit employees do not understand their security policy
• Companies encouraged to restrict social networking access
• Fortinet launches latest version of operating system
• Security focus should be on vulnerabilities rather than on patching
• Employees are under educated on data protection policies as there is no such thing as an accident
• The possible threat to President Obama's security highlights the need for network access control
• Banking mergers lead to increase in phishing attacks
• A lack of security awareness has caused Facebook and MySpace worms
• SC Magazine's interview with the global head of Barclays' information risk management team, Stephen Bonner
• SC Top 30: Information security overview 2009
• Could the new technology from Check Point rock the security sector?
• All the best tools of the trade
• Cloud computing is on the up, but what are the security issues?
• Technology briefing: Anti-virus is alive and kicking
• Technology briefing: Physical security is just as important
• Self service password reset in large organisations
• Obama's technology manifesto may help to establish a global effort to secure the PKI
• Local authorities do not feel that councillors see business continuity as important
• Individual users are the weakest link in a business' security plan
• EV SSL celebrates second birthday with more than 11,000 certificates now deployed
• Koobface worm begins to spread through Facebook, MySpace and Bebo
• Patching is too important to be neglected
• Japanese cybercrime levels see significant rise
• Waledac botnet is active again with malicious money saving website built