aliebrah writes “Lord Avebury tabled a parliamentary question in the UK regarding the security of Internet Explorer and whether the UK government would reconsider its use. He got an answer from the UK Home Office that’s unlikely to please most Slash…
The more popular online banking and credit-laden smartcards become, the more their security is coming under scrutiny, and being found lacking. The extent of the problem has been brought into sharp relief, with computer scientists warning that bankin…
CWmike writes “Google has announced that it added several new security features to Chrome 4, including two security measures first popularized (some later shot down as having ‘zero impact’) by rival Microsoft’s IE8 last year. The newest ’stable’ bui…
Company’s recent hacking attack underscores heightened dangers of previously undisclosed computer security flaws — and renews debate over buying and selling information about them.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Cellcrypt, the leading provider of secure mobile voice calling, today announced that it is hosting a webinar on mobile phone voice call security moderated by Dr.
New to the job, Howard Schmidt’s priorities include developing an organized response to attacks on American systems, private-public partnerships, and R&D. The nation’s new cybersecurity coordinator, Howard Schmidt, says the task of overseeing go…
Credit-card authentication system teaches online shoppers risky habits because it doesn’t display visual markers, such as a color-coded browser bar or “https,” researchers say.
david.emery notes the release of Intego’s “Year In Mac Security” report (PDF), adding: “Mac OS X and iPhones that haven’t been jailbroken fare pretty well (although vulnerabilities exist, there’s not been a lot of exploitation). Apple does come in f…
Sam Trendall, CRN, Monday 25 January 2010 at 14:32:00Security VAD boosts services and licence sales and targets more growth thisyearSecurity distributorCodeworkgrew 2009 revenue by more than a third after developing a £1m services business.The Syma…
Doug Woodburn, CRN, Monday 25 January 2010 at 13:51:00New rules will act as a “wake-up call” for mid-market firmsThe proposed introduction of fines of up to £500,000 for firms that sufferserious data losses could provide a windfall for security res…