Computerworld UK Security

EU data protection regulation and cookie law - Are you ready?

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Thor Olavsrud — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:52:00 GMT

Big changes are coming to data protection laws in the European Union. Are you ready?

McAfee reports 'busiest quarter in recent history' for PC malware

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:03:00 GMT

PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report.

Anonymous hacks a DOJ site and releases data on The Pirate Bay

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

The US Department of Justice said Tuesday it was looking into the unauthorized access of a website server in its statistics wing, after hacker group Anonymous claimed to have collected and released 1.7GB of data from it.

Security vulnerability reporting framework revamped for researchers

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:00 GMT

The security industry’s Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework (CVRF) framework for reporting and sharing security vulnerabilities in a machine-readable format has been given a promised revamp to make it easier to use for third-party researchers.

Banking malware SpyEye hijacks webcams and mics to monitor victims

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:40:00 GMT

A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.

Cross-browser click-fraud worm spreading via Facebook

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:37:00 GMT

Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, is being used to malware writers to build a click-fraud worm called LilyJade that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab warned.

Cross-browser click-fraud worm spreading via Facebook

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:37:00 GMT

Cross-broswer click-fraud worm spreading via Facebook

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:37:00 GMT

Social networking security in the workplace

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Gary Loveland — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:48:00 GMT

At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites. Moments can stretch to minutes: A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 60% o social media users spend at least 30 minutes a day on these sites while at work.

Anonymous hater claims responsibility for Pirate Bay DDoS attack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mary-Ann Russon — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT

A hacker who claims to hate both Anonymous and notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack that the bittorent website has been suffering for the last 24 hours.

BlackBerry 7 gets security approval from government

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:44:00 GMT

CESG, the UK government’s information assurance body, has approved Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry 7 OS for government use.

UK defence industry needs cybersecurity 'kitemarks', says Labour shadow minister

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT

The UK Government should consider using kitemarks awarded to defence industry companies that meet high cybersecurity standards as a part of its procurement process, shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy has said.

UK man jailed for Facebook hack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:57:00 GMT

A man from West Sussex has been sent to jail for 12 months after hacking into a private Facebook account.

UK man jailed for Facebook hack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:57:00 GMT

A man from West Sussex has been sent to jail for 12 months after hacking into a private Facebook account.

HP, CSC and EMC open cybersecurity research centre

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:01:00 GMT

Outsourcer CSC, HP and communications research organisation Fraunhofer FOKUS have joined together to open a cybersecurity research centre in Berlin.

The Pirate Bay suffers DDoS attack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

The controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has experienced a distributed denial of service attack, according to the site’s Facebook page.

Browser malware is injecting ads into our pages, warns Wikipedia

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said

Browser malware is injecting ads into our pages, warns Wikipedia

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said

Avira antivirus service pack wreaks havoc on Windows PCs

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:31:00 GMT

Avira has issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.

Mobile security threats - Companies slow to react

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:00 GMT

Nearly nine in 10 executives and employees are using their personal smartphones or tablets for business and about half are doing so without the permission of their companies, a new study shows.

ICO website hit by DDoS attack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:35:00 GMT

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website has been taken offline following a suspected distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

Apple ships first OS X 10.5 Leopard security update in a year

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:17:00 GMT

Apple has issued its first security-related update for OS X 10.5 Leopard in nearly a year, to disable long-outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player.

Nudge theory - What data security can learn from politics

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sponsored by Intel — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:34:00 GMT

Seasoned IT professionals have long been aware that technology, challenging as it may be, is the easy part. Successful projects depend as much on people as computers.

Android users hit with premium-rate SMS malware

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:23:00 GMT

In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue marketplaces, including one example disguised as an Android Flash Player.

MoD to warn of E-bomb attack

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:00 GMT

The UK needs to defend itself against an electromagnetic pulse-based ‘E-bomb’ that could knock out all electronic systems, the defence secretary will say today.