Computerworld UK Security

Internet Explorer 10 blocks more malware than Chrome or Firefox, test finds

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 is better at blocking malware downloads than rivals Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera thanks to superior URL and application reputation technology, a new test by NSS Labs has found.

Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:06:00 GMT

Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, "As if Java updates weren't confusing already."

Sheffield Hallam University improves SSO and application delivery

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:00 GMT

Sheffield Hallam University is saving up to £20,000 a year and eliminating "tens of hours of downtime every month" with an improved single sign-on system and application delivery controller.

Facebook attacked with credential-harvesting malware

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves) — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT

Dorkbot variant infection unusual because the criminals exploited a flaw in the file-sharing site MediaFire to spread the malware

Ipsos MORI denies selling EE customers' personal data to third parties

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis) — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT

Analytics firm Ipsos MORI has refuted the suggestion that it is selling EE customers' personal data its clients, claiming that all information is anonymised and aggregrated, and cannot be connected to individual customers.

China still safe for IT outsourcing, despite US security concerns, says vendor

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:41:00 GMT

China's reputation for security may have been marred by recent U.S. accusations of state-sponsored hacking but the nation is still a safe place as a tech subcontractor for foreign businesses, according to one of China's largest IT outsourcing vendors.

McAfee LiveSafe integrates cloud and Intel chip security in one product

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:19:00 GMT

McAfee has announced LiveSafe, a premium software and security service it believes can shore up the failing edifice of antivirus protection using a mixture of encryption, cloud storage, password management, authentication and malware defence for PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.

Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:00 GMT

Intel is introducing new ideas to secure the public cloud, offering a service in which online files can be accessed after users are verified by an authentication scheme including face and voice recognition.

Qualcomm and Kaspersky sign mobile protection deal for Android devices

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:39:00 GMT

Qualcomm has signed a mobile device security deal with Kaspersky Lab to load its security software onto Android devices powered by Snapdragon processors.

Space station springs a leak; NASA preps spacewalk to fix it

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT

Astronauts on board the International Space Station are preparing for a possible spacewalk tomorrow to repair an ammonia leak.

Windows XP migration worries exaggerated by 'dead' applications

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT

Many organisations exaggerate the difficulties of migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 by over-estimating the importance of little-used applications, a survey from consultancy Centrix Software has suggested.

Payment card processors hacked in $45 million fraud

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jeremy Kirk) — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:47:00 GMT

A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted $45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the US and India.

Universities get government funding to produce cyber security warriors

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:31:00 GMT

Royal Holloway, University of London has received a £3.8 million grant to host a new centre for doctoral training (CDT) in cyber security.

Stealthy Web server malware spreads further

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jeremy Kirk) — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:10:00 GMT

A stealthy malicious software program is taking hold in some of the most popular Web servers, and researchers still don't know why.

CIOs fail to protect mainframe customer testing data

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:00 GMT

A fifth of CIOs (20 per cent) admit to not masking or protecting their customer data before providing it to outsourcers for mainframe application testing purposes.

Cybercrime booming in Latin America and Caribbean, Trend Micro finds

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT

Internet criminals have opened a new front in Latin America and the Caribbean and seem to have founded booming businesses thanks to low levels of cybercrime protection and awareness, a rare but timely analysis of the region by Trend Micro has found.

McAfee splashes $389 million for Stonesoft's firewall knowhow

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:34:00 GMT

Another independent security firm has been swallowed by the expanding McAfee empire with the news that Intel’s security play has agreed to pay $389 million (£250 million) in cash for small but innovative Finnish firm Stonesoft.

Pentagon accuses China of cyberattacks on U.S military, business targets

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:12:00 GMT

Chinese cyberespionage activities are fueling a rapid modernization of the country's defense and high tech industries, the Pentagon said in an unusually candid assessment of China's military and security developments last year.

Google left heating, cooling system open to hackers

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jeremy Kirk) — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

Hackers could have turned up the heat in one of Google's offices in Sydney. Literally.

Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jeremy Kirk) — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyberattacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Security tools can't keep hackers at bay

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:41:00 GMT

Credit card data of customers of Schnucks supermarkets was exposed for months in a breach that was not closed until weeks after a card processing company issued an alert about fraudulent activity. Insider (registration required)

SpyEye accused extradited to US

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross) — Sun, 05 May 2013 07:39:00 GMT

An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and distribute the SpyEye computer virus has been extradited from Thailand to the US to face criminal charges, the US Department of Justice announced.

Samsung smartphones, tablets running Knox get U.S. Defense Department approval

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Matt Hamblen) — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:07:00 GMT

Samsung said Friday that its smartphones and tablets running its Knox security and management software have been cleared for use on the U.S. Department of Defense network.

Chinese 'Comment Crew' hackers emptied QinetiQ of top-secret military data

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:06:00 GMT

One of the US’s critical military and espionage contractors QinetiQ North America (QNA) was successfully pillaged for huge amounts of top-secret know-how by the infamous Chinese ‘Comment Crew’ or PLA 61398 hacking group in a campaign stretching over years, Bloomberg has reported.

Breached dam data poses no threat to public, Army says

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:17:00 GMT

A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today downplayed the significance of a recent incident of unauthorized access to a database containing potentially sensitive information on thousands of high hazard dams across the country.