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Symantec snaps up online storage firm 

Symantec snaps up online storage firm

In Risk - By Sylvie Barak, 12 June 2008 2:13 PM
Symantec has snapped up private online storage firm Swapdrive for an estimated $123 million.
Securing businesses is "extremely challenging", claim UK bosses 

Securing businesses is "extremely challenging", claim UK bosses

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 11 June 2008 11:00 AM
British businesses are finding that protecting their organisations from hackers, social networking threats and browser vulnerabilities is an increasing struggle, according to ...
McAfee targets application security 

McAfee targets application security

In Risk - By Dave Bailey, 11 June 2008 10:11 AM
Enterprise security vendor McAfee has announced an extension to its general purpose VirusScan Enterprise range..
IT consulting group buys out Tumbleweed 

IT consulting group buys out Tumbleweed

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 10 June 2008 10:06 AM
A global software firm that specialises in collaborative business solutions announced Friday it is acquiring messaging security provider Tumbleweed Communications.
Security not a driver for PIN enabled credit cards 

Security not a driver for PIN enabled credit cards

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 5 June 2008 1:52 PM
Opting to use a PIN number for credit card transactions over a signature won’t necessarily improve security nor minimise fraud rates, according to the PEN or PIN project manager.
SME workers pose top security risk 

SME workers pose top security risk

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 4 June 2008 10:04 AM
Small firms without the luxury of a dedicated IT department most at risk.
Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining 

Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining

In Risk - By Gene Hoffman, chairman and CEO, Vindicia, 3 June 2008 12:16 PM
Despite a sluggish US economy, online shopping continues to show impressive revenue gains. Recent Forrester Research data suggests that online shopping will grow 17 percent in ...
Researchers simplify quantum cryptography 

Researchers simplify quantum cryptography

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 3 June 2008 10:16 AM
Quantum cryptography, the most secure method of transmitting data, has taken a step closer to mainstream viability with a technique that simplifies the distribution of keys..
Beware: credit card fraud rates increasing 

Beware: credit card fraud rates increasing

In Risk - 2 June 2008 4:04 PM
Credit and charge card fraud rates increased in 2007, as more dollars were lost to fraudulent overseas online merchants, according to the Australian Payments Clearing Associatio...
Californian indicted in US$50,000 scam of E*Trade, Schwab.com 

Californian indicted in US$50,000 scam of E*Trade, Schwab.com

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 30 May 2008 2:37 PM
The FBI has indicated a California man for an ingenious scam that bilked US$50,000 -- a few pennies at a time -- from online brokerage companies E*trade and Schwab.com.
ENISA warns Europe to step up to prevent 'digital 9/11' 

ENISA warns Europe to step up to prevent 'digital 9/11'

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 30 May 2008 9:58 AM
The European Commission's security advisor says that imbalances between member states must be ironed out and the reporting of security breaches must become mandatory in order ...
DoJ combating health care fraud 

DoJ combating health care fraud

In Risk - By Sue, 30 May 2008 9:53 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) continues its efforts to combat health care fraud and other criminal acts against the health care system by strengthening its overall ...
Staff more dangerous than hackers 

Staff more dangerous than hackers

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 30 May 2008 9:40 AM
Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports..
Secrets stolen? No, just the intellectual property 

Secrets stolen? No, just the intellectual property

In Risk - By Christopher Burgess, co-author, "Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, 29 May 2008 10:45 AM
World Intellectual Property Day (April 26 of each year) came and went; pundits and politicians all made their statements, countries and their counsels all presented their ...
Isolating contractors from sensitive data 

Isolating contractors from sensitive data

In Risk - By Ryan Malone, vice president of marketing, Apani, 28 May 2008 8:12 AM
For information security directors at large corporations, the growing reliance on contractors is a major concern. Local and offshore programmers provide businesses a competitive...
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