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Steganography developers turn their attention to hiding information in VoIP 

Steganography developers turn their attention to hiding information in VoIP

In Networks - By Richard Thurston, 7 July 2008 3:42 PM
Polish researchers have developed a range of steganographic techniques which would enable a hacker to hide information in VoIP traffic.
HMRC breach would have been avoided for just A$30,000 

HMRC breach would have been avoided for just A$30,000

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 4 July 2008 10:49 AM
The massive data breach at UK's HMRC, in which the records of 25 million people were lost, could have been avoided for £15,000 (A$30,000).
FBI access to private data in Europe pending 

FBI access to private data in Europe pending

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 1 July 2008 9:56 AM
The European Commission is said to be close to finalizing an agreement with the United States that would allow the FBI to see the credit card histories and internet browsing ...
Microsoft joins Cisco and IBM in security initiative 

Microsoft joins Cisco and IBM in security initiative

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 1 July 2008 9:56 AM
Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats.
Poynter review: HMRC has radically reduced security risks 

Poynter review: HMRC has radically reduced security risks

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 27 June 2008 10:25 AM
HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.
Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked 

Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

In Crypto - By Richard Thurston, 27 June 2008 10:25 AM
HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.
Google, Microsoft lead efforts to spur digital identities 

Google, Microsoft lead efforts to spur digital identities

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 25 June 2008 9:51 AM
Google and Microsoft are among an extensive set of technology vendors aiming to spur the adoption of digital identity cards.
Euro 2008's 'Malicious XI' revealed 

Euro 2008's 'Malicious XI' revealed

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 24 June 2008 8:50 AM
McAfee has produced a list of those players whose names are most likely to give fans a malware headache.
Trend Micro takes security into the cloud 

Trend Micro takes security into the cloud

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 20 June 2008 10:56 AM
The software vendor has unveiled its new approach to internet security, which means transferring the workload off individual PCs and into the internet.
Coffee drinkers in peril after espresso overspill attack 

Coffee drinkers in peril after espresso overspill attack

In Applications - By Richard Thurston, 20 June 2008 10:56 AM
A geeky risk advisory manager from global accountancy firm BDO has hacked into a leading coffee machine, causing it to pour scalding water onto unsuspecting espresso lovers
BlackBerry service won't be shut down despite ultimatum 

BlackBerry service won't be shut down despite ultimatum

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 19 June 2008 10:08 AM
The BlackBerry service will not be shut down in India, despite threats from the country's Government, according to BlackBerry manufacturer RIM.
Symantec pledges support to VB100 tests 

Symantec pledges support to VB100 tests

In Applications - By Richard Thurston, 17 June 2008 9:59 AM
The security vendor says it's "absolutely" committed to the VB100 anti-malware tests, following Trend Micro's announcement of a boycott earlier this month
Minister faces grilling after second secret document leak 

Minister faces grilling after second secret document leak

In Hackers - By Richard Thurston, 17 June 2008 9:59 AM
Has the UK's fight against terrorism been compromised after a second set of confidential Government documents was left on a train?
NASA hacker to appeal  

NASA hacker to appeal

In Hackers - By Richard Thurston, 16 June 2008 10:20 AM
Gary McKinnon, the Briton who is facing extradition to the US for hacking into NASA's computers, is to appeal the deportation on Monday.
UK Ministry of Defence to bolster internet intelligence 

UK Ministry of Defence to bolster internet intelligence

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 16 June 2008 10:20 AM
The MoD is increasing its focus on online intelligence gathering - partly by using information from newspapers and blogs.
UK Government suspends official over al-Qaeda document leak 

UK Government suspends official over al-Qaeda document leak

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 13 June 2008 10:05 AM
The Government has suspended a civil servant who left top secret documents regarding al-Qaeda on a train on Tuesday.
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 ...
Security expert: BT should be prosecuted over its use of Phorm 

Security expert: BT should be prosecuted over its use of Phorm

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 10 June 2008 10:12 AM
Cambridge University security researcher Dr Richard Clayton argues that BT should be prosecuted because it monitored internet users' websurfing habits without their permission, ...
Second tier vendors to challenge McAfee, Symantec on endpoint security 

Second tier vendors to challenge McAfee, Symantec on endpoint security

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 6 June 2008 10:22 AM
AVG, BitDefender, Kaspersky and Sophos are making inroads into the market share of the endpoint industry leaders, largely on the grounds of using less processing power, a ...
Trend Micro to boycott security tests 

Trend Micro to boycott security tests

In Applications - By Richard Thurston, 6 June 2008 10:13 AM
The security vendor's chief technology officer said today the company will withdraw from the popular VB100 anti-malware tests, launching a tirade against the testers' methodology.
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