IM Security

The BlackBerry maker has refused to budge over demands that it allows India's Government to snoop on user's data in order to track terrorists The Indian Government has threatened a total shutdown of the country's BlackBerry services unless the device's manufacturer, RIM, agrees to users' emails being monitored.
Organisations are frequently disciplining and even terminating employees for breaching enterprise email security policies and leaking sensitive data, according to the results of Proofpoint’s latest quarterly survey. New research finds firms acknowledge business benefits but fear securitybreaches. A fake update claiming to be from MSN Messenger contains a malicious Trojan.  

 

A look at two of the signing technologies PayPal plans to use to improve sent email authentication, which would allow ISPs to drop each email that isn't properly verified. There's a lot of new research that will be revealed at this year's gathering of security pros, says RSA chief security strategist Tim Mather. Above and below. Left and right. In front and behind you. Use multi-dimensional security to fend off attackers, no matter where they come from. MessageLab's CEO and co-founder are determined to get a bigger slice of the American pie. Paul Fisher meets two men on a mission. Instant messaging should be treated like email, with similar constraints.