ACMA investigates 'computer virus' firms 

ACMA investigates 'computer virus' firms

In Hackers - 24 March 2011 11:26 PM
Crackdown on telemarketing scammers.
First hour of a phishing campaign the most effective 

First hour of a phishing campaign the most effective

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 7 December 2010 12:54 PM
Taking down sites after five hours pointless.
Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes 

Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 1 November 2010 9:21 AM
Calls made for tokenisation to be incorporated.
Vulnerability disclosure gap causes cyber crime opportunity: Lumension 

Vulnerability disclosure gap causes cyber crime opportunity: Lumension

In Applications - 15 October 2010 2:20 PM
CTO calls for vendors to cooperate on patch releases.
Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places 

Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 24 August 2010 1:50 PM
Criticises 'opt-out' feature.
Facebook revamps safety centre 

Facebook revamps safety centre

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 16 April 2010 12:16 PM
Rejects calls for a panic button.
Microsoft’s Mundie calls for mandatory ‘internet drivers licences’ 

Microsoft’s Mundie calls for mandatory ‘internet drivers licences’

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 8 February 2010 2:08 PM
Davos hears plans for global cyberwar treaty.
Crime expert backs calls for 'licence to compute' 

Crime expert backs calls for 'licence to compute'

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 27 August 2009 5:14 PM
But education should take back seat to product safety.
Google responds to privacy calls 

Google responds to privacy calls

In Risk - 8 July 2008 10:01 AM
Google has responded to advice from privacy advocates and has added a new link to its homepage.
Anti-Phishing Working Group calls out for papers 

Anti-Phishing Working Group calls out for papers

By David Neal, 13 May 2008 9:32 AM
Anti-Phishing Working Group wants input before its eCrime conference
Google calls for international online privacy law 

Google calls for international online privacy law

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 September 2007 9:52 AM
Search giant urges governments and business leaders to devise international privacy law to secure personal data online.
UK watchdog calls for greater protection  

UK watchdog calls for greater protection

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 May 2007 9:59 AM
New safeguards are needed to avert a surveillance society and protect people's privacy, the Information Commissioner has warned.
Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls 

Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 April 2007 9:42 AM
A phishing scheme attempted this week to capture both victims' personal information and their phone calls, according to researchers at SecureWorks.
Cisco study: security-related helpdesk calls on the rise 

Cisco study: security-related helpdesk calls on the rise

In Crypto - By Fiona Raisbeck, 13 November 2006 3:55 PM
Security-related helpdesk calls are rising sharply with organisations planning to boost security spending next year to protect workers, new research shows.
OECD calls for global war on spam  

OECD calls for global war on spam

By William Eazel, 21 April 2006 1:16 PM
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has launched a global campaign to step up cross-border law-enforcement cooperation to combat spam.
NCL leads calls for anti-phishing action 

NCL leads calls for anti-phishing action

By William Eazel, 20 March 2006 9:53 AM
An initiative led by the National Consumers League (NCL) has brought together law enforcement organizations, financial services and technical industries to combat the growing ...
Web consortium calls for simplified secure browsing 

Web consortium calls for simplified secure browsing

By William Eazel, 20 December 2005 11:42 AM
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has called on IT security industry experts for help with a forthcoming workshop that aims to identify methods to simplify secure web browsing.
Court cuts off Verizon nuisance calls 

Court cuts off Verizon nuisance calls

By William Eazel, 12 December 2005 9:42 AM
As part of its ongoing battle against SMS spam and unsolicited sales calls, Verizon Wireless has won permanent injunctions to stop two telemarketing firms from making illegal ...
British MP calls for cybercrime tzar 

British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

By René Millman, 29 November 2005 1:54 PM
A member of Parliament has called on the British government to take a lead from the U.S. and form a new national cybersecurity agency - with its own czar - to combat the threat ...
Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach 

Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

By Frank Washkuch, 9 November 2005 9:41 PM
Enhanced federal legislation and closer scrutiny of user behavior were at the top of leading security professionals’ wish lists this week as news of last month’s theft of a ...
Italian organization calls for Sony spyware probe 

Italian organization calls for Sony spyware probe

By Frank Washkuch, 8 November 2005 9:02 PM
An advocacy group has asked the Italian government to investigate whether Sony BMG Entertainment broke any of the country’s laws when it included what has been called a form of ...
Group calls on government to promote cybersecurity R&D 

Group calls on government to promote cybersecurity R&D

By Marcia Savage, 25 July 2005 5:09 PM
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), a coalition of security vendors, is urging the federal government to make cybersecurity research and development a priority.
MP calls for tougher DoS legislation 

MP calls for tougher DoS legislation

By David Quainton, 14 July 2005 11:02 AM
An MP has proposed tougher laws against computer crime in a presentation to the British Parliament.
Small biz calls for ISPs to fight hackers 

Small biz calls for ISPs to fight hackers

By René Millman, 18 April 2005 12:11 PM
Three-quarters of SMEs want ISPs to protect them from hackers and viruses according to a new survey.
Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft 

Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft

By Marcia Savage, 30 March 2005 8:20 PM
In the wake of the latest security breach compromising personal data, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined law enforcement, consumer groups and identity theft victims ...
SANS calls to shame 'underperforming' computer science departments 

SANS calls to shame 'underperforming' computer science departments

By David Quainton, 14 October 2004 2:23 PM
SANS research director Alan Paller has criticised educational institutions for a lack of focus on security issues. The comments come with the release of SANS top 20 list, which ...
CyberGuard calls off bid for Secure Computing 

CyberGuard calls off bid for Secure Computing

By Marcia Savage, 10 August 2004 9:20 PM
CyberGuard announced Monday that it is no longer pursuing its offer to acquire Secure Computing.
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