Conficker Working Group identifies successes and failures 

Conficker Working Group identifies successes and failures

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 28 January 2011 12:23 PM
More co-operation needed.
Email worm traced back to cyber-jihad group  

Email worm traced back to cyber-jihad group

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 14 September 2010 2:50 PM
'Brigades of Tariq ibn Ziyad' may be responsible.
Coalition aims to modernise key US law 

Coalition aims to modernise key US law

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 1 April 2010 12:38 PM
Google, Microsoft and others join Digital Due Process group.
Avalanche the most prolific phishing group of 2009 

Avalanche the most prolific phishing group of 2009

In Messaging - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 27 October 2009 9:21 AM
A criminal phishing group called Avalanche was responsible for nearly a quarter of all phishing attacks identified during the first half of this year, according to a recently ...
New group promises to unite security industry 

New group promises to unite security industry

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 19 August 2009 9:58 AM
Industry Connections Security Group will promote greater information sharing.
Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups 

Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 24 July 2009 11:16 AM
About one million spam emails per hour are being sent to Yahoo Groups and other free web services, including Google Groups and LiveJournal, containing bogus pharmaceutical ...
Industry group releases software integrity framework 

Industry group releases software integrity framework

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 22 July 2009 9:39 AM
Not enough emphasis is placed on the integrity of software, according to a software assurance group, which hopes to change that mentality with a new framework.
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group 

Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 28 April 2009 11:01 AM
A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker 

Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 April 2009 10:13 AM
Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting.
Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm 

Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 25 March 2009 10:14 AM
The Open Rights Group has asked seven major technology firms to opt out of BT's Phorm in order to protect web users' privacy.
Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members 

Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 13 February 2009 10:59 AM
A group created on the Facebook website has been identified as being riddled with malicious links.
Tumbleweed rolls into Axway  

Tumbleweed rolls into Axway

In Messaging - By Jenny Eagle, 9 September 2008 10:57 AM
Axway will introduce its business solution brand to the Australian sales channel thanks to a completed merger.
Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy 

Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

In Applications - By Simon Burns, 5 February 2008 9:53 AM
Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004.
On 9/11 anniversary, vendor group announces new credentialing system for emergency responders 

On 9/11 anniversary, vendor group announces new credentialing system for emergency responders

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 12 September 2007 7:25 AM
A group of vendors today unveiled a consortium formed to allow first responders to easily identify themselves and their skills when entering a disaster area.
Privacy group puts pressure on Google 

Privacy group puts pressure on Google

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 30 May 2007 11:32 AM
A data protection group for the European Union has voiced its concern about the way Google stores the search information of its users.
Enterprises beware: IM attacks break record, again 

Enterprises beware: IM attacks break record, again

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 31 October 2006 6:07 PM
The prevalence of instant messenger (IM) attacks has reached record numbers for the second consecutive month, an IM security firm announced this week.
Spammers scam child protection group to propagate trojan 

Spammers scam child protection group to propagate trojan

By Dan Kaplan, 22 August 2006 7:00 PM
Emails that appear sent by an anti-child pornography nonprofit group - but in fact are being delivered by spammers - are trying to use scare tactics to get unsuspecting ...
Microsoft enlists TCL Group as ally against Chinese pirates 

Microsoft enlists TCL Group as ally against Chinese pirates

By William Eazel, 10 April 2006 9:49 AM
Microsoft has claimed a victory in its long-running battle against Chinese software pirates after the TCL Group, one of the leading PC manufacturers in China, signed a Windows ...
Anti-spy group outlines cookie principles 

Anti-spy group outlines cookie principles

By William Eazel, 29 March 2006 10:43 AM
The Web Analytics Association (WAA) has adopted an anti-spyware statement of principles to help differentiate honest web analytics vendors from deceptive spyware makers.
Group finalizes spyware detection guidelines 

Group finalizes spyware detection guidelines

By William Eazel, 17 January 2006 9:45 AM
The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), which counts AOL, McAfee, Microsoft, Symantec and Yahoo among its members, this week released the final working report of a risk-model ...
Consumer group sues Sony 

Consumer group sues Sony

By Frank Washkuch, 23 November 2005 3:02 PM
Lawsuits over Sony-BMG Entertainment's rootkit technology on CD-Roms are piling up.
Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit 

Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 18 November 2005 10:50 PM
A rootkit dispersed through AOL Instant Messenger that first appeared in late October has been traced to an unidentified Middle Eastern group.
Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security  

Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

By William Eazel, 27 October 2005 11:29 AM
The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) today released what it claims is the first comprehensive list of Voice over IP (VoIP) security threats.
Aga Foodservice Group cooks up AV upgrade  

Aga Foodservice Group cooks up AV upgrade

By William Eazel, 24 October 2005 1:10 PM
Aga Foodservice Group (AFG) has completed an IT security infrastructure upgrade that aims to improve its protection against viruses, Trojans, worms and malicious spyware.
Anti-phishing group broadens its scope 

Anti-phishing group broadens its scope

By Marcia Savage, 3 August 2005 10:08 PM
A consortium dedicated to fighting phishing has expanded its efforts to take on new types of online identity theft.
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.
Group releases spyware definition 

Group releases spyware definition

By Marcia Savage, 11 July 2005 10:16 PM
A group of software companies, ISPs, security suppliers, and public-interest organizations has drafted a definition of spyware in the hopes of better tackling the sneaky software.
Industry group releases roadmap for open authentication 

Industry group releases roadmap for open authentication

By Marcia Savage, 11 May 2005 11:46 PM
The Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH) this week released its first version of a reference architecture that provides a standards-based framework for open, interoperable ...
Industry group releases endpoint security architecture 

Industry group releases endpoint security architecture

By Marcia Savage, 5 May 2005 7:45 PM
The Trusted Computing Group, an industry standards body, this week detailed its architecture for ensuring endpoint security and released two interfaces for developers to make ...
Vulnerabilities to be ranked by NIAC group 

Vulnerabilities to be ranked by NIAC group

By David Quainton, 29 April 2005 2:19 PM
Representatives from Microsoft, Qualys and Cisco are supporting plans for a National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Industry group offers cybersecurity recommendations to Congress  

Industry group offers cybersecurity recommendations to Congress

By Marcia Savage, 20 April 2005 6:43 PM
Congress should take a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity instead of its current way of dealing with spyware, phishing, and data warehouse security on a piecemeal basis, ...
Congressman withdraws from security group 

Congressman withdraws from security group

By Marcia Savage, 13 April 2005 10:15 PM
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, has withdrawn from a new group that aimed to improve federal IT security, citing concerns about the ...
McAfee sells off research group 

McAfee sells off research group

By Marcia Savage, 12 January 2005 4:59 PM
McAfee has agreed to sell its research unit to Sparta Inc., a systems engineering and advanced technology firm that provides services to the Department of Defense and NASA.
NIST-led group offers industrial cybersecurity requirements 

NIST-led group offers industrial cybersecurity requirements

By Marcia Savage, 8 December 2004 10:02 PM
An industry group led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a set of cybersecurity requirements for computer systems used to control ...
Industry group urges White House to boost cybersecurity 

Industry group urges White House to boost cybersecurity

By Marcia Savage, 7 December 2004 6:37 PM
The Bush Administration has taken some steps to improve cybersecurity but needs to do more, according to the Cyber Security Industry Alliance.
Global security group establishes cyber security advisory board for Americas 

Global security group establishes cyber security advisory board for Americas

By Robert Jaques, 28 October 2004 2:15 PM
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2 has welcomed 13 senior information security executives as charter members of its Advisory Board ...
Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive 

Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive

By Marcia Savage, 21 September 2004 5:12 PM
The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) has launched an initiative to counter the problem of phishing in the financial industry.
Kier Group plugs password security vulnerabilities 

Kier Group plugs password security vulnerabilities

By Rob Jaques, 9 September 2004 10:31 AM
International building and civil engineering contractor, Kier Group has revamped its global network security by ditching a password-based based remote access system which had ...
Tumbleweed's email firewall wins Open Group certification 

Tumbleweed's email firewall wins Open Group certification

By Marcia Savage, 24 August 2004 9:57 PM
Tumbleweed announced Tuesday that its Email Firewall 6.0 received S/MIME Certification from the Open Group, an international, technology-neutral consortium.
Portugal Telecom Group protects internet phone users 

Portugal Telecom Group protects internet phone users

By Dan Ilett, 23 June 2004 1:30 PM
The Portugal Telecom Group has implemented a web-filtering product to protect users of its outdoor web phones from unsuitable content.
Newspaper group monitors desktops 

Newspaper group monitors desktops

By Dan Ilett, 1 June 2004 5:22 PM
UK publisher Northcliffe Newspapers is to implement a management tool to monitor its 320 employees' desktop behaviour.
Fortis group buys access manager solution 

Fortis group buys access manager solution

By Dan Ilett, 13 May 2004 9:21 AM
A Luxembourg based banking group has bought an access rights solution to manage the accounts of more than of its 40,000 users.
Healthcare group gets to grips with HIPPA 

Healthcare group gets to grips with HIPPA

By Dan Ilett, 23 April 2004 12:09 PM
A non-profit healthcare organization is stepping up its email security to protect the privacy of protected health information (PHI) and achieve HIPAA compliance.
Nine companies join open standards security group 

Nine companies join open standards security group

By Marcia Savage, 2 April 2004 7:08 PM
Nine vendors, including Dell and Motorola, have joined the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an organization focused on creating open standards for system security.
Group releases recs for improving software security 

Group releases recs for improving software security

By Marcia Savage, 2 April 2004 12:26 AM
A task force of the National Cyber Security Partnership on Thursday released its initial recommendations for boosting software security, including patch management guidelines, ...
Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing 

Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing

By Marcia Savage, 29 March 2004 6:12 PM
The Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS), a nonprofit organization of IT companies and government agencies that promotes homeland security ...
National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports 

National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports

By Marcia Savage, 17 March 2004 5:23 PM
A coalition of business associations working to implement the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace plans to launch its website and release recommendations on Thursday.
NetScreen Secure Access Products Group signs with Sphinx 

NetScreen Secure Access Products Group signs with Sphinx

By Dan Ilett, 2 March 2004 1:53 PM
NetScreen’s Secure Access Products Group (SAPG), the secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private networks (VPN) formally known as Neoteris, has signed an agreement with ...
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