Black Hat: Android wallpaper apps could be stealing data 

Black Hat: Android wallpaper apps could be stealing data

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 2 August 2010 9:35 AM
Too many apps access personal information.
Organised crime behind 85 per cent of all data breaches 

Organised crime behind 85 per cent of all data breaches

In Hackers - By Dan Worth, 28 July 2010 12:47 PM
Verizon Business report finds more data being lost than ever before.
Cybercrime costs businesses US$3.8 million per year 

Cybercrime costs businesses US$3.8 million per year

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 27 July 2010 2:03 PM
One attack per week.
Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam 

Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 23 July 2010 1:59 PM
Storm botnet responsible for most.
Enterprise security market set for strong growth 

Enterprise security market set for strong growth

In Risk - By Dan Worth, 16 July 2010 10:36 AM
Security appliances of particular importance.
Enterprises advised to reduce IT security budgets 

Enterprises advised to reduce IT security budgets

In Risk - 11 June 2010 8:39 AM
Gartner recommends a three percent cut.
Botnets for hire at $10 an hour 

Botnets for hire at $10 an hour

In Hackers - 25 May 2010 1:24 PM
Security firm VeriSign finds control of attack systems is being dangerouslydemocratised.
Poll suggests users looking to dump Facebook 

Poll suggests users looking to dump Facebook

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 24 May 2010 3:05 PM
Up to 60 percent may leave over privacy issues.
Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent 

Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 25 March 2010 12:29 PM
Firm says it's winning the war on dodgy tweets.
Security spending rebounding strongly 

Security spending rebounding strongly

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 17 March 2010 9:50 AM
Spending rises over 10 percent in Q4 2009.
Top search results riddled with malware 

Top search results riddled with malware

In Applications - By David Neal, 8 February 2010 10:02 AM
Misplaced trust.
Security fears dog online banking 

Security fears dog online banking

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 22 January 2010 9:32 AM
Risk-based approach urged.
Businesses skeptical about external hacking 

Businesses skeptical about external hacking

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 9 October 2009 3:26 PM
Employee carelessness most likely to cause data loss.
RSA warns of new "chat-in-the-middle" attacks 

RSA warns of new "chat-in-the-middle" attacks

In Applications - By Cath Everett, 24 September 2009 9:33 AM
New breed of phishing attack is discovered by security vendor.
Gartner optimistic on security spending 

Gartner optimistic on security spending

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 22 September 2009 9:33 AM
Up eight percent this year.
Enterprises set to splash out on security 

Enterprises set to splash out on security

In Risk - By Cath Everett, 9 September 2009 9:54 AM
Gartner stats point to above average increases in spending next year.
Hackers prefer Firefox and Opera 

Hackers prefer Firefox and Opera

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 25 August 2009 10:28 AM
Browsers with smaller installed base targeted.
Identity theft via malware set to skyrocket 

Identity theft via malware set to skyrocket

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 21 August 2009 9:59 AM
Experts warn of potential 600 per cent jump in cases.
Web attacks surge by a third 

Web attacks surge by a third

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 14 August 2009 10:05 AM
Increase in data-theft Trojans.
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day 

Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 May 2009 9:09 AM
Publicity around the Conficker worm has been relatively quiet for the past month, but security researchers say it hasn't gone dormant.
Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall 

Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall

In Messaging - By Tom Young, 7 October 2008 9:37 AM
Spam email messages have fallen by eight per cent thanks to the demise on 20 September of California-based ISP Intercage, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent 

US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

By Sylvie Barak, 6 May 2008 2:09 PM
A US court report on wiretapping shows that the phenomenon is up by 20 per cent on last year, reaching its highest ever level, with not even a single surveillance application ...
ID theft instances down, cost per incident up, says Javelin 

ID theft instances down, cost per incident up, says Javelin

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 13 February 2008 11:39 AM
Despite a nationwide decline, identity theft is still a major concern of consumers because criminals have become more creative in how they steal personal information, according ...
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.
Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007 

Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007

In Messaging - By Clement James, 11 January 2008 2:55 PM
Spam accounted for 95 per cent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere.
Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent 

Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 24 October 2007 9:56 AM
There has been a sharp hike in the volume of cyber-crime attacks designed to steal personal information, new research reveals.
UK firm claims 100 per cent no-spam guarantee 

UK firm claims 100 per cent no-spam guarantee

In Messaging - 5 April 2007 2:48 PM
Almost no false positives either.
Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years 

Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 9 March 2007 5:03 AM
Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 per cent in three years, according to a new Gartner survey.
IE 'unsafe' for 98 per cent of 2004 claims new report 

IE 'unsafe' for 98 per cent of 2004 claims new report

By René Millman, 23 March 2005 1:20 PM
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was open to attack through known vulnerabilities for 98 per cent of 2004 according to findings from a security company.
90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey 

90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

By David Quainton, 1 February 2005 2:53 PM
Spam has risen by 40 percent in the last three months and now averages nearly 90 per cent of all email received.
Spam volumes reach record-breaking 90 per cent 

Spam volumes reach record-breaking 90 per cent

By Rob Jaques, 10 September 2004 4:02 PM
Global spam volume peaked at a record-breaking 90 per cent in August 2004, topping the year’s previous high of 85 per cent set in June, a recent analysis of over 3 billion ...
Companies losing nearly $2 million per malware incident 

Companies losing nearly $2 million per malware incident

By Marcia Savage, 6 July 2004 11:21 PM
Disruption from internet worms, viruses or spyware is costing companies almost $2 million in revenue per incident, according to a report released Tuesday by market-research ...
VPN and firewall market up 11 per cent in Q1 

VPN and firewall market up 11 per cent in Q1

By Dan Ilett, 10 June 2004 11:48 AM
VPN and firewall revenue has risen by 11 per cent at $733 million in the first quarter of 2004.
Clothing firm saves 80 per cent on IT costs 

Clothing firm saves 80 per cent on IT costs

By Dan Ilett, 18 May 2004 2:01 PM
A mail order clothing firm has saved 80 per cent on IT support and management from implementing an all-in-one security solution.
92 per cent of IT managers believe spyware has hit them 

92 per cent of IT managers believe spyware has hit them

By Dan Ilett, 28 April 2004 11:51 AM
Almost all IT managers in the UK believe their organisations have been infected with spyware.
20 per cent of firms suffer from internet abuse 

20 per cent of firms suffer from internet abuse

By Dan Ilett, 20 April 2004 11:42 AM
Almost two-thirds of large corporations have problems with staff misusing IT systems, citing excessive web browsing, email misuse, and unauthorised access as the main problems.
77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers 

77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers

By Dan Ilett, 5 April 2004 5:17 PM
More than three quarters of UK organisations allow company data to reside on employees’ personal computing devices.
Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent 

Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent

By Dan Ilett, 5 April 2004 2:37 PM
A war of insults between worm writers has caused virus alerts to rise by more than 600 per cent.
Ninety per cent of mobile devices have no IT security 

Ninety per cent of mobile devices have no IT security

By Steve Gold, 1 April 2004 12:52 PM
Businesspeople are `going wireless' with their email and allied communications, but most are not taking appropriate precautions to ensure they're working in a secure environmen...
Cybercrime affecting 83 per cent of UK businesses 

Cybercrime affecting 83 per cent of UK businesses

By Steve Gold, 27 February 2004 11:22 AM
High-tech crime is costing UK business billions of pounds.
Phishing attacks grow by 50 per cent in a month 

Phishing attacks grow by 50 per cent in a month

By Rene Millman, 17 February 2004 4:05 PM
Phishing attacks and other types of email fraud have grown a staggering 50 per cent over the last month according to a new report.
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