With the holiday shopping season in full swing, banks, card issuers and retailers, among others, are mindful of the dangers of identity theft and the importance of protecting their customers’ personal financial data. A report coming in January will help businesses and other organizations arm themselves from the theft and fraudulent use of such information.
Despite having anti-virus and anti-spam software as well as a firewall installed, four in 10 executives from small and medium sized companies in the United States still do not believe their networks are secure, a new survey shows.
A survey recently released by Compuware Corp. and the Ponemon Institute showed an overwhelming majority of organizations surveyed risk compromising critical information by using actual customer data for the development and testing of applications.
Websense Inc. has issued its annual security predictions for 2008 with content-based threats topping the list.
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, recently announced the findings of its recent insider threat survey.
AT&T has announced that although the majority of small businesses secure its computer systems, one-fourth (24 percent) are unconcerned about computer and online data security.
Companies are not following simple data security procedures in seven high-risk scenarios, according to new research announced recently by the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm.
McAfee Inc. recently announced findings from its annual cyber security study in which experts warned that the rise in international cyber spying will pose the single biggest security threat in 2008.
The FBI recently announced the results of the second phase of its continuing investigation into a growing and serious problem involving criminal use of botnets.
The cyber arms race continues. Cyber criminals and cyber spies have shifted their focus again, successfully evading the countermeasures that most companies and government agencies have worked for years to put into place.
The one-day, live and interactive online event, slated for Nov. 28, focuses on integrating mobile security technology, policy and practices to defend against threats in the enterprise.
The four key markets in the region - Australia, South Korea, India, and China - will account for more than 75% of Asia's total '08 security spending.
Absolute Software Corp. recently polled its customers about their attitudes toward computer and data security.
AirDefense recently unveiled results from its comprehensive “2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey” of wireless data security and physical security practices in place at more than 3,000 stores nationwide and also in parts of Europe.
McAfee Inc. recently released its Top 10 predictions for security threats in 2008. Researchers at McAfee Avert Labs expect an increase in Web dangers and threats targeting Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system, among other new or increased threats
As this year’s holiday season approaches, credit card transactions may be a little more secure thanks to standards adopted by the payment card industry.
Barracuda Networks recently announced that an analysis of data contributed by thousands of its Barracuda Web Filter customers found that 50 percent of businesses using Barracuda Web Filters are blocking MySpace or Facebook, two social networking Web sites.
ID Analytics Inc. recently announced the results of a new study on the harm resulting from data breaches. The study analyzed more than 10 million identities spanning more than a dozen data breaches.
Driven by the age-old lure of easy money, many of today’s criminals are using high-tech cyber crimes and sophisticated building entry methods to commit crimes.
- By Mike Paquette
- Nov 05, 2007
Absolute Software Corp. recently announced that it has recovered a number of laptop computers allegedly stolen from the Tampa, Fla. headquarters of OSI Restaurant Partners LLC (parent company of Outback Steakhouse).