Posted by admin on January 19, 2012
According to an upcoming study from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), previewed in advance by Information Week, 419 breaches were publicly disclosed in the US for 2011 affecting 22.9 million records*. Of those breaches, hack attacks were the leading cause of data breaches for the year, responsible for 26% of all known data breach [...]
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Posted by admin on January 14, 2012
Impervia has released a study on Enterprise Password Worst Practices as a sequel to a study they did two years ago on Consumer password practices. The aim of the report is how businesses can upgrade their password security practices. “Instead of consumers, we believe responsibility rests on enterprises to put in place proper password security [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Breaches, Consumer Report, Cto, Data Security, Discipline, Hackers, Management Practices, Password Encryption, Password Management, Password Policies, Password Security, Passwords, Policies And Procedures, Popular Resources, Security Controls, Security Policies And Procedures, Security Practices, Security Teams, Sequel, Shulman | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 10, 2012
Hackers have claimed to have lifted the source code for Symantec’s Norton anti-virus with a view to post it publicly.
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Posted by admin on January 10, 2012
Hackers have claimed to have lifted the source code for Symantec’s Norton anti-virus with a view to post it publicly.
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: Hackers, Norton Anti Virus, Norton Virus, Source Code, Symantec, Symantec Norton, Symantec Virus | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 6, 2012
McAfee Labs released their 2012 Threat Predictions report outlining some of the threats they believe will top the charts in 2012. Their top threats include mobile banking, ‘legal’ spam, virtual currency and attacks that have political or social notoriety motivations, including industrial attacks, cyberwarfare demonstrations and hacktivist attacks. The report looks into some interesting trends [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Consumers, Demonstrations, Exploits, Firmware, Hackers, Legitimate Advertisers, Mcafee, Mobile Banking, Motivations, Notoriety, Profile, Spamming Techniques, Vectors, Virtual Currency | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 6, 2012
Hackers have claimed to have lifted the source code for Symantec’s Norton anti-virus with a view to post it publicly.
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Posted by admin on January 6, 2012
Hackers have claimed to have lifted the source code for Symantec’s Norton anti-virus with a view to post it publicly.
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: Hackers, Norton Anti Virus, Norton Virus, Source Code, Symantec, Symantec Norton, Symantec Virus | No Comments »
Posted by admin on December 20, 2011
According to a survey from the National Cyber Security Alliance and Symantec conducted earlier this year, the majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) believe that they are “safe” from cyber security threats – despite a lack of precautions to prevent them. According to the survey, 85% of respondents said their company is safe from hackers, [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Credit Card Information, Crude Awakening, Customer Data, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security, Hackers, Intellectual Property, Internet Security Policy, Malware, Medium Sized Businesses, National Alliance, National Cyber Security Alliance, Proactive Change, Respondents, Risk, Security Breach, Security Threats, Small Businesses, Smb, Symantec | No Comments »
Posted by admin on December 1, 2011
The United Nations has said it will investigate an attack after a group of hackers posted more than 100 email addresses and login details it claimed to have stolen from the organisation.
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Posted by admin on December 1, 2011
The United Nations has said it will investigate an attack after a group of hackers posted more than 100 email addresses and login details it claimed to have stolen from the organisation.
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: Credentials, Email Addresses, Hack, Hackers, Login Details, United Nations | No Comments »
