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As December rolls in and 2012 looms on the IT security horizon, Tufin Technologies ? the security lifecycle management specialist ? has come up with its top five security predictions for the year ahead.

Neil Hollister says more resellers should consider cloud-based authentication

UK employees are so

In research last week, Prolexic revealed that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were increasingly being targeted at the technology designed to mitigate them.

Computershare, the international share dealing company – which claims to be the largest in its market – has been hit by a data theft incident from a former employee. What perhaps makes matters worse is that the staffer was an audit risk professional.

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Network Rail, Sainsbury’s, IBM and the National Grid were among the winners of the 2011 UK IT Industry Awards run by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and Computing.

Identity thieves use professional calling services to obtain missing pieces of information about victims

Identity thieves use professional calling services to obtain missing pieces of information about victims

La compañía de seguridad Trusteer ha alertado sobre la realización de llamadas telefónicas de ciberdelincuentes a sus víctimas para completar los datos extraídos con su malware.

One possible use for these bogus ‘bank’ calls is to utilise

Apple has removed an app created by hacker Charlie Miller which could access users’ personal details

Analysis research just released by Trusteer claims to show that fraudulent phone calls are increasing in popularity amongst the criminal community to commit ID theft. As a result, says Amit Klein, the in-browser security

Fraudulent phone calls are increasing in popularity. One possible use for these bogus ?bank? calls is to utilize personal identification information stolen using malware to give fraudsters credibility as they collect the missing information required to ?pull off? their scams.

Most large to midsize banks are well on their way with at least a road map to comply with tougher FFIEC authentication and anti-fraud guidelines

Scammers have developed a new way to control your computer remotely. And that can only be bad news for your bank balance.

Mike Small, a member of the London Chapter ISACA Security Advisory Group, BCS Fellow and a senior analyst at KuppingerCole, on managing risk in the cloud The key benefit of adopting a cloud approach is one of scale - the cloud provider can potentially offer a better service at a lower cost because

It's taken a while, but cybercriminals have started using complex scripting techniques to automate their attacks on the Facebook social networking platform.

A new variant of SpyEye that targets Android devices has been detected. According to Trusteer, ‘DriodOS/Spitmo' is

Los usuarios de Android deben extremar las precauciones puesto que se ha detectado la presencia de un troyano bancario, conocido como SpyEye, que actúa ahora en esta plataforma.

First, Android mobiles were found to be infected with the ZeuS trojan, and now there are reports that SpyEye has also made the jump to this smartphone platform.

Der Trojaner SpyEye greift nun auch Android Smartphones an. Er ist

Nachdem erste Infektionen von Android-Handys mit dem Trojaner ZeuS gesichtet wurden, gibt es nun Berichte, dass auch dessen Konkurrent SpyEye den Sprung auf die Smartphone-Plattform geschafft hat.

Droid isn't the new Windows yet, but ...

Los usuarios de Android deben extremar las precauciones puesto que se ha detectado la presencia de un troyano bancario, conocido como SpyEye, que actúa ahora en esta plataforma.

Av En ny version av en banktrojan har nyligen börjat infektera Android-telefoner och fångar upp sms-autentiseringskoder. Banktransaktioner har just blivit lite mer riskabelt för Android-ägare.

The SpyEye Trojan has evolved yet again, as the latest version can intercept Short Message Service tech messages from compromised Android smartphones. Dubbed

It seems that the long reach of the increasingly popular SpyEye malware has now reached the Android platform, with in-browser security specialist Trusteer reporting that the trojan has been extended into the portable computing environment.

Présentation : It seems that the long reach of the increasingly popular SpyEye malware has now reached the Android platform, with in-browser security specialist Trusteer reporting that the trojan has been extended into the portable computing environment.

'Shylock' targets UK banks by modifying traffic while an online transit is on, says Trusteer Security company Trusteer has discovered a new Internet banking Trojan targeting the customers of around six UK banks.

Banking transactions for owners of Android phones just became more dangerous with a new iteration of the SpyEye Trojan designed to intercept two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS - the first known version for Android.

All your SMS are belong to us

Banking transactions for owners of Android phones just became more dangerous with a new iteration of the SpyEye Trojan designed to intercept two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS -- the first known version for Android.

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles and videos: The Register, The Daily Telegraph, UPS hit by DNS hack Readers of British technology news and opinion website The Register got an unwelcome surprise when they tried to access it last Monday.

Imperva and Tata Communications have both announced the launch of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack protection services. Imperva said its Cloud DDoS Protection offering is a simple, secure, cloud-based service that complements the capabilities of i

Trusteer has reported the evolution of a new type of financial malware, apparently created from generic malware. This is the second time this has happened, the security firm claims.

Harder to detect than common banking trojans

Imperva announced Cloud DDoS Protection, a secure cloud-based service that safeguards businesses from DDoS attacks. By subscribing to this service, organizations can protect against the downtime and brand damage, and potential lost revenue caused by DDoS attacks.

The security firm looks to the cloud to help protect companies against distributed denial of service attacks.

Trusteer, a leading provider of secure web access services, today announced that First Data will make Trusteer Rapport and Trusteer Pinpoint available with the First Data Internet Banking solutions.

Data security specialist claims that cybercriminals are tapping the po

London, UK – August 15, 2011 – Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value busines

A group of hackers have set up a leader board website called - appropriately enough - RankMyHack.com, under which elite hac

Hackers could be generating more than 80,000 queries a day using botnets as they look to harves

Botnets are being used to generate results on search engines in huge numbers. With detection of almo

London (UK), 16 August 2011: Imperva’s Hacker Intelligence Initiative (HII) today revealed that hackers

Hackers are taking advantage of search engines to seek out corporate vulnerabilities and map out targets harnessin

OFFICES handing out digital gadgets ranging from iPads to smartphones in an effort to keep staff on a communication leash may instead be sending their productivity into a tail-spin.

) Bosses spend millions of pounds on handing out mobile phones, laptops and BlackBerries to make sure their staff are in constant touch. But the devices supposed to boost productivity

) If you can take your eye off your mobile phone long enough to read this, you may find it informative. The mobile phones, laptops and BlackBerrys dished out to workers up and down the country cut productivity rather than boost i

Cloud computing has become a major growth area in IT spending, and enterprises must adapt to the changes it brings to maximize the return on investment.

Enhancing value and managing risk in cloud computing implementations is the aim of a new guide available from ISAC

A majority of organizations are not applying information security best practices, according to a survey by Venafi, an enterprise key and certificate management firm, and research firm Echelon One.

Microsoft researchers uncovered a new piece of Mac malware that can install remote-control backdoors on compromised machines. Other researchers questioned whether it was a credible threat at this time.

Microsoft researchers uncovered a new piece of Mac malware that can install remote-control backdoors on compromised machines. Other researchers questioned whether it was a credible threat at this time.

Apologies to Cameron Camp for borrowing his blog hook, but it seemed too good not to recycle for a second article citing Imperva's just-released report on how automation can lead to a business' website being attacked up to seven times per second.

Hackers attack Web-based applications once every two minutes on average, according to a new report by data security firm Imperva. Websites targeted by automatic cyber-attacks can be subject to even more assaults, including as many as 25,000 attacks every hour, or up to seven each second.

Los bancos se enfrentan a nuevos problemas con SpyEye, pieza de software malicioso que roba dinero a los usuarios de cuentas de banca online, según una nueva investigación de Trusteer. En sus últimas versiones este malware ha conseguido mejorar su imitación de los patrones del comportamiento humano.

As children break up from school for the summer holidays and trips away from home are planned, the subject of remote workers and the problems surrounding external access arises.

Banking security firm Trusteer has warned that the infamous information-stealing SpyEye Trojan has expanded its global reach to target even more countries, while adapting its code to circumvent banks' transaction monitoring syst

With 26% of laptops encrypted and only half secured with passwords, workaholic Brits abroa

Lieberman Software Reveals Management Naivety About IT’s Powerful Position. While the world is distracted with the continuing reports of phone hacking practices and other corporate data breaches, it is revealed that hundreds of organisations are no

Formerly little-known method now tops rankings

London (UK), 26th July 2011: Bags packed, flights booked and foreign currency in their p

Malware can now detect banks' transaction monitoring systems

If you're reading this while on holiday, you're just another work-obsessed Bri

Bags packed, flights booked and foreign currency in their pockets. The workforce might be jetting off but they’

More than half check emails at least once a day

Some web applications are being attacked as often as 25,000 times a minute, as organised criminal gangs take advantage of automated, botnet-based technology to compromise systems, according to the latest research from database and app security firm Imperva

Websites are being hit by up to 25,000 attacks per minute due to the increasing reliance on botnets

The latest security report from Imperva shows automated attacks can hit businesses seven times a second.

A little-known attack called Directory Traversal is now the most common directed at web applicatio

The latest security report from Imperva shows automated attacks can hit businesses seven times a second.

Imperva observed and categorized attacks across 30 applications as well as onion router (TOR) traffic, monitoring more than 10 million individual attacks targeted at web applications over a period of six months.

Malware attacks Android phones to steal financial data as security experts warn of 'fraudsters' heaven'

Internet scammers from the Indian sub-continent threatened to blow up an Irish Garda statio

Smartphone-Apps erfreuen sich großer Beliebtheit. Doch die Erweiterungsfähigkeit der Taschencomputer schafft auch Probleme. Insbesondere Android gilt unter Experten als unsicher, weil Google seinen Android Market kaum kontrolliert.

iPhones and Android handsets are penetrating your enterprise but does

The European Commission has thrown open the debate on refinements to laws on reporting data breaches

Der auf dem Windows-PC seit Jahren notorische Zeus-Bot (Zbot) wird inzwischen auch für Nutzer von Smartphones und Tablet-PCs mit dem Betriebssystem Android zur Gefahr. Zwar ist die mobile Zbot-Version sehr viel einfacher gestrickt, mehr ist jedoch auch nicht nötig, um Schaden anzurichten.

SirVic reluctant to stump $240k for digi-vandalism

The fake software is disguised as legitimate security applications and reroutes SMS messages to Web servers.

A former Romanian hacker, after graduating in law in his home country, is reported to have refus

Secure authentication firm Signify has extended its range of two-factor offerings by giv

Jane Grafton, Director of Business Development at Lieberman Software has a cautionary, if fictional, tale for any IT securi

Es ist zu leicht, schädliche Apps zu veröffentlichen. Laut dem Sicherheitsanbieter wird vor allem Online-Banking-Malware zunehmen. In zwei Jahren könnten bis zu 5,6 Prozent aller Android-Handys sowie iPads und iPhones verseucht sein.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a new free service that protects its customers again

In-browser security specialist Trusteer has issued a prediction that one in 20 Android mobiles a

Trojans ahoy

Google still hasn’t overhauled the weak application vetting that has allowed a clutch of bogus apps to

Two newly discovered Android Trojans steal from users by sending messages to prime-rate numbers

Android and Apple devices are coming under increasing attack from malware and Trojans, a leading security firm has claimed

Security researchers have come across a new Android Trojan that sends SMS messages to prime-rate numbers. This comes shortly after reports emerged that the Zeus gang has come up with an Android version of their banking malware.

As the first details of Intel’s SSD 710 series – code-named Lydonville – start to emerge, I welcome news that the soli

David Gibson, Director Technical Services Varonis examines the challenges Exchange pre

Dan Joe Barry, Napatech vice president, looks at the thorny issue of scaling intrusion-prevention systems (IPS) for 10G, 40G and beyo

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called on UK firms to open their doors to IT secur

More than a million email addresses and user IDs were compromised, following a hack at the Washington Post

ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, has announced it is seeking public commen

| By Yaacov Cohen Whether you’re responsible for your own work or you get a task list handed down from management, it’s impo

Reports that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is worki