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Discovery made of a Zeus-driven botnet that has infected 100,000 computers
A botnet that controls more than 100,000 infected computers has been detected and named as 'Zeus version 2'.
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Parents paying to clean up the online reputation of their children, according to (ISC)2
A recent article in the Guardian detailed how 'reputation managers' are cleaning up and shaping a person's online history in order to bury damaging details and promote the good ones.
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Adobe confirms critical flaw in Reader and Acrobat
A critical flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that was disclosed last week at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas could allow an attacker to compromise a user's system.
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MP calls for parliamentary debate and further investigation into Google Street View data collection case
Large online organisations should be given heavy financial penalties for personal security infringement.
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HP's TippingPoint ZDI to set a vulnerability disclosure deadline of six months
HP TippingPoint is to update its initiative program to improve security for clients.
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Google to end support for Wave at the end of this year
Google is to pull the plug on its Wave project just over a year after it was announced.
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Undelivered payment terminals lead to fraudulent transactions
The ineffective transit and delivery of payment card equipment could allow card fraudsters opportunities to generate illicit income.
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City workers expected to email from the beach this summer as the temptation and expectation to work on holiday increases
Only five per cent of city workers are planning to leave their smartphones at home when taking a holiday this summer.
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Use of free software by UK businesses continues, as 14 per cent do not patch their systems
Small-to-medium businesses in the UK are the biggest users of free security software.
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Geolocation threats rise following demonstration of router hacking that can pinpoint a person's home
Personal privacy could now be considered as dead following the demonstration of extraction of geolocation information from a web browser without using IP geolocation data.
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End-users say a DDoS attack would be fair in a wartime situation, as comments are made on who would police such activity
Facebook should use its security page to inform users about current threats and scams on the website.
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Egress Switch technology selected by accountancy firm
Hawsons Chartered Accountants has selected the Egress Switch to protect and control information shared between the firm and its clients.
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URL shortening websites encouraged to add CAPTCHA technology to reduce use by automated spammers
An open letter has been published instructing URL shortening websites and providers that CAPTCHA implementation can minimise spam abuse.
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As spam levels increase concern grows among recipients over viruses and identity theft
People are receiving more spam and fear that it will impact on their online identity and security.
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Email anti-spam scanner introduced by Cloudmark
Cloudmark has launched a free anti-spam application for email services.
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Imprivata adds secure Walk-Away technology to new version of OneSign, as it confirms a partnership with VMware
Imprivata has launched the new version of its OneSign authentication software to include automatic desktop locking, one-touch roaming and location awareness.
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Applications blamed for a lack of security, as employees seek to bypass policy to use them
Nearly half of UK employees rarely or never consider security when using Web 2.0 applications.
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First Derivatives announces the acquisition of LakeFront Data Ventures
Software and consulting service provider First Derivatives has announced the acquisition of data management consultancy LakeFront Data Ventures .
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New software blade from Check Point takes a 'modern approach' to application control
Check Point is to launch a new software blade to manage application control.
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UK government continues to use Internet Explorer 6, as it bemoans a lack of evidence on the security of improved browsers
The government has said that there is no evidence that upgrading web browsers will make users more secure, as it persists with Internet Explorer 6.
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