The most recent IT Security articles from IT Week

IT threats past and present

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-16T12:51:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 12:51:00

Information Security Breaches Survey casts some light on the changing threat landscape

The Information Security Breaches Survey is the longest running piece of research of its kind in the world, having been first commissioned by the DTI – now the Department for...

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Global leaders unite against IT threats

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-16T11:54:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 11:54:00

Impact set to launch with a mission to eradicate cyber terrorism

World governments are to join forces with global business leaders to launch an international body aimed at combating organised computer crime....

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Review: desktop security on a stick

Daniel Robinson — 2008-05-16T11:25:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 11:25:00

BeCrypt’s Trusted Client is a complete user environment on a USB memory stick

BeCrypt’s Trusted Client is a complete user environment on a USB memory stick, designed to let mobile workers connect securely with corporate resources using any PC with an internet connection, and also...

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Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

Daniel Robinson — 2008-05-13T11:47:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 11:47:00

Will ISPs drive a gaping hole through internet security for the sake of advertising revenues?

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits....

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APWG calls out for papers

David Neal — 2008-05-12T15:15:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Monday 12 May 2008 at 15:15:00

Anti-Phishing Working Group wants input before its eCrime conference

The Anti-Phishing Working Group is inviting papers and research from interested parties in the run-up to its eCrime 2008 Internet Security Research conference....

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McAfee highlights the price of stolen data

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-12T13:26:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Monday 12 May 2008 at 13:26:00

UK bank account holding £12,000 on sale for just £800

Security firm McAfee has highlighted the growing sophistication of online criminal marketplaces trading in stolen bank account details. All the information needed to strip a UK bank account of £12,000...

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Information Commissioner gets stronger powers

David Neal — 2008-05-09T15:19:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Friday 9 May 2008 at 15:19:00

The Information Commissioner has finally got his wish, increased powers to tackle data breaches

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has been granted new powers. The data watchdog has had one of its requests answered, gaining the ability to impose 'substantial' fines on business that...

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Google unveils business security tools

IT Week staff — 2008-05-09T11:23:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Friday 9 May 2008 at 11:23:00

Google adds enterprise web filtering to Apps offering

Google has unveiled its enterprise-focused hosted security product, which protects against web-based malware. Google's Web Security for Enterprise is based on Postini technology, which it acquired for £320m ($625m) last...

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On the web, it pays to suspect everything

David Neal — 2008-05-08T12:09:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Thursday 8 May 2008 at 12:09:00

Users must be taught that even the most innocent-looking sites can harbour threats

When I was a much younger man I foolishly bought some magic beans. I say foolishly, because these beans led to a rather embarrassing scene after I mistook them for...

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CEOs underestimating security risks

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-07T16:57:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 16:57:00

Icann president launches new best practice guide for business leaders

Business leaders are grossly underestimating their firms' reliance on the internet and the risks of web-based threats, according to Paul Twomey, president of internet oversight body Icann....

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Yahoo adds McAfee's secure browsing tools

David Neal — 2008-05-06T16:41:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 16:41:00

Yahoo is to add content warning tools to its search results pages

Yahoo has added improved security features to its search results pages, thanks to a new mutually beneficial deal with security firm McAfee....

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Israel well placed to mount defence strategy

rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-02T16:39:00.000Z

rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Friday 2 May 2008 at 16:39:00

Expertise nurtured in the army gives Israel’s security vendors a head start in war against IT threats

Israel is widely recognised as one of the world’s hot spots for the development of high-tech security solutions. The birthplace of Check Point, one of the last remaining major independent...

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Poor data protection must carry a heavy price

Madeline Bennett — 2008-05-02T16:22:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, IT Week, Friday 2 May 2008 at 16:22:00

If firms want to avoid tougher penalties and more regulation, they must step up their data protection efforts

It was difficult to avoid the issue of IT security last month. Two of the industry’s biggest events the RSA security show in San Francisco and Infosecurity Europe 2008...

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CSIA: a progress report

Guy Kewney — 2008-05-02T11:09:00.000Z

Guy Kewney, IT Week, Friday 2 May 2008 at 11:09:00

When the history of useless security initiatives is written, a chapter should be set aside for the CSIA

Happy birthday, the CSIA. No, I don’t mean the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, which recently got surreptitiously swallowed up by the Information Technology Association of America....

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Experts urge collaboration to fight fraud

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-02T10:34:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 2 May 2008 at 10:34:00

Separate data sharing intitiatives should be more closely linked

Experts at the Retail Fraud Show called for greater data sharing between merchants, vendors and the banks to combat the threat of online fraud....

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