Friday, July 28, 2006

UK flunks cyber-crime fight / 3, no 4 more laptops lost / Suicidal malware

The security risk in Web 2.0
Development of modern web-based applications focus on implementing new features and neglects security considerations. - CNET News.com

Report: U.K. failing to fight Net fraudsters
Victims of internet related frauds in the U.K. often do not know whom to report the crimes to. - CNET News.com

Firefox update plugs 'critical' holes
Mozilla has issued an update for Firefox that fixes a number of serious security flaws in the webbrowser. - CNET News.com

Making a federal case - how the FBI collars cybercriminals
Q&A with special agents from FBI's computer crime squads on current threats and how to fight cyber crime. - Computerworld

In separate incidents, three laptops stolen; data at risk
Three more thefts of laptops containing personal data has surfaced this week. Two of the laptops belonged to U.S. Navy recruiters. - Computerworld

Mozilla patches 13 Firefox flaws
Mozilla has rolled out a critical update that fixes 13 flaws in Firefox, 8 of which are judged critical. - InformationWeek

The small penalty for big data breaches
The fines paid by many large companies in the wake of data breaches are regarded as just a cost of doing business, critics claim. - InternetWeek.com

Riverside city workers' personal data are sent to 2,300 employees

An email message intended for the payroll department's database ended up in the inboxes of 2,300 Riverside City employees, due to human error. - Los Angeles Times

Marshal: Europe responsible for most spam
While China and USA may be the biggest spam nations, Europe is the continent from where most spam is sent. - SC Magazine UK/US

NO! Where did I leave my laptop?
Users' biggest concern is losing their laptop. A laptop often contains irreplaceable data, and a loss can thus feel worse than losing a passport or a cell phone. - Silicon.com

Phone theft victims doubt crime-busting plan
Victims has doubts about an initiative by carriers and authorities to prevent theft of cell phones in the U.K. - Silicon.com

Beware 'suicidal' malware, says CyberTrust

Security firm CyberTrust warns against new types of malware that deploys stealth tactics and removes traces of itself after carrying out its job. - Silicon.com

PayPal and eBay top phishing hit-list
75 percent of all phishing emails are targeted against users of eBay and PayPal. - Vnunet.com

VoIP security services taking hold

High-profiled attacks against VoIP-networks has resulted in increased demand for VoIP related security services. - NewsFactor

Confessions of a cybermule
At the bottom of the cyber-criminal hierarchy are the cashers that use stolen credit card information to turn it into cash. - Wired News

Kaiser joins lost laptop crowd
U.S. health care service provider Kaiser Permanente is the latest organisation to lose a laptop containing personal information about thousands of people. - Wired News

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home