Google Joins Search For Cloud Security September 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment New two-factor authentication services from Google that use mobile phones instead of traditional tokens may be the beginning of feasible security tools for cloud computing, say experts. The move by Google was prompted by the growing number of large organisations … Continue reading → Tweet
Android falls victim to first SMS trojan August 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment Google has been caught at the centre of a security scare after it emerged that cybercriminals have started distributing trojan software that instructs Android-based mobile devices to send SMSs to premium rate numbers. The software is the first Trojan to … Continue reading → Tweet
End User Emerging Threats July 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment The ISF has recently issued its members a report warning about the emerging threats from the end user environment. According to their press release, it seems that everyone is connected to something, be it a social networking site or a … Continue reading → Tweet
UK fans China botnet flames July 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment UK security experts have dampened down concerns about a serious botnet epidemic exploiting mobile devices after a Chinese security firm claimed 100,000 Symbian devices have successfully been targeted. Dawn Sukyi of Beijing-based NetQin wrote in a blog post that botmasters … Continue reading → Tweet
Access control must be rearchitected May 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment Businesses must redefine their access control architectures because of four key factors, analyst company Forrester Research has warned. In a report called “The Security of B2B: Enabling an Unbounded Enterprise”, Forrester argued that the increasing use of mobile devices, the … Continue reading → Tweet
Mobile devices next target for botnets? May 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment Mobile devices are set to become the next target for botmasters, according to Tony Dyhouse, director, cybersecurity programme, Digital Systems Knowledge Transfer Network, a group that aims to be the focal point for UK cybersecurity expertise. The proprietary nature of … Continue reading → Tweet
Annual hacking challenge aims for mobiles and browsers February 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment The annual Pwn2Own contest next month is to target browsers and mobile phones, with a total cash prize for successful exploits increased to $100,000. The focus emphasises the rising importance of mobile security, and new exploits are almost guaranteed to … Continue reading → Tweet
NFC security takes a step closer February 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment A new deal that aims to secure future mobile phone payments handsets has been inked. The partnership between chipmaker ARM and G&D, the world’s second largest smartcard manufacturer, may bring chip-and-PIN levels of security to mobile apps, and also aspires … Continue reading → Tweet
SecurityVibes biggest stories of 2009 January 2010 | Redaction | Comments (3) Last year has been a hectic year in IT security, with a whole slew of new threats and technologies to consider, all against a backdrop of a global recession. At SecurityVibes we’ve taken a look back through the highs and … Continue reading → Tweet
Social and SEO attacks, DDoS key vectors in 2010 December 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Next year will see rising IT budgets, massive politically-motivated DDoS attacks and continued social media hijacking, according to security experts.While the UK remains in recession according to the latest Office for National Statistics data, the US is expecting a financial … Continue reading → Tweet
