Spammers turn on festive themes December 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Like legitimate merchants, criminals make the most of the holiday season, hoping to snare unwary shoppers with scam emails claiming to come from online stores, banks and credit card companies. “During the holiday rush many users will not pay very … Continue reading → Tweet
New EU data privacy rules arrive in January 2012 November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The European Commission has sent its clearest signal yet that EU data protection rules will be tightened up as a matter of urgency, giving individuals more control over personal data collected online, and placing more obligations on the organisations that … Continue reading → Tweet
Cutwail botnet pushes malicious spam to new peak August 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The challenge posed by botnets is underscored by new research showing that up to one in four spam emails carry a malicious attachment, and that the overall volume of such messages is twice as high as the last observed peak … Continue reading → Tweet
Brazil is new front line in global war on spam July 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Spam from Brazil rose almost 4.4% in volume in June, taking the country to second place in the global rankings, accounting for 11.2% of all traffic and second only to India, which was the source of 16.4% of all spam … Continue reading → Tweet
Cisco research – more malware but less damage May 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment Individual web malware attacks are tending to inflict less damage even if the total number of attacks is rising, according to the latest research from Cisco. “Though Web malware continues to increase, far fewer large-scale compromises are occurring compared to … Continue reading → Tweet
Cisco: engaged CISOs are best defence against security threats January 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment Sophisticated web exploits and theft of personal data are expected to be among the main security threats in 2011, according to experts at Cisco. To counter these CISOs must become more sophisticated in their response, engaging more effectively with staff, … Continue reading → Tweet
Court slashes damages UK anti-spam firm victory June 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment A major victory has been handed to anti-spam organisation Spamhaus, as a US court slashed damages it must pay to an email marketing company it blacklisted from $11.7m to just $27,002. Many ISPs use Spamhaus’ service to try to prevent … Continue reading → Tweet
The Case Against Browser Based Operating Systems July 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Billions are spent cleaning up and recovering from spyware, adware, trojans and other forms of malware, most of which comes though the browser. Since the announcement of Google Chrome earlier this month, there has been much discussion about the lower … Continue reading → Tweet
Richard Gough:Google Apps and Consumer IT Products in Business–How Secure are They? June 2009 | Redaction | Comments (3) Richard Gough, IT Operations and Security Manager for Wellcome Trust and the 2005 recipient of the CIR Business Continuity Manager of the Year Award, writes about Google Apps, the security provided and the business benefits of using these and related … Continue reading → Tweet
Social Networks Under Attack Part 1/3: The Attack Vectors May 2009 | Redaction | Comments (3) Many corporates have tapped into the business benefits of the social network explosion. However due to the explosive growth of these networks, they have become a major target for cyber-criminals. Social networks under attack parts 1-3 examines the attacks and … Continue reading → Tweet
