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The growing problem of banking Trojans
A new Trojan has been discovered swiping credentials of customers across various banks in the United States. Discovered by researchers at SecureWorks, the Bugat Trojan bears similar features as other... Read more...
IT workers in a fog about cloud computing
Cloud computing has a ways to go before IT executives embrace it wholeheartedly, according to a new survey. The survey, by Proofpoint, an SaaS email provider, found that half of IT professionals... Read more...
More companies in the market for CSOs
Many companies now consider a chief security officer a necessity. Although the recession has forced companies to spend less on outsourced security, it turns out that security budgets are holding... Read more...
Reduce IT costs without hurting quality
Richard Blanford, a managing director for Fordway, an IT consulting firm in the UK, has some advice for his American friends about cutting costs without compromising data security or quality of... Read more...
Survey: 1 in 5 firms cut IT security spending
Some CEOs are engaging in some risky business in order to save a few bucks. A new Information Week survey finds that nearly 20 percent are cutting security spending--up from just six percent a year... Read more...
U.S. government fights ID theft
Identity theft is a major problem, but the federal government maintains it has been working hard to crackdown on the violators. A government report said the Department of Justice increased the number... Read more...
Data breach hits Google
There are reports that mega-giant Google had a major data breach affecting employees.Workers hired before Dec. 31, 2005, received notices last month that their personal data, including Social... Read more...
Security firm needs help cracking malware
Computerworld reports that a Russian security firm is having difficulty dealing with "ransomware'' attacks where hackers have planted malware that encrypts files and then displays a message demanding... Read more...
FTC wants new powers to fight spyware
The Federal Trade Commission this week told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that it favors legislation granting it new powers to seek civil penalties in spyware... Read more...
Bank loses 4.5 million files
It's getting to be an all-too-familiar problem--a breakdown in controls combined with carelessness leading to theft of confidential data. The latest example is the confirmation by Bank of New York... Read more...
