70% of UK organizations hit by a data breach in the past year
PGP Corporation announced the results of the third annual study by The Ponemon Institute, identifying the steps UK organizations are taking in order to safeguard their …
New book: “Beautiful Security”
Although most people don’t give security much attention until their personal or business systems are attacked, this thought-provoking anthology demonstrates that digital …
Gartner: Many underwhelmed by their SaaS experiences
A recent survey by Gartner has revealed that although software as a service (SaaS) is more mainstream and less controversial than ever before, many customers are underwhelmed …
Cloud computing will transform mobile applications
Apple’s iPhone sparked an explosion in consumer awareness of mobile applications. New applications are proliferating and “app stores” are springing up. But …
The upcoming Gartner Information Security Summit 2009 UK
The Gartner Information Security Summit will take place in September in London and Help Net Security is one of the proud media sponsors of the event. The summit will provide a …
New attack exploits an unpatched Microsoft vulnerability
PandaLabs detected some one hundred Web pages, mainly hosted in China, modified to infect users by exploiting an unpatched Microsoft vulnerability. The vulnerability lies in …
ePKI Lite: Software as a Service PKI solution
GlobalSign launched Enterprise PKI Lite, a Software as a Service (SaaS) PKI solution that allows small to medium sized enterprises to issue Digital Certificates to as few as 5 …
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending to decline 6% in 2009
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.2 trillion in 2009, a 6 percent decline from 2008 spending of $3.4 trillion, according to Gartner. Continued weak IT spending …
Altor VF 3.0: VMsafe virtual firewall with intrusion detection
Altor Networks announced the Altor VF 3.0 virtual firewall with integrated intrusion detection. The Altor VF is the first product to be integrated with VMware VMsafe network …
Malicious use of Twitter
A worm appeared in April which used a cross-site scripting technique to infect Twitter users when they visited the profiles of other infected users. It then infected the new …
Trojans were 70% of new malware detected between April and June
One of the most notable findings of the PandaLabs report is the 6.25% drop in spyware, which now represents just 6.9% of all new malware. In contrast, adware rose dramatically …
OpenTrust Mobile for iPhone
OpenTrust, a provider of open and secure IT ecosystems announced full support for mobile authentication for smartphones. The OpenTrust IT Trust and Security platform is now …