Netcraft wonders if CAs are taking verification rules seriously. Simon Sharwood: UK Banks Halifax and NatWest are among organisations targeted by fake sites that have won SSL certificates from certification…
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Lessons not learned as cyber crime still rife
14 percent of companies do not know how the attacks occurred. BY Richard Summerfield Companies operating in the current business climate face myriad difficulties and obstacles. One of the most…
Worrying increase in fraudulent solicitor emails.
Worrying increase in fraudulent solicitor emails. A single mother from County Down has been left devastated after losing almost £77,000 in an elaborate internet scam that targets solicitors firms. On…
Privacy groups call for investigation into Experian hack
Experian has said the business was “completely separate” from its main credit bureau business, which was “not affected”. US consumer privacy groups have called for a Federal investigation into Experian,…
Corporate VPNs In The Bullseye
When the corporate virtual private network gets 0wned. Kelly Jackson Higgins: Virtual private network (VPN) connections can provide a false sense of security, and two separate and newly discovered attack…
The Rise of the Mobile Worker Increases the Risk of Visual Hacking
“Visual hacking”, or shoulder surfing, now presents a real threat to organisations. While it is good news that an increasing number of organizations are beginning to implement more robust mobile…