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Up to 90% of UK companies may not comply with PCI security standards

New research suggests that 89 percent of UK companies are not compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

Google, PayPal, Equifax offer logins for US government systems

Google, PayPal and Equifax are the first identity certifiers approved to offer secure access to government websites under a new trust framework operated by Open Identity Exchange.

Check Point delivers VPN on USB stick

Check Point has become the latest vendor to push the USB stick as the road warrior's best friend, announcing a way for business travellers to carry around their office desktop on a single drive.

VeriSign launches website verification service

VeriSign is introducing a certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and that their website is free of malware.

NHS extends Novell security deal to cloud

NHS extends Novell security deal to cloud

The NHS has extended a networking deal with Novell, covering security and workload management for cloud applications.

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Microsoft aims to make Visual Studio more secure

Microsoft said it will deepen ties between its Visual Studio development tools and the secure applications development processes first developed inside the company and now available to outsiders.

Stolen Twitter accounts fetch up to £600

According to researchers at Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminals are trying to sell hacked Twitter user names and passwords online for hundreds of dollars.

Police team with print industry to stop fake IDs

The police are trying to enrol printer manufacturers and makers of specialist equipment in a voluntary programme designed to cut off criminals from the tools they need to make fraudulent passports and ID cards.

Hackers are defeating bank security

Security measures such as the use of one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication -- considered among the most robust forms of IT defences - are no longer enough to protect online banking systems against fraud, a Gartner report warns.

Laptop lock chip bricks stolen machines

Absolute Software has added a new feature to its Computrace Lojack anti-theft software that can remotely turn a stolen laptop into a useless, non-bootable 'brick'.

Baidu attack hit US domain registrar, says researcher

The attack that took China's biggest search site offline yesterday was most likely carried out by modifying Baidu's records at Register.com, the search engine's official domain registrar, a security researcher said.

Facebook beefs up privacy

Facebook has changed its privacy settings, making them simpler to adjust and understand by its 350 million end users

Windows XP Internet Explorer hacked

A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

White hat hackers break into Facebook groups

An anonymous group calling itself "Control Your Info" has taken over hundreds of Facebook groups to highlight what it claims is a major security weakness on the social networking site.

UBS fined £8m for system and data control failures

UBS fined £8m for system and data control failures

The Financial Services Authority has issued an £8 million fine to UBS, after system and control failures at the bank enabled employees to make unauthorised trades using customer money.

Worms back at top of Microsoft threat list

Long dismissed as a security scare of the past, Internet worms appear to have made a strong comeback, jumping to take the top two places on Microsoft's latest threat list.

Almost half ISO 27001 'compliant' firms break basic security requirements

Almost half of businesses that claim compliance with ISO 27001 are sharing privileged user accounts and breaking other standard guidance, according to a survey of IT managers.

South East Coast Ambulance schedules Windows 7 rollout

South East Cost Ambulance Service plans to roll out the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system across its operations in the next two months.

Microsoft releases beta version of Identity Manager

Microsoft has shipped the second release candidate of Forefront Identity Manger 2010, which is a major piece of its strategy to integrate its security and identity technology.

BlackBerry browser security risk

BlackBerry smartphone users who frequently surf the Web via handheld will want to keep checking with their wireless carriers for BlackBerry Handheld Software updates in the coming weeks.

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